Nature enjoyed hiding little treasures everywhere in Valdera. The green woody hills of Palaia, the "calanchi" (ravines), the vineyard-designed valleys between Terricciola and Peccioli, the intense colours of Lajatico, where the sight sweeps towards Volterra. Chianni, laid in oak and chestnut woods, and the rounded hills spreading from Lari to the sea.

The glow of colours and the suggestion of landscape at sunset are, in every season, the most moving spectacle of Valdera. The sea is rather close, giving Valdera a mild climate even in the winter. Water is a constant presence under different forms: rivers, streams, small lakes and ponds, and it is an essential reference for a rich and varied fauna. Many species of birds love stopping here during their passage.

The woods of holm-oak and chestnut give shelter to different hoofed animals and, in the right season, after the rain, they become beautiful places to go mushrooming. In the uncoltivated meadows a great variety of orchids can be found, prey of coloured butterflies. And everywhere the characteristic design of cypresses, distinctive sign of the genuine Tuscan countryside.