Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, situated on a ridge, 576 meters above sea level between the Cecina and Cornia Valley, affords a magnificent view of the surrounding area. This charming village shaded by chestnut groves and assuming the form of a pine cone still retains its medieval structure crowned by the Church of Our Holy Savior built on the site where a castle once stood. 
                                

From the village you can walk directly into the chestnut woods down to the Val di Pavone to admire the medieval bridges “Ponte Alto and Ponte del Defizio”. 

During the winter there is hunting, mushroom and chestnut picking.  In the vicinity there are some interesting villages to visit such as Montecastelli with its medieval tower and Romanesque church of St. Philip and St. James.  Sasso Pisano, not only conserves an interesting historical centre but the vestige of an Etruscan Spa, the natural phenomenon of the fumaroles and steaming vents which endows the landscape with a mysterious air.  A few meters from the provincial road are the 8^th century B.C. Etruscan tombs “Bucca delle Fate”.  Leccia is a very small medieval village which lies in the Cornia Valley on the road from Sasso Pisano to Larderello.  Close to the village in the cemetery there is a sanctuary of the “Madonna del Libro”.  On the road from Sasso to Leccia it is possible to visit the remains of the ancient baths of Bagno: a vast Etruscan-Roman bathing complex which was used from the 3^rd century B.C. to the late Imperial era and stands as testimony to the exploitation of the local resources since antiquity. 

In the town of Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina where our home is are many places for you to enjoy, such as our town square and park.  
                                                    

The town has everything that you need from a small alimentari to a supermarket.  There are clothing stores, a shoe store, a bakery, meat store and wine shop with great local wine.  When you are ready to venture out there is not a better place to start from.  It is centrally located between Pisa, Florence and Siena.  Less than an hour to the beach and 3 hours to Rome.