Porta San Francesco
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Porta San Francesco is one of the main gateway to the city. The structure was built in medieval times during the construction of the new city walls deliberated by the Municipality of Volterra. In the past, the door had a different denomination and was known as Porta Santo Stefano or Pisana. Of all the Volterrane doors, Porta San Francesco is the only one that still preserves traces of frescoes on the internal arch.
Porta San Felice
Volterra
(33 Km)
Porta all'Arco
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Gate to the Arch was built during the Vlll century BC by the Etruscans as part of the city walls. The Gate was built with tuff blocks and has a vivid shade due to the fact that three types of rock were used. It is made with different architectural elements, to testify to the numerous changes undergone over the years.
Torre del Porcellino o Podestà
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Porcellino Tower is part of the Palazzo Priori. The tower overlooks the palace and is one of the oldest. It is assumed that the palace and the tower were built in the period of municipalities, around the twelfth century. Nowadays it is among the most beautiful monuments in the area. The property is currently in excellent condition.
Porta Fiorentina
Volterra
(33 Km)
Porta di Docciola
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Porta di Ducciola was built in the 13th century. It was built to connect the city with the surrounding valley. It is composed of an internal and an external round arch. The water that flowed under it in the past served as a driving force to the medieval mills for the processing of wool.
Rocca Nuova
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Rocca Nuova of Volterra was built in 1472 by the Medici family. It was designed to be a fortress with a square shape with four towers. It seems an individual complex but it connects to what is called the Rocca Vecchia with a system of balconies and walls creating a unique and particular architecture. The fortress was exploited as a military base and was later used as a prison since the Medici era.
Rocca Vecchia
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Rocca Vecchia was built in 1292 at the behest of the municipality of Volterra. The building was added to the already existing Bishops' Castle. In the fourteenth century, a pentagonal structure was built that incorporated the thirteenth-century. The Rocca Vecchia is connected to the Rocca Nuova, designed later, with a system of balconies and walls.
Rocca di Berignone o Torraccia
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Fortress of Berignone also known as “La Torraccia” is located in the forest complex of Berignone. After traveling a piece of SS68 it is only reachable on foot. It was used as the residence of the bishops of Volterra. Later it was used as a place of refuge during the war between Guelphs and Ghibellines. Today only part of the tower and fragments of walls remains, while the village disappears inside the surrounding forest.
Castello di Pignano
Volterra
(42 Km)
The Castle of Pignano is presumed to date back to the twelfth century. Its structure has been subject to various warfare and war attacks over the centuries. Today we can say that it is in good condition and is accessible to the public. It was used as a stately villa and farm, even though it was originally a rural castle.
Duomo di Livorno
Livorno
(25 Km)
The Cathedral, dedicated to St. Francis, dates back to the the sixteenth
Piazza Grande
Livorno
(25 Km)
The largest square in the heart of the city, where you see the main buildings of the city, like the cathedral and the Town Hall. During World War II it has been completely destroyed and later rebuilt with major changes.
Santuario di Montenero
Livorno
(18 Km)
The hills of Montenero is from the fourteenth century a place of pilgrimage. The present church was built in the eighteenth century, and inside are kept a significant number of ex-voto.
Sinagoga ebraica
Livorno
(25 Km)
This is one of the largest in Europe. The original synagogue has been damaged in World War II, so much that it was decided to demolish the former and build a completely new one. This was completed in 1962.
Torre del Marzocco
Livorno
(27 Km)
The octagonal tower dates back to the early years of the fifteenth century. It was built by the Florentine masters of the castle. It is 54 meters high, and it is completely covered with marble.
Teatro Romano
Volterra
(33 Km)
Terme S.Michele alle Formiche
Pomarance
(34 Km)
The spa of S. Michele alle Formiche dates back to the 16th century, and took its name from the adjacent homonymous monastery. The structure was restored during the 20th century, but has long been disused.
Museo di Scienze Naturali
Rosignano Marittimo
(5 Km)
The Museum of Natural Sciences was opened to the public in 1966, thanks to the collections collected by the children housed by the mountain colony of Gavinana. The Museum is managed by the Association “Friends of Nature of Rosignano” established in 1992, which aims to know the territory and the dissemination of information on scientific culture. Outside the structure there is a botanical garden with plants typical of the Mediterranean scrub.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Rosignano Marittimo
(6 Km)
The Civic Archaeological Museum was established in 1955 at the behest of the Archaeological Group of Rosignano Marittimo, with the aim of welcoming some tombs of the Hellenistic age found in Castiglioncello. The same group, during the second half of the twentieth century, enriched the Museum with a large collection of materials found from excavations carried out in the Port of San Gaetano di Vada. Since 1996, the Museum has been headquartered in Palazzo Bombardieri.
