Lari, Tuscany Explained

Lari
Coordinates:43.5667°N 46°W
Region:Tuscany
Province:Pisa (PI)
Comune:Casciana Terme Lari
Area Total Km2:45.1
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,110
Population As Of:31 December 2001
Gentilic:Larigiani
Elevation M:130
Postal Code:56035
Area Code:0587

Lari is a walled mountaintop frazione, or hamlet, in the comune of Casciana Terme Lari, 60km (40miles) southwest of Florence and 25km (16miles) southeast of Pisa, in the Tuscany region of Italy. The municipal seat of its comune, Lari dates from at least the 9th century BC, a fact established by its traces of Etruscan architecture. It sits at a high elevation for Tuscany and centers around a castle, with distant views in all directions. Physician Eusebio Valli was born in the hamlet.

Notes and References

  1. Data from Istat