A day in the enchanting city of Volterra. Trip to Tuscany, Italy

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Volterra, a city "magical and mysterious," has its roots in three thousand years of history. Of each period you can find evidence and traces that have helped make it unique in the cities. The remains of Etruscan walls, the imposing Porta Arch, the necropolis of Marmini and the numerous archaeological finds in the Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, the darkness of the night, with its unique profile, the urns, the finely crafted jewelry . The Theatre of Vallebona, the Augustan age demonstrates the importance that Volterra had in Roman times.
But it comes from the Middle Ages that the structure of the city that we find, not only in the walls, the interior, but also in the urban layout with narrow streets, its palaces, tower houses, churches.
The Renaissance Volterra considerably, but without altering the medieval atmosphere. Of this period are the superb palaces, Minucci Solaini, Dating-Screws, Inghirami, included in the medieval urban context, the imposing Medici Fortress, the monastery of San Girolamo.