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By car - our suggestion:

GPS co-ordinates: N 43.40035 E 10.90868

...By car: (GPS co-ordinates: N 43.40035 E 10.90868)
Via Munich - Brenner Pass: Munich - Brenner Pass - Modena - Firenze motorway Firenze - Certosa exit then take the main road to Siena as far as Colle Val d'Elsa exit carry on towards Volterra approx. 3 km before you reach Volterra (km stone 42.2), turn right towards Pontedera take sharp right towards Palagione after about 800 m then approx. 3 km gravel road
(max. length for buses: 10 m)

Via Basel - Gotthard Pass: Basel - Luzern - Gotthard Pass - Milano - Parma - La Spezia - direction Livorno/Pisa take Pisa Centro exit and stay on the main road to Firenze Ponsacco/Volterra exit after approx. 30 km take rural road to Volterra (approx. 50 km)
IMPORTANT: do not take road to Saline di Volterra approx. 10 km before you reach Volterra, turn left at Hotel Molino d'Era towards Roncolla/Siena (SS 439d), turn right after the bridge, after approx. 10 km you will see the sign for Palagione then approx. 3 km gravel road (max. length for buses: 10 m)

Book a taxi

The taxi transfer from Pisa (airport or railstation) to Villa Palagione takes approximately one hour; from Florence (airport or railstation) one hour 15 minutes; from Cecina 50 minutes. In order to make the trip easier for our guests we have agreed some special rates with taxi drivers from Volterra.

If you would like to book a taxi for picking you up directly from the airport or the train station, please contact us.

How to reach Volterra with public transportation... Train/bus : reaching Florence, Pisa or Cecina.

From Florence
via Colle Val d'Elsa

The transfer by bus from Florence (from the bus station "Sita", near the train station Santa Maria Novella) to Volterra takes approximately 2 hours. You have to change in Colle Val d'Elsa.

Please let us know your arrival time in Volterra so that we can arrange your pick-up. We offer to our guests a free of charge transfer from and to Volterra (approx. 7 km) on arrival and departure day. During your stay we can everytime arrange this service at the price of € 3,00 per person one way.

If you arrive by train, you go through Cecina and you have to change in Saline di Volterra.

Important notice : Volterra has no train station! The nearest train station is named "Volterra - Saline - Pomarance" and is located in Saline di Volterra, approximately 10 km distance from Volterra. In Saline there is a bus to Volterra at any train arrival (it takes approximately 15 minutes)

Please let us know your arrival time in Volterra so that we can arrange your pick-up. We offer to our guests a free of charge transfer from and to Volterra (approx. 7 km) on arrival and departure day. During your stay we can everytime arrange this service at the price of € 3,00 per person one way.

Trains timetable

Please check bus timetable Saline di Volterra -> Volterra

If you arrive in Pisa we suggest to take the train from Pisa Centrale, mainstation, to Pontedera (approx. 15 minutes) and then you take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra. The bus station in Pontedera is in front of the train station.

Please let us know your arrival time in Volterra so that we can arrange your pick-up. We offer to our guests a free of charge transfer from and to Volterra (approx. 7 km) on arrival and departure day. During your stay we can everytime arrange this service at the price of € 3,00 per person one way.

Trains timetable

Bus timetable Pontedera -> Volterra

Important for groups arriving by bus : The last 3 km approaching Villa Palagione lead over a curvy gravel road only suitable for busses with a length of maximal 10 meters.