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Volterra is a city in Tuscany, Italy, about 50 kilometers south of Pisa. Waltera is an ancient city founded by the atmospherics in the 7th century BC. The city flourished in the late Middle Ages and its ancient quarter, surrounded by the wall, preserves its character from this period.

Geography
Waltera is located in western Tuscany, Pisa, about 50 kilometers east of the Ligo Coast, and about 50 kilometers south of Pisa. It is located on the mountaintop above the Val di Cecina, which is 531 meters above sea level.

History of History
Waltera is one of the oldest cities in Tuscany. Founded by the atmospherics in the 7th century BC. It was one of the ten member cities in the "Eterosky League". Walterie controlled the extensive coastline of the ligoic sea and the islands of Corica and Alba. She had marine trade ties with Greece, Cyprus and Cynicia. The city was conquered by Rome in the 3rd century before the USSR, the Romans gave it the status of a free city and gave it the name Volaterrae. During the Roman Civil War (in the second decade of the first century BCE) Waltera supported the popular Sharia, with the victory of the rivalry led by Saul, the status of a free city was excluded. A position that was quickly returned to her in the Kicro recommendation. During Julius Caesar, it was decided to divide land in the area of the Wars, Quintus and Sirius Orka was responsible for the arrangement of the subject. At the beginning of the first century AD described her as Stavon, Gaograph and Greek historian, in a geographical book, "a city with high walls on the top of a mountain whose slopes are steep." In the same century, the second pope was born to the Holy Linus. In the third or fourth century, the city has the status of the capital of the church district. The city was also her feudal rulers. At the end of the 12th century, the struggle of the residents of the city began against the feudal rule of the city's bishops, which eventually was liberated from the rule of bishops and became an independent state. The city had a long struggle with neighboring cities on the hegemony in the region, especially the control of the mines used for the textile industry. Eventually, in the 14th century, she succumbed to Florence and became a sponsor and later became part of the great Duchy of Tuscany. At the same time, the economic decline of the city that lasted until the 19th century, when a new period of prosperity began following the great interest in the products of the rocket and the industrialization of these mines.

prominent sites
The Roman theater was built in the 1st century BCE. Discovered in excavations held in 1950. It is outside the north wall.
Piazza Day Priuri - the main square in the city.
Plaatsu Day Priori - the city governor's palace, today the city hall. Drive in Piazza Day Priuri. It is the ancient palace of its kind in Tuscany. He was built in 1208 and ended in the middle of the 13th century.
The Cathedral of Waltera - is led by Piazza Day Priori. It was rebuilt and enlarged in the 13th century, after an earthquake. Among other things, there are works of art in the Cathedral of the Mino de Pisole and the painters: Santi di Tito, Giovanni Balducci, Agostino Veracini, Nicolas Choizii (Niko, and Herzzo).
The Museum of Iteroco Guarnacci is located in the eastern part of the city. The museum was founded in 1761. It is the first public museum in Europe and includes many artifacts from the altrusky period.
Dechi Fortress – a fortress located in the southeastern corner of the city at its highest point. It was built in 1474 - two years after the conquest of the city by Florence ruled by the Medici House. His goal was to protect the city and control it against rebellion. It is now used as a prison in security