A restored historic hamlet, wineries with rooms, organic farm stays, farmhouses and relais among the hills. In Riparbella you sleep inside the landscape — not in a hotel.
In Riparbella most places to stay are outside the town , up in the hills, among vineyards, olive groves and woods. It is a deliberate choice: people come here for the landscape above all.
San Martino, Felciaione, Terenzana, Il Doccino: these are all districts of the municipality of Riparbella , not separate towns. The municipality covers almost 59 km² for 1,700 inhabitants, and its hospitality has spread out among the farms and scattered houses.
Medieval hamlets restored as resorts, wineries that have opened their doors in converted farmhouses, family-run organic farm stays. Almost always with a pool. Almost always with a view.
A medieval hilltop town stretched along a ridge of white tufa at 216 m above sea level, in the province of Pisa, between the Val di Cecina and the Etruscan Coast. It grows in a line along the ridge — not on a circular plan like the neighbouring towns — with 13 murals in the old town, nine wineries in the countryside and around 65 km of green trails.
The municipality has 55 registered places to stay : farm stays, resorts, holiday homes, a campsite and four wineries that also offer accommodation. Almost all of them are in the countryside, spread among the farms: San Martino, Felciaione, Terenzana, Il Doccino and the other districts are all part of the municipality of Riparbella , not separate towns. Only four properties are inside the old town.
The properties with a gold border on their marker belong to the Visit Riparbella circuit: you can book them directly, with no intermediaries and no commission.
The list is not exhaustive: holiday lets and short-term rentals with a CIN code are not included, because they do not appear in any publicly available list.
| By car | Exit at Cecina Nord on the SS1 Aurelia / Variante Aurelia, then SP 13 del Commercio . Cecina 10 km (15′) · Livorno 50 km (45′) · Pisa 65 km (55′) · Volterra 35 km (40′) · Florence 130 km (1h 45′). |
| By train | The nearest useful station is Cecina , on the Pisa–Rome Tyrrhenian line; from there you continue by bus, taxi or hire car. The Cecina–Saline di Volterra railway is not in service and is replaced by buses: the San Martino stop is therefore not a useful arrival point. |
| By bus | Riparbella is served by regional bus routes with their terminus in Cecina: up-to-date timetables and stops at at-bus.it. |
| By bike | Anello del Vino : 42 km and around 1,000 m of ascent taking in the nine wineries. Bike racks in the old town and e-bike charging points. |
You can walk across the town in a few minutes: leave the car in one of the car parks along the ridge. On the map they are marked with the letters A–I from south to north, and every card has a direct link to Google Maps.
There are 13 so far : every year, on the last weekend in September , the festival La Collina delle Fiabe adds new ones. They are painted by international artists working with residents and with the owners of the walls, and each one tells a story about Riparbella or is connected to the town in some way. You can see them all on foot in half an hour, all in the old town, along with the twenty hand-painted artist benches .
The project was started in 2018 by the municipal administration with the association StArt Attitude and funding from the GAL Etruria, with the idea of turning the town into an open-air contemporary art museum. You can follow the route on your own with the map from the tourist office, or join a guided tour led by volunteers.
Tourist office / Town Hall
Piazza del Popolo 1 · 0586 697111
Municipal pharmacy
Piazza Matteotti
Carabinieri
Riparbella, north side
Tourism portal
visitriparbella.com
| 25–26 April | Pianeta Ripa |
| May | Ripa Fiorita — flowers and tradition. From May, Via di Piazzetta becomes the street of coloured umbrellas |
| 24 June | Night of San Giovanni |
| July | Ripa Wine — wine and music |
| early August | Agrifiera |
| late August | RipaTalent |
| last weekend in September | La Collina delle Fiabe — street art festival: the new murals are created |
| November | Sagra del Cinghiale wild boar festival · Festival of Tradition and New Olive Oil |
| December – January | RipaChristmas and the Mechanical Nativity Scene |
Content from the Riparbella tourist office and the portal visitriparbella.com, data from the BiciInComune , the dataset of accommodation providers of the Province of Pisa and base mapping by OpenStreetMap. The car park locations are those given by the tourist office. Some points in the centre have a position estimated along the street from the house number: their card says so.
