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20 km that leave you breathless, the spectacle of the Salt Road between Gambassi and Volterra<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Along with the Francigena, the Via Volterrana is one of the oldest roads in Tuscany.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It stretches from Florence to Volterra for more than 60 kilometres<\/strong>, rising and falling over hills through the Val di Pesa<\/em>, Val d\u2019Elsa<\/em> and Val d\u2019Era<\/em>. It owes its second name of the Salt Road<\/strong>, or the Via Salaiola, to the precious white gold that once followed this route to reach the markets of the capital of the grand duchy. <\/span><\/p>\n

From Saline di Volterra, it climbed up to Volterra, then to Gambassi,<\/strong> where it crossed the Via Francigena<\/strong><\/a>, and then went on to Castelfiorentino and Montespertoli to reach Florence<\/strong> eventually. Kilometres of cobblestone trodden by thousands of merchants and animals loaded with salt. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 21 kilometres between Gambassi and Volterra, which have been reopened to excursionists, cross a landscape that will leave you speechless,<\/strong> This path takes the name \u201cDalla Via Francigena alla Costa degli Etruschi\u201d. with hills and crags where permanent installations by the artist Mauro Staccioli<\/strong> have recently been placed. <\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the Castagno \u2013 a breathtaking crossroad between San Gimigano, Gambassi and Volterra \u2013 it\u2019s worth stopping at Mommialla and Sant\u2019Ottaviano, where two small Romanesque churches<\/strong> have recently been restored<\/span><\/p>\n

And then upon arrival-three thousand years of history<\/strong>. This is Volterra, a thousand-year sedimentation of civilization.
Its land is laden with minerals, salt and alabaster made it rich. The Etruscans<\/strong> gave it a name, the Romans<\/strong> a theater, and the Middle Ages<\/strong> left it with houses, towers and mighty walls, a Praetorian Palace<\/strong> and the famous Palazzo dei Priori <\/strong>(the oldest municipal palace in Tuscany). <\/span><\/p>\n

The Medici family<\/strong> conquered it and left it a mighty fortress as a dowry, the Renaissance<\/strong> dotted it with aristocratic palaces, and the unification of Italy<\/strong> came with roads and a psychiatric hospital. <\/span><\/p>\n

Volterra, this earthy city emerging from the earth, is worth more than just a stop<\/strong>, if only for a stroll through the alleys of the historic center.<\/span><\/p>\n

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