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Welcome Consorzio TuristicoCITTÀ DI PISTOIA
to Pistoia
English
FirenzePratoSienaPisaLuccaMassaArezzoLivornoGrosseto
Km 35Km 17Km 101Km 67Km 42Km 81Km 117Km 86Km 172
AssisiBolognaGenovaModenaPerugiaRavennaRomaVenezia
Km 214Km 91Km 195Km 145Km 190Km 260Km 315Km 270
Distances from Pistoia
By carfrom Florence A11 motorway, direction Pisa (km 35)
from Lucca A11 motorway, direction Florence (km 42)
from Pisa A11 motorway, direction Florence (km 67)
from Bologna A1 motorway, direction Firenze and A11 motorway, direction Pisa (km 91) Strada Statale Porrettana n 64
By trainDaily connections to and from Bologna (Porrettana) and to and from Viareggio, Florence and Lucca
By coachDaily connections on the Florence - Viareggio Line with Lazzi and COPIT bus servicesDaily connections on the Pisa (airport) - Florence (airport) with FlyBus service
By planeFrom Pisa, Florence and Bologna airports
Pistoia is reachable
Welcome
Consorzio TuristicoCITTÀ DI PISTOIA
to Pistoia
Emotions ofTuscany
Tuscany is a rich land...Visitors are spellbound by its enchanting land-scapes and its superb artistic masterpieces, sur-rounded by splendid examples of culture and history. But there is more to getting to know Tuscany than just stopping off in the region’s best-known and most popular places – take a good look at the beauty of the surroundings, which may lead you to discover hidden and of-ten even more surprising places.
Pistoia will surprise you with its quiet charm.Narrow paved streets and secret, mysterious glimpses will guide you to the satisfyingly spa-cious Piazza del Duomo, considered to be one of Italy’s most beautiful squares, where you can rest and merge with the sky skimming the flagstones while you breathe in history.The space stretching around you is only partly enclosed by tall Medieval buildings, including
the distinctive, remarkable belltower which you can conquer in an adventurous climb, to enjoy a vast and breathtaking view.The local landscape is varied with many typical features: rural areas planted with orchards, olive groves and vineyards alternate with protected natural areas including woodlands, forests and marshlands, where visitors can discover a wide variety of plant and animal species.
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The city’s outskirts
MontalbanoThe area of Montalbano extends between the pro-vinces of Florence, Pistoia and Prato. In this hilly rural landscape, chestnut woods alternate with vineyards on broad terraces and olive groves co-vering the highest slopes. You can take walks and trips in these green hills using an extensive network of footpaths and cycle paths that reach tiny, ancient villages, archaeological sites and old forests.The Medici’s Barco Reale, a boundless area once used as a hunting reserve in the 16th-17th cen-tury, was in the Montalbano area.
CollodiCollodi is famous worldwide as the birthplace of Carlo Lorenzetti who wrote “The Adventures of Pinocchio”, one of the most famous children’s books of all time. Below the ancient village nestling on a hillside, you can visit the 17th-century Villa Garzoni and its Baroque gardens or the Pinocchio Park where sculptures by contemporary artists help recreate the adventures of the famous wooden puppet.
The Padule di FucecchioThe Padule di Fucecchio and Lake Sibolla reserves, between the provinces of Pistoia and Lucca, are wetlan-ds of great naturalistic interest, with typical marshland vegetation such as reed thickets, water ferns and water lilies, as well as a few rare species of plants. Throughout the year these nature reserves become a beautiful location to study the presence of several bird species, some of which find a safe haven here during migration time.
Free time and sportsPistoia has something to offer all year round. The Appennines that form a backdrop to the town pro-vide a unique setting for the ideal blend of art and nature. In summertime, an extensive network of paths and roads makes it possible for horseriding, mountain-biking and trekking enthusiasts to disco-ver the scenic mountainous and hilly countryside, or you can try your hand at canoeing and fishing in the streams and small lakes.
