On the map is marked: Top Volterra Pictures - The nice medieval town of Volterra has a little network of pedestrian streets with typical alleys and marvellous squares. The medieval Piazza dei Priori Square is the Volterra’s heart, but the town born much more years before the Middle Age. Volterra was founded by Etruscan, and has been a town since in the Roman Age.
On the map is marked: Priori Square and Palace - The medieval palace Palazzo dei Priori built in 1246 overlooks the Piazza dei Priori, which is the main Volterra’s square and one of the Italy’s most beautiful squares.
On the map is marked: Volterra Cathedral - The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta was built in 7th and 8th centuries in Romanesque style. The Battistero of S.Giovanni (St. John) located in front of the Cathedral was built in the second half of the 13th Century.
On the map is marked: Vallebuona Roman Theatre - The Vallebuona Roman Theatre was built at the end of the first century BC, while the thermae or public baths was Constructed in the late 3rd century. Today the theatre houses the annual international Volterra Festival.
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VOLTERRA MAP - ITALY