Information & FAQs
CONTACT US
Telephone
+39 345 321 4535 Nathan (booking)
If there is a water, gas or electric problem, please contact us anytime:
+39 347 083 4385 Stefania (Host)
+39 392 418 7201 Corrado (Host)
112 EMERGENCY, MORE
112 NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER, for anything
113 POLICE
115 FIRE AND RESCUE
118 EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE / AMBULANCE
Pharmacy
FARMACIA MORGANTI - Apoteca Natura
Morganti Pharmacy - natural apothecary
Via Lucchese 164
https://goo.gl/maps/ap3YEGYR6GqjAELZ6
3 minutes by car
https://www.farmaciamorganti.it
Open
Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 13:00, 15:30 - 20:00
Closed Sunday
A local pharmacy open Sunday?
The local pharmacies take turns, so the one that is open/on duty will be state on the door "Farmacia di turno".
Hospital
There is a public hospital in the center of Pescia,
Ospedale SS. Cosma e Damiano
ACCIDENTS & EMERGENCIES is called PRONTO SOCCORSO
https://goo.gl/maps/vyoaSgmjqjWJJwND9
Route from Alma Toscana to hospital Ospedale S. Cosma Pronto Soccorso
FOOD
Italy is a nation of foodies. We are too!
From pesto to pizzas, please ask us if you have any questions.
Caffé, Eating, Food Shops Nearby
CAFFÈ PASTICCERIA LA LOGGIA
Coffee and Pastries
Via del Castellare 5
https://goo.gl/maps/s7LFmSp8jCwur3rb6
https://instagram.com/pasticceria_la_loggia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Open
Tuesday - Saturday 6:30 - 21:00
Sundays 7:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 20:00
Monday closed
PLAKA PREGIATA ROSTICCERIA
Pizza restaurant and delicatessen
Via del Castellare 19
https://goo.gl/maps/X7GFNbyhr9Pej9cQ6
https://www.facebook.com/plakarosticceriapescia
Open
Tuesday - Sunday 7:00 - 22:00
Monday closed
UAA! CHE BONTÀ
Greengrocers, aka Da Peppe
Via del Castellare 38
https://goo.gl/maps/RMtxHEdcLpqu6htY9
Open
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 19:30
Saturday 8:30 - 13:30
Sunday closed
Supermarket
ESSELUNGA
The biggest local supermarket with an excellent selection and a very wide variety of good. Market fresh produce, wines, local olive oils, clothes, sundries, hardwares, electronic essentials, etc.
Viale Guglielmo Marconi
https://goo.gl/maps/qZRxzXdV2xECzwAUA
Open
Monday - Saturday 7:30 - 21:00
Sunday 8:00 - 20:00
Pizza
Who makes the best pizza in Pescia?
There are dozens of pizzerias nearby, let us know your vote!
Here are some we like:
Bar Pulter
Cafe with pizza, gelato, pastries, chocolates.
Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini, 90, 51017 Pescia PT
There are not many places where you can sit comfortably under big umbrellas in the piazza and order a pizza, cappucino, homemade gelato and more.
Open
Monday - Saturday 07:00 - 22:30
Sunday 08:00 - 22:30
Closed Tuesday
Pizzeria In Cima di Piazza
Via Benedetto Cairoli, 86, 51017 Pescia PT
As their name says: pizzeria at the top of the piazza; park in the piazza.
7 minutes from AT. Modest price, excellent wood fired oven pizzas. The hard working owners are very shy and may timidly greet first time customers.
No TV or radio blaring ~ how nice!
Open
Tuesday - Sunday 17:00 - 21:00
Closed Monday
Drin
Drin Pizza di Paolo Petito Capitale
Via Giovanni Amendola, 43, 51017 Pescia PT
Open
Thursday - Tuesday 14:00 - 00:00
Closed Wednesday
Modest prices, Unusual crust options: try the ultra thin. Self service eating area inside and out, or take-away. oven made by Paolo, a genuine Napolitano.
Pizzeria Vialeuropa 2.0 pizza bistrot
Viale Europa, 18, 51017 Pescia PT
Open
Wednesday - Friday 18:00 - 22:00
Saturday 18:00 - 22:30
Sunday 18:00 - 22:00
Closed Monday, Tuesday
Pizzeria Annarè di Giovanni Quisillo
Via Leopoldo Galeotti, 83, 51017 Pescia PT
Open
Tuesday- Sunday 19:00 - 00:00
Closed Monday
Gelateria
(The shack)
Piazza XX Settembre 5
https://goo.gl/maps/UFwbsc9W4x8DTLvo7
https://instagram.com/gelateria.baracchina?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
La Baracchina is a loved institution where locals go in the evenings on hot summer nights. It's on the river bank promenade, across from the central bus piazza, good parking, near the main piazza. Frequently offering unusal flavors in addition to the classics.
Open
Tuesday - Sunday 9:30 - 24:00
Closed Monday
NB hours may vary, IG more accurate for up to date times.
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If you are an adventurous gelato connoisseur and are tasting all the gelaterias around, you might drive 9 minutes east of Pescia to one of the province's best:
Via Circonvallazione, 43, 51011 Borgo A Buggiano PT
https://goo.gl/maps/zjTy2FbVsxnL6JT4A
It is in an odd location just before a busy traffic intersection, but don't worry, go for it. You can park right in front. The pistachio is highly recommended, always a demanding taste test of any gelateria. and fior di latte.