Eating in PistoiaIn the narrow paved streets of our villages an old and rich tradition lasts. It is founded on an an-cient genuineness. Getting lost in our territory means discovering skills and knowledge grown from passion and love for own creations.Intense tastes, natural ingredients and a wise perfectionism were born in the hands of homely people, improved during the centuries and arri-ved untill now.Nowadays, in our traditional dishes, we can taste the real flavour of authenticity.Food is culture, so the food historians say, citing Tuscany as an example: in this region the culture of sharecropping gave rise to the cucina povera (“poor cuisine”), consisting of leftovers, bread soups and the constant use of the “Mediterranean diet”.The Pistoia area has many little restaurants whe-re local dishes are served, rich in historical tradi-tion, such as: il carcerato, originating in the Mid-dle Ages when those imprisoned for debt were not given food by the Council and had to get by on the entrails of butchered animals; omelettes
with zoccoli, small pieces of tasty meat, or with rigatino (salt-cured bacon); farinata (a sort of chick-pea pancake) with cabbage; fettunta with healthy bread and genuine oil; migliacci, fritters made of pig’s blood; and berlingozzo, a tradi-tional sweet from Pistoia, served with vinsanto (sweet white raisin wine).
Pistoia
www.pistoiaturismo.it
Your Tuscan experience…Pistoia will amaze you in every season!Live new stirring experiences, in a hidden and still authentic corner of Tuscany.Quietness, traditional tastes and full immer-sion in the real “tuscanity” are our keywords..Follow your passions; step into fine food tra-ditions; smell the scents of nature; experience new sports; test your creativity in the art and music laboratories…Pistoia will make you fall in love with Tuscany… with all your senses!
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A dive in tuscan tradional flavours, learning secrets of the most delicious recipes from our chefs and bakers, that you can bring home as souvenir to live the emotions of your special holiday in your day life too.
Pistoia has many cool things to do with kids!Discover the lots of funny attractions for an un-forgettable family holiday: Pinocchio park, to live a fairy tail, the exciting Zoo with a large ran-ge of native and exotic animals, the “Baker for a Day” experience to become a tuscan baker and make your own bread, artistic, creative and mu-sical laboratories, and…and.. and much more!Pistoia is a world created around children.
Gourmet Experience
Pistoia Family
Walking or biking trips to lose yourself in the enchanting nature of Tuscany, urban trekking, thrilling underground trails to discover with experts, this and much more will make your holiday rich and unforgettable.
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Ristoranti - Restaurants
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Apartments TV Own garage Horses Caravan parking site
Rooms TV sat Internet Swimming pool Fishing
Railway With facilities for the handicapped Barbecue Garden Soccer
Heating Lift Car park Small-household pets allowed Breakfast
Air conditioning Restaurant Tennis court Games for children Supervised play and activity centre
Hospitality fridge
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Ping Pong Laundry Market
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PatriaNel cuore della Città di Pistoia
Via Crispi, 8/12 - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 358800Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.patriahotel.com
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Villa CappugiCentro Congressi Città di Pistoia
Via di Collegigliato, 45 - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 450297Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.hotelvillacappugi.com
2 Apartments 70 Rooms150 Beds
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Il Convento
Via S. Quirico, 33Pontenuovo - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 452651 / 452652Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.ilconventohotel.it
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Piccolo Ritz
Via Atto Vannucci, 67 - PISTOIA Tel. +39 0573 977474Fax +39 0573 976933
www.hotelpiccoloritzpistoia.com
32 Rooms54 Beds
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Borgo CasalventoToscana Country Relais
Via San Baronto, 1 Serravalle P.se - PISTOIA
Tel. +39 0573 526897Cell. + 39 335 [email protected]
www.borgocasalvento.it
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Villa Giorgia
Via Bolognese 164 - 51100 PistoiaSS 64 Porrettana Tel. +39 0573 480042Fax: +39 0573 [email protected]
www.villagiorgia.it
