The town of Riparbella is in the province of Pisa and it has medieval origins, although the Etruscan presence is also attested in its territory. It is at 216 m asl of altitude and has a population of about 1400 inhabitants. It houses numerous medieval buildings, such as the castle of Strido and the Church of St. John the Evangelist.

The Etruscan evidences in Riparbella have been gathered near Belora since 1837. Unfortunately, the numerous finds were subjected to an authentic Diaspora, which brought them inside many European museums.
In Moscow, a precious "golden cornucopia" is preserved, while some earthen and copper vases and a small bronze statue are in Berlin and Amsterdam. Inside the Guarnacci Museum of Volterra numerous objects belonging to funeral equipment are still visible. New excavations unearthed more funeral equipment in 1986.
This medieval village was built around the year 1000, taking the name "Ripa Abella" (namely, "white cliff") from the white tuff, which the town lies on. The built-up area developed around one castle, belonging to the Gherardesca Counts, that was razed to the ground in 1466.
Riparbella which had always been a property of the Archbishopric of Pisa, was part of the rich range of Pisan cities annexed to the Florentine seigniory in 1406 after the decline of the Republic of Pisa.
The village experienced the war between the Florentines and the king of Naples Alfonso d' Aragona, whose troops invaded and devastated it in 1477. After being a "comunitas" during the XVI century, the territory was transformed in a marquisate in 1635.
The Medicis gave it to the Carlotti family from Verona, who governed it until 1780, when Carlo Ginori, a Florentine marquis, took it.
Only in 1780, under the Grand Duke Leopoldo di Lorena, Riparbella recovered its autonomy and a new impulse for production after the abolition of feudalism, which resulted in a growth of its population as twice as the current number.
In the first decades of the XX century, industry also developed in connection with the presence of gravel and sand quarries and with the production of building materials.