06/01/2024 @ 16:00 – 19:00 – With its 100 participants, it is one of the most enthralling living Nativity scenes in Tuscany. It has been held for 12 years at San Miniato Basso in the square opposite the church. This year there will be some novelties in the setting up and in the provisions to prevent gatherings and respect the rules […]
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, […]
26/09/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The GEP – European Heritage Days, Europe’s most popular cultural event, returns on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September. Over the two days, guided tours, special events and special openings will be organised at Italian museums and cultural venues, each year focusing on a different theme. On Saturday, special evening openings are scheduled at state […]
03/05/2026 @ 12:00 – 18:00 – At the Hippodrome of San Rossore, the galloping season lasts from the end of October to April and takes place on Thursdays (excluded on 4/12) and Sundays. The galloping season takes place at the San Rossore racecourse, the only one in Italy in a natural park. The maximum capacity this year is 5,000 spectators. The […]
29/08/2026 – 11/10/2026 @ 18:00 – 20:00 – From late June to October, the river boat “Andrea da Pontedera” returns; for the past 18 years, it has been taking visitors on trips along the Arno just outside the city. The programme varies from date to date: from classic cruises – perfect for enjoying the journey and the views in complete relaxation – to […]
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 […]