Saline di Volterra

Saline di Volterra
Frazione
Palazzo dell'Orologio
Saline di Volterra
Location of Saline di Volterra in Italy
Coordinates: 43°21′42″N 10°48′48″E / 43.36167°N 10.81333°E / 43.36167; 10.81333
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvincePisa (PI)
ComuneVolterra
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,143
DemonymSalinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56048
Dialing code(+39) 0588

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.[1] Ten years later it was down to 1,143.

Sights

The main tourist attraction in the area are the saltworks, particularly the pavilion designed by Pier Luigi Nervi, which houses the "Salt Waterfall." Inside the saltworks, there is a museum dedicated to the history of salt extraction in Tuscany.

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