Photo: Souvenir Shop City Of Volterra Pisa Province Tuscany Italy

Colourful postcards and other trinkets are sold at souvenir shops like this one throughout the city of Volterra, which is located in the province of Pisa, in the beautiful Tuscany Region of Italy.

Tourists who visit the city of Volterra in the Tuscany region of Italy, can buy postcards as well as take pictures, to remind themselves of their visit. Postcards are sold at many souvenir shops throughout the city, often displayed outside, like in the photograph here, so that it is easier for tourists to notice them, and therefore, buy them.

Volterra was a Neolithic settlement, making it an incredibly old place to visit. The Neolithic Age, or 'New' Stone Age, first began about 10,000 BC, making the foundations of the city really ancient. The city later became a Roman Municipality as well. Thousands of visitors flock to this area every year because of its extensive history and unique sites.

It has a Roman Theatre dating back ... continue below the picture...

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... to the 1st century BC, a gorgeous cathedral dating back to the 13th century, and the Piazza dei Priori, which is considered one of the most beautiful squares in the whole of Italy.

Volterra is just one of the many historic settlements to visit in Italy, but due to its interesting history and variety of different styles of architecture, it is a place many tourists will want to remember for a long time after they have left.

Souvenir shop displaying postcards outside in the City of Volterra, Province of Pisa, Region of Tuscany, Italy, Europe.