The gold border marks the partner properties. Tap a marker for contact details, directions in Google Maps and Street View. Four wineries also offer accommodation: three of them also appear under Wineries, while the guest house at La Cava is listed only here, among the places to stay.
«Properties surrounded by greenery, a few minutes from the old town and from the sea.»
Historic hamlets restored as fully equipped places to stay: spa, restaurant, pool, events. Ideal for anyone who wants hotel service while staying in the countryside.
Local wineries that also offer accommodation. You literally sleep among the vines , with a tasting in the evening and breakfast made with the estate’s own produce.
Family-run, almost all of them organic. Tuscan home cooking, produce from the garden, a pool, an authentic atmosphere. The most sought-after choice for families and couples.
Self-contained apartments in the town or in country farmhouses, relais in restored old parish churches. For those looking for independence or a more intimate atmosphere.
Inside the old town. Walking distance from the bakery, butcher, grocery, bars and restaurants: the only area where you can leave the car parked for your whole stay.
An apartment in the heart of the town, a few steps from bars, restaurants and shops. Three beds plus an extra one, with a dedicated space for storing bicycles.
CallFrom 1.5 to 4 km from the centre, on the side that drops towards the Val di Cecina. The area with the most facilities : spas, restaurants, large pools.
A restored historic hamlet with rooms and apartments, a wellness centre with a heated indoor pool, the “Il Borghetto” restaurant and centuries-old botanical grounds. Partner rate: €80 a night for 2 people, breakfast included.
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A country resort with 35 rooms and apartments, two pools, a tennis court, a restaurant with vegetarian and gluten-free options, and its own olive oil. Rooms from €69, apartments from €79.
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An ICEA-certified organic farm since 1989, with 30 hectares of olive groves, orchards and woodland. Self-contained ground-floor apartments, meals by arrangement, organic extra virgin olive oil. One-night stays accepted.
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Five houses on 25 hectares of organic olive groves with a sea view. From mid-October to mid-December you can join in the olive harvest. Organic extra virgin olive oil sold on site.
BookThe hills to the west, between 2.5 and 6 km from the town. From here your eye reaches the coast : 15–20 minutes from the beaches of Cecina.
Eight apartments in two farmhouses dating from 1746, on a hilltop with a view over 20 km of coastline. Panoramic pool, tennis court, barbecue area, free mountain bikes. Cellar tastings by appointment.
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Five large apartments, two of them fully accessible. Run by the Becuzzi family, with a pool, barbecue and stargazing evenings with a telescope. The bus stop for Cecina is right outside.
BookOld farm apartments restored inside the regional forest estate, next to the Osteria del Cinghiale: it is the only place where you sleep inside the woods, with the trails starting from the clearing. Contact details are not published in official sources: for information, call the municipal tourist office on 0586 697111.
To the east, along the SS 68 towards Volterra and in the inland valleys. The side of wine and woodland , handy for anyone arriving from Florence, Siena or Volterra.
A 75 sq m apartment with two double bedrooms and two bathrooms, sleeping up to 4, with a sea view. Shared infinity pool and garden with barbecue in an early twentieth-century family farmhouse.
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Six rooms — four doubles and two triples — surrounded by 5 hectares of olive groves. Photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, buffet breakfast “nell’Aia” with local produce. Bike and dog friendly.
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A restored historic villa with six rooms and an infinity pool over the valley. Here the land is listened to and respected: the winery is run organically, letting the vines tell their own story, harvest after harvest. Booking directly is recommended.
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Seven self-contained apartments with a garden or terrace, sleeping 3 to 4, in a farmhouse restored as a centre for retreats and meditation. Hot tub, library, barbecue. Minimum stay two nights.
BookTowards Castellina Marittima, 2.5–3.5 km from the town along ridge roads. The most wooded part of the municipality.
