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.
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…
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…
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…
Palaia | Forcoli
Forcoli is the most important hamlet in the municipality of Palaia, a very lively and active locality due to the…
Calcinaia | Fishing competition field on the Arno
The stretch of the Arno River is one of the most abundant and high-quality fishing areas in Tuscany. Calcinaia hosts…
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…
Vicopisano, Caprona | Tower and Parish Church
The Torre Upezzinghi, better known as the “Torre di Caprona“, is one of the most scenic locations along the Pisan…
Castelfranco and Orentano | Archeo sites
The exhibition in Castelfranco di Sotto intends to promote the archaeological heritage recovered since the 1970s. A Journey from Prehistory…
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…
Casciana Terme | Casciana Alta, Madonna della Cava
Casciana Alta was once an important castle called Sessana, of which there were two parts: the one around the fortress…
Pisa | Church of San Francesco
The first attestation of the Church of San Francesco dates back to 1233. Paintings, from Giotto to Cimabue The church,…
Pisa | University Museum of Human Anatomy
In addition to about 3400 preparations and 1300 anatomical models used by the professors of the Faculty of Medicine for…
Castelfranco di Sotto | Collegiate Church of St Peter
The Church is located in the historic center, with the facade on Via Cavour and the right side on Piazza…
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…
Volterra | The Camaldolese Abbey
In addition to its monuments and numerous testimonies of art and history, Volterra offers a marvellous panorama of the hilly…
Fauglia, Valtriano | Villa Gotti Porcinari
The farmhouse in Valtriano near Fauglia has a long history, which began on the ruins of an ancient monastery and…
Pisa | Giardino Scotto – Scotto Garden
The Scotto Garden, also called Cittadella Nuova, is a fortress located in Pisa in Lungarno Fibonacci. The construction, with the…
San Giuliano Terme. Asciano | The Medici Aqueduct
The Medici Aqueduct stretches itself in the Valle delle Fonti , which takes its name from the many spring waters…
Pisa | University Botanic Garden and Museum
The Botanical Garden of Pisa was founded in 1543 with the doctor and botanist Luca Ghini, called by Cosimo I…
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…
Bientina | Villa “Pacini Battaglia”
The historic Villa of the Pacini Battaglia family, built in the late eighteenth century, has always been privately owned. It…
San Giuliano Terme| Rigoli and Pugnano Parish churches
In San Giuliano Terme, respectively in the hamlets of Rigoli and Pugnano, we find two beautiful Romanesque Parish churches. The…
San Miniato | Archeologic Site of San Genesio
The Archaeological Area of San Genesio can be found in San Miniato Basso, along the Via Tosco Romagnola. Since the…
Pisa | University Museum of Scientific Instruments
The museum includes scientific instruments of physics and astronomy from the 18th, 19th and the first half of the 20th…
Vicopisano | Cucigliana and Lugnano
Probably of Roman origin, Cucigliana is first mentioned in 9th-century bishop’s documents. In the village there is a medieval bell…
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…
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…
Casciana Terme | Parlascio, Church Quirico e Giuditta
The hamlet of Parlascio, is said to have been founded by Matilda of Canossa, the same as the legend of…
Calci | Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa is at the foot of Monte Pisano, in the setting of…
Gateway to Geothermal Energy | Monteverdi Marittimo
Monteverdi Marittimo is the “Gateway to Geothermal Energy,” welcoming visitors and those traveling along Provincial Road 329 to the geothermal…
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…
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…
Pisa | The Riglione Bridge
May 2023 saw the inauguration of the Riglione Bridge, the new cycle-pedestrian bridge over the Arno, connecting the districts of…
Crespina | Villa Corsini Valdisonzi
The construction of the villa dates back to the 16th century by the Berzighelli family, then it was bought at…
Pisa | The State Archives
The State Archives of Pisa on the riversides at Palazzo Toscanelli, was instituted on February 22, 1860 by the Provisional Government…
The “Soccorso – Rescue” Tower and Walkway
The Tower and Walkway (Camminamento) del Soccorso (XV century) are part of the fortifications designed by Brunelleschi, and must be…