VOLTERRA MUSEUMS

VOLTERRA MUSEUMS EXPERIENCE

Volterra Museums, an extraordinary experience signed Albergo Diffuso Volterra is immediately available.

The experience includes a visit to the main museums of Volterra, the Etruscan Museum, the Roman Theater, the Pinacoteca, the Palazzo dei Priori, the Etruscan Acropolis, the Roman Cistern and the Alabaster Ecomuseum.

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Volterra Card

Volterra Card is a special ticket that includes entry to the most important museums in the whole city. You can visit the Etruscan Museum, the Art Gallery and the Alabaster Ecomuseum. The Palazzo dei Priori, the Etruscan Acropolis, the Roman Cistern and the Roman Theater.

The Etruscan Museum, born in 1761, it is one of the oldest public museums in Europe. Inside there are many artifacts tell the high level reached from the seventh century BC by the extraordinary Etruscan civilization. Among which we mention the Aviletite stele, the Shadow of the Evening and a collection of over 600 wonderful cinerary ulne.
The Municipal Art Gallery, opened in September 1905. It is a destination of great interest in the academic world and for art lovers. Inside stands the Deposition by Rosso Fiorentino, a great work made famous by Gabriele D’Annunzio in his novel “Maybe yes, maybe no”.
The Alabaster Ecomuseum, tells the ancient Volterra tradition of working this stone. It is an environmental museum that leads the visitor from the stone quarry to its processing and marketing.
The Palazzo dei Priori, It is the oldest municipal building in Tuscany, its construction dates back to 1208. Outside, terracotta and coats of arms stand out, affixed in memory of the Commissioners who ruled the city. The Lions are symbol of the dominion of Florence and between the windows on the ground floor. Engraved in the tuff, the ancient currency of the city “Canna Volterrana”. Inside you can admire the magnificent frescoes of the Sala del Gran Consiglio. The painting “The Marriage of Cana” by Donato Mascagni and a Crucifix and saints by Pier Francesco Fiorentino. You can get to the top of the tower.
The Etruscan Acropolis, it is a monumental complex that rises in the highest part of the city. Today only the foundations remain. In Etruscan times there were two majestic Temples, both facing the sea, surrounded by pools and streams. Archaeological finds still demonstrate today the perfection and the revealed spiritual conception of the Etruscan civilization.
The Roman Cistern, it is an imposing work carried out in Roman times at the top of the mountain of the city. There is a big silo into the earth, 21 meters long, 14 wide and 10 deep. Cistern collected rainwater that flowed through. A series of pipes placed on the walls.
The Roman Theater, it is a majestic monumental complex dated 13 AD. Its construction was strongly desired and financed by the rich Etruscan family of the Caecina. This was the last dynasty of Etruscan Kings of Volterra before the Roman siege. The extraordinary remains of these ancient buildings can all be visited from the inside.

Volterra Card offers free access to all the museums listed above.

It is possible to include a visit to the beautiful Museum of Sacred Art with the addition of € 3.00.

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Volterra Card is valid for 72 hours
The experience gives free access to all the museums listed above
It is possible to include a visit to the beautiful Museum of Sacred Art with the addition of € 3.00.
In some museums it is not possible to enter with animals