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6 Apartments 36 Beds
18 Rooms40 Beds
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La Rocca del Maestrino
Via Leonardo da Vinci, 124 Loc. Buriano Quarrata (PT)Tel. +39 0573 734252Fax + 39 0573 [email protected]
www.laroccadelmaestrino.it
Villa San Simone
Via di Santomoro, 100 - PISTOIATel. e Fax +39 0573 964586
Mob. + 39 339 [email protected]
www.villasansimone.it
36 Beds
7 Apartments 29 Beds
Hystorical Residence
6 Apartments 36 Beds
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Villa ParriHistorical House in Tuscany
Via Modenese, 206 - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 416899Cell. + 39 342 [email protected]
www.villaparri.it
7 Apartments 2 Rooms32 Beds
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Villa Le Panche
Villa Morelli Gualtierotti
Via Modenese, 756Loc. Pontepetri - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 26716Mob. +39 349 [email protected]
Via Modenese, 755Loc. Pontepetri - PISTOIA
Tel. +39 0573 26716Mob. +39 349 6782147
www.villalepanche.com
www.villamorelli-tuscany.com
Independent Villa
Independent Villa
5 Rooms12 Beds
8 Rooms16 Beds
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Il Calesse
Via Carraia, 215 Loc. Montorio - Quarrata (PT)Tel. +39 0573 750344Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.agriturismoilcalesse.it
Tenuta di Pieve a Celle
Via di Pieve a Celle, 158 - PISTOIATel. e Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.tenutadipieveacelle.it
5 Rooms10 Beds
5 Rooms10 Beds
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Villa de’ Fiori
Via di Bigiano e Castel Bovani 39PISTOIATel. +39 0573 450351Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.villadefiori.it
Via Nuova di Pieve a Celle, 1PISTOIA
Tel. +39 0573 572359Fax +39 0573 [email protected]
www.casaledellorso.it
Casale dell’Orso
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9 Rooms17 Beds
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Borgo Casorelle
Via di Casorelle, 11 Lamporecchio - PISTOIAMob. +39 329 [email protected]
www.casorelle.com
6 Apartments 25 Beds
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Via di Gello, 9/B -Capostrada - PISTOIATel. +39 0573.400232
Mob. +39 347 5971617Fax +39 0573.401035
www.cucciolodellamontagna.it
Antica Locanda Le Panche
Via Modenese, 756Loc. Pontepetri - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 26716Mob. +39 349 [email protected]
www.locandalepanche.com
6 Rooms12 Beds
4 Rooms12 Beds4 Apartments
La Tuia
via Nazionale51100 Pracchia - PISTOIAMob. +39 366 [email protected]
www.latuia.it
Olivia
Via Castel Bobi, 3 Cantagrillo 51034 -Serravalle P.se (PT)
Tel. +39 334 300 [email protected]
www.oliviabedandbreakfast.it
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Caciodivino
Via del Lastrone, 13 - PISTOIATel. +39 0573 [email protected]
www.cacio-divino.it
Dimora del Gusto
via di Bigiano e Castel Bovani, 39PISTOIA
Tel. +39 0573 450351Mob. +39 340 3027447
www.villadeifiori.it
16 inside places
30 outside places
50 inside places
120 outside places
Restaurant
Tuscan Osteria - Enoteca
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Pistoia Sotterranea
Piazza Giovanni XXIII, 13 – 51100 PistoiaOrario Ottobre-Marzo: 10-18 - Aprile-Settembre: 10-19
Hours October-March 10 a.m.-6 p.m. - April-September 10 a.m.-7 [email protected]
Infopoint tel. +39 0573 368023
www.irsapt.it
A trip into the labyrinth of history
Our servicesHotelHotel Il Convento **** Via San Quirico, 33 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 452651• www.ilconventohotel.itHotel Patria **** Via Crispi, 8 •Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 358800 •www.patriahotel.com Hotel Villa Cappugi **** Via di Collegigliato, 45 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 450297 • www.hotelvillacappugi.comHotel Antico Masetto *** Piazza F. Berni, 1 •Lamporecchio Pistoia •+39 0573 82704 www.anticomasetto.it Hotel Il Boschetto *** Viale Adua, 467 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 401336 • www.albergoilboschetto.itHotel La Bussola *** Via Vecchia Fiorentina, 328 •Loc. Catena di Quarrata Pistoia •Tel. +39 0573 743128 • www.labussoladagino.itHotel Leon Bianco *** Via Panciatichi, 2 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 26675 • www.hotelleonbianco.it Hotel Melini *** Via Nazionale, 78 • Pracchia Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 490026 • www.albergomelini.comHotel Milano *** Via Pacinotti, 10/12 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 975700 • www.hotelmilanopistoia.it Hotel Monti *** Via della Chiesa, 2 • San Baronto Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 88416 +39 0573 88446 • www.montihotel.comHotel Piccolo Ritz *** Via Atto Vannucci, 67 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 977474 • [email protected] Villa Giorgia ***S Via Bolognese, 164 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 48422 • www.villa-giorgia.comHotel Amelia ** Via per Montagnana, 83 • Momigno Pistoia Tel. +39 0572 619002 • www.albergoamelia.it Hotel Firenze ** Via Curtatone e Montanara, 42 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 23141 • www.hotel-firenze.it Hotel Il Cochino ** Via F.lli Masini, 15 • Montale - Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 959280 • www.ilcochino.it
