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,…
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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
20/09/2026 – 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…
Sagra del Totano Fritto (Fried Squid Festival) | Bientina
02/08/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:00 – In Bientina, on the weekends of July, Saturday for dinner and Sunday also for lunch, the 23rd edition of the Sagra del Totano Fritto (Fried Squid Festival) will be held with tasty fish specialities in the food stands at the Campo Sportivo di Bientina. Specialities include penne with scampi and grilled king prawns, as well […]
The siege and the fall of Vicopisano
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 […]
A night in Santo Pietro Belvedere
04/07/2026 @ 21:30 – 23:30 – On 4 July the medieval hamlet of Santo Pietro Belvedere (near Capannoli) welcomes visitors and tourists for a special open-air evening: ‘Una notte a Santo Pietro’, in its first edition. Starting at 7.30 p.m., visitors will find the venues festively set up with the possibility of enjoying an open-air summer evening of good food, entertainment and […]