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Delicious vacation rental right outside Florence with stunning views
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| Year | Bedrooms | Bathrooms | Max persons | High | Mid | Low | |
| Reserve now | 2010 | 4 | 4 | 8 + 2 | 2700.- € | 2450.- € | 1600.- € |
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| Year | Bedrooms | Bathrooms | Max persons | High | Mid | Low | |
| Reserve now | 2010 | 6 | 6 | 11 + 3 | 4100.- € | 3700.- € | 2500.- € |
Volterra, well known territory for the presence of the alabaster – the only translucent stone existing in nature, historically used in windows and lampshades instead of glass, before it arrived from the Orient. Nowadays, it is possible to admire real masterpieces of alabaster, worked with the same old techniques forwarded for generations.
It is probable that the village's name comes from an early Christian parish church, mentioned in documents as "baptisterium Sancti Johannis de Queneto" or "de Queteno", perhaps in reference to the Chieteno stream that flows just south of Cetona.