Pisa | Tower House of Conte Ugolino
The museum space “Tower of Count Ugolino” is located inside the Palazzo dell’Orologio in Piazza dei Cavalieri. The visitor is…
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Casciana Terme Lari | The cherry of Lari
The red of the cherry is indissolubly rooted in Lari, where for over half a century the harvest has been…
Pisa | The “cecìna” – street food
In Liguria they call it farinata, in Massa and Carrara it becomes ‘Calda, calda’ (hot, hot), in Livorno a more…
Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the Monti Pisani
From the summit of Monte Pisano, dominated by pines and chestnut trees, you descend to meet low groves with poplars…
Volterra | The Alabaster stone
Alabaster is a chalky rock originated from the sedimentation of large amounts of calcium sulphate in seawater. These deposits accumulated…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | The “amaretto” cake
It is true that the history of Santa Croce sull’Arno is closely linked to its tanneries, but it is also…
Santa Croce sull’Arno | The Leather District
If you are wearing a pair of Made in Italy leather shoes, you should know that they almost certainly come…
San Miniato, The Truffle of the San Miniato Hills
The hills from San Miniato are the perfect ecosystem for the growth of the white truffle. This area, includes also…
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…
Pomarance | Bread of Montegemoli
What makes the Tuscan diet unique is its secular consumption of unsalted bread. Simple bread with a rustic appearance, crunchy…
Summer openings of the Camaldolese Abbey | Volterra
28/08/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ 10:00 – 19:00 – Every weekend from 3rd July to 27th September, it is possible to visit the Camaldolese Abbey, the monastery founded in 1030 by the Bishop of Volterra Gunfredo, entrusted first to the care of the Benedictine monks and then, in 1820, to the Camaldolese, who abandoned it in 1861 due to the gradual approach of the […]
Pisa Scotto Festival
01/09/2026 – 11/09/2026 @ 18:30 – 23:30 – The sixth edition of the “Pisa Scotto Festival”, a series of live events at the Giardino Scotto, takes place from 1 to 11 September. Start times: 6.30 pm or 9.00 pm. Free admission. The Festival features meetings, shows, wine tastings. The Scotto Garden is a green space in the heart of the city, near the […]