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Villa Baciocchi

Villa Baciocchi museum offers the opportunity to discover all of their secrets: there will be guided visits inside the zoological and archaeological museum every first Sunday of the month.

You could even visit the Villa Baciocchi subterranean and you could also discover its history.

Opening hours: from 16.00 to 17.00

Info: 0587.607035

email: info@museivillabaciocchi.it

Entrance:

Whole ticket	3,00 €
Reduced ticket (kids under 14 years old and groups with more of 4 people)	2,00 €
Disabled people and children under 4 years old	Free entrance
Whole ticket for who lives in Capannoli	1,00 €

Guides and educational activities:

Guided visit (with museum entrance)	4,00 €
Educational laboratory (with museum entrance ticket)	7,00 €
Disabled people	Free entrance
Educational laboratory in class (with educational stuff and multimedia files)	6,00 €

Information:

Summer times:

9:30 – 12:30

16:00 – 19:00

Winter times:

9:30 – 12:30

15:30 – 18:30

The ticket entrance allows the access into zoological and archaeological museum, while the botanic park is freely visitable.
The educational laboratories last two hours (less or more).

For educational laboratories and guided visits it’s required a booking, filling out some documents or by telephone at 0587.607035

You can pay by Credit Card or Bancomat.

Accessibility:

The zoological museum is available for disabled people.

The archaeological museum doesn’t afford any devices for disabled people.

Hygienic services at the ground floor are available for disabled people.

ROBOTICS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FROM THE 7 TO THE 13 SEPTEMBER 2017 IN PISA

WHO ARE WE?

Robotics International Festival is promoted by principal institutions of Pisa and Tuscany. It collaborates with universities and research institutions.

WHY A ROBOTICS FESTIVAL?

Despite the strategic importance of the robotics revolution and the presence in Tuscany, it doesn’t exist an event in Italy where the technology innovation and the cultural reflection

has got prominence in the society. The robotics Italian research, the robotics industry are at the first place in the world for the robot and automatics machines production. Tuscany, in particular Pisa is really good at robotics research system since 80.

WHY PISA?

After the success from the last year during the days of 29 and 30 of April, for the congress “the Pisa robotics: reality, opportunities, prospective, research, formation, applications, industry”; a desire to promote in Pisa the robotics international festival was scheduled. It lasts a week, from the 7 to the 13 of September.

In fact, Pisa has got the role of International leadership for the research and the application of robotics, it is considered in fact the “city of technologies”.

Aviosuperficie Valdera – Aero Club di Pisa – Capannoli

L’ Aero Club di Pisa Federico Citi è un’accogliente struttura situata nell’alta Valdera a poca distanza da Pontedera. L’aviosuperficie in erba di 670 metri ricade in comune di Capannoli, a lato della Strada Provinciale della Fila.

I comuni di Capannoli, Pontedera e Peccioli sono consorziati con l’Aero Club di Pisa.
L’Aero Club è operativo tutti i giorni della settimana ad eccezione del martedì. Sul campo è possibile rifornirsi di carburante (benzina verde).

HANGAR

Nell’Aviosuperficie Valdera sono stati costruiti in più riprese un gran numero di hangar metallici destinati al ricovero dei velivoli privati.

Gli hangar accolgono anche i mezzi della Scuola di Volo, un’officina con meccanico certificato Rotax e ospitano la sede della Pipistrel Italia, importatore di velivoli ultraleggeri.

La ristrutturazione di un antico fienile ha permesso la realizzazione di una bella Club house, che ospita i corsi di volo e gli uffici.

I corsi che si svolgono sull’aviosuperficie per il conseguimento dell’attestato VDS riguardano:

– i tre assi (con Tecnam P92),

– i motoalianti (Pipistrel Sinus),

– i deltaplani (Pendolare Pipistrel),

– gli autogiro (ELA),

– ed il volo libero (Scuola n° 51).

Lo staff di istruttori comprende persone di vasta esperienza, non solo nel VDS, ma anche nell’Aviazione Generale e Commerciale.

AREA E ATTIVITÀ PER I SOCI

Un parco giochi per i bambini ed una serie di gazebo attrezzati con tavoli e panche per picnic, un piazzale coperto da una tecnostruttura, una zona recintata con panchine di fronte alla pista completano gli spazi per soci e ospiti.
L’Aero Club favorisce anche le attività di autocostruzione (alcuni soci hanno realizzato il proprio aereo, partendo dai disegni costruttivi e dai listelli di legno) nonché di recupero e conservazione di velivoli storici.

Inoltre è presente sul campo una scuola di modellismo che può accompagnare i più giovani alla scoperta di questa interessante e formativa attività.
Infine ricordiamo che l’Aero Club rappresenta un punto di aggregazione per i soci, organizzando eventi a carattere sportivo (come il campionato italiano VDS), a carattere diportistico (come le gite collettive presso altri Aeroclub), nonché conviviale.

