Located in the city centre, just 50 metres from the wonderful Piazza dei Priori, the historic Nazionale offers the ideal base for you to explore beautiful Volterra.
Established in 1890, the hotel provides a warm and cosy atmosphere, typical of small Italian hotels. Here you will find unique accommodation where each room is individually designed with traditional furnishings.
The hotel’s restaurant features simple Tuscan cuisine and uses only fresh ingredients and fine local wines.
Thanks to Nazionale’s great central position, you can easily reach the many attractions of Volterra on foot. Visit the Etruscan Museum, the Roman Theatre and the Pinacoteca Museum, where you can admire the works of Rosso Fiorentino and the famous Porta all'Arco.
Hotel information
In one of the corners of the hotel you will find period objects with autographed photos of various protagonists such as Claudia Cardinale, from Visconti's film "Vaghe Stelle dell'Orsa" shot in 1964 and premiered in Venice at the Leone D'Oro Film Festival.
Also the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio and the English writer D.H. Lawrence were its distinguished guests.
Room information
Each room is individually decorated with taste and harmony, and with absolute respect to the antique structure of the building, while being furnished with all modern comforts. Some rooms still have their high vaulted ceilings.
Food & beverage
The hotel’s restaurant serves fine Tuscan cuisine, made with only the freshest and most genuine ingredients derived from organic farming, combined with an astute wine selection.
The restaurant is made up of an ample dining room that can entertain up to 120 people, making it particularly adaptable for weddings, ceremonies, official work or group dinners. There is the possibility of both half and full-board.
The hotel also has a small bar on its premises.
Area information
The area offers a host of historic and cultural sights, including:
Priori's Square: housing numerous ancient palaces, one dating as far back as the 13th century.
Public Art Gallery: built at the end of the 15th century, the Palazzo Minucci-Solaini is now the Art Gallery and Civic Museum housing an important collection of paintings from local monasteries, churches, and the cathedral
