The Toscano Tower
Amongst Volterra’s most interesting towers
IIt’s also one of the oldest towers in the city.
It includes two separate bodies, one that’s older and has a square plan, and one with an L-shaped plan surrounding the first one, making the structure more modern.
We don’t know exactly when the first tower was built, but we know that the second one was built in 1250. This date is known thanks to an inscription on its facade.
There are many architectural differences between the two structures, starting from the openings in the towers. There are less and smaller openings in the older tower and more and bigger ones in the newer one, which shows us the evolution of this kind of buildings throughout the centuries.
The tower can be visited on the inside on specific occasions.
OPENING HOURS AND TICKETS
Opening times Casa Torre Toscano
NB: closed in case of bad weather
Month of April:
April 6-7-8-9-10-11, April 15-16, April 22-23-24-25, April 29-30
from 12:00 am to 06:00 pm
Month of May:
1st May from 12:00 am to 06:00 pm
from 6th to 31th May, Saturday and Sunday, from 12:00 am to 06:00 pm
Month of June:
from Friday to Monday, from 12:00 am to 06:00 pm
Month of July:
from Friday to Monday, from 12:00 am to 07:00 pm
Month of August:
from 1st to 10th August, from Friday to Monday, from 12:00 am to 07:00 pm
from 11th to 27th August, daily, from 12:00 am to 07:00 pm
Month of September:
from Friday to Monday, from 12:00 am to 07:00 pm
Month of October:
Saturday and Sunday, from 12:00 am to 06:00 pm
From 1st October to 1st November:
Sunday only: from 11:00 am to 06:00 pm
(closed in case of bad weather)
From 2nd November to March:
seasonal closure
Tickets
Full price: € 5.00
Reduced: € 3.00 for students, over 65s and groups of over 10 participants
Free for youth under 10 and residents of Volterra
Single ticket:
Torre del Maschio and Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art € 7.00
Must-sees
in the area of Volterra
Piazza dei Priori 19/20 - 56048 Volterra (PI) - PIVA 01308340502
