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.
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,…
Pisa | Giardino Scotto – Scotto Garden
The Scotto Garden, also called Cittadella Nuova, is a fortress located in Pisa in Lungarno Fibonacci. The construction, with the…
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.…
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.…
Pisa, Marina di Pisa | Pineto Adventure Park
The Pineto Adventure Park in Marina di Pisa is set in a beautiful woodland setting just a few steps from…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | Church of Santa Cristiana
The church was built on the site of a pre-existing 13th-century oratory dedicated to St Jacopo. Its current appearance is…
Marina di Pisa, Church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
The Church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice is in Marina di Pisa, in the square of the same name. Similarities with…
San Giuliano Terme | Church of the Madonna dell’Acqua
The hamlet of Madonna dell’Acqua is located close to the city of Pisa, between the Via Pietrasantina (where there is…
Volterra | The “Maschio Tower”, Medici Fortress
The imposing Fortezza Medicea, which dominates Volterra and characterises its skyline, was built in 1474, two years after the city…
Chianni | The Pescaia Spring and the hydraulic mills
Dating back perhaps to the 17th century and remodelled over the centuries, the Pescaia Spring still preserves the classic brick archway…
Pisa, Riglione | Church of Saints Ippolito and Cassiano
The church of Saints Ippolito and Cassiano, first mentioned in a document in 1119, belonged to the possessions of the…
Palaia, Montefoscoli | Minerva Medica Temple
The Temple of Minerva Medica is a historic building set in a small wood near Montefoscoli. It was built between…
San Giuliano Terme | Hermitage of Mirteto
The monastery or hermitage of Santa Maria di Mirteto dates back to the mid-12th century. The ancient structure, located 280…
Pontedera | Murale “Enrico Baj Wall”
The wall, inaugurated in 2006, is the last work of the artist Enrico Baj, founder of the “Nuclear” movement, founded…
Lorenzana | Chiesa di San Bartolomeo Apostolo
The Church of St Bartholomew the Apostle – also known as the Church of Saints Bartholomew and Christophan – can…
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…
Cascina, Zambra | Church of San Jacopo
Zambra is a village of medieval origin, although the toponym identifies it with an Etruscan origin (Zambra = Sem rhu…
San Giuliano Terme, Ripafratta | The Fortress
The Rocca di San Paolino was a medieval historical-architectural complex of strategic military importance as a Pisan outpost in the…
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,…
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…
Santa Luce | The Alabaster Eco-museum
Santa Luce is home to one of the three centres of the Alabaster Eco-museum, which also involves Castellina Marittima and…
Terricciola | Etruscan underground tombs
The hypogeum is an underground construction of historical and anthropological interest, built by man or from natural cavities. In Terricciola…
Monastery of San Francesco | San Miniato
Founded in 1211 on the site of an oratory dedicated to San Miniato, it is a grandiose complex, the result…
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,…
Cascina | San Frediano a Settimo
Although believed to be older, the church of San Frediano is documented from 1178. In 1455, it became a propositura…
Peccioli | Montecchio
Montecchio stands on a sandstone hill on the bank of the river Era, nestled in the woods of the ‘Serre’.…
Pisa | Church of San Sisto
San Sisto in Corte Vecchia is the oldest church in Pisa that has best preserved its original form. The facade…
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…
Calci and Vicopisano| The “Verruca” Fortress
The Fortress or Rocca della Verruca (537 metres) dominates the plain crossed by the river Arno. The Eye of the…
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…
Fauglia | San Regolo
San Regolo had a past linked to the wars between Pisa and Florence. Its castle was in fact a military…
Volterra | Etruscan Museum “Guarnacci”
Founded in the mid-18th century thanks to a donation by the noble abbot Mario Guarnacci, it has been housed in…
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…
Montopoli in Valdarno | The old castle
Montopoli in val d’Arno’s tower and arch are related to Castruccio Castracani, who is said to having been hurt during…
Santa Luce| Lake Nature Reserve
Between the Pisan hills and the sea on the coast lies Lake Santa Luce, an artificial reservoir created in the…
Pisa | Church S. Pietro in Vinculis or S. Pierino
In Pisa is known as the Church of San Pierino, as well as the adjacent square (Piazza Cairoli) is known…