Volterra AD 1398: the medieval festival

Ticket

SUNDAY 13 and SUNDAY 20 AUGUST
Full price admission: €13.00
Reduced admission: €9.00 (Unicoop Firenze Members, Under 18, Over 65)
Free Admission: Children under 12 and the handicapped

NOTE: Tickets can only be purchased on the day of the Festival at the ticket offices in Piazza dei Priori and Via Ricciarelli.

There is no online presale

Where to park

Go to the parking map

Festival Coin

The currency circulating during the Middle Ages was the denaro grosso, simply called “Grosso”.
The Grosso will be the only currency in circulating on Sunday during “the Day of the 1398 A.D. festival”. Crafts, food and wine may only be purchased with this currency which will be available at “The old Exchange office”. Unused coins can be converted into Euros at the Tourist Office by 08/31/2023.

Value in Euros of the “grosso”:
– One Grosso, copper coin, 1,00 euros
– Five Grossi, gold coin, 5,00 euros

Costume rental

Via Turazza and Parco di Castello at contrada Sant’Agnolo

Volterra AD 1398:
the medieval festival

Ticket

SUNDAY 13 and SUNDAY 20 AUGUST
Full price admission: €13.00
Reduced admission: €9.00 (Unicoop Firenze Members, Under 18, Over 65)
Free Admission: Children under 12 and the handicapped

NOTE: Tickets can only be purchased on the day of the Festival at the ticket offices in Piazza dei Priori and Via Ricciarelli.

There is no online presale

Where to park

Go to the parking map

Festival Coin

The currency circulating during the Middle Ages was the denaro grosso, simply called “Grosso”.
The Grosso will be the only currency in circulating on Sunday during “the Day of the 1398 A.D. festival”. Crafts, food and wine may only be purchased with this currency which will be available at “The old Exchange office”. Unused coins can be converted into Euros at the Tourist Office by 08/31/2023.

Value in Euros of the “grosso”:
– One Grosso, copper coin, 1,00 euros
– Five Grossi, gold coin, 5,00 euros

Costume rental

Via Turazza and Parco di Castello at contrada Sant’Agnolo

Access to Museums

Access to Museums

Palazzo dei Priori and the Acropolis:
On Sunday the 13th and Sunday the 20th of August, access will be available only for Festival ticket holders.
Note: For those who have the combined ticket Volterracard it will be possible to visit the Palazzo dei Priori and the Acropolis between the Festival dates, but not during the Festival on the 13th and 20th of August.

Museo della Tortura
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 6,00 euros
Museo di Arte Sacra
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 3,00 euros
Palazzo Viti
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 5,00 euros
Torre del Maschio
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 3,00 euros

Access to Museums

Access to Museums

Access to Museums

Palazzo dei Priori and the Acropolis:
On Sunday the 13th and Sunday the 20th of August, access will be available only for Festival ticket holders.
Note: For those who have the combined ticket Volterracard it will be possible to visit the Palazzo dei Priori and the Acropolis between the Festival dates, but not during the Festival on the 13th and 20th of August.

Museo della Tortura
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 6,00 euros
Museo di Arte Sacra
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 3,00 euros
Palazzo Viti
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 5,00 euros
Torre del Maschio
Admission for Festival ticket holders – 3,00 euros

Informations

Ufficio Turistico di Volterra

Piazza dei Priori 19-20, Volterra
tel. +39 0588 86099 | +39 0588 87257

Consorzio Turistico Volterra Valdicecina Valdera S.c.r.l.
Piazza dei Priori 19/20 - 56048 Volterra (PI) - PIVA 01308340502
Operation/Project allocated within the framework of the POR FESR Tuscany 2014-2020