EVENTO GIORNATA DEGLI AQUILONI

Tra le attività di promozione del volo svolte dall’Aero Club ricordiamo “La giornata degli aquiloni”, che si tiene ogni anno (meteo permettendo) nel mese di maggio e porta una quantità di bambini a cimentarsi con la costruzione di un aquilone ed il suo successivo in volo.

Informazioni:

Indirizzo: Aviosuperficie Valdera, Stradone Ricciardi, 56033 Capannoli PI
Telefono: 0587 608124

Sito Web: Aviosuperficie Valdera

Visit at the farm Castelvecchio with tastings

Castelvecchio Farm is located in Terricciola, a little village with Etruscan origings. It is about a 24-hectares area destined to vineyards and olice trees.

The farm, managed by Claudia, produces oil and wines ITG (Typical Tuscan Geographic Indication)

The farm welcomes tourists and it invites them to visit the farm and taste some typical products. Visiting the farm you can learn the passages which are behind a simple glass when it is made with passion and patience. Their purpose is to transmit some traditions about Tuscan culture.

ALL VISITS INCLUDE:

Start of the visit with a view of the vineyard and story about the farm.
Guided tour into the basement, with explanation of the passages from the grape to the bottle of wine.
Tasting of our wines and oils. Some types could be: White IGT wine “IL PICCHIO”, Rosato di Toscana IGT “IL TOCCO”, Red wine DOC “LE BALZE”, Terre di Pisa Sangiovese DOC “LE COLLINE” and Vin Santo from Chianti “ARMIDA” .

castelvecchio terricciola

CASTELVECCHIO’S TASTINGS

1) basic tasting: wines tasting with a teste of bread, oil and (typical tuscan dry biscuits) with Vin Santo. Tasting will be held standing with glass chalice.

It takes place everyday from Monday to Friday 10:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 19:00
On Saturday and Sunday only on booking

2) wine and typical products tasting: wines tasting with tastes of bread, oil and cantucci with il Vin Santo, then a dish of cold cuts and cheeses. Visitor are sat in a table and the wines are explained and served with glass chalices.

3) ligth lunch: wines tasting with tastes of bread, oil and cantuccini with Vin Santo, then a dish of cold cuts and cheeses and other Tuscan products by the season. First course pasta-based or other dish from typical Tuscan tradition. Visitors are sat in a table and the wines are explained and served with glass chalices.

All tastings are customizable Tutte le degustazioni sono personalizzabili on the base of specific demands of the client. The complete visit requires around 1 hour, it is possible to have the visit also in English language.

castelvecchio terricciola

Website
Azienda Agricola Castelvecchio
Via Di Bagno,
56030 Terricciola (PI)
Info and booking:
Tel./Fax +39 0587 658318
Mob. +39 380 3238845
Mail: info@agricastelvecchio.com

Morelli’s Liqueur

Liquorificio Morelli was born in 1911 in Forcoli (Palaia), from a Cavalier Leonello Morelli’s idea. Leonello was the owner of a small bar, and he had fun at mixing essences and extracts to create liqueurs and infusions.
The liquorificio was an outset from the start; Its products have spread in Italy, becoming synonim of quality and authenticity. From 1911 till nowadays four generations of Morellis have been successive.

In 2012 Morelli’s liqueurs have taken part to internetional contests and after the first success of Grappa Centenario in Bruxelles, other good results came from Arancino Speciale 32°, Grappa 50/50 Barrique, Limoncino Speciale 32° and Crema di Meloncello.

morelli liquori

Tour in liquorificio Morelli

morelli liquori

Liquorificio invites you to come for a visit.

Morelli’s Antica Grapperia will be told through a guided tour. Some aspects of the history and the passages to the production of grappa will be analized; it will end with a taste of many varieties of Grappa and Brandy. All the tastings will be accompanied by Tuscan products such as meats and cheeses.
It will be possible to make purchases inside the company.
Visits will be available by booking, for groups of maximum 15/20 persons.

Contacts

Address: Via Meucci 2 loc. Montanelli – 56036 Palaia
Website: www.liquorimorelli.it
Mail: info@liquorimorelli.it
Tel: 0039 0587.628707
For bookings: Alexandra Catarsi
alexandra.liquorimorelli@gmail.com

Martelli: visit to a pasta factory in Lari

Traditional pasta produced only by the components of Martelli’s family

The handcraft pasta Martelli, such as “Spaghetti”, “Penne classiche®“, “Spaghettini” and “Maccheroni di Toscana®” is made by slowly kneading the best durum-wheats with cold water. The bronze-drawing gives the pasta a rough texture. It is then dried at a “ low traditional temperature” for about 50 hours.

The result is a tasty and porous pasta which allows the sauces to be absorbed well. Only the members of the family work in the pasta factory. They combine long years of professionalism with the passion for keeping up the Italian craft tradition of making pasta.

