Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Volterra, Italy

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 4.9 km
Ascend 347 m
Descend 286 m

Explore Volterra in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Porta Diana

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The Diana gate is a city door of Volterra located north compared to the city, exceeded the city cemetery, on the side of Valdelsa.

Wikipedia: Porta Diana (IT)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Anfiteatro romano di Volterra

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The Roman amphitheatre of Volterra is a monumental building in Volterra dating back to Roman times that is still being excavated. It was discovered by chance in 2015.

Wikipedia: Anfiteatro romano di Volterra (IT)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Oratorio della Visitazione

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The Oratory of the Visitation is located in Volterra, in the province of Pisa, diocese of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Oratorio della Visitazione (Volterra) (IT)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: San Michele Arcangelo

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San Michele Arcangelo Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Michele Arcangelo is a 13th-century Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in Volterra, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church is across the street from the Medieval Palazzo Maffei-Guarnacci.

Wikipedia: San Michele Arcangelo, Volterra (EN)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Pinacoteca e Museo Civico

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Pinacoteca e Museo Civico Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Volterra is located in Palazzo Minucci-Solaini, in Via de' Sarti, 1.

Wikipedia: Pinacoteca e museo civico di Volterra (IT), Website

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Ecomuseo dell'alabastro

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The Alabaster ecomuseum is located in Volterra in Via Sarti next to the city's art gallery.

Wikipedia: Ecomuseo dell'alabastro (IT)

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: San Lino

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The church of San Francesco is an ancient church Volterra in the province of Pisa.

Wikipedia: San Francesco, Volterra (EN)

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Porta San Francesco

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Porta San Francesco is a city gate in Volterra and part of the medieval city walls.

Wikipedia: Porta San Francesco (Volterra) (IT)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Oratorio di San Cristoforo

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Oratorio di San Cristoforo

The Oratory of San Cristoforo is located in Volterra, in the province of Pisa, diocese of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di San Cristoforo (IT)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Battistero

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The Baptistery of San Giovanni an octagonal thirteenth-century religious building standing just in front of the Duomo of Volterra, in the center of the city. It was supposedly set up in the seventh century at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to Sun worship.

Wikipedia: Volterra Baptistery of San Giovanni (EN)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

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Volterra Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Volterra, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the seat of the bishop of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Volterra Cathedral (EN)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Palazzo dei Priori

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The Palazzo dei Priori is located in the historic center of Volterra, in the square of the same name, in the province of Pisa. It is the oldest town hall in Tuscany.

Wikipedia: Palazzo dei Priori (Volterra) (IT)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Sant'Alessandro

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The church of Sant'Alessandro is located in Volterra, in the province of Pisa, diocese of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro (Volterra) (IT)

385 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Parco Archeologico Enrico Fiumi

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Parco Archeologico Enrico Fiumi Alessandro Mogliani / Copyrighted free use

The Enrico Fiumi park is a green area in the center of the city of Volterra, in the province of Pisa.

Wikipedia: Parco Enrico Fiumi (IT)

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Abate

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The oratory of Sant'Antonio Abate is located in Volterra, in the province of Pisa, diocese of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Abate (Volterra) (IT)

335 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Sant'Agostino

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The church of Sant'Agostino is located in Volterra, in the province of Pisa, diocese of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (Volterra) (IT)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Museo etrusco Guarnacci

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The Guarnacci Etruscan Museum is located in Via Don Minzoni in Volterra, and contains one of the most beautiful collections of Etruscan art.

Wikipedia: Museo etrusco Guarnacci (IT), Website

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Porta a Selci

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Porta a Selci is one of the city gates to Volterra that opens into the city walls, at the height of the Medici fortress.

Wikipedia: Porta a Selci (IT)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Sant'Andrea Apostolo

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The church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo is located in Volterra, in the province of Pisa, diocese of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo (Volterra) (IT)

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