Cevoli – Art, Village History and Cycling Routes in Tuscany

Cevoli brings together several characteristic aspects of travel in Tuscany: a parish church with artworks from different centuries, Villa Ceuli with its park, a culinary village festival, and routes for cyclists or walkers. If you are travelling with different interests, you will find a place here where culture, activity and local cuisine can be connected through specific stops. The historic sites and the routes described each have their own focus.

Art and History in Cevoli

The focal point is the parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo. The present-day church dates from the early 18th century. Inside, however, there is a painting of the Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Paul, signed and dated 1490. The work is by the Pisan artist Andrea De Pisis. Also on display in the parish church is a large wooden crucifix from the 11th century. Thus, a single religious building brings together an early modern structure with artistic and religious evidence from considerably earlier periods. Another historic point of reference is Villa Ceuli. It was built at the end of the 17th century as a country residence for the Pisan Lanfranchi-Ceuli family and has a park. Together with the parish church, this creates a cultural focus that is not limited to a single work of art: in Cevoli, you can discover both sacred art and the history of a Pisan country residence. The park is part of the described property, without this implying anything about current visits or specific services.

Routes for Cyclists and Walkers

There are also several different ways to plan an active day. The Cammino d’Etruria is described as a route that can be travelled on foot or by bicycle and follows the traces left by the Etruscans. A planned cycling branch of this route will pass through Cevoli towards Capannoli. Cevoli is therefore part of a larger route thematically connected with the Etruscan past; the cycling branch is explicitly described as planned. Another option is the short Miemo–La Sterza cycling route. It runs from Orceto at kilometre 16 to Cevoli. From Cevoli, it descends to the SP 13 and continues towards Case Fraschetta. For your route selection, this identifies both a section leading to Cevoli and a further continuation from Cevoli. An additional route is titled “An itinerary between history, art and flavours in the villages between Cevoli and Casciana Alta” and presents Cevoli as the first village to visit. The themes of history, art and sapori, meaning culinary impressions, already distinguish this approach from the more strongly Etruscan-oriented route description of the Cammino d’Etruria.

Village Event and Local Cuisine

The second edition of “Cena sotto le stelle” in Cevoli offers an insight into the connection between food, village streets and culture. This edition featured food stalls along the village streets as well as an art exhibition. The menu included a welcome aperitif, soup, porchetta with beans, dessert, and water and wine. The example is explicitly associated with the second edition and therefore describes a specific past event format, not a general statement about a current events calendar. A Sunday Mass is also scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the parish church of Cevoli. If you would like to experience cultural sites in connection with their religious character as well, this appointment complements the art-historical information about the church. If you would like to explore other places from the same selection in addition to Cevoli, you can find Lavaiano, Quattro Strade and Ripoli here.

For the broader travel overview: Lari.