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…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Cathedral (Duomo)
The first attestation of the Cathedral dates back to 748, although archaeological excavations have identified the remains of a large…
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…
Santa Maria a Monte | Villa Medicea Le Pianore
For the construction of the villa the Grand Duke Ferdinando I Medici availed himself of the contribution of Bernardo Buontalenti,…
Santa Luce | Pieve di Santa Luce
Pieve di Santa Luce owes its name to the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and Sant’Angelo, one of the…
Vecchiano, Avane | Climbing cliff (falesia)
The Avane crag is the ‘outdoor’ climbing gym for Tuscan climbers: it can also be climbed in the middle of…
Vicopisano, Romanesque Church of San Jacopo
The Romanesque church of San Jacopo stands about 1 km from Vicopisano. It was built in the Longobard era and…
Cascina, Montione | Abbey of San Savino
The abbey of San Savino, between Pisa and Cascina, is a rare example of a fortified religious settlement. Of Lombard…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | Villa Pacchiani
The Villa Pacchiani Centre for Expressive Activities, the former private home of Geremia Pacchiani, has three floors with a garden…
Volterra | Palazzo dei Priori (the Priors Palace)
Piazza dei Priori is the centre of the medieval city, whose past splendour is witnessed by the buildings facing it,…
Crespina | “Carlo Pepi” Art Collection
The Carlo Pepi Collection, about 15,000 works of contemporary art, is shown in two beautiful villas in Crespina: one in…
Pontedera, Treggiaia | Sanctuary Madonna Ripaia
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di Ripaia was built on 7 March 1283. It is situated on a 148-metre high…
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…
Casciana Terme Lari | Oratory Madonna del Carme
The Oratory of the Madonna del Carmine stands just outside Lari, along the road to Casciana Terme. Initially dedicated to…
Santa Maria a Monte | Civic Museum
The museum is next to the Archaeological Area. On the ground floor, the room dedicated to the patron saint, the…
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…
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…
San Miniato, The Truffle of the San Miniato Hills
The hills from San Miniato are the perfect ecosystem for the growth of the white truffle. This area, includes also…
Crespina | Villa Belvedere
The locality where Villa Belvedere stands takes its name from its privileged position offering a breathtaking view of the Pisan…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Opera Duomo Museum
The museum collects and preserves masterpieces and memories from the monuments of the Piazza del Duomo, works from time to…
Pisa | The State Archives
The State Archives of Pisa on the riversides at Palazzo Toscanelli, was instituted on February 22, 1860 by the Provisional Government…
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…
Vecchiano | Castle of Avane and the Eagle Tower
The remains of castles or towers scattered across the territory represent elements of historical-architectural value and territorial organisation. Numerous are…
Buti | Oil Mill “Rossoni” and Museum of Rurality
Along the various streams (called “rio”) we come across the old oil mills, buildings designed to extract oil from olives…
Palaia | Alica
It is a small castle with villa and farm that belonged to the Carthusian monks of Calci in the 18th…
Fauglia | Church of San Lorenzo
It was later rebuilt in a more central location with a simple façade in neo-Renaissance style, punctuated by three blind…
San Giuliano Terme | “Cerratelli”Collection
The Cerratelli Foundation, housed at Villa Roncioni (near San Giuliano Terme) boasts a fantastic archive of 30.000 costumes for opera, dance,…
San Miniato | Church of the Holy Crucifix
The Church and Sanctuary of the Most Holy Crucifix was built in the early 18th century to a design by…
San Miniato, Corazzano | Parish church of San Giovanni
The hamlet of Corazzano belongs to the municipality of San Miniato, from which it is 9 km away. It is…
Castellina Marittima | the hamlet of Terriccio
The hamlet, today famous for the production of excellent wine, has remote origins dating back to Etruscan times and the…
Bientina | Etruscan Museum and of Ancient History
The Museum of Ancient History and Territory in the deconsecrated church of San Girolamo was established in 1999 in memory…
Monteverdi Marittimo | Abbey of Canneto
Not far from Monteverdi Marittimo, here is Canneto, surrounded by walls. This village has a peculiar elliptical town planning, with…
Castellina Marittima | Le Badie
The Abbey of San Salvatore and the Abbey of San Quirico were built in a setting characterised by dense woods…
Volterra | The Camaldolese Abbey
In addition to its monuments and numerous testimonies of art and history, Volterra offers a marvellous panorama of the hilly…
Castellina Marittima | Ecomuseum of alabaster
In Castellina Marittima, at the former palace work “Massimino Carrai” is the Museum showing the historical-productive aspects of the activity…
Peccioli | The colourful hamlet of Ghizzano
Ghizzano is definitely one of the most ‘Instagrammed’ places in the Terre di Pisa. It owes its fame to the…