Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Volterra, Italy

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 275 m
Descend 264 m

Experience Volterra in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Volterra

Sight 1: San Girolamo

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San Girolamo is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church located Via Annibale Cinci #16, just outside the old walled city of Volterra, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church and attached Franciscan convent, a complex also known as of San Girolamo al Vellosoli, were designed by Michelozzo and construction was completed by about 1445. Some have questioned the attribution and even suggested that it was designed another famous Florentine architect, Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Wikipedia: San Girolamo, Volterra (EN)

1260 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: 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 3: Museo etrusco Guarnacci

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Museo etrusco Guarnacci Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museo Etrusco Guarnacci is a public archeological museum located on Via Don Giovanni Minzoni #15 in Volterra, region of Tuscany, Italy. This was one of the first public museums in Italy, founded in 1761 by the aristocrat and abbott Mario Guarnacci (1701–1785).

Wikipedia: Museo Etrusco Guarnacci (EN), Website

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Sant'Agostino

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Sant'Agostino is a 13th-century, Roman Catholic church and former monastery located on Piazza XX di Settembre, in the historic center of Volterra, Italy. The church facade is just northwest of the Biblioteca Guarnacci and Museo Etrusco Guarnacci. The church since 2017 was restructured to house the Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra for the town of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Sant'Agostino, Volterra (EN)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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 7: Sant'Alessandro

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Sant'Alessandro is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic parish church located on Borgo Sant'Alessandro corner with Viale Cesare Battisti in Volterra, province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located outside the Porta d'Arco, one of the seven gates in the walls of Volterra.

Wikipedia: Sant'Alessandro, Volterra (EN)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Porta all'Arco

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173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: 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 first built in the seventh century at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to Sun worship.

Wikipedia: Baptistery of San Giovanni, Volterra (EN)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Palazzo dei Priori

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The Palazzo dei Priori is a Gothic-style monumental civic building in the center of the town of Volterra, located on the Piazza dei Priori, also known as Piazza Maggiore. The imposing 13th-century stone building once the office of appointed town magistrates, still has offices of the local commune, including the communal council, for Volterra, province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra (EN)

1065 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 12: Sant'Andrea Apostolo

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Sant'Andrea Apostolo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church and monastery located just outside the walls of Volterra in the province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. The complex now serves as a seminary.

Wikipedia: Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Volterra (EN)

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