Province of Pisa, Italy: Towns & Things to Do

On a map the province of Pisa looks like an upside-down pistol: it begins on the alluvial plain of the Arno, in western Tuscany, and runs down to the Ligurian Sea. Its capital, the city of Pisa, was one of the real Mediterranean powers of the 12th and 13th centuries, built on ground the Etruscans had worked long before. Today the province counts 37 municipalities and more than 400,000 residents, hemmed in by Lucca, Florence, Siena, Grosseto and Livorno.

Almost everyone comes for Piazza dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower, which is fair enough; the mistake is leaving the same afternoon. Pisa also keeps Tuttomondo, the mural Keith Haring painted here. Inland the distances stay short and the names are worth the detour: San Miniato, Volterra, Pontedera, San Giuliano Terme. That is where the province stops performing and starts behaving like somewhere people live.

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Towns in the province of Pisa

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37 towns

Bientina 7,766 Buti 5,773 Calci 6,409 Calcinaia 11,684 Capannoli 6,213 Casale Marittimo 1,084 Casciana Terme Lari 12,366 Cascina 43,833 Castelfranco di Sotto 12,904 Castellina Marittima 1,985 Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina 2,290 Chianni 1,457 Crespina Lorenzana 5,325 Fauglia 3,592 Guardistallo 1,254 Lajatico 1,376 Montecatini Val di Cecina 1,820 Montescudaio 1,958 Monteverdi Marittimo 778 Montopoli in Val d'Arno 11,167 Orciano Pisano 635 Palaia 4,572 Peccioli 4,939 Pisa Capital 85,858 Pomarance 5,845 Ponsacco 15,237 Pontedera 28,061 Riparbella 1,631 San Giuliano Terme 31,103 San Miniato 27,585 Santa Croce sull'Arno 14,061 Santa Luce 1,737 Santa Maria a Monte 12,847 Terricciola 4,511 Vecchiano 12,366 Vicopisano 8,479 Volterra 10,689

The top 20 places in Pisa

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa on the green lawn of Piazza dei Miracoli

1 🏛️ Squares & old towns Piazza dei Miracoli e Torre Pendente 📍 Pisa Four monuments on a lawn, and a bell tower leaning since it was three storeys high.

2 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries duomo di Pisa 📍 Pisa The devil's claw marks, a Galileo lamp that isn't the one, and a front built over a front.

3 🖼️ Museums Camposanto monumentale 📍 Pisa The Gothic cloister of the Miracoli square: Buffalmacco's Triumph of Death, Roman sarcophagi and Golgotha soil.

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🍝 At the table: Tuscany

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Main course PAT

Bistecca alla Fiorentina T-bone cut of Chianina beef, grilled rare over embers

A T-bone cut from Chianina beef, grilled rare over embers with no seasoning at all: Florence's signature dish.

Dessert IGP

Panforte di Siena sweet of almonds, candied fruit, honey and spices pressed into a disc

Almonds, candied fruit, flour, honey and spices pressed into a low disc: Siena's panforte has a recipe documented since 1205.

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🏘️ Villages 10 🏖️ Seaside 7 🏛️ UNESCO heritage 7 🍷 Food & wine 4 ♨️ Spa towns 3 🏝️ Islands 1

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Upcoming events in Pisa

Patron saint festival In 22 days 📍 Lajatico

Feast of Saint Leonard

📅 Every year, on 6 November

On 6 November Lajatico celebrates its patron Saint Leonard of Limoges; the town hosts the Teatro del Silenzio, a natural amphitheatre that comes to life for a single concert each year.

Patron saint festival In 25 days 📍 Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina

Feast of the Holy Saviour

📅 Every year, on 9 November

On 9 November Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina celebrates its patron, the Holy Saviour, to whom the church in the historic centre is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 27 days 📍 Palaia

Saint Martin of Tours, patron of Villa Saletta

📅 Every year, on 11 November

Palaia celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the parish church dedicated to him.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Castelfranco di Sotto

Saint Severus the Martyr, patron of the land of the Palio dei barchini con le ruote

📅 Every year, on 18 November; since 1987 the last Sunday of May the wheeled cart race is held

Castelfranco di Sotto celebrates Saint Severus the Martyr on 18 November. Since 1987, every last Sunday of May, the Palio dei barchini con le ruote is held, in which the town's districts compete, including San Michele in Caprugnana and San Martino in Catiana.

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