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.
Cascina | Sanctuary Madonna dell’Acqua
The church is along the busy Via Tosco Romagnola, about 2km from Cascina. It was once located on the Arno…
San Giuliano Terme | Church of the Madonna dell’Acqua
The hamlet of Madonna dell’Acqua is located close to the city of Pisa, between the Via Pietrasantina (where there is…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | Villa Pacchiani
The Villa Pacchiani Centre for Expressive Activities, the former private home of Geremia Pacchiani, has three floors with a garden…
San Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
Montopoli in Valdarno, Marti | Archeo sites
The Antiquarium of Marti is part of Montopoli Museum System. Between Etruscan, Medieval and Modern Art It collects the Etruscan, Medieval…
Pontedera | Montecastello
The ancient and picturesque village of Montecastello stands on top of a hill between the Chiecina stream and the Era…
Cascina | Oratory of St John the Baptist
The Oratory of St. John the Baptist overlooking the main street of Cascina, belongs to the adjacent complex of the…
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,…
Lajatico | The Medici Villa of Spedaletto
The villa (now a private property) has crossed the centuries undergoing substantial changes so as to be today an eclectic…
Capannoli | Museums of Villa Baciocchi
The Museums of Villa Baciocchi consist of the Archeological Museum, the Zoological Museum and the Botanical Park. It hosts in…
Vicopisano and the Medieval tower houses
Vicopisano lies on a hill at the eastern foot of the Pisan Mountains, on the border between Pisa and Lucca,.…
Vecchiano | Nodica, Hermitage of Sconda
In the Sconda valley, in the countryside between Nodica and Vecchiano, is the hermitage of San Piero in Sconda, today…
Vecchiano | Church of San Frediano
Documented as early as 762 among the churches dependent on the diocese of Lucca, it is one of the oldest…
Vecchiano | Sanctuary of Santa Maria in Castello
Santa Maria in Castello is an originally fortified complex that stands on a rocky spur above the town of Vecchiano,…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | The “amaretto” cake
It is true that the history of Santa Croce sull’Arno is closely linked to its tanneries, but it is also…
Pisa | Museum of Computing Machines
The Museum of Computing Instruments exhibits the most significant pieces from a rich collection of machines related to the history…
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’…
Calcinaia | The Medici Trabocco in Fornacette
In certain periods of the year, the Arno poses a threatening danger to its plain. In centuries past, to protect…
San Giuliano Terme | Asciano Pisano
Asciano is located along the southern slopes of Monte Pisano, in a valley bordered by Monte Faeta to the east…
Volterra | Etruscan Acropolis and Cistern
The Acropolis was the highest part of the city and the most fortified place, where the most precious temples and…
Lajatico, Orciatico | Windmills Ruins
A few minutes walk from the medieval hamlet of Orciatico are the ruins of two windmills (XVII century, only one…
Santa Maria a Monte | The Clock Tower
Next to the former Palazzo del Podestà stands the 6-metre high Clock Tower with a stone base. The tower was…
Cascina | Museum of the Workers Society (wood)
Established on December 31, 1863, the Workers Society of Cascina had among its aims to contribute to the schooling and…
Peccioli | The Serre Estate
The history of the Serre is strongly linked to the Peccioli Farm, which from the 15th century onwards, thanks to…
Fauglia | Town Hall Theatre
The theatre, a landmark since 1852, stands on the old site of the Logge del Mercato, which were built in…
San Miniato | Museum of the War Memory
The Museum, the most recent of the museum system of San Miniato, is dedicated to the memory of the Second…
Casciana Terme Lari | Teatro Verdi of Casciana
The theatre complex in Casciana Terme dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi, is historically one of the most important recreational and cultural venues…
Peccioli | Church and Bell Tower of San Verano
The Bell Tower was built in 1885 by the architect Luigi Bellincioni, author of seven other bell towers in Valdera…
Pontedera | Murale “Enrico Baj Wall”
The wall, inaugurated in 2006, is the last work of the artist Enrico Baj, founder of the “Nuclear” movement, founded…
Peccioli | The colourful hamlet of Ghizzano
Ghizzano is definitely one of the most ‘Instagrammed’ places in the Terre di Pisa. It owes its fame to the…
Peccioli | Prehistoric Park
Dinosaurs were at the Prehistoric Park of Peccioli in 1997, thirteen years before the novel Jurassic Park, sixteen years before…
Cascina | San Lorenzo a Pagnatico
In the hamlet of San Lorenzo a Pagnatico we find the church of San Pietro, first mentioned in 1134 and…
The Metalliferous Hills National Park
The Metalliferous Hills National Park is a UNESCO Global Geopark, a designation that has placed it among the world’s most…
Pontedera | Piaggio Museum (Vespa)
The Piaggio Museum is the largest Italian museum dedicated to the motorcycle and one of the largest in Europe. Vespa, models…
Pontedera, Treggiaia | Sanctuary Madonna Ripaia
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di Ripaia was built on 7 March 1283. It is situated on a 148-metre high…
Pisa | Piazza dei Cavalieri
Piazza dei Cavalieri is one of the most sumptuous realizations of the Medici in Pisa, the result of a radical…