Volterra is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the ancient Italian city where the Volturi reside. It is a very beautiful place,on top of a hill that overlooks the surrounding landscape. It is known as the safest place in the world from the attacks of vampires. The Volturi, in fact, did not allow any type of hunting in the city, because that could expose them. On the way to Volterra, Alice tells Bella that they (Volturi) put the “food” from the outside, sometimes far away. From Twlight Wiki, the encyclopaedia on the saga, which has just come out in the halls, the last part, Breaking Dawn – Part 2.
Then the scenes of the film, New Moon, have been filmed in Montepulciano and Volterra. It is a shame, not because the city does not deserve Siena, Volterra, but because, in my opinion it keeps a character a bit more authentic, certainly a rougher, which is well suited to the setting of the film. We got there with the girls, when the roads had been freshly washed by a summer rain, the storm was moving in the surrounding countryside and the city was contrasting on the streets and squares. It was like a miracle!
The Palazzo dei Priori, the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Medicean Fortress, Gate Arch and that of Diana, Palazzo Cangini, the Civic Museum and the Etruscan, the streets and alleys, the Osteria Peace are seen nearby the place; the road in order to get there immerses in the Tuscan countryside. All of them are 70 km from Pisa and 75 from Florence.
Photos: Alice Corsi, gengish, Ela2007, ..ric.., John Menard, francesco sgroi, pasma, giuseppe moscato.
