Tirrenia and surroundings

Among different excursions, you may choose to visit the mouth of the Arno river with it's huge fishing nets and placed side by side to the natural park of S. Rossore which has on it's back the beautiful scenario of the Apuane alps. There are also excursions in the Nature Park of S. Rossore with it's structures in which horses are housed and it's hippodrome; at the Massaciuccoli lake which offers numerous and diversified activities as bird watching. Moreover, there are teaching-recreational and historical-architectural excursions and the possibility of tasting typical quality product; the nearest Tuscan Archipelago and the marvelous cities of art of Lucca, Volterra, Firenze, Siena, etc.

Tirrenia

Tirrenia is situated at the centre of The Tuscan coast and it is completely immersed in the Mediterranean pine-woods. It is located at a short distance from the cities of Pisa and Livorno. Therefore, it is possible to choose daily tours to Marina di Pisa and "Bocca d'arno", The natural Reserve of San Rossore - Migliarino - Massaciuccoli, the downtowns of Pisa, Livorno, Lucca, Florence, Volterra, Siena, Versilia, etc.

Tirrenia is the best destination for everyone.

Marina di Pisa

Marina di Pisa arose as a sea-side resort in the second half of the 1800s. It is characterized by big artificial rocks on the sea side and has beautiful liberty style Buildings and tourist structures on the opposite side.

The project related to the construction of a tourist port on the fork of the Arno river is about to get starter.

There are various ferry tours possible, from Bocca d'Arno to the Cinque Terre, to the Isola Capraia and the Isola Elba.

Livorno

Livorno is a medici's town founded in 1577 upon the plain alluvial of the arno. It is famous for its prestigious commercial and tourist port and center of the naval academy.

Near Livorno you can visit Quercianella and the coastal called "Costa degli Etruschi" famous for the ancient beaches (Castiglioncello, Rosignano Marittimo, Cecina , San vincenzo, Castagneto Carducci, Barattti.

Pisa

Pisa is situated at the centre of the "Piana di Pisa", the largest plain in all Tuscany, a wide and fertile alluvional territory limited by the two main rivers of the region, the Arno and the Serchio, where they are approaching the sea. Pisa has benefited since immemorial time from a privileged geographical position, which has favoured trading with distant places and with the whole of Tuscany.

A melting pot for different people, different cultures and traditions, the towns has preserved trough its long history its open and cosmopolitan spirit. Inside the comparatively small inner centre, alongside the extraordinary buildings of the Republic of Pisa, one can still see traces of the Etruscan and Roman past, but also the wide squares, the renaissance and baroque churches and palaces built by the Florentine during the XVIth and XVIIth century. Outside the old city walls, residential areas, research institutions and industrial buildings were developed at the end of the XIXth and especially the XXth centuries. So Pisa you can find almost anything; the narrow and dark medieval streets in the historical centre, the hidden but elegant baroque churches, the magnificent architectures of the Pisan-Romanesque period, the modern structures of today's Pisa.

Today the economical and social character of Pisa reflects the spirit of a town, which is receptive to all new stimuli. Pisa numbers about 92.000 inhabitants many of which are students coming from other regions to study at its famous university. The economy is mostly service oriented: besides the university and the hospital - both of very high scientific level - you can find elegant shops, commercial centres and small industries. The International Galileo Galilei airport is the most active in Tuscany and one of the most important and safe in Italy. Pisa is in sense an anomalous city: a provincial town with a cosmopolitan vocation, whose influence extends to the costal part of Tuscany, which looks to Pisa for its technical and specialist needs.

Tourist events in Tirrenia, Pisa e Livorno

San Ranieri's Luminara - Pisa

The most famous and typical event in Pisa that a tourist shouldn't miss is the San Ranieri's Luminara on June 17. San Ranieri is Pisa's patron saint and during the night of June 16, The entire downtown turns off its lights and all the riversides are illuminated by thousand of candles aroung the buildings.

Bridge Game - Pisa

The other typical event is the bridge game. This game goes back to 1400 and it is performed on the last Sunday of June. This game is divided in two separated moments: the historical cortege characterized by a costume parade and the battle on the Middle bridge which divides the city. The battle is between four fighting teams named by different neighborhoods which two belong the to west part of the city called Mezzogiorno and the other two to the east part called Tramontana.