In a few miles many jewels of Tuscany to be discovered: this is “Terre di Pisa”. Beyond the Leaning Tower, the Miracles’ Square and the riversides you can discover Volterra, land of Etruscans and alabaster stone, or San Miniato on the Pilgrim Road to Rome and town of the white truffle.
A golden triangle in which less famous villages and hamlets are interwoven, surprising for their genuine beauty. The “Terre di Pisa” give you true experiences and unexpected emotions in an extremely varied territory which from the seaboard touches the Arno plain and rises up to gentle rolling hills, low mountains or rough rocky gullies. A rich artistic and natural heritage, in which flavors and pleasures of good food and drink are combined in a blend of tradition and innovation.
Pisa | Torre Guelfa (Guelph Tower)
The first records of the Pisan arsenal date back to the early 13th century when, outside the western side of…
Pisa | University Veterinary Museum
The Veterinary Anatomical Museum was founded in Pisa in 1839 together with the chair of Zooiatry aggregated to the Faculty…
Peccioli | Museum of Contemporary Art, Opensky
The MACCA – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea a Cielo Aperto (Museum of Contemporary Art in the Open Sky) is an institution…
Castellina Marittima | Ecomuseum of alabaster
In Castellina Marittima, at the former palace work “Massimino Carrai” is the Museum showing the historical-productive aspects of the activity…
Calci | Hermitage of San Bernardo or Costa d’Acqua
The hermitage is located in Val Graziosa, near Calci on Mount Pisano, where in the Middle Ages several hermits or…
Santa Maria a Monte | Villa Medicea Le Pianore
For the construction of the villa the Grand Duke Ferdinando I Medici availed himself of the contribution of Bernardo Buontalenti,…
Pisa | Murale Galileo by Kobra
Vicino al murale “Tuttomondo” sulla parete della Chiesa di S. Antonio, opera di Keith Haring, si trova il murale dedicato a…
Pontedera | PALP Exhibition Centre
The PALP exhibition center was born in 2016 in the premises of Palazzo Pretorio in the heart of Pontedera Palazzo…
Cascina | Parish Church of Santa Maria
Near the main street (Corso Matteotti) stands a remarkable example of Pisan Romanesque style: the Parish Church of San Giovanni…
Pisa | Diocesan Historical Archive and Library
The first nucleus of the diocesan historical archive is the archiepiscopal archive, which brings together the documentation produced by the…
Cascina | San Lorenzo a Pagnatico
In the hamlet of San Lorenzo a Pagnatico is the church of San Pietro, first mentioned in 1134 and probably…
Casciana Terme | The Love Path in Pietraia
There is a very romantic place in the Terre di Pisa and it is located in Pietraia, a small village…
Pisa, Tirrenia | Golf Club Tirrenia
The Tirrenia Golf Club is located on the Pisan coast, between the centuries-old pine forest and the Mediterranean scrub. Sport…
San Miniato | The Museum of the Writing
The collection of the Museum of the Writing reconstructs, with original finds and reproductions from national archaeological museums, the stages…
Montopoli in Valdarno | Church of Santa Marta
A former Benedictine monastery and girls’ boarding school founded in 1589 by a wealthy merchant from the city who gave…
Terricciola | Soiana
The name apparently derives from a Roman commander, ‘Scianus’, who is said to have camped here. In the Middle Ages,…
Santa Luce | Pomaia and Pastina
Pomaia lies on the panoramic road that leads from Santa Luce to Castellina Marittima. A village of Lombard origin, it…
Pisa | Church of San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno
The beautiful church of San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno is located on the Lungarno Sonnino, behind the Benedictine complex. It…
Casciana Terme Lari | Cevoli
The village was for a long time the property of the Bishops of Lucca, although it is likely that the…
Buti | Church of San Francesco
The Church of San Francesco, one of the largest in Buti, was built between the 13th and 14th centuries, although…
Pomarance-Volterra | The Berignone Reserve
The Nature Reserve of Berignone covers an area of over 2000 hectares, recognized at European level as a Special Area…
San Giuliano Terme | “Torta coi bischeri” cake
Imagine a soft cream made with white rice, dark chocolate, pinenuts, candied fruit, raisins and spices in a shortcrust pastry pie. It is called the “Torta co’…
Pisa | Church of San Nicola
The church of S. Nicola, documented in 1097 as a dependency of the Monastery of S. Michele della Verruca (now…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Cathedral (Duomo)
The first attestation of the Cathedral dates back to 748, although archaeological excavations have identified the remains of a large…
Volterra | The Alabaster stone
Alabaster is a chalky rock originated from the sedimentation of large amounts of calcium sulphate in seawater. These deposits accumulated…
Peccioli | Montelopio
The first mention of Montelpio dates back to 1356 in an ecclesiastical deed where reference is made to a church…
Pisa | Church of San Zeno
The abbey of San Zeno is located in Piazza San Zeno, at the north-eastern end of the center of Pisa,…
Santa Maria a Monte | Montecalvoli
The village of Montecalvoli (Santa Maria a Monte) is located on the southern end of the Cerbaie hills, almost overlooking…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Leaning Tower
On the 9th of August 1173 the foundation works of what was the bell tower of the Cathedral began, but…
Pisa, Oratoio | Church of San Michele Arcangelo
Oratoio, together with the hamlet of Riglione, is a district 4 km from Pisa along the Via Tosco Romagnola to…
San Giuliano Terme | Bagni di Pisa SPA
Bagni di Pisa are in San Giuliano Terme, at the foot of Monte Pisano between Lucca and Pisa. Spas for…
The ceramics tradition in the Terre di Pisa
The civilisation of ceramics in the Pisa province is linked to two millennia of craftsmanship tradition that, with more or…
Monteverdi Marittimo | Abbey of Canneto
Not far from Monteverdi Marittimo, here is Canneto, surrounded by walls. This village has a peculiar elliptical town planning, with…
Pisa | Church of San Michele degli Scalzi
There are records of a Church dedicated to S. Michele from the year 1025, but it was rebuilt with the…
Calci | Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa is at the foot of Monte Pisano, in the setting of…
Volterra | Palazzo dei Priori (the Priors Palace)
Piazza dei Priori is the centre of the medieval city, whose past splendour is witnessed by the buildings facing it,…