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.
Santa Luce | Pieve di Santa Luce
Pieve di Santa Luce owes its name to the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and Sant’Angelo, one of the…
Calci | Crespignano and Lato Protected Valley
The protected area “Valle del Lato” extends within the municipality of Calci and is part of Val Graziosa. Established in…
Pomarance | Bread of Montegemoli
What makes the Tuscan diet unique is its secular consumption of unsalted bread. Simple bread with a rustic appearance, crunchy…
Pisa | The Library of the Scuola Normale Superiore
The Library of the Scuola Normale Superiore aims to preserve, protect, develop, and enhance the School’s bibliographic heritage, updating and…
Vicopisano | Via dell’Amore
Every year on February 14, Valentine’s Day, Via del Pretorio in Vicopisano is transformed into Via dell’Amore. The RouteThe route—which…
Fauglia | The Villas and the Macchiaioli Movement
The link between the Fauglia area and its villas has roots that are lost in past centuries. Starting in the…
Guardistallo | Monastery of Valserena
Valserena is a monastery of contemplative nuns of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance. Founded in 1968, it follows…
Palaia, Montefoscoli | Museum of Agriculture
The Museum is set up in a medieval house later converted into a farm, in the heart of the cozy…
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…
Santa Maria a Monte | The “patata Tosca”
The Santa Maria a Monte potato is an early potato of excellent quality. Also called the Tosca, in memory of…
Vicopisano | S. Giovanni alla Vena, Oratorio del Castellare
The town of San Giovanni alla Vena, 3 km from Vicopisano, takes its name from an alleged gold vein mentioned…
Pomarance | “Bicocchi” House Museum
The Bicocchi House, purchased by descendants of the Bicocchi family from the local Council, has been opened to the public as…
Calcinaia | Fishing competition field on the Arno
The stretch of the Arno River is one of the most abundant and high-quality fishing areas in Tuscany. Calcinaia hosts…
San Giuliano Terme | Villa di Corliano
Villa di Corliano is one of the most prestigious Renaissance villas in Tuscany. It presents a facade decorated with graffiti…
Buti | The basket weaving tradition
Buti was famous in the past for the manufacture of baskets, a craft developed in the late 19th century thanks…
Pisa | Church of Santa Maria della Spina
The Church of Santa Maria della Spina was originally called Santa Maria del Ponte Nuovo, as it was built on…
Pisa | Egyptology Collections – Pisa University
The Egyptological Collections of the University of Pisa represent a point of reference for scholars and enthusiasts of archaeology and…
San Giuliano Terme | “Monte Castellare”Reserve
Monte Castellare is a protected natural area of local interest of 240 hectares on the northern side of Monte Pisano,…
Crespina Lorenzana | Hamlet of Tremoleto
The hamlet of Tremoleto is located between Lorenzana and Fauglia along the road to Collealberti. Its curious name probably derives…
Terricciola | Casanova
Casanova is on the road from Terricciola to Selvatelle. A former feudal castle that rebelled against Pisa in 1164 along…
Calci | Galgalandi Mill
The Gangalandi mill in Calci is in the private Gangalandi street, near the footbridge crossing the Zambra stream, on the…
San Giuliano Terme, Ripafratta | The Fortress
The Rocca di San Paolino was a medieval historical-architectural complex of strategic military importance as a Pisan outpost in the…
Peccioli | Fabbrica
The village with castle and ancient parish church of Fabbrica is located on a hill to the right of the…
Ponsacco | The Chiesina of San Pierino in Camugliano
If the Chiesina (little church) of San Pierino in Camugliano is one of the most photographed places in the Terre…
Monastery of San Francesco | San Miniato
Founded in 1211 on the site of an oratory dedicated to San Miniato, it is a grandiose complex, the result…
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…
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…
Peccioli | Legoli
The oldest document referable to the hamlet of Legoli (Peccioli) is a contract of sale dated 1139 in which Count…
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…
Capannoli | Aero Club Pisa
The Aero Club of Pisa Federico Citi is a grass airfield of 670 meters near Capannoli, not far from Pontedera.…
Volterra | House Museum Raffaello Consortini
In front of the large lawn of the Church of San Giusto, just outside the walls of the historic centre,…
Pisa | Church of San Michele degli Scalzi
The church of San Michele degli Scalzi is located in the street of the same name in Pisa. The building…
Calci | Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa is at the foot of Monte Pisano, in the setting of…
Santa Maria a Monte | Collegiate Church of San Giovanni
The façade of the Church of St John the Apostle and Evangelist displays an important portal with two historically interesting…
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…
San Miniato, The Truffle of the San Miniato Hills
The hills from San Miniato are the perfect ecosystem for the growth of the white truffle. This area, includes also…