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.
Casciana Terme Lari | Teatro Verdi of Casciana
The theatre complex in Casciana Terme dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi, is historically one of the most important recreational and cultural venues…
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…
Church of St. John the Baptist
The parish of Saints John the Baptist and Peter the Apostle in Calcinaia, already documented in the year 883, 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…
Santa Maria a Monte | The “patata Tosca”
The Santa Maria a Monte potato is an early potato of excellent quality. Also called the Tosca, in memory of…
Capannoli | Camper van area and cycling path
The camper van area is located near the stadium of Capannoli, at the end of Via Berlinguer. The area has…
Fauglia | Poggio alla Farnia, former Pirandello Study Centre
North of Fauglia is Poggio alla Farnia, characterised by the presence of several residential villas and farms, thanks to its…
Pomarance, S.Dalmazio | The “Sillana” Fortress
The current appearance is the result of multiple renovations made over the centuries, to adapt the original stronghold (11th -12th…
Pisa | Church of Santa Maria dei Galletti
The origins of the church are unknown. For many years, it had been identified with the medieval church of San…
Pisa | Torre Guelfa (Guelph Tower)
The first records of the Pisan arsenal date back to the early 13th century when, outside the western side of…
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…
Bientina | “Bosco Tanali “Nature Reserve
The Bosco Tanali reserve occupies 150 hectares of woods and reeds on the western side of the Padule (marsh) di…
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…
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…
Volterra | Baptistry of San Giovanni
The Baptistery was built in the 13th century, although some architectural and decorative elements would date it to an earlier…
Pontedera | Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix
The Sanctuary is located in today’s Piazza Curtatone, close to Palazzo Pretorio. Its construction dates back to the 13th century,…
San Giuliano Terme | Molina di Quosa
Molina di Quosa is a small village in the San Giuliano Terme area. The village inhabited since prehistoric times Apparently,…
Cascina | Marciana and Marcianella
The name Marciana derives from the Latin Marcius, while the first document attesting to the existence of the two villages…
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…
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,…
Santa Luce | “Pasta” of the Pisan Hills
Santa Luce has been a land of pasta for half a century. Over time Crespina Lorenzana, Castellina Marittima, Fauglia and…
Castelfranco di Sotto | Collegiate Church of St Peter
The Church is located in the historic center, with the facade on Via Cavour and the right side on Piazza…
Lajatico | Church of San Leonardo
The Church of San Leonardo, built in the 13th century as a parish church and transformed in the mid-19th century…
Pisa | San Rossore Estate
The San Rossore Estate was owned by the King of Italy, then from 1956 to 1999 by the President of…
Terricciola | Soiana
The name apparently derives from a Roman commander, ‘Scianus’, who is said to have camped here. In the Middle Ages,…
Ponsacco | Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
The ancient church, which already existed in 1374, has come down to us after various reconstructions and reconstructions, the last…
Pontedera | Piaggio Museum (Vespa)
The Piaggio Museum is the largest Italian museum dedicated to the motorcycle and one of the largest in Europe. Vespa, models…
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,…
Palaia | Alica
It is a small castle with villa and farm that belonged to the Carthusian monks of Calci in the 18th…
San Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
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…
Pisa | University Museum of Human Anatomy
In addition to about 3400 preparations and 1300 anatomical models used by the professors of the Faculty of Medicine for…
Palaia | San Gervasio
It is an ancient castle transformed over two centuries ago into a farm village where traces of the past are…
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…
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…
Volterra, Salt mine Locatelli | Saline Volterra
The salt mines of Volterra have been cultivated since the time of the Etruscans, and have always been considered an…