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Volterra photos - (In progress)

We spent 3 days in Volterra, with its Etruscan sites, museums, and alabaster.   Included is a short videoclip of live music heard at a cafe in the main piazza.

  We stayed at Hotel Etruria, once a 18th C. palazzo, on the main street, in the center of town, with good restaurants and shops nearby.  On the way to our room, which was on top of the roof garden, there was a 5th Cent. B.C. Etruscan wall.  The very pleasant and welcoming Giuseppina and Lisa are the relatively recent new owners of the hotel.  There is a discount if you are a cash customer and are carrying the Rick Steves book that recommends them.  There's no elevator but they'll help you with the luggage.

  This photo gallery isn't finished yet, as there are a few more photos to post.

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On way to Volterra
On way to Volterra		 Gracious new owners of Hotel Etruria
Gracious new owners of Hotel Etruria		 Giuseppina and Lisa, in badly-exposed color shot
Giuseppina and Lisa, in badly-exposed color shot		 Better, B&W version. See hotel reviews
Better, B&W version. See hotel reviews
Enjoying
Enjoying		 Alabaster workshop
Alabaster workshop		 Volterra pigeon
Volterra pigeon		 Other tourists
Other tourists
Volterra locals
Volterra locals		 Little church, Etruscan style with dark and white marble rows
Little church, Etruscan style with dark and white marble rows		 Little church - bottom portion of previous shot
Little church - bottom portion of previous shot		 Little church - close up, middle portion
Little church - close up, middle portion
Volterra piazza
Volterra piazza		 Volterra's a hilltop town.
Volterra's a hilltop town.		 Other lost tourists
Other lost tourists		 Volterra street from viewpoint of door horse
Volterra street from viewpoint of door horse
Entering a side street in Volterra
Entering a side street in Volterra		 Volterra's Alabaster Museum
Volterra's Alabaster Museum		 Artisan workshop recreated in the Alabaster Museum
Artisan workshop recreated in the Alabaster Museum		 Vanity exhibit at Volterra Alabaster Museum
Vanity exhibit at Volterra Alabaster Museum
Greek wrestlers figurine in glass at the Alabaster Museum
Greek wrestlers figurine in glass at the Alabaster Museum		 Older museum piece at the Alabaster Museum
Older museum piece at the Alabaster Museum		 Modern alabaster museum piece :-) See FULL piece
Modern alabaster museum piece :-) See FULL piece		 Bowl with illustration of two women
Bowl with illustration of two women
Mandolin and flutes made from alabaster
Mandolin and flutes made from alabaster		 Church in Volterra
Church in Volterra		 Church in Volterra 2
Church in Volterra 2		 Another church in Volterra
Another church in Volterra
Church door close up
Church door close up		 A favorite color for Volterra doors
A favorite color for Volterra doors		 Statues above
Statues above		 Statues closer up - dignity of the 2nd one is ruffled by pigeon on head.
Statues closer up - dignity of the 2nd one is ruffled by pigeon on head.
That color door again
That color door again		 Blue-green door closer up
Blue-green door closer up		 Felix Manye Rodriguez, musician inVolterra, Italy - Videoclip below
Felix Manye Rodriguez, musician inVolterra, Italy - Videoclip below		 Videoclip of Felix Manye Rodriguez, of Volterra, is below.
Videoclip of Felix Manye Rodriguez, of Volterra, is below.
Felix Manye Rodriguez, with art students
Felix Manye Rodriguez, with art students		 Felix Manye Rodriguez in a quieter moment
Felix Manye Rodriguez in a quieter moment		 Probably showing work to the the art teacher
Probably showing work to the the art teacher		 He was enjoying the music
He was enjoying the music
Art students at work
Art students at work		 Art students with Felix Manye Rodriguez,
Art students with Felix Manye Rodriguez,		 Tuscany walls have family shields galore
Tuscany walls have family shields galore		 Nuns walking by our cafe
Nuns walking by our cafe
The Volterra street where our hotel was.
The Volterra street where our hotel was.		 Bust of Caligula! Volterra's Guarnacci Etruscan Museum
Bust of Caligula! Volterra's Guarnacci Etruscan Museum		 Caligula. Guarnacci Etruscan Museum
Caligula. Guarnacci Etruscan Museum		 'The Evening Shadow' or 'Ombra della Sera' - 2nd Cent. BC.
'The Evening Shadow' or 'Ombra della Sera' - 2nd Cent. BC.
'The Evening Shadow' or 'Ombra della Sera' - closer up
'The Evening Shadow' or 'Ombra della Sera' - closer up		 'The Evening Shadow' or 'Ombra della Sera' - closer up still
'The Evening Shadow' or 'Ombra della Sera' - closer up still		 'The Spouses' - from a cremation urn, 2nd Cent. B.C.
'The Spouses' - from a cremation urn, 2nd Cent. B.C.		 'Urn of the Married Couple' #2 - in terracotta, 2nd C, BC
'Urn of the Married Couple' #2 - in terracotta, 2nd C, BC
Husband and wife urn (lid) from another angle
Husband and wife urn (lid) from another angle		 Dog and other visitors from UK, Germany, or Canada
Dog and other visitors from UK, Germany, or Canada		 Dog, getting a better view here, langorously watches.
Dog, getting a better view here, langorously watches.		 If you know this woman and dog, please let me know.
If you know this woman and dog, please let me know.
Hotel owners at breakfast room bar
Hotel owners at breakfast room bar

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Guest 25-Feb-2008 03:18
Lovely gallery, thanks for the tour. Well done!
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