The Fortezza Medicea is an occasional restaurant in Volterra, Italy. It is housed in the town's Renaissance-era fortress ( Fortezza Medicea, lit. ' Medician fortress'), built 1474, which is a high-security prison for criminals serving no less than seven years. [1]
In 2006, the prison's administration began operating a restaurant within the prison, using inmates as staff, as a rehabilitation scheme. [2] The project was successful in attracting clients and the attention of the international press. Despite the inconveniences of dining in the Fortezza – clients must pass a background check and several checkpoints, and all cutlery is plastic – tables, as of 2007, had to be booked weeks in advance. [3]
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