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 | San Gervasio
It is an ancient castle transformed over two centuries ago into a farm village where traces of the past are…
Chianni | Underground Church of SS Annunziata
Not to be missed in Chianni is the underground church of the Compagnia della SS. Annunziata, established by the inhabitants,…
Volterra | The Roman Theatre
The Roman Theater of Volterra is one of the most beautiful and best preserved in Italy. It is in the archaeological…
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…
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…
Volterra | House Museum Raffaello Consortini
In front of the large lawn of the Church of San Giusto, just outside the walls of the historic centre,…
Terricciola | Sanctuary Madonna di Monterosso
On the road from Terricciola to Chianni we find the Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the ‘Madonna…
Pisa | Tower House of Conte Ugolino
The museum space “Tower of Count Ugolino” is located inside the Palazzo dell’Orologio in Piazza dei Cavalieri. The visitor is…
Volterra | The Alabaster stone
Alabaster is a chalky rock originated from the sedimentation of large amounts of calcium sulphate in seawater. These deposits accumulated…
Capannoli | Camper van area and cycling path
The camper van area is located near the stadium of Capannoli, at the end of Via Berlinguer. The area has…
Volterra | Etruscan Museum “Guarnacci”
Founded in the mid-18th century thanks to a donation by the noble abbot Mario Guarnacci, it has been housed in…
Castelfranco di Sotto | The “Cerbaie” Hills
The Cerbaie is a hill system of modest altitude (max 117 m) located between the Valdarno and the paduli (marshes)…
Santa Luce, Pomaia | Buddhist Institute
Since 1976, the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Pomaia has been the most important Buddhist centre in Italy and one…
Peccioli | “Pecciolo” Adventure Park
It is a urban adventure park, a unique artificial structure that is located in the garden of Caffè Haus, not…
San Giuliano Terme | Bagni di Pisa SPA
Bagni di Pisa are in San Giuliano Terme, at the foot of Monte Pisano between Lucca and Pisa. Spas for…
Fauglia | Poggio alla Farnia, former Pirandello Study Centre
North of Fauglia is Poggio alla Farnia, characterised by the presence of several residential villas and farms, thanks to its…
Casciana Terme Lari | The cherry of Lari
The red of the cherry is indissolubly rooted in Lari, where for over half a century the harvest has been…
Pisa | University Museum of Pathological Anatomy
The Museum of Pathological Anatomy was founded around 1870 as a collection of anatomical pieces of pathological and educational interest…
Casciana Terme| Ceppato
The village of Ceppato perched between Parlascio and Sant’Ermo is still characterised by the presence of tower-houses from the 13th…
Pisa | Caffè dell’Ussero and Lumière Cinema
On the Lungarno Pacinotti, it is impossible not to notice one of the most characteristic buildings: Palazzo Agostini Venerosi della…
Montopoli | Church of the Madonna del Soccorso
The church is located on the outskirts of the old town, near the crossroads towards Costa del Bagno. It was…
Montecatini VDC | Belforti Tower
28 meters high and divided into five floors, the Tower Belforti is a construction with a quadrangular base, whose lower…
Castellina Marittima | Ecomuseum of alabaster
In Castellina Marittima, at the former palace work “Massimino Carrai” is the Museum showing the historical-productive aspects of the activity…
Lajatico | Church of San Leonardo
The Church of San Leonardo, built in the 13th century as a parish church and transformed in the mid-19th century…
Calcinaia | The Medici Trabocco in Fornacette
In certain periods of the year, the Arno poses a threatening danger to its plain. In centuries past, to protect…
Pisa | “Tuttomondo 1989” by Keith Haring
Keith Haring left the last trace of his art in Pisa in 1989: 180 square meters of the “Tuttomondo mural”…
Pisa | The tomb of the Etruscan Prince
It is the oldest monument in Pisa, outside the city, a sepulchral complex centred on the tomb of a “noble”…
Pisa | Museum of Computing Machines
The Museum of Computing Instruments exhibits the most significant pieces from a rich collection of machines related to the history…
Pisa | Sant’Agata Chapel
The Chapel of Sant’Agata is located in Pisa, at the back of the Church of San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno.…
Pisa | San Rossore Estate
The San Rossore Estate was owned by the King of Italy, then from 1956 to 1999 by the President of…
Chianni | Church of San Donato
The oldest and best known church in Chianni is certainly the Church of San Donato, first mentioned in 1275 in…
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…
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 – Cemetery (Campo Santo)
The cemetery of Pisa Cathedral – begun in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone – is the last of the monumental…
Cascina | San Giorgio a Bibbiano
The church of San Giorgio in Bibbiano has early medieval origins, although it is only attested from 1217. The term…
Pisa | Church of San Nicola
The church of S. Nicola, documented in 1097 as a dependency of the Monastery of S. Michele della Verruca (now…