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.
Crespina | Villa Il Poggio
The villa was built in the late 15th century by the noble Pisan Lanfranchi family as a hunting lodge, as…
Casciana Terme Lari | Lavaiano
Lavaiano is a hamlet between Lari and Ponsacco. It was once divided into two hamlets, Lavajano vecchio and nuova, which…
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…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Baptistry (Battistero)
The Baptistery of San Giovanni is one of the monuments of Piazza dei Miracoli, in Pisa. It is located in…
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,…
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 Giuliano Terme | Arena Metato, Villa Medicea
The village consists of the inhabited hamlets of Arena and Metato, formerly the site of a castle on the border…
Pisa | Public baths, former day hotel Cobianchi
In 1925, the entrepreneur Cobianchi built an underground day hotel under the Logge di Banchi. During excavations, a treasure trove…
Pisa | The “cecìna” – street food
In Liguria they call it farinata, in Massa and Carrara it becomes ‘Calda, calda’ (hot, hot), in Livorno a more…
Capannoli | Aero Club Pisa
The Aero Club of Pisa Federico Citi is a grass airfield of 670 meters near Capannoli, not far from Pontedera.…
Calci | Tenuta e Spuntone di Santallago
The private estate of Santallago at the top of the road from Calci to Monte Serra extends over a plateau…
Calci | Hermitage of San Bernardo or Costa d’Acqua
The hermitage is located in Val Graziosa, near Calci on Mount Pisano, where in the Middle Ages several hermits or…
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…
San Giuliano T.| Rigoli and Pugnano Parish churches
In San Giuliano Terme, respectively in the hamlets of Rigoli and Pugnano, we find two beautiful Romanesque Parish churches. The…
Lari | Church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Leonardo
The church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Leonardo is located in the historical centre of Lari, under the Castello…
Castelnuovo VDC | Sasso Pisano “Geysers”
Entering the Fumarole Park means taking a walk in a surreal scenery, among small geysers. We are here below the…
The ceramics tradition in the Terre di Pisa
The civilisation of ceramics in the Pisa province is linked to two millennia of craftsmanship tradition that, with more or…
Pisa, Tirrenia | Aquapark “Sunlight”
The AcquaPark “Sunlight” is the multi aquatic park of Tirrenia. It is immersed in the pine forest and a stone’s…
San Miniato | Church of San Domenico
With its ‘unfinished’ façade, the Church of San Domenico is one of the most recognisable and iconic in San Miniato.…
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…
Buti | Ferrata S.Antone (climbing)
The Via Ferrata Sant’Antone runs along a group of rocks outcropping of Monte Serra (m 917), the highest peak of…
Peccioli | Montelopio
The first mention of Montelpio dates back to 1356 in an ecclesiastical deed where reference is made to a church…
Lajatico | The Fortress of Pietracassia
The Fortress of Pietracassia represents a formidable example of early medieval architecture, among the first Lombard fortifications built in Tuscany…
San Miniato | The “Mignola” Olive Oil
Mignola is a rare variety, indigenous to the Italian region of Marche. In Tuscany it can be found in very…
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 | The State Archives
The State Archives of Pisa on the riversides at Palazzo Toscanelli, was instituted on February 22, 1860 by the Provisional Government…
San Miniato | Grifoni Palace
In the western part of the historical centre of San Miniato is Palazzo Grifoni. It was built by Ugolino Grifoni,…
Cascina | San Lorenzo a Pagnatico
In the hamlet of San Lorenzo a Pagnatico is the church of San Pietro, first mentioned in 1134 and probably…
The Wind Phone in Capannoli
There is a thread linking Japan to Capannoli, a pretty village in the heart of the Terre di Pisa. Or…
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 | Rivalto
Rivalto is the only hamlet in the municipality of Chianni, lying between the Rio Maggiore stream and the source of…
Chianni | Ghiaccione waterfalls
The Ghiaccione Falls are a true piece of paradise, sought after for their cool climate even in high summer (if…
Pisa |University Gipsoteque Ancient Art
The collection of the Gipsoteca of Ancient Art, among the first in Italy (1887), composed of plaster casts made for…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Leaning Tower
On the 9th of August 1173 the foundation works of what was the bell tower of the Cathedral began, but…
Castelfranco di S. | Galleno, Orentano and Villa Campanile
Orentano is the second largest center in the municipality of Castelfranco di Sotto by population. With the black plague of…
San Miniato | “Euteleti” Academy, Napoleon Mask
The Accademia degli Euteleti, or rather the “men of good will” who intend to spread culture in the world through…