Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa

The Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, founded in 1977, is one of the largest Buddhist centres in Europe. It is an international school for the study and practice of Buddhism, affiliated to the Italian Buddhist Union and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition FPMT. The building consists of a Tuscan manor house with a tower and is surrounded by several hectares of land with a grove and olive trees. Extensive restoration work has been carried out in order to occupy the building.

The Church of Santi Giuseppe e Leopoldo Re, better known as the Duomo di Cecina, was built along the Via Aurelia at the request of Grand Duke Leopold II in 1851. The complex, consisting of a single nave, apse and wooden beam ceiling, and the adjoining bell tower, was completed and solemnly inaugurated in 1855. As the town's population grew, the church was restored and enlarged with the construction of the apses and side chapels at the beginning of the 20th century (1912-1915), when the facade decorations were put in place and the interior was embellished with a fresco in the apse area.

Work on the Church of Saints Peter and Paul began in 1829 and was soon completed in a neo-Renaissance style. A few years later, the church was used to accommodate the patients of the cholera epidemic of 1835. Later, during the Second World War, the church was severely damaged by bombing and had to be restored.