San Gimignano and Volterra 2026: museums, tickets, ZTL, parking and buses

Updated: 10 November 2026

San Gimignano and Volterra are a little over half an hour apart by car, but they have different rules for museums, limited traffic zones (ZTL), parking and tourist tax. This guide brings together what we could read on 10 November 2026 on the pages of the Municipality of San Gimignano, the Municipality of Volterra, the San Gimignano Pro Loco, the Volterra tourist consortium, Autolinee Toscane and Trenitalia, with the year of each fact. Anything we did not find in an official source is marked «not confirmed».

San Gimignano: Civic Museums and Torre Grossa

Opening hours from the Municipality of San Gimignano (page updated 26-2-2026); prices from the San Gimignano Pro Loco (2026 page, undated):

The Civic Museums include the Palazzo Comunale with the Pinacoteca and the Torre Grossa, the Church of San Lorenzo in Ponte and the Santa Chiara complex (Archaeological and Via Francigena Museum, Santa Fina Pharmacy, Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery). The Ornithological Museum is listed as temporarily closed.
Hours: 1 April to 31 October 10:00-19:30 (last entry 19:00); 1 November to 31 March 11:00-17:30 (last entry 17:00; the same page gives 11:00-18:00 at weekends); 26 December to 6 January 10:30-18:30. Closed on 25 December.
Combined Civic Museums ticket, valid for three consecutive days: €10, reduced €8 (ages 6-17, over 65, groups of 20 or more, schools). Free: under 6, San Gimignano residents, people with disabilities and a companion, tour guides, ICOM members. Pro Loco figure: the 2026 price is not confirmed on a Municipality page.
San Gimignano Pass (Civic Museums plus the parish museums): €15, reduced €12 (ages 6-17). The Pro Loco page describes what the Pass includes in two different ways: ask before buying.
Civic Museums bookings and information: 0577 286300, sangimignanomusei@operalaboratori.com. The sangimignanomusei.it website did not open when we checked.

San Gimignano: Cathedral and Museum of Sacred Art

According to the San Gimignano Pro Loco (2026):

Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (Duomo) and Chapel of Santa Fina: €5 (reduced €3); Museum of Sacred Art €4.50 (reduced €3); combined ticket €7 (reduced €4). Free for children up to 5 and people with disabilities with a companion.
Hours: 1 April to 31 October Monday-Friday 10:00-19:30, Saturday 10:00-17:00, Sundays and religious holidays 12:30-19:30; 1 November to 31 March Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:00, Sundays and holidays 12:30-17:00. Hours may change for services.
Closed to tourist visits from 16 January to 15 February, on 12 March and on 25 December. Bookings 0577 286300.

San Gimignano: ZTL and parking

According to the Municipality of San Gimignano (ZTL: news of 4-6-2026 and the linked rules; parking: page updated 25-6-2026, rates from Council resolution no. 236 of 20-11-2025):

The new camera-controlled ZTL in the historic centre has been fully in force since 1 May 2026. According to the rules it normally applies every day, 0:00-24:00. Do not drive in without authorisation.
Guests of properties inside the ZTL: the property must register the number plate in advance on the Municipal Police portal. Free access from 7:00 to 9:30; for entries between 20:00 and 7:00 registration is possible within the following 24 hours. Access is for stopping only, not parking; on the main streets traffic is banned on Thursdays, Saturdays and public holidays. Properties without parking must advise guests to leave the car outside the centre.
P1 Giubileo: €2 an hour for the first two hours, then €1.50, maximum €7 per 24 hours, at night (20-8) maximum €1. P2 Montemaggio: €3 the first hour, €2.50 the second, then €2, maximum €15, at night maximum €5.
P3 Bagnaia Superiore and P4 Bagnaia Inferiore: €2.50 an hour for the first two hours, then €2, maximum €15, at night maximum €5. P5 Santa Lucia (campervans, about 3 km from the centre): €1 an hour, maximum €11. The daily rate goes down after the first day.
Town CityBus (Pro Loco): line SG1 all year (Le Mosse, historic centre, Santa Lucia), line SG2 in summer only (Santa Lucia, P1 Giubileo, Porta San Giovanni).
ZTL contacts: ztl@comune.sangimignano.si.it, Municipal Police 0577 990346 (daily 8:00-20:00).

