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.
Pomarance | Baths San Michele alle Formiche
The Baths (Bagni) of San Michele alle Formiche are located in Valdicecina, near Pomarance and just over half an hour’s…
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.…
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…
Ponsacco | Museum of Wood
The current site of the Wood Museum is located at Corso Matteotti 35 in the centre of Ponsacco. It is…
Calcinaia | The Lucca – Pontedera railway bridge
The Lucca – Pontedera railway was supposed to be the first section of the longer line to Saline di Volterra,…
Pisa | Diocesan Historical Archive and Library
The first nucleus of the diocesan historical archive is the archiepiscopal archive, which brings together the documentation produced by the…
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.…
Peccioli | Cedri
About 10 km from Peccioli, Cedri stands on a hillock bordered by the Isola and Roglio streams. Its origins date…
Palaia | Alica
It is a small castle with villa and farm that belonged to the Carthusian monks of Calci in the 18th…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Museum of the Sinopie
This is the only collection in the world where the true genius and ability of the artist is revealed. What…
Capannoli | Villa Masi e Villa Orlandini
The current appearance of Villa Masi is the result of a renovation in the second half of the eighteenth century…
San Miniato | Museum of the Town Hall
The Museum located inside Town Hall of San Miniato, which dates back to the early 14th century, as the residence…
Cascina | San Casciano
The origins of San Casciano date back to 11th-century documents, which indicated the presence of a castle near the parish…
The Black Christ Statue in the Church of S.Andrea | Monteverdi Marittimo
This splendid wooden statuette, a masterpiece by the Sienese artist Francesco Valdambrino, dates from the early 1400s. Valdambrino worked in…
San Miniato | The Fortress of Frederick
The symbol of San Miniato is the Fortress of Frederick the Second, built on the highest point of the city…
Calcinaia | The Upezzinghi Tower
The Torre Grande of Calcinaia, known as the “Torre degli Upezzinghi“, represents the oldest evidence of the ancient castle settlement,…
Capannoli | Museums of Villa Baciocchi
The Museums of Villa Baciocchi consist of the Archeological Museum, the Zoological Museum and the Botanical Park. It hosts in…
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…
Volterra | Pinacoteca Civica (Art Gallery)
The Pinacoteca Civica (Civic Art Gallery) is housed in the prestigious Palazzo Minucci Solaini.Its origins date back to 1842, when…
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 Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
Pisa | Museum of Italian Parachutists
The Museum of Italian Parachutists was originally born as a “Sala Ricordi”, in 1971, inside the Caserma “Vannucci” in Livorno.…
Buti | Cascine of Buti
Cascine of Buti in past centuries was a borderland between Pisa and Lucca. However, nothing remains of the ancient fortification…
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 | Museum of the Ancient Ships
In 1998 during works near the Pisa San Rossore train station, an impressive series of shipwrecks emerged in an exceptional…
Pomarance | Bread of Montegemoli
What makes the Tuscan diet unique is its secular consumption of unsalted bread. Simple bread with a rustic appearance, crunchy…
Pisa | The Library of the Scuola Normale Superiore
The Library of the Scuola Normale Superiore aims to preserve, protect, develop, and enhance the School’s bibliographic heritage, updating and…
Castelfranco di Sotto | Montefalcone Reserve
The Montefalcone Natural Reserve represents the area of greatest environmental interest in the Cerbaie Hills, in the lower Valdarno between…
Cascina, San Casciano | Parish Church S.Cassiano
The beautiful Pieve dei Santi Ippolito e Cassiano is located in the hamlet of San Casciano, along the banks of…
Pisa, Palazzo della Carovana – Scuola Normale Superiore
Home to the Scuola Normale Superiore since 1846, it is one of the city’s most famous historic buildings. Formerly the…
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…
San Giuliano Terme | Agnano, Villa Tadini
The hamlet of Agnano at the foot of Monte Pisano, apparently inhabited since prehistoric times and certainly in Roman times,…
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…
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…
Capannoli, Church of San Bartolomeo
The Church of St Bartholomew in Capannoli, dedicated to the patron saint of the village – celebrated on 24 August…
Pisa | San Rossore Estate
The San Rossore Estate was owned by the King of Italy, then from 1956 to 1999 by the President of…