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.
San Giuliano Terme | “Torta coi bischeri” cake
Imagine a soft cream made with white rice, dark chocolate, pinenuts, candied fruit, raisins and spices in a shortcrust pastry pie. It is called the “Torta co’…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Cemetery (Campo Santo)
The cemetery of Pisa Cathedral – begun in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone – is the last of the monumental…
Capannoli, Sanctuary of the SS Annunziata
Just outside the village of Capannoli, this Sanctuary is an interesting architectural complex dating back to the 15th century. The…
Calci | Tre Colli
Tre Colli is a hamlet along the provincial road 56 up to the Monte Serra, near Castelmaggiore. Tre Colli, the…
Peccioli | Prehistoric Park
Dinosaurs were at the Prehistoric Park of Peccioli in 1997, thirteen years before the novel Jurassic Park, sixteen years before…
Montopoli in Valdarno | Church of Santa Marta
A former Benedictine monastery and girls’ boarding school founded in 1589 by a wealthy merchant from the city who gave…
Chianni | Church of the Madonna del Carmine
The church, built in 1629 on the remains of a pre-existing religious building, stands on a meadow 1 km from…
Pisa | Church of San Michele in Borgo
The church, one of the oldest in Pisa and built on a pre-existing temple dedicated to Mars, is mentioned for…
Museum of the historical traditions of Pisa
The museum space at Palazzo Gambacorti presents a provisional layout specifically dedicated to the challenge of the Gioco del Ponte,…
Santa Luce| Lake Nature Reserve
Between the Pisan hills and the sea on the coast lies Lake Santa Luce, an artificial reservoir created in the…
Montopoli in Valdarno | Civic Museum
The Museum intends to promote the cultural, artistic and architectural heritage of the area. Special attention has been given to…
MuTart / Truffle Museum of San Miniato
In the heart of San Miniato, the MuTart, Museo del Tartufo delle Colline Sanminiatesi celebrates the art and science of…
Volterra | Toscano medieval Tower House
In the historic centre you will come across many tower-houses, the dwellings of the most important families in the Middle…
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…
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…
Vicopisano | Pretorio Palace and Gaols
Palazzo Pretorio is one of the most representative buildings of medieval civil architecture along the Tuscan coast. The oldest part…
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…
Pisa | Church of San Sisto
San Sisto in Corte Vecchia is the oldest church in Pisa that has best preserved its original form. The facade…
Volterra | The Camaldolese Abbey
In addition to its monuments and numerous testimonies of art and history, Volterra offers a marvellous panorama of the hilly…
Santa Luce | Pieve di Santa Luce
Pieve di Santa Luce owes its name to the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and Sant’Angelo, one of the…
Vecchiano | The beach of Marina di Vecchiano
Marina di Vecchiano, a sandy coastline north of the Arno’s mouth, lies in the heart of the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Nature…
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…
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…
Calci | Crespignano and Lato Protected Valley
The protected area “Valle del Lato” extends within the municipality of Calci and is part of Val Graziosa. Established in…
Monteverdi Marittimo | Abbey of Canneto
Not far from Monteverdi Marittimo, here is Canneto, surrounded by walls. This village has a peculiar elliptical town planning, with…
Santa Maria a Monte | Montecalvoli
The village of Montecalvoli (Santa Maria a Monte) is located on the southern end of the Cerbaie hills, almost overlooking…
Pisa | Torre Guelfa (Guelph Tower)
The first records of the Pisan arsenal date back to the early 13th century when, outside the western side of…
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…
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…
Pisa | San Rossore Park, Migliarino,Massaciuccoli
A few kilometers from Pisa, there is an island of green and silent nature. It is the Natural Park of…
Pisa | Piazza dei Cavalieri
Piazza dei Cavalieri is one of the most sumptuous realizations of the Medici in Pisa, the result of a radical…
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…
Casciana Terme | The Love Path in Pietraia
There is a very romantic place in the Terre di Pisa and it is located in Pietraia, a small village…
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…
Peccioli | Museum of Palazzo Pretorio
Opened in 2000 as the Museum of Russian Icons, the first of its kind in Italy, the Museum of Palazzo…
Pontedera | Piazza Martiri della Libertà
The square (called ‘Piazzone‘ by the people of Pontedera) began to take shape in the second half of the 19th…