Palaia, Montefoscoli | Minerva Medica Temple
The Temple of Minerva Medica is a historic building set in a small wood near Montefoscoli. It was built between…
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Palaia | Parish Church of San Martino
The brick building alternates Romanesque and Gothic features, even though it was restored in the 19th century. The architecture The…
Palaia| Romanesque Church of Sant’Andrea
Tradition has it that the church of 1201 was built on a pre-existing temple dedicated to the god Saturn. This…
Montopoli in Valdarno | Villa Varramista
The villa, on the outskirts of Montopoli, is an aristocratic building with a quadrangular plan and a tripartite loggia on…
Montopoli Valdarno, San Romano | Sanctuary
The present Sanctuary was built on the site of the ancient church of Santa Maria a Valiana, where an image…
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…
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…
Lajatico | The Theatre of Silence
The Theatre of Silence in Lajatico is a unique place in the world, where nature and the Tuscan hills are…
Lajatico | The Fortress of Pietracassia
The Fortress of Pietracassia represents a formidable example of early medieval architecture, among the first Lombard fortifications built in Tuscany…
Santa Luce| Lake Nature Reserve
Between the Pisan hills and the sea on the coast lies Lake Santa Luce, an artificial reservoir created in the…
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…