Chiesa dei Santi Giuseppe e Leopoldo

The Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, founded in 1977, is one of the largest Buddhist centres in Europe. It is an international school for the study and practice of Buddhism, affiliated to the Italian Buddhist Union and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition FPMT. The building consists of a Tuscan manor house with a tower and is surrounded by several hectares of land with a grove and olive trees. Extensive restoration work has been carried out in order to occupy the building.

The Cathedral of Volterra is a Romanesque religious building dating back to the 12th century. Rebuilt after the violent earthquake of 1117 and consecrated in 1120, it was enlarged in the second half of the Duocento (13th century), then rebuilt in 1584 by Leornardo Ricciarelli and finally restored after the Second World War. Its bell tower dates back to 1493.

Work on the Church of Saints Peter and Paul began in 1829 and was soon completed in a neo-Renaissance style. A few years later, the church was used to accommodate the patients of the cholera epidemic of 1835. Later, during the Second World War, the church was severely damaged by bombing and had to be restored.