The municipality of Terricciola is in the province of Pisa. It rises near the convergence of the valleys of the Era, Cascina and Sterza rivers. It has a population of about 4000 inhabitants and its territory is rich in historical buildings.

Among them, the sanctuary of the Madonna di Monterosso, the ancient Camaldolese Abbey of Morrona and its Romanesque XII-century church, the villas Gherardi Del Testa and Cempini Meazzuoli, and the parish in Pitti are particularly important. Terricciola is also an agricultural place that makes part of the "Cittą del Vino", namely the Tuscan towns where the best Checked Origin Name wines are produced. A "Festa dell'Uva e del Vino" is dedicated to wines and it takes place on the third Sunday of September.
Even if it originates from an ancient Etrurian settlement, this medieval village developed from the nearby village of Castelvecchio.
The local place name derives from the Latin word "turris" (tower) which indicates the numerous security turrets raised to defend the original nucleus. Between the XI and the XII century, this was one of the most important places under the control of the powerful Volterra's episcopate because of its closeness to the three rivers and to the rich Abbey of Morrona.
In 1284, Terricciola was put under the control of Florence, probably following an order given by the bishop of Volterra. The Republic of Pisa, which was not at all satisfied with such a change, assaulted and occupied the village that remained in its possession until 1406.
In that year, the majority of the Pisan rural towns spontaneously yielded to Florence because of the decline of the Seaport Republic.
When the Florentines ravaged and razed to the ground both the parish and the castle of Pava in 1430, Terricciola inherited all their privileges and the village's church became the parish of Pava, Terricciola and Castelvecchio. This is confirmed in the acts written on the occasion of a visit by the Volterra's bishop in the town in 1576.
After its participation to the Pisan Revolution in 1946, Terriccciola was definitively annexed by Florence. As Florence, it entered the Tuscan Grand Duchy, first, and, later, the Kingdom of Italy in 1860.