Volterra is situated in the province of  Pisa and  lies between the valley
of  Era and Cecina.  Built  on a  hilly pliocene ridge 545 meters above the sea  level  and surrounded  by  two defensive  walls, one  Etruscan  and 
the other  Medieval.  Volterra is one
of  the  most  important  centers  of Tuscany. Its monuments testify 3000 years of civilization.
The settlement in Volterra date back to  the  Neolithic  period .  Volterra became one of the twelve Lucumos 
of the Etruscan nation in the second half of the 3rd century B.C. and  was later taken by the Romans becoming an important Municipium. Volterra is not  touched  of  contemporary  life 
and visitors, the impression is the stepping into the past.