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.
Vicopisano and the Medieval tower houses
Vicopisano lies on a hill at the eastern foot of the Pisan Mountains, on the border between Pisa and Lucca,.…
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…
Capannoli, Church of San Bartolomeo
The Church of St Bartholomew in Capannoli, dedicated to the patron saint of the village – celebrated on 24 August…
Santa Luce | lavender fields in Pieve di S.Luce
The lavender fields in Pieve di Santa Luce have quickly attracted the curiosity of travellers, turning this area into a…
Casciana Terme| Ceppato
The village of Ceppato perched between Parlascio and Sant’Ermo is still characterised by the presence of tower-houses from the 13th…
Pisa | The Roman Baths
It is the only Roman monument preserved in Pisa. In the Middle Ages it was erroneously called Terme di Nerone,…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | The “amaretto” cake
It is true that the history of Santa Croce sull’Arno is closely linked to its tanneries, but it is also…
Buti | Church of San Francesco
The Church of San Francesco, one of the largest in Buti, was built between the 13th and 14th centuries, although…
Castelnuovo VDC, Montecastelli P| Museum
The Museum of Rural Life of Montecastelli Pisano was born in 1985 with the aim of documenting the agricultural and…
Fauglia | Luciana
Like Fauglia, Luciana was also submerged by the sea in the Pleistocene. Numerous shell fossils have been found, including sperm…
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…
Vecchiano | Church of Sant’Alessandro
The church of Sant’Alessandro stands in the centre of Vecchiano. Also called Sant’Alessandro a Vecchiano maggiore, to distinguish it from…
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…
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…
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 | Hermitage of San Bernardo or Costa d’Acqua
The hermitage lies in Val Graziosa, where in the Middle Ages several hermits or small communities of monks arose, living…
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 | Church of Saint Apollonia
The Church of Sant’Apollonia is located in the heart of Pisa, in the homonymous street. Its origins date back to…
Casciana Terme | Churches of Assunta and S. Martino
The existence of a church dedicated to St Mary is already mentioned in documents from the year 840, regarding a…
Santa Maria a Monte | Medieval Cistern
The medieval Cistern, 13th century, is located inside the Municipal Library. It is accessed through an internal courtyard that leads to…
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…
San Giuliano Terme | Villa di Corliano
Villa di Corliano is one of the most prestigious Renaissance villas in Tuscany. It presents a facade decorated with graffiti…
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…
Pisa | Church of San Zeno
The abbey of San Zeno is located in Piazza San Zeno, at the north-eastern end of the center of Pisa,…
Vicopisano | Via dell’Amore
Every year on February 14, Valentine’s Day, Via del Pretorio in Vicopisano is transformed into Via dell’Amore. The RouteThe route—which…
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…
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…
Pisa | Murale Galileo by Kobra
Vicino al murale “Tuttomondo” sulla parete della Chiesa di S. Antonio, opera di Keith Haring, si trova il murale dedicato a…
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…
Ponsacco, Camugliano | Villa Medicea
The Medici Villa of Camugliano (also known as Villa Niccolini) is one of the most important estates in Tuscany. It…
Terricciola | Villa Gherardi Del Testa
Villa Gherardi Del Testa is the country residence of the noble Pisan family, built in 1660 by Friar Sebastiano Gherardi,…
San Giuliano Terme | Bagni di Pisa SPA
Bagni di Pisa are in San Giuliano Terme, at the foot of Monte Pisano between Lucca and Pisa. Spas for…
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…
Pisa | The Casino dei Nobili
The Casino dei Nobili was created in 1754 for the recreational activities of the aristocracy. Place of entertainment for the…
Casciana Terme Lari | The cherry of Lari
The red of the cherry is indissolubly rooted in Lari, where for over half a century the harvest has been…
Guardistallo | Monastery of Valserena
Valserena is a monastery of contemplative nuns of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance. Founded in 1968, it follows…