Right in front of us there is Mt. Serra, the highest peak of the mountains of Pisa, and from a naturalistic point of view, “We are practically on the edge of the Padule,” i.e. on the ancient Lake of Bientina.  In 1995 it was designated as the first locally protected natural area of interest in the Tuscan region, along with the WWF Wood of Bottaccio.
We are near Collodi and Pinocchio Park and a step away from Pontedera and its Piaggio Museum and the mythical Vespa!
We are fortunate to have Montecarlo di Toscana so close by, and there is always the possibility of organizing a wine and food tour in the homeland of Montecarlo Rosso … and not only that …
The menus from these parts anticipated many Luccan speciality dishes and such tantalizing desserts such as Buccellato (a light ring shaped sponge cake) and pastry puffs with traces of chocolate.
You can visit Lucca, Lucchesia, Garfagnana, Lake Massaciuccoli, and then Versilia simply by following the tracks left by Giacomo Puccini … and while we are speaking about Puccini, and obviously the theatre, you’ll also get the opportunity to see the smallest theatre in the world, the theatre of Vetriano, Pescaglia, and Garfagnana.
Then there are the Baths of San Giuliano, Casciana, Lucca, Monsummano, and Montecatini---all of which are within reach at a very short distance. To get more of a precise idea of time and distance, look at the following chart: