Volterra – The Balze of Volterra loop from Mommialla

Volterra – The Balze of Volterra loop from Mommialla

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Volterra – The Balze of Volterra loop from Mommialla

09:09

116km

2,330m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 67.2 km for 97 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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34.4 km

Via Cortennano Gravel Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Parallel to the main way to San Gimignano, but way more nicer views. Also called the Via Vernaccia, because of the many vineyards along the way.

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38.1 km

Viewpoint

38.8 km

View of the Towers of San Gimignano

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sir…back to the past! Like knights on the horse of steel, carbon or aluminum along the path that leads to the fort (the city of San Gimignano).

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41.2 km

View of the Vineyards Near San Gimignano

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46.4 km

Tombe etrusche

Ruins

47.7 km

Area archeologica di Castelvecchio

Archaeological Site

66.4 km

Who is in the region with the racing bike actually has to go to Volterra. An espresso on a piazza and soak up the flair of this beautiful old town. In addition, the view, which is due to the hillside location, terrific. Also all up (and also Ab-) rides are among the delicacies in the region.

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66.9 km

Steinwandbrunnen, Volterra

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At the end of
Viale dei Ponti you reach the stone wall fountain.

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70.9 km

The Balze of Volterra

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Volterra crags, located on the south-western side of the Volterra hill, between the Era and Cecina valleys, constitute a geological phenomenon of considerable interest. These cliffs represent the result of a long erosion process, where an upper layer of sand, more resistant to the action of water than the underlying clays, led to the formation of these characteristic overhangs. In simple terms, the collapse of the sand layer at the base caused it to collapse in "slices," thus creating the typical rock crags.

These formations rise like imposing cliffs that cut through the crumbly soil, giving the impression of hurting the Volterra hills. Over the centuries, the advance of the cliffs has led to the loss of parts of the ancient Etruscan walls, churches, houses and even the largest necropolis of the ancient city. Despite this, the beauty of this landscape of grandiose strength, one of a kind, is an authentic gift of nature.

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83.7 km

Gravel Road to Teatro del Silenzio

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Amazing views from this gravel road. A must if you are nearby! Ad the end of the road there is "Teatro del Silenzio" a theatre in the middle of the hills with breathtaking view.

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86.1 km

Theatre of Silence

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The building, inaugurated on 27 July 2006, was erected by will of the popular singer Andrea Bocelli originally from this country.

According to the original idea, the structure was created to be assembled and host only one show a year (hence the name "Teatro del Silenzio"). The construction consists of a circular "stage" with a radius of a few meters in the center of which stands a different scenography every year: the most famous, which has become the symbol of the Theater itself, is an imposing sculpture depicting a human face created by the Polish sculptor Igor Mitoraj for the scenography of a Manon Lescaut and subsequently donated by the sculptor to the foundation of the theatre.

Some blocks of Tuscan travertine were placed as a backdrop to the stage.

On days when the theater is not in operation, the stalls are completely dismantled and the stage is transformed into an artificial lake. From here comes the definition of Theater of Silence, more precisely that place in the territory of the Municipality of Lajatico characterized by hills which, with (necessary) earthmoving interventions, was created, or rather simulated, as a natural Theater thus conceived.

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