Holiday Homes, Apartments and Historycal ResidencesAntica Residenza Gatteschi Via del Can Bianco, 7•Pistoia •+39 0573 367899 • www.gatteschi.it Artemura Residence Via Bozzi 6,8 •Pistoia •+39 0573 366698 • www.artemuraresidence.it Borgo Casalvento Via San Baronto, 1 • Serravalle P.se Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 526897 +39 335 8370777 • www.borgocasalvento.itFattoria Casalbosco Via Montalese, 117 • Santomato Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 479599 • www.fattoria-casalbosco.comIl Borghetto di Andrea Tafi Via Bufignano, 16 • Lamporecchio Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 803047 • www.ilborghettodiandreatafi.itLa Baghera Via Poggio alla Baghera, 36/38 • Lamporecchio Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 82855 • www.labaghera.toscana.itLa Rocca del Maestrino Via L. da Vinci, 124 • Loc. Buriano Quarrata Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 734252 • www.laroccadelmaestrino.itResidence Casa Italia Via Lampaggio, 39 •Loc. San Baronto Lamporecchio Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 81690 • www.residencecasaitalia.comVilla del Parco Via Sanbarontana, 35 • Loc. San Baronto - Lamporecchio - Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 88427 • www.villdelparco.netVilla Le Panche Via Modenese, 756 • Loc. Pontepetri Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 26716 • www.gmg-holidays.comVilla Morelli Gualtierotti Via Modenese, 755 • Loc. Pontepetri - Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 26716 • www.gmg-holidays.comVilla Parri Via Modenese, 206 •Pistoia Tel. +39 392 0579514 • www.villaparri.it Villa San Simone Via di Santomoro, 100 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 964586 • www.villasansimone.it
Farm HousesAgriturismo Il Calesse Via Carraia, 215 • Loc. Montorio Quarrata Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 750344 • www.agriturismoilcalesse.itAgriturismo Il Pianaccio Via Maone e Casello, 150 • Montale Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 959875 +39 338 9038436 • www.agriturismoilpianaccio.it Agriturismo Tenuta di Pieve a Celle Via Pieve a Celle, 158 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 913087 • www.tenutadipieveacelle.itAgriturismo Villa dè Fiori Via di Bigiano e Castel Bovani, 39 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 450351 • www.villadefiori.itAgriturismo Villa Morosi Via Montalbano, 156 • Lamporecchio Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 82415 • [email protected] Abbonbrì Via Montemagno, 38 • Loc. Montemagno - Pistoia Tel. +39 347 5454637 • www.abbombrì.itAgriturismo All’Ombra del Tiglio Via di Pieve a Celle, 61 •Pistoia •+39 320 7082620 • www.allombradeltiglio.it Agriturismo Belvedere Pozzuolo Via Pozzuolo, 1199 • Località Cecina 51036 - Larciano Pistoia • www.belvederepozzuolo.itAgriturismo Borgo Casorelle Via di Casorelle, 11 • Lamporecchio - Pistoia Tel. +39 329 2087614 • www.casorelle.comAgriturismo Casa al Sargente Via Vinacciano Collina, 25 • Serravalle P.se Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 526764 • www.ilsargente.itAgriturismo Casale dell’Orso Via Nuova di Pieve a Celle, 1 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 572359 • www.casaledellorso.itAgriturismo Fadanelli Via Greppiano, 25 •Lamporecchio Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 81574 • www.aziendagrituristicafadanelli.comAgriturismo Fattoria Le Pòggiola Via Treggiaia, 13 • Serravalle P.se Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 51071 • www.lepoggiola.comAgriturismo F.lli Lombardi Via delle Capanne Vecchie, 45 •Pistoia Tel. +39 338 7744239 • www.agriturismolombardi.it
Agriturismo Il Vivaio Via Capanne Vecchie, 45 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 380254 • www.agriturismoilvivaio.comAgriturismo Le Piagge Via Burianese, 157 • Quarrata - Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 774361 • www.lepiagge.itAgriturismo San Rocco Via delle Sei Arcole, 28 •Pistoia Tel. +39 3355348057 • www.sanroccoagriturismo.itAgriturismo Tenuta Il Vallone Via di Mezzo, 285 • Loc. Vergin Chiusa Monsummano Terme Pistoia Tel. +39 335 8108643 • www.tenutailvallone.itAgriturismo Villa Pacinotti Via di Caloria e Val di Bure 10 • Candeglia Pistoia Tel +39 347 5840382 • www.villapacinotti.it
