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.
Casciana Terme | Parlascio, Church Quirico e Giuditta
The hamlet of Parlascio, is said to have been founded by Matilda of Canossa, the same as the legend of…
Chianni | Underground Church of SS Annunziata
Not to be missed in Chianni is the underground church of the Compagnia della SS. Annunziata, established by the inhabitants,…
Buti | Church of San Francesco
The Church of San Francesco, one of the largest in Buti, was built between the 13th and 14th centuries, although…
Chianni | The chestnut of Rivalto
The “marrone of Rivalto” is a variety of chestnut, produced not in large quantities in the territory, genuineness, with special…
Casciana Terme Lari | Teatro Verdi of Casciana
The theatre complex in Casciana Terme dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi, is historically one of the most important recreational and cultural venues…
Pomarance, Larderello | The Devil’s Valley
There is a corner of Tuscany that resembles the Iceland of geysers. No endless green expanses furrowed by a single…
Peccioli, Libbiano | Astronomical Center
The Galileo Galilei Astronomical Center, owned by the Municipality of Peccioli and managed by the Association of Alta Valdera Astrophiles,…
Pisa | The Medici Shipyards (Arsenali)
The Medicei Shipyards (Arsenali) are a set of 16th-century buildings dedicated to shipbuilding, along the Arno river. History of the…
Buti | The Villa Medicea
The Villa Medicea stands in the most ancient nucleus of the town, on the ruins of a tower dating back…
Capannoli – Santo Pietro Belvedere
Santo Pietro Belvedere, the only hamlet in the municipality of Capannoli, stands on a hill whose highest point is the…
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…
Pisa | Domus Mazziniana (Mazzini Museum)
The Domus Mazziniana (Mazzini House Museum) is hosted at Palazzo Nathan-Rosselli, where Giuseppe Mazzini died in 1872 after having spent…
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…
Palaia | San Gervasio
It is an ancient castle transformed over two centuries ago into a farm village where traces of the past are…
Santa Luce | The Alabaster Eco-museum
Santa Luce is home to one of the three centres of the Alabaster Eco-museum, which also involves Castellina Marittima and…
Cascina | San Lorenzo a Pagnatico
In the hamlet of San Lorenzo a Pagnatico we find the church of San Pietro, first mentioned in 1134 and…
Lajatico | The Medici Villa of Spedaletto
The villa (now a private property) has crossed the centuries undergoing substantial changes so as to be today an eclectic…
Pisa, Tirrenia | Oasis WWF Sandy Dunes
The WWF Oasis Dune di Tirrenia was born in 1997, in collaboration with the San Rossore Park, in an area…
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…
Pisa, San Rossore | The beach honey
The Tuscan honey is characterized by its specificity, which is attributed to the territory linked to the geographical environment and…
Pisa | Church of San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno
The beautiful church of San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno is located on the Lungarno Sonnino, behind the Benedictine complex. It…
Pisa | The Jewish Cemetery
Outside the Medieval walls behind Piazza dei Miracoli, the Jewish cemetery has hosted the burials of the Jews of Pisa…
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…
Casciana Terme Lari | Museum of Agriculture
The museum, founded in 2003 with the aim of preserving the testimonies and knowledge of the rural tradition of 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…
Pontedera | Murale “Enrico Baj Wall”
The wall, inaugurated in 2006, is the last work of the artist Enrico Baj, founder of the “Nuclear” movement, founded…
Pomarance, S.Dalmazio | The “Sillana” Fortress
The current appearance is the result of multiple renovations made over the centuries, to adapt the original stronghold (11th -12th…
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…
Pisa | University Public Library
The University Library of Pisa was opened to the public in 1742 in the rooms under the Specola Astronomica in…
Capannoli, Church of San Bartolomeo
The Church of St Bartholomew in Capannoli, dedicated to the patron saint of the village – celebrated on 24 August…
Pisa | Caffè dell’Ussero and Lumière Cinema
On the Lungarno Pacinotti, it is impossible not to notice one of the most characteristic buildings: Palazzo Agostini Venerosi della…
Pisa | Teatro Verdi
The Theatre dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi is the main theatrical space in Pisa, as well as one of the most…
Pontedera | PALP Exhibition Centre
The PALP exhibition center was born in 2016 in the premises of Palazzo Pretorio in the heart of Pontedera Palazzo…
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…
San Miniato | Museum of the Town Hall
The Museum located inside Town Hall of San Miniato, which dates back to the early 14th century, as the residence…
Chianni | Rivalto
Rivalto is the only hamlet in the municipality of Chianni, lying between the Rio Maggiore stream and the source of…