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Buses leave [wiki=0271864dc33be7e9e13f3f210961630f]San Gimignano[/wiki] for Volterra (4/day 2 hours, change in Colle di Val d'Elsa). Buses arrive in Piazza Martiri della Libertà.
For drivers, the town is ringed with easy & free parking lots. The most central & only underground one is at Piazza Martiri della Libertà (€1.40/hour or €10/1 day)
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The town is compact and great for walking.
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Porta all'Arco The town's best site is this gate built of massive volcanic stones in the 4th century B.C. It's part of the town walls that were 4 miles around, twice as big as it is now
*Duomo Great pulpit & altar. Notice how the entrance is through the baptistry, you couldn't enter until you were baptized, as the layout is here & in [wiki=322db3095458956cc0d273d05531d993]Pisa[/wiki]. Free & open daily 8:00-12:30 & 3:00-5:00
*Sacred Art Museum A small 3-room museum of church art. €8 combo ticket includes Etruscan Museum & Pinacoteca, like it or not. Open daily 9:00-1:00 & 3:00-6:00, morning only in winter, well explained in English, next to Duomo
*Etruscan Museum One of the best places in Europe for Etruscan art, it is filled top to bottom with it, though there are few English explanations. €8 combo ticket with Sacred Art & Pinacoteca Museums, open daily 9:00-7:00, November to March it closes at 1:45. €3 Audioguides, on Via Minzoni. Telephone: 0588-86-347
*Pinacoteca This is a 14th century palace filled with great paintings, the highlights are the Annunciation & the Deposition of the Cross. €8 combo ticket includes Sacred Art & Etruscan Museums, open daily April to October 9:00-7:00, November to March closes at 1:45, on Via dei Sarti. Telephone: 0588-87580
*Roman Theater Built in 10 B.C. and has great acoustics, plus a great view, but a just as good view can be found at the city wall promenade for free. €2, but the theater can be viewed for free from Via Lungo de Mere, open April to October daily 10:30-5:30, November to March it closes at 4:00
*Palazzo dei Priori Volterra's city hall is probably the oldest in [wiki=b6111b6a101e80da31bd9fc31655164b]Tuscany[/wiki], at nearly 800 years, and inspired the design for the Palazzo Vecchio in [wiki=bbf5e1be3178100ef6a81c2e4ba0304e]Florence[/wiki]. The lavishly painted city council chambers are open to the public when there's no meetings. Open daily April to October 10:30-5:30, November to March on saturday & sunday only, 10:00-5:00
*Via Matteotti is the main street of the town, named by a socialist leader killed by the fascists. It's lined with wonderfully decorated palaces & houses
*Alabaster Workshop The Alab'Arte is a great place to see the beautiful stone displayed. A showroom is across the street from the Etruscan Museum at Via Don Minzoni, with the workshop at Via Orti Sant'Agostino. Both open Monday to Saturday 9:00-1:00 & 3:00-7:00, closed sunday
*Wine Tasting La Vena di Vino is a great wine bar across the street from the Etruscan Museum, on Via Don Minzoni. They serve samples of a number of bottles a day, with food & music, and an unusual, bra-decorated interior. Open wednesday to monday 12:00-midnight, closed tuesday. Telephone: 0588-81491
*Medici Fortress This unusual fortress is actually a prison for mob figures from Sicily. The park nearby was the Acropolis of Volterra for 3000 years until [wiki=bbf5e1be3178100ef6a81c2e4ba0304e]Florence[/wiki] burned it down & turned it into a park.
*Le Balze A 3km walk past the residential area of Volterra downhill. You see the dramatic (and fragile) cliff which Volterra is built upon. The viewpoint is next to the camping site.
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The Tourist Information office is on Piazza dei Priori, open daily 10:00-1:00 & 2:00-6:00, with €5 audioguides. Tel: 0588-87257
*Market Day is Saturday
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Ristorante Enoteca del Duca serves Tuscan food under medieval arches along wine bottle-covered walls or out on a patio, with €8 pastas, truffles, and a great wine list. Closed tuesday, near city hall on Via di Castello. Tel: 0588-81510
*La Vecchia Lira A quick, cheap, locally popular, self-serve eatery, serves fancy fish at night. Open friday to wednesday 12:00-3:00 & 7:30-10:30, closed thursday, on Via Matteotti. Tel: 0588-86180
*Ombra della Sera has the town's best pizza Open tuesday to sunday 12:00-3:00 & 7:00-10:00, closed monday, on Via Guarnacci. Tele: 0588-85274
*Ombra della Sera is also one of the town's best restaurants. Closed Mondays. Via A. Gramsci 70. Tel: 058886663
*Ristorante Il Sacco Fiorentino is a local favorite with traditional food, open Thursday to Tuesday 10:00-2:45 & 7:00-9:45, closed wednesday, on Piazza XX Septtembre. Tel: 0588-88537
*For sandwiches and wine, try Enoteca Scali, open daily 9:00AM-10:00PM, on Via Guarnacci. Tel: 0588-81170
*For picnics, try Spar Market at Via Gramsci
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Albergo Etruria In an ancient stone building, this hotel on Via Matteotti has 21 spacious & modern rooms. There's a TV lounge & rooftop garden. Single w/bathroom €70, Double w/bathroom €90, Triple w/bathroom €110. Tel: 0588-87377 Fax: 0588-92784
*Albergo Villa Nencini just outside of town, is big & modern with 36 rooms, a large pool, & free parking. Single w/bathroom €62, Double w/bathroom €81, Triple w/bathroom €112, on Borgo San Stefano, a 10 minute walk to the main square. Tel: 0588-86386 Fax: 0588-80601
*Albergo Nazionale has 38 big, clean, & simple rooms steps from the bus stop. Single w/bathroom €56, Double w/bathroom €81, Triple w/bathroom €112, cheaper off-season, on Via dei Marchesi. Tel: 0588-86284 Fax: 0588-84097
*Seminario Vescovile San Andrea A priest's school that rents 30 rooms. Single €14, Single w/bathroom €18, Double €28, Double w/bathroom €36, Triple €42, Triple w/bathroom €54. Breakfast €3, closed at midnight, groups welcome, on Via Vittorio Veneto. Tel: 0588-86028
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Bus connections go to [wiki=bbf5e1be3178100ef6a81c2e4ba0304e]Florence[/wiki], [wiki=934634023c7f7a663fdc994504f14b4a]Siena[/wiki], & [wiki=0271864dc33be7e9e13f3f210961630f]San Gimignano[/wiki] (4/day 2 hours, change in Colle Val d'Elsa, all same). There are also buses to [wiki=322db3095458956cc0d273d05531d993]Pisa[/wiki] (9/day 2 hours, change in Pontedera). Practically no buses in or out on sundays & holidays. All buses leave & arrive at Piazzi Martiri della Libertà, buy tickets at a Tabbachi shop. Tra-In bus tickets only get you to [wiki=eb04d507fa21ba8f1167e1318af12d20]Colle di Val d'Elsa[/wiki], you'll need to buy tickets for another bus company at the newsstand near the bus stop there.
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