Cavea

Cavea is an archaeological site in Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany. Cavea is situated nearby to the archaeological site Proscenio, as well as near Roman Theatre at Volterra.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Theatre at Volterra and Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Volterra.

Roman Theatre at Volterra

Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.

The Roman theatre of Volterra was uncovered in the 1950s, during archaeological excavations of the ancient Roman city conducted by Enrico Fiumi. 19th-century guide to the city mentions efforts in 1817 by the commune to start excavating what was considered a luxurious amphitheater at this site.

Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Volterra

Museum

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The Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Volterra is located in the Palazzo Minucci-Solaini on via de' Sarti #1 in the town of Volterra, province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Ecomuseo dell’Alabastro

Museum

Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ecomuseo dell’Alabastro is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montebradoni and Roncolla.

Montebradoni

Hamlet

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Montebradoni is a hamlet.

Roncolla

Hamlet

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Roncolla is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Cavea.

Saline di Volterra

Village

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Saline di Volterra is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Volterra, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 1,218. Ten years later it was down to 1,143. Saline di Volterra is situated 6 km southwest of Cavea.

Cavea

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.40336° or 43° 24′ 12″ north

Longitude

10.86009° or 10° 51′ 36″ east

Open location code

8FMGCV36+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 362871293

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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