Upper Era Valley services and tourism

Upper Era Valley is a beautiful hilly area near Pisa with rich traditions and valuable works of art. Its small villages, each with its own cultural peculiarities, pleasant opportunity to offer the visitor. Especially in summer, you can participate in the events related to local culinary traditions and in every moment of the sample directly into the cellar, the excellent local wine Chianti. Florence and Siena and the beautiful Etruscan town of Volterra are easily accessible from here as well as the spa towns and the coast.

Upper Era Valley landscape heritage, human, historical and art of great interest, in addition to ensuring a pleasant stay in its vast territory, has seen emerge in recent years museums and recreational activities that have helped to increase its potential. The men of this land, with great efforts, have recovered and developed the culture of living and working in our community until a few decades ago; culture rediscovered in the Museum of Labor and rural San Gervasio and the Permanent Exhibition the civilization of Montefoscoli, both located in the territory of Palaia. Alongside these realities, arising from the recovery of the manor and peasant areas of the Tuscan countryside, new scientific facilities, such as the Astronomical Observatory of Libbiano and Zoological Museum of Capannoli. Of particular value are the two art museums, which arose at Peccioli and Capannoli, the first of Russian icons, born thanks to a donation and the second of archeology, complete with artefacts recovered in this area. A Peccioli the Prehistoric Park combines the historical scientific information with opportunities for recreation. In this varied and interesting reality, it adds a considerable geothermal phenomenon, recently discovered in the campaign Orciatico and studied by major universities: a mofeta which releases carbon dioxide. In Upper Era Valley are possible for students and groups of enthusiasts, guided visits to wine cellars and, in particular periods of the year, including farms to follow closely the interesting phases of collection and processing of some products of our land. This exciting journey is part of the territory in an original way, has the potential to its numerous schools of all levels and encouraging meetings and socialization.