{"id":2534,"date":"2025-07-14T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:57:50","slug":"porta-allarco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/porta-allarco\/","title":{"rendered":"Porta all&#8217;Arco"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2534\" class=\"elementor elementor-2534\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-990688a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"990688a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5462e16\" data-id=\"5462e16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2976bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2976bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Porta all'Arco<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a33e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a33e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93517e8\" data-id=\"93517e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6dd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e6dd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Da Piazza San Giovanni si pu\u00f2 facilmente raggiungere la PORTA ALL\u2019ARCO, uno dei pi\u00f9 pregevoli monumenti del periodo etrusco, realizzata in grandi blocchi di pietra locale intorno al IV-III sec. a.C. contemporaneamente alla costruzione della grande cinta muraria e della Porta Diana posizionata sul lato nord del cardo maximus. Gli archi, ricostruiti successivamente con diverso materiale, incorporano tre teste che si ritiene rappresentino delle divinit\u00e0 a guardia della Citt\u00e0.<\/p><p>La Porta all&#8217;Arco \u00e8 un monumento eccezionale che da millenni testimonia la storia di Volterra e l&#8217;abilit\u00e0 architettonica dei suoi antichi abitanti. Rappresenta il principale monumento architettonico dell&#8217;epoca etrusca di Volterra, posizionata strategicamente sul lato sud delle antiche mura.<\/p><p>Questa imponente porta si distingue per la sua copertura ad arco, costruita con conci di pietra e ornata da tre enigmatiche teste incastonate nella sua struttura. Osservandola, \u00e8 subito evidente che la sua costruzione ha impiegato materiali e tecniche diverse, segno dei numerosi rimaneggiamenti subiti nel corso dei secoli. Gli stipiti sono realizzati con blocchi di pietra arenaria, localmente nota come &#8220;Panchino&#8221;, di dimensioni considerevoli. I conci dell&#8217;arco, invece, sono in &#8220;tufo di Pignano&#8221;, una pietra calcarea estratta nelle vicinanze di Volterra, mentre le tre teste sono scolpite nella selagite, una roccia proveniente dalla zona di Montecatini in Val di Cecina.<\/p><p>Oltre alla sua insolita struttura, la Porta all&#8217;Arco \u00e8 avvolta nel mistero a causa delle tre teste scolpite, la cui simbologia rimane sconosciuta. L&#8217;ipotesi pi\u00f9 accreditata suggerisce che queste sculture rappresentino i numi protettori della citt\u00e0, probabilmente una triade di divinit\u00e0 che vegliavano su Volterra. Un&#8217;urna conservata nel Museo Guarnacci, risalente al I secolo a.C. e raffigurante una scena di assedio attorno a una porta decorata da tre teste, \u00e8 probabilmente la pi\u00f9 antica rappresentazione conosciuta della Porta all&#8217;Arco.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caa9543\" data-id=\"caa9543\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baa029 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7baa029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Via Porta all'Arco<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5775878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5775878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-porta-allarco-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-porta-allarco-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-porta-allarco--300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-porta-allarco--250x200.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce79278 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce79278\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-807f8c3\" data-id=\"807f8c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f4748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59f4748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>From the Piazza San Giovanni proceed down the hill to the Porta all\u2019Arco. A splendour of Etruscan architecture, the Arched Gate was built in large blocks of local stone around the 4th to the 3rd centuries BCE at the same time as the great defensive wall and the Porta Diana, the gate situated on the northern extremity of the cardo maximus. The arches were added at a later date in different stone. The south facing arch is adorned with three heads that probably represent the tutelary divinities of the City State.<\/em><\/p><p><em>The Porta all&#8217;Arco is an exceptional monument that has stood for millennia in Volterra&#8217;s history and the architectural prowess of its ancient inhabitants. It represents the principal architectural monument of Volterra&#8217;s Etruscan era, strategically positioned on the southern side of the ancient walls.<\/em><\/p><p><em>This imposing gate is distinguished by its arched roof, constructed of stone ashlars and adorned with three enigmatic heads embedded in its structure. Upon observing it, it is immediately apparent that its construction employed diverse materials and techniques, a sign of the numerous alterations it underwent over the centuries. The jambs are made of sizable blocks of sandstone, locally known as &#8220;Panchino.&#8221; The ashlars of the arch, however, are made of &#8220;Pignano tuff,&#8221; a limestone quarried near Volterra, while the three heads are carved from selagite, a rock from the Montecatini area in Val di Cecina.<\/em><\/p><p><em>In addition to its unusual structure, the Porta all&#8217;Arco is shrouded in mystery due to the three sculpted heads, whose symbolism remains unknown. The most widely accepted theory suggests that these sculptures represent the city&#8217;s patron deities, likely a triad of deities who watched over Volterra. An urn preserved in the Guarnacci Museum, dating to the 1st century BC and depicting a siege scene around a gate decorated with three heads, is likely the oldest known representation of the Porta all&#8217;Arco.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porta all&#8217;Arco Da Piazza San Giovanni si pu\u00f2 facilmente raggiungere la PORTA ALL\u2019ARCO, uno dei pi\u00f9 pregevoli monumenti del periodo etrusco, realizzata in grandi blocchi di pietra locale intorno al IV-III sec. a.C. contemporaneamente alla costruzione della grande cinta muraria e della Porta Diana posizionata sul lato nord del cardo maximus. Gli archi, ricostruiti successivamente&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/porta-allarco\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Porta all&#8217;Arco<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-info-utili","category-cosa-vedere"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-porta-allarco-def.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2534"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3260,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534\/revisions\/3260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}