Palace sights in Volterra
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Palazzo dei Priori
The 13th-century Palazzo dei Priori, the oldest seat of local government in Tuscany, is believed to have been a model for Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio. Highlights are a fresco of the Crucifixion by Piero Francesco Fiorentino on the staircase, the magnificent cross-vaulted council hall and a small antechamber on the 1st floor giving a bird’s-eye view of the piazza below.
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Palazzo Pretorio
The Palazzo Pretorio is from the same era as the Palazzo dei Priori. From it thrusts the Torre del Porcellino (Piglet's Tower), so named because of the wild boar protruding from its upper section.
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