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the ground floor are contemporary creations; the two upper floors display choice ex-
amples from Etruscan times onwards as well as a re-created artisan's workshop. The mu-
seum shares the same building as the Pinacoteca.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Roman Theatre
(admission €3.50; 10.30am-5.30pm mid-Mar-Oct, to 4.30pm Sat & Sun Nov-mid-Mar)
Used as a
rubbish dump in medieval times, this site was excavated in the 1950s to reveal a complex
dating from the 1st century BC. Two stairways and 19 rows of seating are easily identifi-
able. Truth be told, an admission ticket isn't really necessary, as there's a great view over
the theatre from Via Lungo Le Mura del Mandorlo.
COMBINED TICKETS
A
biglietto cumulativo
(adult/student & child/family €10/6/20) gives admission to the Museo Etrusco
Guarnacci, the Pinacoteca Comunale and the Ecomuseo dell'Alabastro.
Tours
Volterra Walking Tour
( 0588 08 62 01;
www.volterrawalkingtour.com
;
per person [min three] €10;
6pm Apr-Jul & Sep-Oct)
offers just that - a one-hour English-language tour of the city by
foot. Operated by licensed tour guides, it leaves from Piazza Martiri della Libertà; book-
ings aren't necessary and payment is cash only.
Between mid-June and mid-September, Volterra's tourist office runs a 90-minute
Vol-
terra by Night
(
www.volterratur.it/en/volt
erra-by-night; adult/child €10/free; 9.30pm Sat mid-
Jun-mid-Sep)
walking tour in English and Italian. Advance bookings are essential.
Festivals & Events
Volterra AD 1398
(
www.volterra1398.it
;
day pass €9)
On the third and fourth Sundays of August, the citizens of
Volterra roll back the calendar some 600 years, take to the streets in period costume and
celebrate all the fun of a medieval fair.
CULTURAL
Volterragusto
FOOD
