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Through the streets of Volterra

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Through the streets of Volterra

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4.4

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112

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Through the streets of Volterra

01:26

4.81km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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600 m

Porta all'Arco

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the very rare preserved city gates from Etruscan times, approx. 4.-3. Century BC

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2.60 km

View of the Tuscan countryside from Volterra

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Ingenious view of the Tuscan landscape from the suburb

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3.96 km

Volterra Historic Centre and Panoramic Views

Highlight • Historical Site

Volterra has a long history. Already in the 4th century BC Chr., The place was formed from the combination of several small Etruscan settlements, whose existence until the 7th century BC. Can be traced back. At that time, the Etruscans built a seven-kilometer ring wall and called the now united city Velathri.
Volterra was one of the oldest and largest of the twelve federal cities of Etruria. Later it was a Roman city with the rights of a municipium. Its high position made it a strong fortress, the Sulla in the first civil war after a two-year siege in 79 BC. Chr. Could take.
In the 12th and 13th centuries Volterra was a republic; in the 14th century it fell to Florence.

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4.81 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.24 km

332 m

216 m

Surfaces

3.69 km

988 m

107 m

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

36°C

19°C

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Comments

June 9, 2022,Volterra Abendrundgang

Volterra is high above Tuscany. In the distance lies the sea but also the Apennines. The town also has a Roman amphitheater and an Etruscan acropolis. Lots of great restaurants and cafes such as Cafe Etruria.

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Porta all'Arco

View of the Tuscan countryside from Volterra

Volterra Historic Centre and Panoramic Views

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