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Volterra and San Gimignano: A Taste of Medieval Tuscany

The off-the-beaten-path Tuscan hill town most visitors skip.

Private tour — just your group 9 hours Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A private day trip to the lesser-visited town of Volterra and its Roman Amphitheatre and alabaster workshops, paired with San Gimignano's medieval center.

This private tour is tailored just for your group, exploring villages not all tourists visit — the Roman Amphitheatre and Rossi Alabastri Volterra workshop, plus the historic center of San Gimignano.

Highlights

  • Volterra's Roman Amphitheatre A real, well-preserved ancient Roman site.
  • Alabaster workshop See Volterra's centuries-old alabaster-carving tradition firsthand.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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Pickup

Hotel pickup included in Florence.

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Volterra's Roman Amphitheatre

A real, well-preserved ancient Roman site.

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Alabaster workshop

See Volterra's centuries-old alabaster-carving tradition firsthand.

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Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

It sees far fewer tourists than Siena or San Gimignano, with real Etruscan and Roman history and a unique alabaster-carving tradition.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private day trip to the lesser-visited town of Volterra and its Roman Amphitheatre and alabaster workshops, paired with San Gimignano's medieval center. This private tour is tailored just for your group, exploring villages not all tourists visit — the Roman Amphitheatre and Rossi Alabastri Volterra workshop, plus the historic center of San Gimignano.

Volterra's alabaster tradition goes back to the Etruscans, who carved the soft, chalky stone into funerary urns decorated with scenes from daily life and Greek mythology as early as the 4th century BC. The craft nearly disappeared more than once, then grew into a real local industry: Volterra had just 8 alabaster workshops in the 18th century, and more than 60 by 1830. The Rossi Alabastri workshop you'll visit still carries that same centuries-old tradition forward by hand.

The town's Roman theater, dating from roughly the 1st century BC, is one of the most completely preserved Roman theaters anywhere in Tuscany — its curved seating area, or cavea, has survived largely intact, which is rare for a structure this old left out in the open for two thousand years.

San Gimignano, the second stop, couldn't look more different: a skyline still studded with stone towers, 14 of the original 72 built by competing noble families between the 11th and 14th centuries. Pairing it with Volterra means seeing one Tuscan hill town shaped by craftsmanship and another shaped by rivalry, on a route far less crowded than the Siena road most day trips take.

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