Add Pulter
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Lucca is has many tourist gelaterias, but a local friend and former gelataia tastefully recommends:
Via della Fratta, 11, 55100 Lucca LU
Dining
Two of our guests' favorites in town are:
Osteria Moderna
Via fra Domenico Buonvicini 8
51017 Pescia PT
https://goo.gl/maps/ESqrwj2br6u2G1EfA
Chef Matteo Bartolini prepares hearty local recipes with a deep and balanced knowledge of the local ingredients and respective wines.
Open
Thursday - Tuesday
Closed Wednesday
Most of the year they are open for lunch and dinner, except Tuesdays - lunch only. During the summer it's evenings only, and dining outside as well.
Reservations
There aren't many tables and hours vary seasonally.
Tel. +39 0572 - 444140
Locanda Sotto gli Portici
Piazza del Grano 17
51017 Pescia PT
https://goo.gl/maps/1sWSCgqitPFcP9FQ6
Warm and friendly, run by a lovely young local couple serving delicious foods. Very few restaurants in the area serve Pescian recipes and the talented chef here not only does, but really knows how.
Open
Tuesday - Sunday
Lunch 12:00 - 15:00
DInner 19:00 - 22:00
Closed Monday
Reservations
Tel. +39 0572503079
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Aroud Pescia there are many delicious choices, such as:
Trattoria Sandrino
Via ponte di Sorana, 28, 51017 Pescia PT
A hearty Tuscan trattoria 20 minutes up the valley.
Open
Thursday, Friday 19:30 - 24:00
Saturday, Sunday
Lunch 12:00 - 15:30
DInner 19:30 - 24:00
Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Reservations
Tel.+39 057-240-7014
Celebrating something special?
Montecarlo Forassiepi
Via della Contea, 1, 55015 Montecarlo LU
11 minutes away is one of the most renown restaurants of the area in a lovely setting.
Open
Saturday, Sunday
Lunch 12:30 - 14:30
DInner 19:30 - 23:00
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
19:30 - 23:00
Closed Tuesday
Reservations
Tel.+39-058-322-9475
SHOPPING
SHOPPING
Around Piazza Mazzini in Pescia you can find shops with most everything you might need: clothes, boutiques, sundries, electronics, mobile phones, hairdressers, pharmacies, hardware, antiques, bakeries, pastries, restaurants, pizza, butchers, delicatessens, cafes, gelati, and our stationary bookshop, Cartolibreria Alma.https://goo.gl/maps/UssdJovY3WEq8t9n9
Stores hours are usually 9:00 or 10:00 to 12:30 or 13:00
reopening sometime after 15:00 (much later in the summer).
Evening closing times are generally 19:30.
MARKETS
Pescia
Saturday Mornings 9:00 - 13:00
Piazza Mazzini (roast chicken etc, delicatessens, clothes)
Piazza del Grano (fruits, vegetables, honeys)
https://goo.gl/maps/UssdJovY3WEq8t9n9
The foods are delicious.
The clothes do not represent Italian fashion.
ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET
Piazza Mazzini, Pescia
https://goo.gl/maps/UssdJovY3WEq8t9n9
4th Sunday of the month, all day.
More flea than antique, but lots of fun and treasures can be found.
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Tuscany has many well known antique markets and the nearest big one is the Mercato Antiquario in Lucca, with 220 exhibitors from all over Italy.
Third Saturday and Sunday of the month, from 08:00 to 19:00. Precise Dates
Take the train to be car free, but if you might find that chair or mirror that you didn't know you needed, here's driving instructions to Porta S.Maria.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
PISA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PSA
Alma Toscana to Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa
60 km, circa 40 minutes by car, or 1 hour by train.
Toll road, Autostrada.
FIRENZE - FLORENCE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLR
Alma Toscana to Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci
56 km, circa 45 minutes by car, or 1 hour+ by train.
Always heavy traffic between Prato and Florence.
Toll road, Autostrada.
BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BLQ
Alma Toscana to Aeroporto di Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
138 km, 1.5 hrs by car, 2+ hrs by train.
Toll road, Autostrada
International airports in Rome, Venice, Verona and Milan (3) are all less than 4 hours by car from Pescia and often not much more by train.
To compare flights from your departure location, try Google Flights that allows up to 6 departure and arrival destinations in its search. And more.
TRAVELING AROUND
PESCIA BUS TERMINAL
For regional routes and schedules throughout Tuscany:
Pinocchio Park in Collodi
https://www.at-bus.it/en/linee-e-orari/pescia-urbano-u803
Lucca
The bus stop to Pescia or Lucca is a 6 minute walk from Alma Toscana.
https://goo.gl/maps/bKFaghirzgghhi7q9
Schedule
The train to Lucca is an excellent option too.
Driving to / from Lucca, go via Pesciantina, not the Autostrada.
Frequent trains to Lucca, Pisa, Viareggio, Firenze, Prato and all of Italy.
16 minutes walking.
https://goo.gl/maps/yh5TFCTqt8U1eSWq5
There is free public parking just past the Pescia train station, a 3 minute drive.
https://goo.gl/maps/XixXHXskmf9Jv6GE9
We suggest the free Trenìt! app for Italian rail times, rates and purchasing tickets. The only one that includes competing rail services https://trenit.app/
NB Currently there is construction work on the Pisa to Florence line via Pescia, so schedules may be interrupted and alternate routes offered by bus.
AUTOSTRADA EXIT / ENTRANCE: CHIESINA UZZANESE
A11 Firenze ~ Mare Motorway, superhighway, toll road.
We don't recommend driving to Florence, unless you really really have to.
The best driving navigation app we have found for Italy is called Waze.
NB routes may vary depending on road status and your navigation app.
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Once upon a time, all roads led to Rome ...
all links here lead to Alma Toscana.
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