Hotel La Foresteria, Volterra; Volterra hotel

Hotel La Foresteria, Volterra

The Hotel La Foresteria, Volterra - this is a delightful new hotel in a superb historic setting. This Volterra hotel lies just a kilometre from the Porta a Selci, one of the most important gates in to the old walled medieval centre of town. As well as enjoying the delights of this very ancient city, you are within easy reach of a host of other Tuscan art cities - including Florence, Siena, Pisa and San Gimignano. You are also within easy reach of the beaches of the Versilian Riviera - Tuscany's Mediterranean coast. And the international airport at Pisa Galileo Galilei is within easy driving distance.

Rooms at this Volterra hotel are single, double, triple or quadruple, making this a great base in Tuscany for solo travellers and families alike. Functional and modern, the bedrooms here have fridge, bathroom with shower and toilet, work desk, TV, balcony and hairdryer. All rooms are suitable for guests with disabilities.

Volterra itself is a fascinating town, long predating the Romans and even their Etruscan predecessors. Standing high and lonely on a plateau, surrounded by yellow-grey volcanic hills, it was described by DH Lawrence as 'an inland island', with its cobbled streets and dark medieval stone buildings. The heart of the town is the Palazzo dei Priori, sitting on the Piazza dei Priori, often claimed as 'the most beautiful square in Italy'. There is the early medieval Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, with paintings by Santi di Tito, Giovanni Balducci and Agostino Veracini, the Medici Fortress and the Guarnacci Etruscan Museum. Outside the medieval walls lies a first century BC Roman amphitheatre, excavated from the 1950s on. This Volterra hotel puts the sights of this little hilltop city on your doorstep.

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Double room from €44