Farmhouse Volterra

Farmhouse Volterra

Built on a hill ridge between the valleys of the Era and Cecina rivers, surrounded by two defensive walls (the Etruscan and medieval), Volterra, near Pisa is one of the most important towns of Tuscany, and for the presence of monuments that attest to the civilizations that have occurred over the course of thirty centuries, both for the working of Tuscany, whose products are now one of the most typical and traditional products of Italian craftsmanship. Volterra is a town not contaminated by the dizzying pace of modern life and who comes here has the impression of being in front of a particular city, where one has the feeling of living in the old, among the narrow streets of a medieval village, between trades that are rooted in an Etruscan past. Although its appearance is mainly medieval, still retains abundant evidence of the Etruscan period, as the Gate Arch, the Acropolis, the walls still visible in some areas of the city. The Roman presence is attested by the important remains of the Roman Theatre, the age of Augustus, the Baths, a large tank of water. The Middle Ages are not only visible in the urban environment, but in its palaces, tower houses and churches: the Palazzo dei Priori of the thirteenth century, the Praetorian Palace, with its crenellated Tower of the Pig, the two groups of towers of Buonparenti and Bonaguidi, the twelfth century Cathedral, which houses within it the works of medieval and Renaissance period, the Baptistery, an ancient building of the XIII century with rows of stone Volterra. In addition to the numerous landmarks and monuments of art and history, Volterra offers a fresh vision of walking the surrounding hills, west abruptly interrupted by the spectacle of wild and impressive crags. Then the soul of nature: a varied and rich environment that allows you to experience and discover the many parks and protected areas, enjoying with care, botanical oases, fauna shelters home of rare and protected species, a rich vegetation of pines and deep woods that hug the hills. Finally, the lazy soul and yellow-orange of the campaign, with its scents, which is crossed by the Wine Road, a mother of noble vineyards and silver olive trees, which make this land famous and oils all over the world.

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