One Night In Volterra

[artnbarb]

Volterra is on Art's wish list for this summer, but it's about a 3 hour drive from Piegaro, meaning we'd have to leave early in the morning if we do it as a daytrip. Then I thought: why not leave our apartment one night early, spend the night in Volterra, then drive towards Modena (our lunch stop) before heading to Verona. So - does anyone have a place in Volterra to recommend for one night? We will of course have a car, but would prefer to stay IN centro so that we could walk and wander Volterra in the evening.

 

[Pauline]

We were only in Volterra once for a day trip, but loved the town. I think this is a very good idea. It is too much driving from your vacation rental. There can't be that many hotels in the town. I did a quick search on Booking.com and it shows 60 - but most are outside of town.

 

[Ann]

This hotel, the Villa Porta all'Arco, looks like it's a 5-minute walk from the center, and it has parking. Pricing it on TripAdvisor, it was a little over $100/night in June.

 

[artnbarb]

Does anyone have any feedback on the monastery di Sant' Andrea there? They don't have a website, but you can call them. The only links I could find were for reviews, like this one.

 

[Jan55612]

We spent a day in Volterra several years ago. We left as evening was gathering in late October. It was magical and I wished I was able to stay. I would LOVE to spend at least one evening and night in Volterra.

 

[Heidi]

Barb, I saw those reviews... hmmm, not so great. Did you see the photo of the mold in the bathroom?

I believe this is the web site for Seminario Vescoville di Sant' Andrea, at least it is for the diocese. They give an e-mail to make inquiries, as does the Lonely Planet site. LP also lists a phone number. They comment that Sant' Andrea has 60 clean rooms and is one of their "recommended hotels in Volterra."

Wish I could remember where we stayed all those years back. it may have been Nazionale, one of Lonely Planet's top picks.

Good luck!

 

[artnbarb]

Just booked a room at the Nazionale! Thanks all!