We are planning to roam around some of the medievel hill towns in Italy. I came across a few that sound tantalizing so far. The town of Volterra is a town that is not inidated with tourists, it offers "a rich -and blessedly small - array of ruins, art works and architecture from different historical periods, its pristine streets and spacious squares are relatively deserted, and it has a good choice of nice hotels and restaurants to boot. All these features make it our (current!) favorite Tuscan hill town" . The roman theartre in this town was built in the 1st century B.C. "it was first brought to light in 1950 and the excavations are still under way. You can see the proscenium and a small part of the risers, where a thermal bath building was added in the later years of the Empire" If you want to know more about this historical hill town, check out the link and read the article. I'll let you know more first hand in march or april when we visit.
Meanwhile here is the link:
http://www.initaly.com/regions/hilltowns/volterra.htm
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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