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.
Lajatico, Orciatico | Windmills Ruins
A few minutes walk from the medieval hamlet of Orciatico are the ruins of two windmills (XVII century, only one…
Pisa | The Roman Baths
It is the only Roman monument preserved in Pisa. In the Middle Ages it was erroneously called Terme di Nerone,…
Peccioli | The Serre Estate
The history of the Serre is strongly linked to the Peccioli Farm, which from the 15th century onwards, thanks to…
Pisa | Murale Galileo by Kobra
Vicino al murale “Tuttomondo” sulla parete della Chiesa di S. Antonio, opera di Keith Haring, si trova il murale dedicato a…
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…
San Giuliano Terme, Agnano | “Monticello” Cave
Not everyone knows the caves or ravines of the Pisan Mounti, important from a geologic or speleologic point of view,…
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,…
Cascina, Santo Stefano a Macerata | Virgo Center
Virgo is one of three observatories in the world capable of detecting gravitational waves. The gravitational wave detector, how it…
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…
Palaia | San Gervasio
It is an ancient castle transformed over two centuries ago into a farm village where traces of the past are…
San Miniato | Bishop’s Seminary Palace
Architectural interventions between the 17th and 18th centuries transformed the medieval face of San Miniato into a modern, contemporary setting.…
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…
Buti | Parich Church of San Giovanni
The Parish Church of San Giovanni Battista is located in Piazza Martiri della Libertà, in Buti. In the Middle Ages,…
Volterra | Eco-Museum of Alabaster
The Eco-Museum of alabaster is an environmental route that leads from the museum points of Castellina Marittima and Santa Luce…
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…
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…
Terricciola | The Abbey of Morrona
Count Ugone, a rich and powerful landowner, founded the Abbey or Abbey of Morrona near Terricciola in 1089. His land…
Orciano Pisano | Church of San Michele Arcangelo
In Orciano Pisano, the least populated municipality in the Terre di Pisa, stands a small church that the distracted traveller…
Volterra | Museum of Sacred Art
The Museum of Sacred Art, housed in the Church of Sant’Agostino, (Piazza XX settembre) displays a splendid collection of works…
Migliarino Pisano | Chiesa of San Ranieri
History and Architecture of the Church of San Ranieri The current church, dedicated to the patron saint of Pisa, San…
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…
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 | Montemagno
Montemagno is a cozy village of early medieval origin nestling amidst the olive groves of Monte Pisano, where narrow streets…
San Miniato | The “Via Angelica”
On Piazza del Popolo, to the left of the Church of San Domenico, a small wrought iron door transports 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 | Miracles Square – Cemetery (Campo Santo)
The cemetery of Pisa Cathedral – begun in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone – is the last of the monumental…
Pisa | The Jewish Cemetery
Outside the Medieval walls behind Piazza dei Miracoli, the Jewish cemetery has hosted the burials of the Jews of Pisa…
Peccioli | Church and Bell Tower of San Verano
The Bell Tower was built in 1885 by the architect Luigi Bellincioni, author of seven other bell towers in Valdera…
Museum of the historical traditions of Pisa
The museum space at Palazzo Gambacorti presents a provisional layout specifically dedicated to the challenge of the Gioco del Ponte,…
Pisa | University Museum of Scientific Instruments
The museum includes scientific instruments of physics and astronomy from the 18th, 19th and the first half of the 20th…
Pisa | Diocesan Historical Archive and Library
The first nucleus of the diocesan historical archive is the archiepiscopal archive, which brings together the documentation produced by the…
Pisa | Graphics Art Museum
The Museum is one of the most important public collections of contemporary graphics A public collection of contemporary graphics without…
Pisa | The Jewish Synagogue
In the historic center, near the Verdi Theater and the deconsecrated church of Sant’Andrea, we find the Synagogue, opened for…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | The “amaretto” cake
It is true that the history of Santa Croce sull’Arno is closely linked to its tanneries, but it is also…
Volterra | The Roman Theatre
The Roman Theater of Volterra is one of the most beautiful and best preserved in Italy. It is in the archaeological…
Marina di Pisa, Retoni at Boccadarno
A few kilometres from Pisa and the central Piazza dei Miracoli, towards the sea, we find small palafittes that could…