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…
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Pontedera | Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix
The Sanctuary is located in today’s Piazza Curtatone, close to Palazzo Pretorio. Its construction dates back to the 13th century,…
Pontedera | Piazza Martiri della Libertà
The square (called ‘Piazzone‘ by the people of Pontedera) began to take shape in the second half of the 19th…
Pontedera | Piazza Curtatone
Until 1848, the year of the battle of Curtatone and Montanara in the First War of Independence in which many…
Pontedera | Montecastello
The ancient and picturesque village of Montecastello stands on top of a hill between the Chiecina stream and the Era…
Pontedera | The hamlet of Treggiaia
The village of Treggiaia stands in the hills a few kilometres from Pontedera. Its origins seem to date back to…
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…
San Giuliano Terme | Rigoli
Rigoli was built in the early Middle Ages, in a period before the eighth century, given the presence of the…
San Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
San Giuliano Terme | Molina di Quosa
Molina di Quosa is a small village in the San Giuliano Terme area. The village inhabited since prehistoric times Apparently,…
San Giuliano Terme | The Kaffeehaus
Behind the Bagni di Pisa spa structure, on top of a hill stands a portico of ten high arches, open…
San Giuliano Terme | Hermitage of Rupecava
Monte Pisano has always been a suitable place for those who wanted to shut themselves away in silence and live…