Teatro goldoni
Livorno
(25 Km)
Owned by the Municipality of Florence, the theater is located in the former monastery of Vincenzo d' Annalena since 1867. It was used by the "Theatre Workshop of Florence", directed by Vittorio Gassman. Today, it is the permanent seat of the Compagnia Virgilio Sieni Danza.
Museo Ebraico Marini
Livorno
(24 Km)
The premises of the Marine Museum houses the permanent exhibition "1938 - TheJewish School of Livorno: an alternative to the racial laws. " This exhibition provides a summary of the most significant stages of the anti-Semitic fascist regime.
Museo di Santa Giulia
Livorno
(29 Km)
The monument consists of three buildings: the church of Santa Giulia, the Oratorio diSan Ranieri and the Museum of Santa Giulia, which houses interesting works ofreligious art, as a former school board Giotto depicting S. Giulia.
Museo Virtuale d'Arte Contemporanea
Livorno
(23 Km)
Here you can see the works on display at the 1st Biennale of Livorno (1974), also theirarrangement is the same. There are images of works from the collections acquired prior to the Biennale (Premio Modigliani) or at that time.
Galleria d'arte Le Stanze
Livorno
(24 Km)
The purpose of this gallery is to continue the tradition of twentieth century Italian Art from Livorno and its dissemination at national level.
Galleria d'arte Goldoni
Livorno
(24 Km)
Teatro del Porto
Livorno
(26 Km)
Opened in 2004, the troupe moves on different aspects, from the theater and the outdoors, video and theater workshops.
Pinacoteca di Volterra
Volterra
(33 Km)
The Palazzo Minucci Solaini houses the Art Gallery of Volterra. Since 1982, it houses the Pictorial Municipal Gallery ordered by Corrado Ricci in 1905. It has works from different origins. A collection of artworks of the city.
Forte di Marina di Bibbona
Bibbona
(14 Km)
The Fort of Marina di Bibbona was built in 1785 with a defence function. The facility controlled the entire coastal zone from possible enemy attacks. The building housed the rooms for the guard corps, which patrolled the coastal coast.
Castello di Magona
Campiglia Marittima
(35 Km)
The Castle of Magona was built in the early 16th century. After being the residence of Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany, he passed under the management of the Merciai family who turned it into a “Historical Home” open to all visitors.
Torre Vecchia
Livorno
(46 Km)
Torre Vecchia is located on the island of Gorgona in the Tuscan Archipelago. The structure was built in the '200, to spot and defend the coast from the Pisans, at a time during which the island was subjected to their control. The fortified structure has high walls covered in stone and powerful bases.
Castello Sonnino-Ric
Livorno
(19 Km)
Baron Sidney Sonnino made the castle build, of the same name, as he wanted to use it as his residence. The origins of the construction of the castle date back to the nineteenth century. The fortification is of the medieval type and had inside it a square-shaped tower and a chapel, which has arrived whole in the present day. The castle is not open to the public as a private property.
Castello Mediceo
Livorno
(19 Km)
The Medici Castle was built in the twenty-ninth century. It was initially used as a castle and later, after a period of abandonment, it became a hotel.
Torre della Meloria
Livorno
(25 Km)
Fortezza Vecchia
Livorno
(25 Km)
The Old Fortress is a fortification that stands on the margins of the Medici Port of Livorno. It characterizes and represents the heart of the city, and around it, according to the will of Cosimo I, Livorno developed and transformed from a medieval village to a real city.
Fortezza Nuova
Livorno
(25 Km)
The New Fortress is a fortification of Livorno, designed by Bernardo Buontalenti. The construction of the New Fortress dates back to the end of the sixteenth century, at the behest of the Medici government. Currently, the New Fortress stands in the middle of a large water basin and is connected to the city via a small bridge and by some mobile piers made in recent years.
