Sleeping in Volterra
$$ Albergo Etruria, on Volterra's main drag, rents 21 fresh, modern, and spacious rooms within an ancient stone structure. They have a welcoming TV lounge and a great roof garden (Sb-€70, Db-€90, Tb-€110, 10 percent discount with cash and this book in 2007, includes breakfast, Via Matteotti 32, tel. 0588-87377, fax 0588-92784, www.albergoetruria.it, info@albergoetruria.it). Lisa and Giuseppina take very good care of their guests.
$$ Albergo Villa Nencini, just outside of town, is big, modern, and professional, with 36 fine rooms, a large pool, and free parking (Sb-€62, Db-€83, Tb-€112, 10 percent discount with cash and this book in 2007, Borgo San Stefano 55, a 10-minute walk to main square, tel. 0588-86386, fax 0588-80601, www.villanencini.it, info@villanencini.it, run by Nencini family).
$$ Albergo Nazionale, with 38 big rooms, is clean, simple, and steps from the bus stop (Sb-€56, Db-€81, Tb-€112, less off-season, includes breakfast, Via dei Marchesi 11, tel. 0588-86284, fax 0588-84097, www.hotelnazionale-volterra.com, info@hotelnazionale-volterra.com.
$ Seminario Vescovile San Andrea has been training priests for 500 years. Today, the remaining eight priests still train students, and their 30 rooms — separated by vast and holy halls — are rented very cheap to travelers (S-€14, Sb-€18, D-€28, Db-€36, T-€42, Tb-€54, breakfast-€3, closed at 24:00, groups welcome, Viale Vittorio Veneto 2, tel. 0588-86028, semvescovile@diocesivolterra.it).