Holiday apartment in Quattro Strade – Festivals, culture and mountains

Quattro Strade combines local festival culture with museums, historical attractions, gardens, mountains and running routes. The Festa dell’Incontro takes place in Quattro Strade di Perignano. The surrounding area includes, among other attractions, Castello dei Vicari, Museo Piaggio, Museo di Storia Naturale, Parco Preistorico Peccioli and Giardino dei Pini.

Festivals and traditions in Quattro Strade and Perignano

The Palio della Bilancia is also known as the Palio delle Contrade of Perignano and has been held since 1985. Quattro Strade is one of the six contrade that take part in the Palio of Perignano. In the regional context of Perignano, the Palio della Bilancia is a competition in which teams carry grain-filled sacks to their castellane and throw them into a double basket at the end of a pair of scales. The Festa delle Palle Fritte reached its 24th edition in 2026.

Culture, history and attractions in the surrounding area

Castello dei Vicari, a castle, is located near Quattro Strade. Museo Piaggio and Museo di Storia Naturale, both museums, are also located there, as is Parco Preistorico Peccioli, an archaeological site. Giardino dei Pini, a garden, is also in the surrounding area. In the wider region around Quattro Strade are Monte Cascetto and Monte Serra, both mountains. Acquario di Livorno, a zoo, is also located there.

Stay active without competitive pressure

Corro con Angelo is a non-competitive running event in Quattro Strade. It includes four routes of 3, 7.5, 11 and 18 kilometres; one edition took place on a Sunday, 23 October. The event was launched by Angelo and a local association and has been held in Quattro Strade for several years.

The parish’s local connection

The parish’s official name is “Perignano–Quattro Strade – Parrocchia di S. Lucia v. e m. e S. Teresa di Calcutta”; it includes the place names Perignano and Quattro Strade together.

Which location suits your holiday

When choosing accommodation in Quattro Strade, you can plan your daily itinerary around the local connections: festival culture in Quattro Strade and Perignano, museums and historical attractions in the surrounding area, mountains in the wider region or the running event with its several distances represent different priorities. The attractions are located in the surrounding area or the wider region around Quattro Strade. This allows you to plan a stay focused on cultural visits, the mountains or a running route.

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