Pischiano is situated in eastern Tuscany where the countryside is greener and more varied than it is in western Tuscany, which given the proximity of Florence and Siena also tends to be rather busier with more visitors. In short one is less likely to encounter foreign visitors although the nearest town, Sansepolcro (five miles away from Pischiano) is of considerable interest to those interested in fine art because it was the home of Piero della Francesca and a number of his most important works can be seen in the area.

Sansepolcro itself is a delightful old town with a distinctive identity and some excellent shops and restaurants but there are also some other delightful small towns, villages and places of interest close by such as Anghiari, Monterchi, Citerna and La Verna which make pleasant half day or early evening excursions.

Local activities available include cycling, fishing, horse riding, mountain biking, sailing, ski, swimming, tennis, walking, water skiing, wind surfing and bird watching. Pischiano itself is a good base for walking and bird watching in this area of the Apennines. A number of walks of varying difficulty start at the house while the local bird life, (night jars, hoopoes, kites and owls amongst others) has been known to thrill birders.

The local village has two restaurants, one the highly regarded but reasonably priced traditional Tuscan Trattoria da Vasco, the other the Calisto which serves very traditional honest to goodness Tuscan food.