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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
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CATHEDRAL
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(Duomo di Volterra; Piazza San Giovanni; 8am-12.30pm & 3-6pm Sat-Thu, 4-6pm Fri)
Built in the
12th and 13th centuries, the interior of the
duomo
was remodelled in the 16th century and
features a handsome coffered ceiling. The
Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows
, on the left as you
enter from Piazza San Giovanni, has two sculptures by Andrea della Robbia and a small
fresco of the
Procession of the Magi
by Benozzo Gozzoli.
features a small marble font (1502) by Andrea Sansovino.
Palazzo dei Priori
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HISTORIC BUILDING
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(Piazza dei Priori; adult/child/family €4/2.50/8 incl tower; 10.30am-5.30pm daily mid-Mar-Oct,
10am-4pm Sat & Sun Nov-mid-Mar)
Volterra's 13th-century town hall is the oldest seat of local
government in Tuscany. Highlights inside are a fresco on the staircase of the Crucifixion
by Piero Francesco Fiorentino and a magnificent cross-vaulted council hall. The
bell tower
was significantly rebuilt in the 19th century and can be accessed by lift or stairs.
cause of the wild boar protruding from its upper section.
Pinacoteca Comunale
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ART GALLERY
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(Via dei Sarti 1; adult/student €8/6; 9am-7pm mid-Mar-early Nov, 10am-4.30pm early Nov-mid-Mar)
Occupying the Palazzo Minucci Solaini, this modest collection of local, Sienese and
Florentine art includes Taddeo di Bartolo's lovely
Madonna Enthroned with Child
(1411)
and Rosso Fiorentino's strikingly modern representation of the
Deposition from the Cross
(1521).
Ecomuseo dell'Alabastro
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MUSEUM
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(Via dei Sarti 1; admission incl in Pinacoteca entrance ticket; 9.30am-7pm mid-Mar-Oct,
10.30am-4.30pm Nov-mid-Mar)
As befits a town that has hewn the precious rock from nearby
quarries since Etruscan times, Volterra is the proud possessor of an alabaster museum. On