Volterra: Guarnacci Museum, Roman Theatre and Volterra Card

According to the Municipality of Volterra (Guarnacci Museum page updated 15-5-2024, archaeological areas page updated 10-3-2025). We found no 2026 confirmation of these prices:

Guarnacci Etruscan Museum (via Don Minzoni 15): summer hours 10 March to 2 November, daily 10:00-18:30; winter hours 3 November to 9 March Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00-16:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:30, closed Tuesday. Single ticket €10 (reduced €8: ages 6-25, over 65, TCI or FAI members).
Roman Theatre (Vallebuona area) and Etruscan Acropolis: 10 March to 14 June and 16 August to 2 November 10:00-17:00; 15 June to 15 August 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-21:00; 3 November to 9 March closed, open on request. They may close in bad weather. Single ticket €10 (reduced €8).
Volterra Card, valid 72 hours for all municipal cultural sites: €23, reduced €18 (ages 6-25, university students, over 65, TCI or FAI members), family €32 (children 6-18 with one or two adults, up to 5 people), groups of 10 or more €12. Free: children up to 6, residents, people with disabilities and companions, licensed guides, journalists, ICOM members.
The Volterra tourist consortium (page of 2-9-2026) refers to museidivolterra.com for up-to-date hours and prices, a site we could not check. Museum bookings: 0588 87580, prenotazionemusei@comune.volterra.pi.it; Guarnacci Museum 0588 86347; Palazzo dei Priori 0588 86099.

Volterra: ZTL

According to the Municipality of Volterra (page updated 17-3-2026):

The ZTL is active from 2 November to 20 March 10:00-17:30 and from 21 March to 1 November 10:00-20:00.
Sector 1 is entered from Porta San Francesco; sector 2 from Porta a Selci. Temporary permits: ztl@comune.volterra.pi.it, switchboard 0588 86050.
How guests of a property in the centre get their plate registered, and car parks and rates for visitors: not confirmed, the page does not say. Ask your accommodation or the Local Police before you arrive.

Bus and train: Poggibonsi, Siena, Colle and Volterra

According to Autolinee Toscane and Trenitalia (pages read on 10-11-2026):

Train: the station for San Gimignano is Poggibonsi-S.Gimignano. Trenitalia sells a single train + bus ticket if you choose «S. Gimignano Centro Storico» as origin or destination; the Autolinee Toscane bus leg is shown as €2.90 per trip (page dated 2025: 2026 price not confirmed). The bus leaves from the square in front of the station.
Line 130 «Siena-Poggibonsi-S.Gimignano-Strada»: serves Siena, Colle di Val d'Elsa (via Bilenchi), Poggibonsi FS, San Gimignano Porta San Giovanni and Piazzale Montemaggio. From 2 to 30 November 2026 the service is modified: check the notice on the line page.
Line 31 «San Gimignano – Volterra»: the Autolinee Toscane page still showed 2025 timetables (winter until 10-6-2025, summer from 11-6-2025). 2026 times, number of runs and operating days: not confirmed.
Journey times and number of runs on lines 130 and 31: not confirmed. These sources mention no Trenitalia station for Volterra.

Tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno)

Rates per person per night read on the two municipalities' pages (both in force since 1 March 2025; pages updated in 2026, with no new 2026 rates):

San Gimignano (Council resolution no. 239 of 28-11-2024): campsites and campervan areas €1.50; 1-star hotels €2; 2-star hotels, farm stays, guest rooms, holiday homes, B&Bs, historic residences and tourist lets €2.50; 3-star hotels €3; 4-star €3.50; 5-star €4. Maximum 5 consecutive nights; children exempt until their 14th birthday.
Volterra: 5-star hotels €3.50; 4-star €3; 3-star €2.50; 1 and 2-star €2; B&Bs, holiday homes, historic residences, residences and farm stays €2.50; guest rooms and short lets €2; campsites, hostels, holiday houses and campervan areas €1.50. Maximum 5 consecutive nights; children up to and including age 12 exempt.
The tax is paid at the property, separately from the room price.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is it to climb the Torre Grossa in San Gimignano in 2026?

The Torre Grossa is part of the Civic Museums. According to the Pro Loco the combined Civic Museums ticket, valid three days, costs €10 (reduced €8); the 2026 price is not confirmed on a Municipality page. Bookings 0577 286300.

Can I drive into the centre of San Gimignano?

Not without authorisation: the camera-controlled ZTL has been fully in force since 1 May 2026 and normally applies 24 hours a day. If you stay at a property inside the ZTL, the property registers your plate; access is for stopping only.

How much is parking in San Gimignano?

According to the Municipality (2025-2026 rates), P1 Giubileo costs €2 an hour for the first two hours and at most €7 per 24 hours; P2, P3 and P4 go up to €15 per 24 hours.

How much is the Volterra Card?

According to the Municipality of Volterra €23 (reduced €18, family €32), valid 72 hours for all municipal cultural sites. The pages date from 2024 and 2025: the 2026 price is not confirmed.

How do I get to San Gimignano by train?

By train to Poggibonsi-S.Gimignano, then an Autolinee Toscane bus from the station square (line 130). Trenitalia sells a single train + bus ticket to «S. Gimignano Centro Storico».

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