Volterra, Tuscany, Italy

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  • čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
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    Volterra, in Tuscany, Italy is one of the most attractive of all the Tuscan walled towns. It's amazingly preserved. The town is about a thousand years old and the buildings we see today easily date back to the Middle Ages and the earliest foundations of Volterra go back to the Etruscan days, nearly 3000 years ago. This movie features local Tuscan guide, Annie Adair, who will take us on an extended walking tour through Volterra. Annie explains about the history, architecture, culture and daily life in the city today. She conducts regular tours in Volterra and Tuscany, and can be found at her website, www.tuscantour.com for more information.
    For more of our videos see www.tourvideos.com
    This is a newly-revised version of an earlier video on Volterra.

Komentáře • 47

  • @kenhunt5153
    @kenhunt5153 Před 3 lety +1

    One of the best tour guides ever.

  • @fhugheveleigh2
    @fhugheveleigh2 Před 2 lety +1

    How refreshing to hear a guide quite so committed to her profession and informative with it. Most informative video and thank you for it.

  • @janetjd
    @janetjd Před 5 lety +10

    Annie Adair did an awesome narration ! Very informative and enthusiastic.

  • @MementoMorituri
    @MementoMorituri Před rokem +1

    Awesome video. Annie Adair is a treasure.

  • @noproblem2big337
    @noproblem2big337 Před 5 lety +2

    Annie Adair did a good job with the narration, and the few words she says in Italian are spot on...no wonder she is an Italian citizen

  • @marcodefrancesco1769
    @marcodefrancesco1769 Před 3 lety +2

    Le bellezze incomparabili di Volterra sono descritte molto bene in questo video

    • @messertancredi4364
      @messertancredi4364 Před 2 lety

      La Toscana è tutta così.. uno scrigno pieno di tesori come siena Volterra San Gimignano Montalcino pienza massa marittima e mille altri… una vita per visitarlo piename non basterebbe… e comunque tutta l’Italia è un tesoro incomparabile… ma spesso italiani che hanno visitatao solo l’Inter Land del proprio borgo vanno solo in vacanza all’estero possibilmente in posti che stanno a molte ore di aereo per vantarsi su Instagram coii selfie

  • @glennirwin4710
    @glennirwin4710 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic guide.

  • @tinappm
    @tinappm Před 2 lety +2

    We rented a nice apartment there a couple years ago and it was a beautiful place to stay and visit. The food and views are amazing 😀

  • @basictoglamchictravels
    @basictoglamchictravels Před 2 lety +1

    Ohh wow, excellent narration from the both of you 👏. Bravi e grazie mille

  • @monicabjerke3141
    @monicabjerke3141 Před měsícem

    Excellent video - such a great guide!

  • @fari7535
    @fari7535 Před 5 lety +4

    Hi Dennis! Please upload more Italy and France videos. Lucca, florence, naples and also towns in Sicily. Your channel is amazing!

  • @Bacho_Grande
    @Bacho_Grande Před 6 lety +5

    Thank you so much for the video, and to Annie Adair for the tour! I will be sure to visit in a November sometime soon :).

  • @robertkay279
    @robertkay279 Před rokem

    Terrific video. Kudos to Annie for going into such depth and historical perspective! I wanna go!

  • @iramnadeem9430
    @iramnadeem9430 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice city nd very nicely explained 👉👉👉

  • @TheStavrin
    @TheStavrin Před 7 lety +2

    Great video! Such a beautiful town

  • @morenacrece373
    @morenacrece373 Před 6 lety +2

    Excellent narrative, thank you very much for you video

  • @juliannacanals8478
    @juliannacanals8478 Před 5 lety +1

    Loved this video! So educational!

  • @curleydogwg
    @curleydogwg Před 3 lety

    Thank you for your knowledgeable video tour. Volterra has been on our list of places to go for six years. When we can be free to travel again, a Volterra stay will be a must. I read somewhere that the residents have a lot of Etruscan DNA, which is not surprising. My heart cries for Mother Italy and the Covid 19 struggle. CIAO

  • @sarasmith7232
    @sarasmith7232 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent video.

  • @ortiz4273
    @ortiz4273 Před 7 lety +1

    incredible!

