The Fortezza Medicea (Medici Fortress) of Volterra is built on the highest point of the hill overlooking the town. From the outside it is an imposing structure. It takes the form of two smaller fortresses joined together. Despite its name, the origins of the fortress predate the ascendancy of the Medicis. The southern part was constructed at the command of the Duke of Athens who had been appointed governor of Florence in 1342.
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| - The Fortezza Medicea (Medici Fortress) of Volterra is built on the highest point of the hill overlooking the town. From the outside it is an imposing structure. It takes the form of two smaller fortresses joined together. Despite its name, the origins of the fortress predate the ascendancy of the Medicis. The southern part was constructed at the command of the Duke of Athens who had been appointed governor of Florence in 1342. (en)
- La Fortezza Medicea di Volterra è stata costruita sul punto più elevato del colle dove sorge la città: dall'esterno si presenta con un aspetto veramente maestoso ed imponente. La struttura si compone di due corpi uniti tra loro da alte mura difensive: la Rocca Vecchia, detta anche Cassero, fatta edificare nel 1342 dal duca d'Atene Gualtieri VI di Brienne governatore di Firenze e modificata da Lorenzo il Magnifico e la Rocca Nuova, detta Il Mastio, costruita dallo stesso Lorenzo il Magnifico tra il 1472 e il 1474. (it)
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| - The Fortezza Medicea (Medici Fortress) of Volterra is built on the highest point of the hill overlooking the town. From the outside it is an imposing structure. It takes the form of two smaller fortresses joined together. Despite its name, the origins of the fortress predate the ascendancy of the Medicis. The southern part was constructed at the command of the Duke of Athens who had been appointed governor of Florence in 1342. For more than a century the once friendly relationship between Volterra and Florence became increasingly complicated and at times confrontational: the discovery locally of valuable Alum in the 1470s focused the interest of Florence, and in 1472 7,000 Florentine troops besieged and then sacked the town, after which Florentine control over Volterra and the alum mines was no longer in doubt. The fortress was upgraded by another Florentine ruler, Lorenzo the magnificent who was also responsible for the construction of the adjacent newer fortress in 1474. The two fortresses are linked by a stone “curtain wall”. The fortress is used currently as a medium security prison and tourist visits to the interior are restricted to a few days and a small portion of the buildings. A notable exception is that part used as a restaurant operated by appropriately supervised prisoners. (en)
- La Fortezza Medicea di Volterra è stata costruita sul punto più elevato del colle dove sorge la città: dall'esterno si presenta con un aspetto veramente maestoso ed imponente. La struttura si compone di due corpi uniti tra loro da alte mura difensive: la Rocca Vecchia, detta anche Cassero, fatta edificare nel 1342 dal duca d'Atene Gualtieri VI di Brienne governatore di Firenze e modificata da Lorenzo il Magnifico e la Rocca Nuova, detta Il Mastio, costruita dallo stesso Lorenzo il Magnifico tra il 1472 e il 1474. Oggi la struttura è usata come prigione di stato di media sicurezza, non accessibile e non visitabile, se non in particolarissimi giorni, non ricorrenti, ed in piccole porzioni. (it)
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