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.
Peccioli | Museum of Palazzo Pretorio
Opened in 2000 as the Museum of Russian Icons, the first of its kind in Italy, the Museum of Palazzo…
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…
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…
Pisa | Church of Santa Maria della Spina
The Church of Santa Maria della Spina was originally called Santa Maria del Ponte Nuovo, as it was built on…
Cascina | Ripoli
The village of Ripoli is in the plain of the Arno River, but in comparison to the other hamlets in…
Vicopisano, Caprona | Tower and Parish Church
The Torre Upezzinghi, better known as the “Torre di Caprona“, is one of the most scenic locations along the Pisan…
Volterra | The Alabaster stone
Alabaster is a chalky rock originated from the sedimentation of large amounts of calcium sulphate in seawater. These deposits accumulated…
Capannoli | Villa Masi e Villa Orlandini
The current appearance of Villa Masi is the result of a renovation in the second half of the eighteenth century…
Pisa | University Public Library
The University Library of Pisa was opened to the public in 1742 in the rooms under the Specola Astronomica in…
Cascina | Oratory of St John the Baptist
The Oratory of St. John the Baptist overlooking the main street of Cascina, belongs to the adjacent complex of the…
Peccioli | Cedri
About 10 km from Peccioli, Cedri stands on a hillock bordered by the Isola and Roglio streams. Its origins date…
Palaia | Parish Church of San Martino
The brick building alternates Romanesque and Gothic features, even though it was restored in the 19th century. The architecture The…
Calci | Parish Church of San Ermolao
The church, dating from the late 11th century, was built on the initiative of Archbishop Daiberto and completed thanks to…
Casciana Terme Lari | Perignano
Probably of Roman origin, Perignano is mentioned for the first time in a document prior to the year 1000. As…
Calci | Tre Colli
Tre Colli is a hamlet along the provincial road 56 up to the Monte Serra, near Castelmaggiore. Tre Colli, 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…
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…
Il Palazzo Senza Tempo – The Timeless Palace
The palace in Peccioli was inaugurated to the public on 1 July 2021. Renovated to a design by architect Mario…
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,…
San Miniato | The “Mignola” Olive Oil
Mignola is a rare variety, indigenous to the Italian region of Marche. In Tuscany it can be found in very…
Pisa | National Museum of San Matteo
The National Museum of San Matteo is the most important museum of painting and sculpture of Pisa with real masterpieces…
Chianni | Church of the Madonna del Carmine
The church, built in 1629 on the remains of a pre-existing religious building, stands on a meadow 1 km from…
Buti | Natural Area of Serra di Sotto
The Protected Natural Area “Serra di Sotto” (A.N.P.I.L) covers an area of approximately 400 hectares and is located on the…
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…
Terricciola | Casanova
Casanova is on the road from Terricciola to Selvatelle. A former feudal castle that rebelled against Pisa in 1164 along…
MuTart / Truffle Museum of San Miniato
In the heart of San Miniato, the MuTart, Museo del Tartufo delle Colline Sanminiatesi celebrates the art and science of…
Santa Maria a Monte | Astronomic Observatory
The observatory, run by the Isaac Newton Association, has an environmental laboratory and a large garden equipped for astronomy with…
Volterra | Pinacoteca Civica (Art Gallery)
The Pinacoteca Civica (Civic Art Gallery) is housed in the prestigious Palazzo Minucci Solaini.Its origins date back to 1842, when…
Cascina | Museum of the Workers Society (wood)
Established on December 31, 1863, the Workers Society of Cascina had among its aims to contribute to the schooling and…
Pontedera | Montecastello
The ancient and picturesque village of Montecastello stands on top of a hill between the Chiecina stream and the Era…
Buti | The basket weaving tradition
Buti was famous in the past for the manufacture of baskets, a craft developed in the late 19th century thanks…
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…
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…
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…
Santa Maria a Monte | Collegiate Church of San Giovanni
The façade of the Church of St John the Apostle and Evangelist displays an important portal with two historically interesting…
Crespina | Church of San Michele Arcangelo
The parish church, built at the end of the 19th century to replace the old 8th-century church that stood at…