Valdera is the name of an area in the
Province of Pisa
The province of Pisa ( it, provincia di Pisa) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa. With an area of and a total population of 421,642 (), it is the second most populous and fifth largest province ...
in
Tuscany
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comprising the following municipalities:
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Capannoli
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Casciana Terme Lari
Casciana Terme Lari is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa.
Geography
Casciana Terme Lari borders the following municipalities: Ca ...
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Chianni
Chianni is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa.
Its territory includes vast chestnut woods and cultivations of vine and olive tr ...
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Crespina
Crespina is a ''frazione'' (hamlet) in the ''comune'' of Crespina Lorenzana, in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune ...
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Lajatico
Lajatico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Lajatico sits in mainly hilly terrain at variable elevations from above sea level) ...
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Palaia
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Peccioli
Peccioli () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa.
Main sights
*''Pieve'' di San Varano, most likely built between the end of the 11 ...
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Ponsacco
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Terricciola
Terricciola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa.
Terricciola borders the following municipalities: Capannoli, Casciana Terme Lar ...
The Valdera area usually includes the municipalities below as well, for social and economical reasons. They are all located near the lower part of the
Arno river valley and near the
Lucca
Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957.
Lucca is known as ...
plain.
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Pontedera
Pontedera (; la, Pons Herae) is an italian comune with a population of 29.270 inhabitants, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, central Italy.
The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florence.
It houses t ...
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Bientina
Bientina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany.
History
The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine.
Geography
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Buti
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Calcinaia
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Santa Maria a Monte
Santa Maria a Monte is a '' comune'' in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region of Tuscany. The town lies about west of Florence and about east of Pisa.
Geography
The main '' frazioni'' are the villages of Cerretti, Montecalvoli, San ...
Geography of Tuscany
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