07/09/2025 @ 16:30 – 19:00 – On the death of the King of France Charles VIII (7 April 1498), who had restored freedom to the Pisans by creating the conditions for the beginning of the Second Republic (1494-1509), his successor Louis XII felt he had to satisfy the Florentines’ demands to take Pisa back. He therefore instructed the Duke of Ferrara, […]
The Lucca – Pontedera railway was supposed to be the first section of the longer line to Saline di Volterra,…
The name ‘Sardina’ is attested as far back as the 15th century: the present chapel is dedicated to Saint Stephen…
Tre Colli is a hamlet along the provincial road 56 up to the Monte Serra, near Castelmaggiore. Tre Colli, the…
Nicosia is a hamlet in the municipality of Calci near the village of Rezzano, but in reality it is not…
Montemagno is a cozy village of early medieval origin nestling amidst the olive groves of Monte Pisano, where narrow streets…
Castel Tonini is the fortification that dominates and protected the ancient village of Buti and is still the gateway to…
The ‘Francesco di Bartolo’ Theatre was founded in 1842, when a group of wealthy families joined together in an association…
30/08/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ 16:30 – 18:30 – The Italian-style garden, owned by the Venerosi Pesciolini family, offers enchanting geometries and perfect symmetry of spaces, and encompasses the canons of beauty of the late Renaissance classical-inspired style. Inside is an installation by the Roman artist Immacolata Datti dedicated to “Ovid’s Metamorphoses”: eight sculptures in terracotta and wood which, through the voice of the […]
The Romanesque church of San Jacopo stands about 1 km from Vicopisano. It was built in the Longobard era and…
16/07/2023 @ 21:00 – 23:00 – On 16 July Vicopisano remembers the dramatic end of the Pisan Republic, which began with the long siege and capitulation of Vicopisano in 1406 at the end of eight and a half months of siege and bombardment, a ship transported by land and then by Lake Sesto (today the Padule di Bientina) by the Florentines […]
23/05/2025 @ 21:00 – 23:00 – The Roman city of Pisa comes to life again on 9th and 23rd May thanks to the ‘Nero Night Experience’ tour: with video projections and original audio content, a total immersion in the city of 2000 years ago Aerial footage integrated with 3D reconstructions, animated shadows, historical iconography, in the various stages all based on […]