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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (90) There were some that were unique however and, of those, this is the piece de resistance. It's featured on postcards and brochures, though this is my own work, and shows and old and loving couple in recline.
This is a high point of Etruscan art.
The museum is open daily except for Christmas and New Years day. Leave a Comment Phone: 0588 86347
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They have over 600 of these urns in the museum, most of them had been mass produced so you had only five options as to what your mortal remains were displayed in.
I took this and other pictures, I suspect illegally, but I wasn't about to ask. Leave a Comment Address: via Don Minzoni 15
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Volterra's cathedral, consecrated by Callistus II in 1120, was enlarged by Andrea Pisano in 1254, and again in 1576.
The high altar is adorned with sculpture by Mino da Fiesole. Among the pictures is an "Annunciation" by Luca Signorelli, and there are pictures by Benvenuto di Giovanni, Leonardo da Pistoia, and others. Leave a Comment
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During the 4th century the thatre was abandoned and was erected on the east side of the area a thermal buiding. You can see 5 rooms and some of them, like apodyterion has got interestic mosaics. Leave a Comment Address: Area Archeologica Vallebuona
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Near the Medieval walls there is the Archeological Areao of Vallebuona. Here you can see the ruins of the Roman Theatre (outside the walls of the Medieval town). In the century the place became a rubbish dump so it protected the area from the pillage.
From the Piazza Pescheria you can see a wonderful view over the site!!!! Leave a Comment
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The Roman Theatre was built in the beginning of the 2nd century BC. You can see 19 lines of the central seats of the cavea. The orchestra had got a semi-circular shape and it was decorated with different kinds of marble.
One of the most interesting ruins is the pulpitum and the frons scaenae which was decorated and suddivided in two floors. Leave a Comment Address: Area Archeologica Vallebuona
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In the middle of the city rises the Rocca Vecchia, built in 1343 by the Duke of Athens and enlarged by the Florentines. In 1472, it attempted a rebellion against Florence but without success, and was then deprived of many of its rights.
Now the newest part is a government prison. Leave a Comment
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These bridge is connecting two of the house towers of Volterra. It´s connecting the house towers of the Buonparenti and the Buonaguidi family. Members of both families have been married with each other and so it was easy to live together......Great idea, but would you love to live so close with your stepmother ??? Leave a Comment
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The Volterra area is known for the Balze, a particular geologic phenomenon.
Some hill looks gray because the components of the ground are taken away from the rain and the have a particular aspect! Leave a Comment
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Casa Maltrasi was altered by the city authorities between 1321 and 1326. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Priori
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