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 | Galgalandi Mill
The Gangalandi mill in Calci is in the private Gangalandi street, near the footbridge crossing the Zambra stream, on the…
Fauglia | The Villas and the Macchiaioli Movement
The link between the Fauglia area and its villas has roots that are lost in past centuries. Starting in the…
Pisa | University Museum System
Since 1543, the University of Pisa has built an extraordinary heritage consisting of collections that narrate the most important stages…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | Staffoli
Staffoli is the only hamlet in the municipality of Santa Croce sull’Arno. The small village near Cerbaie was first mentioned…
Pisa | Palazzo Reale National Museum
Palazzo Reale has been over the centuries the residence of three dynasties in Pisa: Medici, Lorraine and Savoy. Historical and…
Calci | Montemagno
Montemagno is a cozy village of early medieval origin nestling amidst the olive groves of Monte Pisano, where narrow streets…
Pisa | Teatro Verdi
The Theatre dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi is the main theatrical space in Pisa, as well as one of the most…
Calcinaia | The Museum of Ceramics
The Museum of Ceramics of Calcinaia, dedicated to the memory of Lodovico Coccapani and housed in the premises of an…
Church of “Madonna delle Serre” | Peccioli
The Church of the Madonna delle Serre, located in the picturesque countryside of Peccioli, is a place of worship that…
Chianni | Ghiaccione waterfalls
The Ghiaccione Falls are a true piece of paradise, sought after for their cool climate even in high summer (if…
Buti | Ferrata S.Antone (climbing)
The Via Ferrata (Climbing) Sant’Antone runs along a group of rocks outcropping of Monte Serra (m 917), the highest peak…
Capannoli, Church of San Bartolomeo
The Church of St Bartholomew in Capannoli, dedicated to the patron saint of the village – celebrated on 24 August…
Pontedera, La Rotta | The Brickmaker Museum
The history of the small museum of brickmakers is closely linked to the manufacture of bricks and the furnaces that…
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…
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…
Pisa | The Sapienza Palace
The Sapienza Palace in Pisa houses the seat of the Faculty of Law and the University Library. The origins and…
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…
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.…
San Miniato | Museum of the War Memory
The Museum, the most recent of the museum system of San Miniato, is dedicated to the memory of the Second…
Vicopisano | Cucigliana and Lugnano
Probably of Roman origin, Cucigliana is first mentioned in 9th-century bishop’s documents. In the village there is a medieval bell…
Fauglia | LARP Historical Park Signoria di Montalto
A medieval-themed historical park set between the 10th and 13th centuries for re-enactments and LARPing. Reconstruction of the ancient village…
Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Regional Park – UNESCO “Tuscan Coastal Forests” Biosphere Reserve
The park’s importance is recognized internationally: since 2004, it has been part of the UNESCO “Tuscan Coastal Forests” Biosphere Reserve,…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Leaning Tower
On the 9th of August 1173 the foundation works of what was the bell tower of the Cathedral began, but…
Pisa | Egyptology Collections – Pisa University
The Egyptological Collections of the University of Pisa represent a point of reference for scholars and enthusiasts of archaeology and…
San Miniato | Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The Cathedral of San Miniato, or the Cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta and San Genesio (XII century), overlooks the…
Vicopisano | Church of the Via Crucis
The small church of Maria Addolorata or, as it is better known, of the Via Crucis is one of the…
Peccioli | Libbiano
Libbiano is a small agricultural village located on a rise at the confluence of the Rio Melagio and Rio Polonia.…
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…
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…
San Miniato | Cigoli and Sanctuary Madonna dei Bimbi
Cigoli is an ancient castle long disputed between Pisa and Florence, on a hill overlooking the Valdarno plain. In 1335,…
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…
Pontedera | Montecastello
The ancient and picturesque village of Montecastello stands on top of a hill between the Chiecina stream and the Era…
Calcinaia | Chapel of santo Stefano in Sardina
The name ‘Sardina’ is attested as far back as the 15th century: the present chapel is dedicated to Saint Stephen…
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…
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…
Buti | Castel Tonini
Castel Tonini is the fortification that dominates and protected the ancient village of Buti and is still the gateway to…