Tourist guide of Italy
Pisa

museums and galleries  cathedrals and churches
 
buildings and historical squares  parks and gardens
 

In the region of the Tuscan one, in the northwest area, and extending on the plain of Arno Pisa, a city is of approximately 100.000 inhabitants, known worldwide by their inclined tower. And although the biggest attractiveness in Pisa is in the combined románico Field of Miracoli, one cannot stop to walk the streets for the city. To the other side of the river Arno one can enjoy with beautiful buildings of several times.

 
M
useums and galleries
 
  • Museo Nazionale di San Matteo
    • Located inside the building of an old monastery, the museum houses an interesting exhibition of painting of the Tuscan school of the XII-XV centuries, as well as sculptures of Giovanni Pisano and its school, among those that are "Maddonna of Latte" and the "Bust of San Lussorio" and several smaller objects of arts.

  • Domus Galileana
    • In this house some personal objects are exhibited of Galilean who lived in Pisa during a time.

C
athedrals and churches
 
  • Campo dei Miracoli
    • It welcomes the most noted monuments in this Roman old naval base, Duomo, the inclined Tower and the Font, as well as the Cemetery and the sculptures of the family Pisano. All they form a combined románico of extraordinary purity.

  • Duomo
    • Begun by Buscheto in the year 1064 and concluded in the XII century by Rainaldo, it is really impressive in their entirety. In the facade the three brass doors can be seen carried out by the pupils of Giambologna at the end of the XVI century. The habitual entrance is the San Rainieri Behaves, with brass shutters adorned with histories of the Redeemer, work of Bonanno of the year 1180. In the interior they highlight their five ships decorated with white, black marble and a coffered of casetones of final of the XVI century, as well as the pulpit, carried out by Giovanni Pisano in 1311, a Gothic true marvel with dramatic reliefs representing scenes of the Gospels. It cannot forget the lamp of brass of the center of the building. It counts the legend that developed the theory of the pendulum thanks to their Galilean oscilamiento. Also they are wonderful the Sepulchre of Arrigo VII work of Tact gives Camaino, the benches traceados of Prebisterio of the XV century, the canvases of some saints work of Andrea of the Saint, the great mosaic that decorates the cap of the apse of the XIII century, the paintings of the XVI century carried out by Sodoma, Sogliani and Beccafumi and Madona of márfil, of 1299, carried out by Giovanni Pisano.

  • Torre di Pisa
    • This famous tower is in fact the Steeple of the group of the Field degli Miracoli. Located near the apse, in the exterior of Duomo, their biggest attractiveness is the inclination of 5,30 grades that suffer its 55 meters high. It is very beautiful their decoration of a marked light and shade, with six levels of galleries of columns environment to the cylinder of the tower. If the studies that are being carried out to avoid their landslide allow it, you should climb the stairs of 294 steps that leads to the Room of the Bell from the one that Galilean it experienced with the graveness and from the one that one obtains a beautiful panoramic of the city and their neighbourhood. Their creation began in the year 1173 but it didn't conclude until the year 1275 (the bell one that the crown was added in the XIV century).

  • Battistero
    • The construction of the Font began in the year 1152 and it finished at the end of the XIV century. The same as the Inclined Tower has 55 meters high crowned by a pyramidal dome of eight sides. It contains in their interior the Gothic first work of Italy carried out by Nicola Pisano, the pulpit of the year 1260, decoration with reliefs representing Jesus' life. They are also interesting Guido's baptismal magnificent pile gives As of the year 1246, the decoration of the walls and the magnificent statues of Nicola and Giobanni Pisano.

  • Camposanto
    • Destroyed in II Guerra World cup Cemetery it has been restored in several occasions. This marble-like building of horizontal lines was begun by Gibanni I gave Simone in 1277. The construction has in its interior as attractive maxima the Living room of the Cool airs where delicate works can be seen as those of the Teacher of the Victory of the Death and a good sample of Roman sarcophaguses and sculptures of all the times of teachers like Tact gives Camaino, L. Bartolino and Giobanni Pisano. The old chains of the port of Pisa can be seen in the walls of the southern arm of this cemetery.

  • Santa Maria della Spina
    • This medieval church, concluded in the year 1323, is a jewel of the style of the transition Gothic-románico.

  • Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro
    • Built in the year 1153 by Diotisalvi.

  • San Paolo
    • Magnificent example of the románico pisano.

  • San Piero a Grado
    • Beautiful church románica of the XI century in which highlights their rich decoration.

B
uildings and historical squares
 
  • Casatorre
    • One of the palaces well conserved that it dates of the XIII century

  • Palazzo dei Cavalieri
    • Built in the year 1562 as headquarters of the Order of San Esteban's Gentlemen, at the present time, it is the headquarters of the School Normal Superior.

  • Neighborhood di San Martino
    • Old neighbourhood that is characterized, as so many other, for their back streets and turns.

P
arks and gardens
 
  • Botanical Garden
    • ear to the square of Cavalotti, it is the oldest botanist in Europe.