HinnsAntica Locanda Le Panche Via Modenese 456 •Loc. Pontepetri Pistoia •+39 0573 26716 - +39 349 6782147 •www.locandalepanche.com Il Cucciolo della Montagna Via di Gello, 9/B • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 400232 • www.ilcucciolodellamontagna.it
B&BB&B Canto alla Porta Vecchia Via Curtatone e Montanara, 2 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 27692 • www.dormireintoscana.it/cantoallaportavecchia B&B I Sorbi Via S.Lucia, 1636/c/d • Larciano Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 83489 +39 339 5216805 • www.isorbi.itB&B Il Principe Rospo Via Porta San Marco, 45 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 364135 • www.ilprinciperospo.itB&B La Tuia Via Nazionale •Pracchia, Pistoia Tel. +39 366 8740362 • www.latuia.it B&B Olivia Via Castel Bobi, 3 • Cantagrillo Serravalle Pistoiese Pistoia Tel. +39 334 3003097 • www.oliviabedandbreakfast.it
CampingCamping Barco Reale Via Nardini, 11 • San Baronto Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 88332 • www.barcoreale.com
Our servicesEating in PistoiaDimora Storica Villa Zaccanti Via Bel Riposo, 167 • Quarrata Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 734252 • www.villazaccanti.itEnoteca La Bottegaia Via del Lastrone, 17 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 365602 • www.labottegaia.itIl Rosso e il Nero Via Montalese, 9 •Santomato – Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 479681 • www.lamolina.it Quore Cafféenocucina Via Lenzi, 13 •Quarrata - Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 72151 • www.quoreristorantecaffe.it Ristorante Al Ristoro Via Capannone, 89 •51019 Ponte Buggianese Pistoia Tel. 0572 635005 Ristorante Caciodivino Via del Lastrone 13 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 1941058 • www.cacio-divino.itRistorante La Dimora del Gusto Via di Bigiano e Castel Bovani, 39 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 450351 • www.villadefiori.itRistorante Pizzeria La Fenice Via Dalmazia, 69 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 21167 • www.lafeniceristorante.itRistorante Molino di Berto Via Orsigna, 31•Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 490101 • [email protected] Pizzeria Santopalato Via del Duca, 7/9 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 31144 • www.santopalato.itRistorante Voronoi Piazza dell’Ortaggio, 14/17 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 1971214 •[email protected] Trattoria Lo Storno Via del Lastrone, 8 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 26193 • www.lostorno.it
Touristic servicesAss. Centro Guide Turismo Pistoia Via dei Pappagalli, 12 • Pistoia Tel. +39 335 7116713 • [email protected]. Culturale Made in... Corso Gramsci, 77 • Pistoia Tel. +39 392 0622334 • www.madeinpistoia.it Ass. Culturale Mirabilia Via Atto Vannucci, 4 • Pistoia Tel. +39 328 3448984 - +39 335 6300026 • [email protected]. Culturale Musiké Luoghi del Medioevo Via de’Rossi, 4 • Pistoia Tel. +39 3356506097 • www.luoghidelmedioevo.itEvobenessere Via Rodolico, 236 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 1941596 • www.evobenessere.comGiardino Zoologico di Pistoia Via Pieve a Celle, 160 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 911219 • www.zoodipistoia.itIRSA Servizi alla Cultura Piazza Giovanni XIII, 13 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 368023 • www.irsapt.itJammin Travel Corso Amendola, 30 • Pistoia Tel. 0573 975503 • www.jammintravel.comMacana Golf & Leisure Via Dalmazia, 454 •Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 1941980 • www.macanagolf.comPanciatichi Travel & Books Via Panciatichi 22/A•Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 358520 • www.travelandbooks.it
Touristic rentalsBorgo Isora Via Piastre e Prunetta, 13 • Le Piastre Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 472245 • www.borgoisora.comCasa Silvia Via Calanchi e Fabbrica, 36/38 •Loc. Sarripoli Pistoia •+39 338 9674054 • [email protected] Pistoia Tuscany Rentals Via Roma • Pistoia Tel. +39 335 7419319 • www.pistoiatuscanyrentals.com Pompeo Appartamenti Vacanza Via Modenese, 402 • Loc. Borghetto • Pistoia Tel. +39 331 9595949 • www.pompeoappartamentivacanza.it
