An ancient and medieval historic town with many narrow and winding streets, situated on a steep rocky hill. It is famous for its alabaster products. Alabaster mines are in the area.
The main sights include the excavations of a Roman theatre, the Cathedral of the Assumption and the Baptistery of St. John.
But Volterra has much more to offer, so read
How do you get to Volterra from Marina di Pisa if you don’t travel by car?
There is no direct service to Volterra, but you must first take the 010 bus to Pisa, where you get off the bus at the Pisa P.Za Sant’Antonio stop. Change to bus 840 to La Sterza (Castelnuovo Val Di Cecina) and then at La Sterza take bus 500 to Volterra.