Monumento i Quattro Mori
Livorno
(25 Km)
Palazzo Granducale
Livorno
(25 Km)
The Grand Ducal Palace was built at the beginning of the '600, at the behest of Ferdinand I de' Medici. The original project was carried out by Antonio Cantagallina, but it was restored several times over the years, and today it has a structure very different from what it was initially. The building housed many famous people, including Napoleon. Today it is the headquarters of the offices of the Province of Livorno.
Monumento a Cavour
Livorno
(25 Km)
The monument built in 1871, was dedicated to Camillo Benso Count of Cavour. The project was carried out by Vincenzo Cerri, on a pre-existing base, work by Arturo Conti. The structure is more than 9 meters high, and on the pedestal you can easily notice the tombstone attributed to the great personality.
Mercato Centrale
Livorno
(25 Km)
Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi
Livorno
(25 Km)
The monument was dedicated to the national hero, Giuseppe Garibaldi located in the homonymous square. The structure was built in 1889, designed by Augusto Rivalta.
Santuario della Madonna di Montenero
Livorno
(18 Km)
According to an ancient legend it was built in the place, where a shepherd brought an image of the Madonna, which he had found in the stream Ardenza. Miraculous virtues were attributed to this painting, which is why the inhabitants decided to build the sanctuary. In the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries it was modified and expanded to what we see today.
Castello Pasquini Fantasia
Rosignano Marittimo
(7 Km)
Pasquini Castle was built in 1889. The building was built as the residence of the Baron Lazzaro Patrone. After the work was carried out, the old buildings were demolished and the farmland surrounding it were transformed into a beautiful garden. Today it is a neo-Gothic style building, in excellent condition and open to the public.
Torre di Vada
Rosignano Marittimo
(0 Km)
The tower of Vada is located in the municipality of Rosignano Marittimo. Its structure has medieval origins. With the fall of the Republic of Pisa, the tower passed into the hands of the Florentines, who in the fifteenth century restored the tower, which became part of the sighting system. Currently, the Environmental Education Laboratory is located in the tower environments. The building can only be visited during cultural events.
Castello di Rosignano
Rosignano Marittimo
(6 Km)
On a hill, dominating the whole area, stands the Castle of Rosignano. It was built around 1100 as a medieval fortress. Within its walls there are various buildings, not all built in the same period. Fortunately, today it is possible to visit this whole architectural complex.
Museo della Civiltà del Lavoro
Campiglia Marittima
(38 Km)
The Museum of Labor Civilization collects about a thousand working tools characteristic of the Val di Cornia. In addition to those of agricultural work and artisanal or industrial use, the Museum also houses several wagons, tractors, cogs and steam locomotives of the twentieth century. You can also admire a collection of twelve thousand artifacts from the farmer's work from the Giovanni Lazzerini donation.
Museo Provinciale di Storia Naturale
Livorno
(25 Km)
It is located in Villa Henderson, with a vast collection of botany, zoology, mineralogy, geology and paleontology. Perhaps the most striking is the exhibition hall of the sea, with the reconstruction of the marine environment of the Mediterranean.
Museo Mascagnano
Livorno
(25 Km)
The museum at Villa Maria presents the life and work in chronological order of the composer Pietro Mascagni, with personal items, memorabilia and documents and an extensive archive.
Museo delle Miniere
Montecatini Val di Cecina
(24 Km)
The thematic rooms of the Mining Museum are located at the fourteenth-century Palazzo Pretorio. The exhibition focuses on the resources of the subsoil of the Val di Cecina which, during the nineteenth century, saw its copper mine become one of the largest in Europe. The Museum offers on the ground floor a section dedicated to mining and galleries excavated in the mining site.
Porta San Marco
Livorno
(26 Km)
Propositura di San Lorenzo
Castagneto Carducci
(25 Km)
Viale dei Cipressi
Castagneto Carducci
(13 Km)
Guastalla Centro Arte
Livorno
(24 Km)
Nuovo Teatro Delle Commedie (Teatro C)
Livorno
(25 Km)
Run by Theatralia, the serious goal of this theater is to bring culture in Livorno, in a new way, offering diversity and a certain eclecticism in the theatrical world.
Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori
Livorno
(23 Km)
Located in the beautiful nineteenth-century Villa Mimbelli here is the permanent exhibition of works by painter Giovanni Fattori from Livorno and his fellow artists.
Castello di Montesolaio
Campiglia Marittima
(37 Km)
Porta Fiorentina
Livorno
(25 Km)
Parco delle Mura Lorenesi
Livorno
(26 Km)