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How to get here
By rail:
The most comfortable way to travel by rail is, e.g. from London Waterloo Int. to FlorenceS.M.N., in a sleeping wagon, departing from London in the afternoon and arriving in Florence the next morning between 10 and 11 o'clock.
Then take the bus via Colle Val d'Elsa to Volterra.

By air:
The nearest airports are Pisa and Florence (each approx. 70 km from Volterra).
Sometimes cheaper scheduled flights are available.

Transfer:
If you tell us in advance we can also order a taxi to pick you up from the airport or railway station.

If you are arriving in Volterra by bus, please let us know in good time so that we can pick you up (free of charge).

There is no public bus service between Villa Palagione and Volterra, some 7 km away. Whenever required, we arrange a daily minibus shuttle service to Volterra.

By car:
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)