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.
Palaia | Alica
It is a small castle with villa and farm that belonged to the Carthusian monks of Calci in the 18th…
Palaia | Parish Church of San Martino
The brick building alternates Romanesque and Gothic features, even though it was restored in the 19th century. The architecture The…
Palaia | Toiano and Villa Saletta: ghost villages
Toiano Its origins date back to the Middle Ages, when it was a castle disputed between Lucca, Pisa and Florence.…
Palaia | San Gervasio
It is an ancient castle transformed over two centuries ago into a farm village where traces of the past are…
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 Miniato, The Truffle of the San Miniato Hills
The hills from San Miniato are the perfect ecosystem for the growth of the white truffle. This area, includes also…
Palaia| Romanesque Church of Sant’Andrea
Tradition has it that the church of 1201 was built on a pre-existing temple dedicated to the god Saturn. This…
Palaia | Forcoli
Forcoli is the most important hamlet in the municipality of Palaia, a very lively and active locality due to the…
Palaia, Montefoscoli | Museum of Agriculture
The Museum is set up in a medieval house later converted into a farm, in the heart of the cozy…
Palaia | The hamlet of Montefoscoli
Montefoscoli is one of the hamlets of Palaia, from which it is about 4 km away. From the Griffi family…