  • @MontyGumby
    @MontyGumby Před 6 lety +2

    Annie is excellent

  • @matthiashaacker8240
    @matthiashaacker8240 Před 2 lety +1

    Heimat der Volturi. Twilight

  • @antonellacastelli6770

    Bravissima Annie

  • @silviapirrello1944
    @silviapirrello1944 Před 7 lety +1

    Home sweet home

  • @angelicalopriore6806
    @angelicalopriore6806 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank-You so much , Annie. A beautiful description of Volterra! Your enthusiasm is contagious and everything you say about Italian life is so true . Just one small thing. ..Your English is clear and very ,very good, but next time try to speak a little slower for all your foreign listeners. :) :)

  • @middaysun3553
    @middaysun3553 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video thank you so much!

  • @pato2200
    @pato2200 Před 3 lety

    18.58 beautiful dog!

  • @RunesandReapers
    @RunesandReapers Před 7 lety +5

    Volterra is a place I have wanted to visit for a long long time, do you think it's possible to visit Volterra and Sienna in 1 day?

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan  Před 7 lety +4

      Yes, if you have a car. Driving is quite easy here, with good roads and distance of 35 miles, will take about 90 minutes to drive. However public transport, not good, so drive. Volterra in the morning then full afternoon and evening in Siena, with dinner at twilight on the Campo, superb. You must enter the Duomo and spend one hour there, and walk the many lanes. Other towns nearby beckon, San Gimignano, Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano, you can drive there too. Tuscany deserves a week or two.

    • @curleydogwg
      @curleydogwg Před 3 lety

      @@denniscallan BUT WHY.

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan  Před 3 lety

      @@curleydogwg Because Russell asked if "it's possible," so it would be wrong to say no, not possible. Of course I get your point, why be in such a rush? It would obviously be much better to slow down and spend a day or two in each place. But it is possible. We should have empathy for some people who just do not have much vacation time and want to pack in as much as possible. Many times in the past I visited Sienna as a day-trip from Florence with my groups, and once we also included San Gimignano. That was a real stretch but made for a memorable day.

    • @messertancredi4364
      @messertancredi4364 Před 2 lety

      5 days Siena and 4 Volterra😉

  • @nerissacrawford8017
    @nerissacrawford8017 Před 2 lety

    Buon giorno!
    V⚜

  • @blink4711
    @blink4711 Před 7 lety

    Finally some history of the tours... Your learning from Rick..

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan  Před 7 lety

      Well, ok, I take that as a compliment, but I think I do a better job than Rick. He is a master, no doubt about that, 1 million books sold every year, and video that sets an example, but he hogs the picture too much: all Rick, all the time, "look at me."

    • @blink4711
      @blink4711 Před 7 lety

      hey mate... I understand your comments.... And I enjoy both you and Rick for what you do. I was only refering to I think people like to hear a bit about the history of the town or region they are visiting... not about good shopping places on a organised tour..... Cheers mate.

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan  Před 7 lety +2

      Thanks again -- I have to agree. Rick is the king of travel videos, especially considering how few other TV shows take us anywhere, such as the boring stuff on the Travel Channel..and then there's Tony Bourdain, what fun, but mostly food -- Maybe some of the Globe Trecker hosts, also good. I keep plugging away making more while trying to entertain and educate.

    • @blink4711
      @blink4711 Před 7 lety +1

      I think you videos are great... and we are watching them as we are going to Tuscany (San Gimignano) for a wedding in April next year. So getting all the tips I can.. Cheers Tony

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan  Před 7 lety

      As you know, I have so many movies about that area I can't list them here, but it looks like you are finding them, and here's one about San Gimignano (which is a lovely, but tiny little village). Rent a car so you can easily reach a lot of other places, driving on very good roads with help from talking GPS. czcams.com/video/YsYSDIdovVw/video.html

  • @leonard7408
    @leonard7408 Před 2 lety

    Great vidéo thks

  • @laylabono4035
    @laylabono4035 Před 3 lety

    I was born in Lucca.

  • @publiocornelio8917
    @publiocornelio8917 Před 3 lety

    Volterra is almost 3000 years old, not 1000 years old.