06/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 18:00 – Tre Colli, a hamlet near Calci, sets up in the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, the Nativity scene each year has as its theme the ‘details’ that over the centuries have characterised the Calci area and given it the name ‘Valgraziosa’. Pills of history Tre Colli was a leading player in the glory of […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 15:30 – 19:30 – The ‘Angel’s nativity Scene Crib’, created by local artist Angelo Perini for the past 26 years, is made in an old cellar in San Giovanni alla Vena, near the cozy medieval village of Vicopisano. It is the result of meticulous work, created in the niches of an old cellar, with wooden houses, small waterfalls, large […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 10:00 – 18:30 – The 24th edition of the Cigoli artistic nativity scene will be on display from 7 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 at the ‘Madre dei Bimbi’ Sanctuary in Cigoli, San Miniato The largest sensory nativity scene in TuscanyThe artistic nativity scene in Cigoli combines extreme attention to detail with high technology in a “Palestinian-style” landscape, […]
31/01/2026 – 02/02/2026 @ 9:00 – 20:00 – Every year on the evening of 24 December, Riparbella inaugurates the “Animated Mechanical Crib”, which can be visited until 2nd February 2026. The nativity scene, created by the townspeople, is housed in the premises of the former Cinema in Piazza della Madonna 1. It covers an area of about 80 square metres and boasts over […]
06/01/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – From 7th December to 6th January, Presepiando returns: exhibitions of nativity scenes in the streets, on windowsills, in mailboxes, outside homes, in farmhouses along a route of about 15 km along State Road 439 that touches Montegemoli, Cerreto, Canova and Serra. The nativity scenes are created by the inhabitants of the hamlets with glass bottles, […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 9:00 – 18:00 – The San Romano Artistic Crib is set up every year from 8 December in the cloister of the Sanctuary of Divine Grace, in Piazza Santa Chiara. The Sanctuary, dedicated to the Madonna who appeared to San Romano, has been enlarged several times, starting in 1515, by the Medici, who were so devoted to the Virgin […]
29/05/2026 – 30/05/2026 @ 21:00 – 23:00 – 31 December at the Marchionneschi Theatre in Guardistallo: Grand Variety, including sequins, sequins, lights, comic sketches, macchiettes, jokes, romances, and songs ranging from Operetta to Musical Comedy, passing through Avanspettacolo to Neapolitan songs. The evening sees the extraordinary participation of soubrette Annalena Lombardi, one of the leading artists of Italian light theatre. Toast with panettone […]
04/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 19:00 – The living nativity scene in the setting of the Badia di San Savino takes place on 3rd and 4th January with over 100 costumed figures and set in the year zero, it retraces the Nativity of Christ, from the census to the arrival of the Magi, re-proposing village life with markets and ancient trades. The […]
06/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 18:00 – The tradition of nativity scenes crib is renewed with the one set up in Nicosia, a hamlet near Calci, inside the restored part of an abandoned convent. It is called “The Nativity Crib that grows” because every year it adds new characters and new settings. Set up in 1999 and built entirely by hand, it began […]
23/01/2026 – 25/01/2026 @ 9:00 – 19:00 – Housed in the History Museum of the University of Pisa, the nativity scenes are a real gem, created from the fusion of three separate mechanical nativity scenes made entirely by hand between 1948 and 1962 by two craftsmen from Calcesano, Renzo and Alberto Meucci, with the help of their collaborators. After the first nativity scene, […]
17/06/2026 @ 8:00 – 20:00 – Saturday 17 June : Solemnity of San Ranieri in the Cathedral 8 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Holy Masses 11 a.m. – Solemn Mass with priests celebrating their Priestly Jubilee 6.30 p.m. – Solemn Vespers in Pontifical Who was St Ranieri: Ranieri (Pisa, 1118 – Pisa, 17 June 1161) was an Italian […]
14/06/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ 10:00 – 13:00 – The Santa Luce Lake Nature Reserve has a visitor centre, an educational and art workshop, an outdoor car park and nature trails. Many nature events are organised throughout the year, in particular for birdwatching lovers: synergistic farming and perma-culture courses, musical evenings, children’s parties, rehabilitated animal releases, nature photography courses. See guided tours at page […]