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Volterra is a real city in Tuscany, but that's not where the scenes were shot. The film uses the beautiful Medieval hilltop town of Montepulciano, about 55 miles to the southeast of Volterra in Siena. This is not an easy place to get to if you're not driving.Sep 7, 2014 read more

Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri or Vlathri and to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy. The town was a Bronze Age settlement of the Villanovan culture, and an important Etruscan center (Velàthre, Velathri or Felathri in Etruscan, Volaterrae in Latin language), one of the "twelve cities" of the Etruscan League. read more

Volterra is a town in Tuscany, Italy. In the Twilight series, it is the ancient Italian city where the Volturi reside. It is very beautiful, situated on a hill and built from sienna (or cinnamon brown) stone, and is known as the safest place in the world from vampire attack. read more

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