One of the most interesting things to discover in this town is its ancient bond with alabaster quarrying and production. To learn about this tradition, a visit to the Alabaster Ecomuseum is in order, a varied, multi-location museum that follows the history of alabaster extraction in Castellina, Santa Luce and Volterra, narrating the importance of the quarries in this part of Tuscany. The Castellina Museum Unit holds archival materials related to the quarrying. The 18th-century Church of San Giovanni Battista stands out among the town’s many monuments, inside which visitors can see two alabaster columns that were once part of the original altar.
