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.
Casciana Terme Lari | Perignano
Probably of Roman origin, Perignano is mentioned for the first time in a document prior to the year 1000. As…
Calci and Vicopisano| The “Verruca” Fortress
The Fortress or Rocca della Verruca (537 metres) dominates the plain crossed by the river Arno. The Eye of the…
Pontedera | Cathedral and Misericordia Church
Pontedera Cathedral, dedicated to Saints Jacopo and Filippo, was built in neoclassical style in the mid-19th century to a design…
Vecchiano | Filettole
Filettole is the hamlet in the municipality of Vecchiano that still has a historic core with a building pattern and…
San Giuliano Terme, Ripafratta | The Fortress
The Rocca di San Paolino was a medieval historical-architectural complex of strategic military importance as a Pisan outpost in the…
Volterra | The Pecorino Cheese DOP
Environment, experience and tradition are the essential ingredients of this cheese produced since the eighteenth century and that in 2015…
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.…
Pisa | Egyptology Collections – Pisa University
The Egyptological Collections of the University of Pisa represent a point of reference for scholars and enthusiasts of archaeology and…
Casciana Terme Lari | Oratory Madonna del Carme
The Oratory of the Madonna del Carmine is located just outside the village of Lari, along the road to Casciana…
Crespina | Villa Corsini Valdisonzi
The construction of the villa dates back to the 16th century by the Berzighelli family, then it was bought at…
Buti | Castel di Nocco
Castel di Nocco is an ancient fortified village located on the road from Buti to Vicopisano. The medieval soul of…
The Medieval Walls of Cascina
The medieval walls of Cascina surrounded the ancient town, often at the centre of wars between the Republic of Pisa…
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…
Buti | Church of Santa Maria della Neve
The Church of Santa Maria della Neve is a small jewel on the slopes of Monte Pisano, just outside the…
Casciana Terme | Churches of Assunta and S. Martino
The existence of a church dedicated to St Mary is already mentioned in documents from the year 840, regarding a…
Calcinaia | The Lucca – Pontedera railway bridge
The Lucca – Pontedera railway was supposed to be the first section of the longer line to Saline di Volterra,…
Pisa | University Public Library
The University Library of Pisa was opened to the public in 1742 in the rooms under the Specola Astronomica in…
San Miniato | Bishop’s Seminary Palace
Architectural interventions between the 17th and 18th centuries transformed the medieval face of San Miniato into a modern, contemporary setting.…
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…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | Church of Santa Cristiana
The church was built on the site of a pre-existing 13th-century oratory dedicated to St Jacopo. Its current appearance is…
Peccioli | Libbiano
Libbiano is a small agricultural village located on a rise at the confluence of the Rio Melagio and Rio Polonia.…
Capannoli | Museums of Villa Baciocchi
The Museums of Villa Baciocchi consist of the Archeological Museum, the Zoological Museum and the Botanical Park. It hosts in…
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…
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 | Teatro Verdi
The Theatre dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi is the main theatrical space in Pisa, as well as one of the most…
San Giuliano Terme | Hermitage of Mirteto
The monastery or hermitage of Santa Maria di Mirteto dates back to the mid-12th century. The ancient structure, located 280…
Cascina | Sanctuary Madonna dell’Acqua
The town is located along the busy Via Tosco Romagnola, about 2km from Cascina. It was once located on the…
San Giuliano Terme | Pugnano
Pugnano is located along the old Lungomonte road connecting Pisa and Lucca. The first attestation of the locality dates back…
San Miniato | Cigoli and Sanctuary Madonna dei Bimbi
Cigoli is an ancient castle long disputed between Pisa and Florence, on a hill overlooking the Valdarno plain. In 1335,…
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…
Palaia | Forcoli
Forcoli is the most important hamlet in the municipality of Palaia, a very lively and active locality due to the…
Peccioli | Prehistoric Park
Dinosaurs were at the Prehistoric Park of Peccioli in 1997, thirteen years before the novel Jurassic Park, sixteen years before…
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 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Opensky
The MACCA – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea a Cielo Aperto (Museum of Contemporary Art in the Open Sky) is an institution…