Casciana Terme Lari | Casciana Alta
The origins of Casciana Alta, a pretty hill village, date back to Etruscan times, but it was known in the…
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Chianina Beef and Porcini Mushroom Festival
03/10/2026 – 01/11/2026 @ 12:30 – 22:30 – The festival intends to safeguard Tuscan gastronomic traditions in an area with an industrial vocation, in collaboration with local farms still dedicated to raising Chianina meat in the Lower Valdarno. The menu features fresh tortelli and tagliatelle with wheat germ and seasoned with sauces such as Chianina meat sauce or porcini mushrooms. Second courses include […]
Re-enactment of the Siege at Bastione Stampace and Cross Bowers Contest | Pisa
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, […]
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,…
Calcinaia | Chapel of santo Stefano in Sardina
The name ‘Sardina’ is attested as far back as the 15th century: the present chapel is dedicated to Saint Stephen…
Calci | Tre Colli
Tre Colli is a hamlet along the provincial road 56 up to the Monte Serra, near Castelmaggiore. Tre Colli, the…
Calci | Convent of Nicosia
Nicosia is a hamlet in the municipality of Calci near the village of Rezzano, but in reality it is not…
Calci | Montemagno
Montemagno is a cozy village of early medieval origin nestling amidst the olive groves of Monte Pisano, where narrow streets…
Buti | Castel Tonini
Castel Tonini is the fortification that dominates and protected the ancient village of Buti and is still the gateway to…
Buti | Teatro Francesco Di Bartolo
The ‘Francesco di Bartolo’ Theatre was founded in 1842, when a group of wealthy families joined together in an association…
Visiting the Garden of the Sound of Ghizzano
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 […]
Vicopisano, Romanesque Church of San Jacopo
The Romanesque church of San Jacopo stands about 1 km from Vicopisano. It was built in the Longobard era and…