... and moreAss. Filarmonica Borgognoni Piazza San Francesco, 9 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 26394Azienda Agricola A’ Santi Via Sasso Regino, 48 • Buriano - Quarrata Pistoia +39 0573 750483 • www.agriasanti.itConfcommercio Pistoia Viale Adua, 128 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 99151 • www.confcommercio.pistoia.itConfetteria Pistoiese Via Macallè, 77/79 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 913245 • www.confetteripistoiese.comIst. Professionale L. Einaudi Via Pacinotti, 11 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 25193Macrolab Piazzetta Caruso 19 • Agliana Pistoia Tel. +39 0574 710337 • www.macrolab.itNovità Grafica Via della Chiesa 22 • Le Piastre Tel. +39 0573 382394 • www.novitagrafica.comOffigraph.it Via di Valdibrana 46/A •Pistoia •Tel. +39 347 9683285 • [email protected] Cì Via San Marco, 2 • Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 975306 • www.studioci.itTipografia Dami Via Fonda di S.Agostino 4g •Pistoia Tel. +39 0573 534570 •[email protected] Touristata Bus Via Zei, 30 • Castellare di Pescia Pistoia Tel. +39 0572 453112 • [email protected]
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N. 6 - Aprile / April 2012
Pistoia nel Mondo il Mondo a Pistoia
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Don’t run, walk!By Sean T. Kelly
If you’ve ever travelled to Tuscany, odds are you’ve spent most if not all of your time in Florence, Pisa, or in public transportation somewhere in between. Thanks mainly to those famous cultural, architectural, and historical marvels that more or less anchor the east and west sides of the Tuscan valley, this mecca toward middle Italy has become one of the most visited regions in the world, drawing thousands upon thousands of tourists every year.
There’s no question that Florence and Pisa, along with Milan to the north and Rome to the south (and the phenomenally beautiful Amalfi Coast), should be on every would-be traveller’s bucket list. But to know Tuscany- to fall in love with Tuscany- requires a sharp turn off the tourist path, where thousands of years of tradition still exists in the narrow alleys and cobbled streets of small towns. To love Tuscany requires a traveller to love his- or herself enough to slow down and notice the endless beauty in its subtleties- the aroma of freshly baked bread, the colors of the fruits and vegetables laid out on palettes from courtyard to courtyard, brisk walks across groves of fragrant olive trees, the chiming belltowers.
Travellers looking for a kind of true essence of traditional Tuscany will find it in a small town called Pistoia (population just more than 90,000). You’ve never heard of it? That’s not surprising.
It is undoubtedly a treasure, with an overabundance of ancient, traditional charm blended together with elements of the young and modern, the progressive and artistic.
Pistoia feels so calm and unburdened - nearly untouched – by tourist masses, that travellers who stumble onto this Roman castrum (military base) built onto the rising Apennine Mountains, will almost immediately become conscious of their stroke of fortune.
While most travellers are shuttling back and forth between the twin tourist majestic that adorn every art history book (and deservedly so) – trying to see as much as humanly possible according to a time schedule that feels a lot like work – in Pistoia there is an engaging satisfaction in the “slow” pleasures of enjoying a plum or just spending the better part of an afternoon walking with no particular destination in mind.
Pistoia feels like the backdrop of a still life painting. A stroll through the network of streets that links square to square offers an endless array of foods on display, from richly colored vegetables and fruits to the charcuterie hanging in the deli window.
Pistoia, however, is anything but still. Late into the evening, the deli owner is still busily tying full rounds of cheese with string. Up and down the street, people are walking arm in arm, smile to smile.
Just as in many other places in Italy, Pistoians would be lost without a nice evening walk, which requires a stop for an “apertitivo” or coffee at one of the many bistros “al fresco”, of course. Corner plaza cafes provide a perfect vantage point for people watching, reacquainting yourself with the characters inhabiting an old dog-eared book, or catching an impromptu jazz jam.
Noticing details- what a lovely side effect of slow travel! Simply finding the time to imagine at all, especially for those of us who live hectic lives defined all too rigidly by overstuffed calendars, can make one feel showered with an embarrassment of riches.
For some travellers, Pistoia will remain an unknown- a forever hidden gem- viewed anonymously and from a great distance through the window of a moving tour bus. For others, Pistoia will be hard to leave and even harder to keep a secret.
Which traveller are you?
A journalist’s impression
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