Piazza dei Priori
The oldest town hall in Tuscany and the medieval heart of the town.

From hill town to sea
From hill town to sea
Volterra is about 45 km away: an hour through the hills and then the sea, the pinewood and the village’s bathing lake.
From Volterra drive down the SS68 di Val di Cecina to Cecina, join the S.S.1 Aurelia southbound and leave at La California-Cecina sud. The Etruscan town is one of the most convenient starting points for the coast.
In less than an hour alabaster gives way to pitches under the pines: visit Volterra in the morning, and the afternoon is already beach time.
How to get here
45 km · 55 minutes
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SS68 di Val di Cecina to Cecina, S.S.1 Aurelia southbound, exit La California-Cecina sud. About 45 km, 55 minutes.
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Cecina station is 10 km from the village and can be reached from Volterra by bus or car.
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Leave in the morning, visit the old town and return to the sea in the afternoon: the town is less than an hour away.
What to see in
The oldest town hall in Tuscany and the medieval heart of the town.
First-century BC seating beside the baths, among the best-preserved Roman remains.
The workshops of craftsmen who have worked alabaster for centuries, along the streets of the centre.
From hill town to sea
Volterra is about 45 km from Camping Village Le Esperidi: an hour through the hills, then the sea of the Etruscan Coast, the pinewood and the lake.
Other places nearby
70 kmOne hour from Pisa
Pisa is about 70 km away: an hour’s drive and you are already in the pinewood. Le Esperidi is the seaside campsite chosen by guests who visit the city and want to sleep on the beach.
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120 kmThe sea, two hours from Florence
Florence is about 120 km away: just under two hours by car to swap the Arno for the sea of the Etruscan Coast, between pinewood, lake and beach.
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95 kmFrom Siena to the sea
Siena is about 95 km away: less than two hours through the hills, then the sea of the Etruscan Coast and the village pinewood.
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60 kmSouth of Livorno
Livorno is about 60 km away: fifty minutes and you are on the beach of the Etruscan Coast, far from the port and the traffic.
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45 kmFacing Elba
The ferry to Elba leaves from Piombino, about 45 km from the village: an hour’s drive to the port, then the crossing to Portoferraio.
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10 kmBetween the cypresses and the sea
Bolgheri is about 10 km away: fifteen minutes among the cypresses and then the sea. Le Esperidi is the seaside campsite closest to the village and its vineyards.
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10 kmTen minutes from Cecina
Cecina is about 10 km away: fifteen minutes and you move from town to sea. Le Esperidi is the beach campsite chosen by guests looking for a convenient base on the coast.
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75 kmFrom the towers to the sea
San Gimignano is about 75 km away: an hour and a half through the hills of the Val d’Elsa and then the sea, the pinewood and the village lake.
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90 kmFrom the walls to the sea
Lucca is about 90 km away: an hour and ten minutes to move from Renaissance walls to the beach of the Etruscan Coast, between pinewood and bathing lake.
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90 kmFrom the Maremma to the coast
Grosseto is about 90 km away: an hour and a quarter along the coast and then the sea of the Etruscan Coast, with the village pinewood and bathing lake.
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