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A medieval town with charming streets and climbs. Buildings full of history.

Palaia is an ancient agricultural center of Etruscan origins, known for its historic churches and agricultural traditions. Some notable landmarks are the parish church of San Martino and the church of Sant'Andrea. Surrounding areas such as Montefoscoli and San Gervasio are home to museums displaying vintage agricultural tools and tractors. Palaia is a starting point for scenic excursions to picturesque villages such as Colleoli, Villa Saletta and Toiano. Palaia is also known for the white truffle harvest.

Lari is famous for its Castello dei Vicari, located at the top of the hill and in the center of the city. This interesting fortress was started around the year 1000 in a strategic point of the Arno valley and grew in splendor until 1400, when it began to host the Vicars, i.e. the magistrates who had the task of administering a large part of the Pisan territory on behalf of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Today, after being restored, it is open to the public and hosts conferences, meetings and exhibitions, as well as guided tours, entertainment, concerts, theater, wedding ceremonies and other initiatives for groups and school parties. Timetable: 01.01 — 31.03 and 01.11 — 31.12: Saturday and holidays from 10.30am to 12.30am and from 3pm to 6pm 01.04 — 31.05: Monday-friday from 3.30pm to 7pm. Saturday and holidays from 10.30am to 12.30am and from 3.30pm to 7pm 01.06 — 30.09: Every day from 10:30am to 13:00pm/3:00pm to 7:00pm 01.10 — 31.10 Monday-friday from 3pm to 6pm. Saturday and holidays from 10.30am to 12.30am and from 3pm to 6pm Full price ticket €4.00 Guided tour on booking €5.00 Reduced ticket and school parties €3.00 For reservations or other information, tel 0587 687116 or mail to info@castellodilari.it

This is the Rocca del Brunelleschi, commissioned to the architect Filippo Brunelleschi after the village besieged for eight months by the Florentines, had been definitively conquered by them against the city of Pisa. The victory for Florence had been very important and had to be maintained over time: Vicopisano covered a decidedly strategic area thanks to the confluence of the Arno river which connected it to Pisa and the Auser river which put it in communication with Lake Sextum and therefore with the Lucchesia. . In 1435 the project was entrusted to Filippo Brunelleschi who showed his idea to the government commission through a project made of wood and clay; the project gathered enthusiasm and work began immediately which drastically changed a large part of the town of Vicopisano. The existing tower was modified with the aim of being impregnable and autonomous in terms of water and food.

Lari and its castle absolutely to visit, a truly delightful village, famous for the Martelli pasta factory, from the top of the castle you have a perfect view of the Pisan plain, also managing to see the city of Volterra

A small town placed on the foot of Mount Pisano, it's know for its fortress. The fortress built in the 1435 on a project of Filippo Brunelleschi at the behest of the Florentine goverment.

The Castello dei Vicari di Lari rises in the center of the town of Lari (in the province of Pisa), an ancient medieval village, already inhabited in Etruscan times. The fortress, already existing around the year 1000, had its maximum splendor in the centuries following the 1400s, as the seat of the Florentine Vicariate. For more than four centuries, about a third of the current province of Pisa was administered from the Castle of Lari.

Pisan hinterland. It is worth passing by, perhaps making a jump to Peccioli.