Family Memories and Hidden Treasures
Discover the magnificent mansion and its secrets: a journey back in time to learn about the history of a Volterra family and the place where they lived
Its construction was begun in the late 1500s by Attilio Incontri, a Volterra nobleman; the façade, attributed to Ammannati, is a rare and fine example of the transitional style between the Renaissance and Baroque. In 1850, Giuseppe Viti, an alabaster merchant, bought the palace and radically restored it.
Giuseppe Viti (1816-1860), one of the most important figures of 19th-century Volterra, was taken by his father to the United States when he was only eight years old, where, amidst a thousand vicissitudes, he learned the English language and, as he himself says in the autobiographical part that has remained with us, “to make an account”...
During opening hours, reservations are not necessary.
Reservations are always recommended for organized groups and school trips.
FULL PRICE TICKET: €7.00
REDUCED TICKET: €5.00
(for groups of at least 10 people, university students, young people aged 10 to 18, over 65s, “Volterra Card” holders).
Seasonal opening from March 23rd to November 3rd.
The extraordinary winter openings will be from 6 DECEMBER TO 10 DECEMBER (INCLUSIVE) AND FROM 27 DECEMBER TO 6 JANUARY 2025, WITH HOURS 10.30-17.00.
The Palace will remain closed from November 3rd.
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