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.
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…
Riparbella | Adventure Park “Giardino Sospeso”
The Giardino Sospeso (Hanging Garden) Adventure Park is set among centuries-old oak trees inside the “Il Giardino” state forest near…
Marina di Pisa, Church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
The Church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice is in Marina di Pisa, in the square of the same name. Similarities with…
Pisa | Church of San Sisto
San Sisto in Corte Vecchia is the oldest church in Pisa that has best preserved its original form. The facade…
Casciana Terme Lari | Perignano
Probably of Roman origin, Perignano is mentioned for the first time in a document prior to the year 1000. As…
Peccioli | Cedri
About 10 km from Peccioli, Cedri stands on a hillock bordered by the Isola and Roglio streams. Its origins date…
Calci and Vicopisano| The “Verruca” Fortress
The Fortress or Rocca della Verruca (537 metres) dominates the plain crossed by the river Arno. The Eye of the…
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…
Pisa | Villa Medici in the Estate of Coltano
The Tenuta (estate) di Coltano occupies over 3,000 hectares within the Regional Park of San Rossore Migliarino Massaciuccoli, which originally…
Pontedera | Exhibition Center “7 Sois 7 Luas”
Centrum Sete Sòis Sete Luas of Pontedera is a cultural network of 30 cities in 13 countries: Brazil, Cape Verde,…
Cangianelli Center
The Centro Cagianelli for the 20th Century, established in 2015, is not merely a cultural association, but a true driving…
Bientina | Villa “Pacini Battaglia”
The historic Villa of the Pacini Battaglia family, built in the late eighteenth century, has always been privately owned. It…
Calci | The Monumental Charterhouse
The Charterhouse of Pisa is part of the state museums as the National Museum of the Monumental Charterhouse of Calci.…
Pisa | Basilica of San Piero a Grado
The Basilica of San Piero a Grado stands where tradition has it that St. Peter landed from Palestine. Before continuing on…
Castelfranco di Sotto | The “Cerbaie” Hills
The Cerbaie is a hill system of modest altitude (max 117 m) located between the Valdarno and the paduli (marshes)…
Volterra | Museum of Torture
The Museum, also known as the “Medieval Criminal Museum“, displays all the techniques and instruments of medieval torture, instruments of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Calci | Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa is at the foot of Monte Pisano, in the setting of…
Montecatini VDC | Belforti Tower
28 meters high and divided into five floors, the Tower Belforti is a construction with a quadrangular base, whose lower…
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…
Pisa | Public baths, former day hotel Cobianchi
In 1925, the entrepreneur Cobianchi built an underground day hotel under the Logge di Banchi. During excavations, a treasure trove…
Palaia | Toiano and Villa Saletta: ghost villages
Toiano Its origins date back to the Middle Ages, when it was a castle disputed between Lucca, Pisa and Florence.…
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,…
Pisa | University Botanic Garden and Museum
The Botanical Garden of Pisa was founded in 1543 with the doctor and botanist Luca Ghini, called by Cosimo I…
Pomarance | Baths San Michele alle Formiche
The Baths (Bagni) of San Michele alle Formiche are located in Valdicecina, near Pomarance and just over half an hour’s…
Vecchiano | Church of Sant’Alessandro
The church of Sant’Alessandro stands in the centre of Vecchiano. Also called Sant’Alessandro a Vecchiano maggiore, to distinguish it from…
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…
Terricciola | Church of San Donato
The Church of San Donato, one of the historical and artistic symbols of Terricciola, is located in the highest part…
Castelfranco and Orentano | Archeo sites
The exhibition in Castelfranco di Sotto intends to promote the archaeological heritage recovered since the 1970s. A Journey from Prehistory…
San Miniato | Church of the Holy Crucifix
The Church and Sanctuary of the Most Holy Crucifix was built in the early 18th century to a design by…
Volterra | Baptistry of San Giovanni
The Baptistery was built in the 13th century, although some architectural and decorative elements would date it to an earlier…
Vecchiano | Filettole
Filettole is the hamlet in the municipality of Vecchiano that still has a historic core with a building pattern and…
Pontedera | Piazza Curtatone
Until 1848, the year of the battle of Curtatone and Montanara in the First War of Independence in which many…