Lajatico
Sign in to saveLajatico 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) and dominates both the end of the Valdera valley and the opening of the valley known as Val di Cecina.
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Lajatico is a small municipality located in Tuscany, Italy, in the Province of Pisa, positioned between Florence and Pisa in a hilly landscape. It holds geographic significance because it sits at the junction where the Valdera valley ends and the Val di Cecina valley begins.
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- Lajatico
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- Comune di Lajatico
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- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Pisa (PI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Orciatico, La Sterza, San Giovanni di Val d'Era
- Italian comune.mayor
- Alessio Barbafieri
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- 72.66
- Italian comune.population_total
- 1312
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 August 2017
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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) and dominates both the end of the Valdera valley and the opening of the valley known as Val di Cecina.
La Sterza, one of its hamlets (frazioni), is the natural door between these two geographical areas. The Sterza, Era, and the Ragone rivers form natural borders, placing Lajatico in a very central position to reach Tuscan cities and seaside resorts. Lajatico is, however, best known as the home town of tenor Andrea Bocelli. His annual concerts at the Teatro del Silenzio are attended by people from all around the world, every year.