Travel Reference
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From Florence and Siena, take the Siena-Florence superstrada, then the SR2 and finally
the SP1 from Poggibonsi. From Volterra, take the SR68 east and follow the turn-off signs
north to San Gimignano on the SP47.
Parking is expensive here. The cheapest option (per hour/24 hours €1.50/6) is at
Parcheggio Giubileo on the southern edge of town; the most convenient is at Parcheggio
Montemaggio next to Porta San Giovanni (per hour/24 hours €2/20).
TRAIN
The closest train station is located at Poggibonsi (by bus €2.50, about 30 minutes, fre-
quent).
Volterra
POP 10,675
Volterra's well-preserved medieval ramparts give the windswept town a proud, forbidding
air that author Stephenie Meyer deemed ideal for the discriminating tastes of the planet's
principal vampire coven in her wildly popular book series Twilight . Fortunately, the real-
ity is considerably more welcoming, as any wander through the winding cobbled streets
attests.
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