In Lari it is possible to visit the pasta-factory. Martelli’s pastamakers will show you how we produce our pasta.
Free entrance
Website

Visit at Torre a Cenaia: “wines and typical Tuscan products”

Torre a Cenaia farm is a Pitti family’s ancient property in the Tuscan countryside. It houses a natural and wonderful scenery in which you can taste typical Tuscan products.

Though a scenic street we reach parco giardino all’Italiana with its impreziosito .
The farm is held on 500 hectares, characterised by small lakes, VITIGNI and a part of forest.
There are 30 hectares of many types of grape: Sauvignon-Blanc, Chardonnay, Vermentino, Trebbiano, Sangiovese, Syrah e Cabernet-Sauvignon, with a particular attention for the protection of the environment.

Visit

The first step is the explanation about the history of the farm with the visit at the church, with an unknown old painting. Then, when we are goin to explain the species which populate the small lakes and the forest and its habitat.

Men work in the vineyards the whole year, so during the tour the procedures of the plant’s growth in order to provide to the visitor a complete version about all the proceedings during the year. The tour goes on with the arrival to the farm and its vineyard of white wine such as Sauvignon-blanc, Chardonnay, Trebbiano e Vermentino. This last type of wine is the symbol of the farm. The visit ends with a wine tasting where the hosts are introduced in a gastronomic world that makes you feel the real taste of the Tuscan wine.

Moreover, the farm offers tastings for wines, beers, typical products, tour in carriage with lunch or dinner on board of an ancient Omnibus; guided visits to cellars and basements.

Website

How to get there

You can reach the farm in a 20 minutes drive from Livorno or Pisa, about an hour drive from Florence. You have to follow the directions towards Cenaia – Strada del vino delle colline pisane.
The farm houses a big car park for cars, minibus and coaches.

Complex of hypogaeums in Terricciola

A place of interest restored entirely by volounteers

Hypogaeums in Terricciola are a place of interest. It is composed of 200 graves abandoned graves and now restored with a sort of museum. The graves were restored by a group of volounteers without the town’s help.

For information and booking 0039.333 9761176 – 0039.333 4612650

AMEDEI

THE EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF CHOCOLATE

This excellence has emerged due to Cecilia Tessieri’s love of chocolate and dedication to her vision. It all began with an idea and a desire to find the world’s best cocoa bean in order to produce the most exquisite chocolate possible. A deep passion for chocolate and devotion to work, together with a continual search for perfection, have all factored into making Amedei what it is today.

In order to produce an exceptional chocolate it is necessary to closely follow the many stages involved in the manufacturing of chocolate. This is exactly what Cecilia Tessieri, founder of Amedei, courageously set out to do. Her determination to create an excellent product is what gave life to a successful, unique and innovative family business. Amedei is the only Italian chocolate boutique to have complete supervision over its production process from the cocoa bean to the finished product. Great attention to detail and desire for excellence has earned Amedei the Chocolate Academy of London’s prestigious “Golden Bean” award in the “bean to bar” category for four consecutive years. Due to her hard work, dedication and long apprenticeships in France, Belgium and Germany, Cecilia Tessieri is the only woman in the world to claim the title of Chocolatier .

The factory is an enchanted and magical place where happiness lingers and hands are busy creating chocolate works of art. Amedei chocolate, in any one of its forms, has a way of triggering numerous pleasurable emotions, sending you to seventh heaven with visions of chocolate swirling in your head. We at Amedei take pride in our excellence and we’re sure that we bring joy to the people who savor each and every magical bite.

Via San Gervasio 29 Loc.La Rotta – 56025 Pontedera (PI)
Tel.: +39 – 0587.48.48.49
informazioni: amedei@amedei.it
ordini: ordini@amedei.it
visite e degustazioni: office@amedei.it
ufficio stampa: pressoffice@amedei.com

Golf Club Castelfalfi

A few kilometers from the agritourism, you can practice golf at the new Castelfalfi Golf Club, with 27 holes. With its 27 holes, it is challenging also for experienced players, and guarantees fun time to beginners and practitioners, providing also a practice pitch for those who have never tried before, some covered bays for conducting clinics and a small Club House with a bar and a terrace. Both routes were born from an accurate re-design of an pre-existing golf course, designed by a prestigious couple of architects, with great experience and sensitivity: Rainer Preissmann and Wilfried Moroder, both associated EIGCA – European Institute of Golf Course Architects – London. The Mountain Course (par 72 – 6,351 meters), internationally awarded with the 3rd prize in the prestigious “GOLF INC. The “Renovation of the Year Award 2011” is a Champions Course, challenging and very technical, but it can fits with less experienced players through 5 hit distances. The Lake Course (Par 37, 3,171 meters) was born from the desire to create a path for everyone, whatever their handicap, but technically and strategically engaging.