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.
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…
Montopoli in Valdarno | Marti
Marti si trova in cima ad una collina tra i torrenti Chiecina e Ricavo. Il suo nome pare derivare da…
Cascina, Montione | Abbey of San Savino
The abbey of San Savino, between Pisa and Cascina, is a rare example of a fortified religious settlement. Of Lombard…
Nature Reserve of Monterufoli Caselli
The reserve is in the heart of the Metalliferous Hills, covers an area of almost 5,000 hectares and is recognized…
Pomarance-Volterra | The Berignone Reserve
The Nature Reserve of Berignone covers an area of over 2000 hectares, recognized at European level as a Special Area…
Montopoli Valdarno, San Romano | Sanctuary
The present Sanctuary was built on the site of the ancient church of Santa Maria a Valiana, where an image…
San Giuliano Terme | The Kaffeehaus
Behind the Bagni di Pisa spa structure, on top of a hill stands a portico of ten high arches, open…
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…
Crespina Lorenzana | Cenaia and the vines
The name Cenaia seems to derive from the Latin caenum ‘mud’ and Cenaja or Cenaria would have indicated the marshy…
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…
Vicopisano | S. Giovanni alla Vena, Oratorio del Castellare
The town of San Giovanni alla Vena, 3 km from Vicopisano, takes its name from an alleged gold vein mentioned…
Capannoli – Santo Pietro Belvedere
Santo Pietro Belvedere, the only hamlet in the municipality of Capannoli, stands on a hill whose highest point is the…
Orciano Pisano | Church of San Michele Arcangelo
In Orciano Pisano, the least populated municipality in the Terre di Pisa, stands a small church that the distracted traveller…
Vicopisano | The Brunelleschi Fortress
The Fortress of Vicopisano: Brunelleschi’s project After the conquest of Vicopisano in 1406 under Florence, the Medici commissioned the famous…
Peccioli | Archeological Museum
The Museum houses the numerous finds from the Etruscan archaeological site of Ortaglia, a few kilometres from Peccioli. It is…
Buti | Castel Tonini
Castel Tonini is the fortification that dominates and protected the ancient village of Buti and is still the gateway to…
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 | National Museum of San Matteo
The National Museum of San Matteo is the most important museum of painting and sculpture of Pisa with real masterpieces…
Peccioli | Cedri
About 10 km from Peccioli, Cedri stands on a hillock bordered by the Isola and Roglio streams. Its origins date…
Vecchiano | Filettole
Filettole is the hamlet in the municipality of Vecchiano that still has a historic core with a building pattern and…
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…
Santa Maria a Monte | Astronomic Observatory
The observatory, run by the Isaac Newton Association, has an environmental laboratory and a large garden equipped for astronomy with…
Pisa, Tirrenia | Oasis WWF Sandy Dunes
The WWF Oasis Dune di Tirrenia was born in 1997, in collaboration with the San Rossore Park, in an area…
Vicopisano | Uliveto Terme
Uliveto Terme is located in a particularly picturesque setting, between the sheer walls of Monte Pisano and a bend in…
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…
Crespina | Villa Il Poggio
The villa was built in the late 15th century by the noble Pisan Lanfranchi family as a hunting lodge, as…
San Miniato | Church of San Martino – deconsecrated
The Monastery and Church of SS Annunziata, known as San Martino, is located near the Porta di Faognana. It was…
Pisa | Church of St. Caterina of Alexandria
The beautiful church of St Catherine of Alexandria is located in Pisa and is an example of the Pisan-Romanesque style.…
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…
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,.…
Crespina | “Carlo Pepi” Art Collection
The Carlo Pepi Collection, about 15,000 works of contemporary art, is shown in two beautiful villas in Crespina: one in…
Peccioli, Legoli | Triangolo Verde (Green Triangle)
The Triangolo Verde (Green Triangle) is a container, a balcony overlooking the waste treatment and disposal plant. An urban regeneration…
Fauglia | Alvaro Marioni Museum
Alvaro Marioni (1911-1999) was born in Fauglia. From a very young age, he nurtured a passion for painting by frequenting…
Terricciola | Church of San Donato
The Church of San Donato, one of the historical and artistic symbols of Terricciola, is located in the highest part…
Chianni | Ghiaccione waterfalls
The Ghiaccione Falls are a true piece of paradise, sought after for their cool climate even in high summer (if…
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…