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.
Pisa | The “cecìna” – street food
In Liguria they call it farinata, in Massa and Carrara it becomes ‘Calda, calda’ (hot, hot), in Livorno a more…
Peccioli | The Serre Estate
The history of the Serre is strongly linked to the Peccioli Farm, which from the 15th century onwards, thanks to…
San Giuliano Terme. Asciano | The Medici Aqueduct
The Medici Aqueduct stretches itself in the Valle delle Fonti , which takes its name from the many spring waters…
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…
Crespina Lorenzana | Hamlet of Tremoleto
The hamlet of Tremoleto is located between Lorenzana and Fauglia along the road to Collealberti. Its curious name probably derives…
San Miniato | The Fortress of Frederick
The symbol of San Miniato is the Fortress of Frederick the Second, built on the highest point of the city…
Santa Maria a Monte | Montecalvoli
The village of Montecalvoli (Santa Maria a Monte) is located on the southern end of the Cerbaie hills, almost overlooking…
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…
Vecchiano | Migliarino Pisano
Migliarino Pisano is an important fraction of the municipality of Vecchiano. Much of its territory is included in the San…
San Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
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…
San Miniato | Church of San Martino – deconsecrated
The Monastery and Church of SS Annunziata, known as San Martino, is located near the Porta di Faognana. It was…
Capannoli, The Wind Phone
There is a thread linking Japan to Capannoli, a pretty village in the heart of the Terre di Pisa. Or…
The ceramics tradition in the Terre di Pisa
The civilisation of ceramics in the Pisa province is linked to two millennia of craftsmanship tradition that, with more or…
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…
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…
Fauglia | Alvaro Marioni Museum
Alvaro Marioni (1911-1999) was born in Fauglia. From a very young age, he nurtured a passion for painting by frequenting…
Pisa | Church of San Michele degli Scalzi
There are records of a Church dedicated to S. Michele from the year 1025, but it was rebuilt with the…
San Giuliano Terme | Agnano, Villa Tadini
The hamlet of Agnano at the foot of Monte Pisano, apparently inhabited since prehistoric times and certainly in Roman times,…
Museum of “Morelli Pasta Factory”
The museum is located in front of the Antico pastificio Morelli, which has been producing pasta since 1860. It is…
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…
Castelfranco di Sotto | Montefalcone Reserve
The Montefalcone Natural Reserve represents the area of greatest environmental interest in the Cerbaie Hills, in the lower Valdarno between…
Nature Reserve of Monterufoli Caselli
The reserve is in the heart of the Metalliferous Hills, covers an area of almost 5,000 hectares and is recognized…
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 | Bagni di Pisa SPA
Bagni di Pisa are in San Giuliano Terme, at the foot of Monte Pisano between Lucca and Pisa. Spas for…
Volterra | Palazzo Viti Museum
Built at the end of the 16th century by the Volterra nobleman Attilio Incontri, it was purchased in 1850 by…
Santa Luce, Pomaia | Buddhist Institute
Since 1976, the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Pomaia has been the most important Buddhist centre in Italy and one…
Pisa | Church of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
The construction of a church dedicated to the Order of the Knights of Santo Stefano, founded by Cosimo I de…
Montopoli | Church of the Madonna del Soccorso
The church is located on the outskirts of the old town, near the crossroads towards Costa del Bagno. It was…
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…
Pisa, Palazzo della Canonica (Rectory Palace)
The long building of the Palazzo della Canonica occupies a large portion of the south side of Piazza dei Cavalieri.…
Volterra | The Alabaster stone
Alabaster is a chalky rock originated from the sedimentation of large amounts of calcium sulphate in seawater. These deposits accumulated…
Castelnuovo VDC, Sasso Pisano | Biolago
The Biolago, at the foot of the charming medieval village of Sasso Pisano, consists of a calidarium with water at…
Ponsacco | Church of San Frediano in Camugliano
The small church of San Frediano is located in Camugliano, a fraction of Ponsacco. The construction This is a parish…
Pisa | Church of St. Caterina of Alexandria
The beautiful church of St Catherine of Alexandria is located in Pisa and is an example of the Pisan-Romanesque style.…
The Black Christ Statue in the Church of S.Andrea | Monteverdi Marittimo
This splendid wooden statuette, a masterpiece by the Sienese artist Francesco Valdambrino, dates from the early 1400s. Valdambrino worked in…