Around Pisa AirPort

Chianni commands a view of the Era River Valley, with its Town extending on the slope of a hill range that serves as a desmarcation line with the valley of the Fine River.

The village has retained its old architectures and urban fabric, the majority of its unplastered buildings being constructed from fired bricks, with visile traes of older buildings, often in the form of tower house.

The apse of th Church of Santi Donato e Giovanni corresponds to the tower of the old keep, at the top of the castle square. The 18th century high altar, installed when the church was rebuilt in 1812, is made in precious polychrome Carrara Marbles. The building preserves a 16th-centtury canvas depicting ‘Our Lady of the Rosary’, two 18th-century statues portraying ‘Saints Peter and Paul’, and a depiction of the ‘Holy Family’ by G.B. Tempesti.

The Church of the Compagnia della Santissima Annunziata was completely built below ground level in the early years of the 18th century, withun a crypt located underneath the Church of San Donato. Its artistic significance is to be found in the frescoes decorating the barrel vault and the side walls, executed by G.B. Tempesti in 1739. The frescoes in the vault represent the ‘Eternal Father’, the ‘Nativity of Christ’, and the ‘Assumption of the Virgin’.

The village of Rivalto, enclosed between the Rio Maggiore stream and the sources of the Fine River, has retained its medieval structure, with numerous fairly well preserved 14th and 15th century buildings standing on the foundation of the old fortifications.

The Chianni Area boasts a centuries-old tradition in olive growing (the earliest documents date back to the 15th century) due to highly favourable soil and climate conditions. The oil produced here is light and fine tasting, with a low degree of acidity and a fruity taste.