1. Transfer to Volterra
2. Alabaster workshop
3. Aperitif and light lunch at Antica Velathri Café
4. Guided tour of Volterra
5. Guided tour of the Viti Palace
6. Transfer to the Villa
7. Dinner at the Villa
Duration: 6-8 hours
Notes: Comfortable and non-dark clothing, it will be easy to get dusty from the alabaster dust.
Transfer from/to the Villa on request.
Min. 2 persons
A day discovering Volterra, its millennial history, handicrafts and authenc flavours.
You will be collected from the Villa in the morning and taken to the Areri Alabastro workshops, there you will be introduced to a master Alabaster crasman who will show you the art of working this unique and special stone, giving you the experience of a craft handed down through the millennia.
From here the driver will take you to meet the tour guide who will accompany you through the streets and alleys of Volterra, telling you its stories from the ancient Etruscans and Romans to modern times, passing through the Middle Ages.
After a lunch break at Antica VelathriCafé, where you will meet Pietro, a top-notch bartender, you will continue on to visit Palazzo Viti, a place that will take you into the history of the 19th century, between the epic journeys of Giuseppe Viti and the history of the Italian Risorgimento.
Once the tour is over, you can return to Velari at your leisure, with the private transfer, knowing that you will find a chef ready to prepare a tasty dinner that will smulate and pamper your appete with the aromas of fresh Italian food served with an excellent local wine to end your day.