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.
Calci | Tenuta e Spuntone di Santallago
The private estate of Santallago at the top of the road from Calci to Monte Serra extends over a plateau…
Pisa | Bastione del Parlascio
The Bastion of Parlascio is near the archaeological area of the Roman Baths (known as ‘Bagni di Nerone’), on the…
Casciana Terme Lari | Oratory of Madonna della Neve
The oratory, also known as Madonna di Vaicella, is at the entrance to Lari. It was built on the junction…
Pisa, Marina di Pisa | Pineto Adventure Park
The Pineto Adventure Park in Marina di Pisa is set in a beautiful woodland setting just a few steps from…
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…
Vicopisano | Parish Church of Santa Maria
Set just outside the old village, the parish church of Santa Maria is a well-preserved example of the Pisan-Romanesque style:…
Pisa | The “Easter Pancake” (Schiacciata)
The “schiacciata di Pasqua” (Easter Schiacchiata) is a Tuscan sweet bread flavored with anise seeds and orange. The dish was…
Palaia | The hamlet of Montefoscoli
Montefoscoli is one of the hamlets of Palaia, from which it is about 4 km away. From the Griffi family…
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…
Montopoli in Valdarno | Church of Santa Marta
A former Benedictine monastery and girls’ boarding school founded in 1589 by a wealthy merchant from the city who gave…
San Miniato | Church of San Domenico
With its ‘unfinished’ façade, the Church of San Domenico is one of the most recognisable and iconic in San Miniato.…
Capannoli, Sanctuary of the SS Annunziata
Just outside the village of Capannoli, this Sanctuary is an interesting architectural complex dating back to the 15th century. The…
Capannoli | Aero Club Pisa
The Aero Club of Pisa Federico Citi is a grass airfield of 670 meters near Capannoli, not far from Pontedera.…
Montopoli | Marti
The village stands on top of a hill between the Chiecina and Ricavo streams. The name seems to derive from…
Castelfranco di Sotto | Collegiate Church of St Peter
The Church is located in the historic center, with the facade on Via Cavour and the right side on Piazza…
Pisa | Church of San Frediano
The Church of San Frediano is located in the square of the homonymous name in Pisa. Since 1999 it has…
Volterra | Etruscan Museum “Guarnacci”
Founded in the mid-18th century thanks to a donation by the noble abbot Mario Guarnacci, it has been housed in…
Pisa | Art Collections at “Palazzo Blu”
The palace is the headquarters of the Pisa Foundation, which has transformed it into the main exhibition center of the…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Baptistry (Battistero)
The Baptistery of San Giovanni is one of the monuments of Piazza dei Miracoli, in Pisa. It is located in…
Pisa, Tirrenia | Golf Club Tirrenia
The Tirrenia Golf Club is located on the Pisan coast, between the centuries-old pine forest and the Mediterranean scrub. Sport…
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 | 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…
The “Soccorso – Rescue” Tower and Walkway
The Tower and Walkway (Camminamento) del Soccorso (XV century) are part of the fortifications designed by Brunelleschi, and must be…
Pisa | The Casino dei Nobili
The Casino dei Nobili was created in 1754 for the recreational activities of the aristocracy. Place of entertainment for the…
Peccioli | Montelopio
The first mention of Montelpio dates back to 1356 in an ecclesiastical deed where reference is made to a church…
Bientina | Etruscan Museum and of Ancient History
The Museum of Ancient History and Territory in the deconsecrated church of San Girolamo was established in 1999 in memory…
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…
Santa Maria a Monte | Medieval Cistern
The medieval Cistern, 13th century, is located inside the Municipal Library. It is accessed through an internal courtyard that leads to…
Volterra | Palazzo Ricciarelli Dello Sbarba
It is a historical residence on the second floor of a 17th-century palace built by the noble Ricciarelli family, a…
San Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
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,…
Crespina Lorenzana | Cenaia and the vines
The name Cenaia seems to derive from the Latin caenum ‘mud’ and Cenaja or Cenaria would have indicated the marshy…
San Miniato | The Museum of the Writing
The collection of the Museum of the Writing reconstructs, with original finds and reproductions from national archaeological museums, the stages…
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,…
Casciana Terme Lari | Cevoli
The village of Cevoli was for a long time the property of the Bishops of Lucca, although it is likely…
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,.…