Tourist attractions Pisa

This 58m-high bell tower is the symbol of the city of Pisa. Although its famous tilt has granted it globally renowned status, the sheer beauty of its architecture should not be overlooked. The very essence of Pisan Romanesque, its six storeys of gall..

The most famous square in Pisa is (despite the crowds) an architectural ensemble of exceptional unity. Four remarkable monuments make up this universally known group. Bordered by a narrow encircling wall of crenellated red brick, this vast enclosed s..

Built over a period of more than two centuries following a project of Diotisalvi, this circular building merges Romanesque elements which have an echo in the cathedral with early Gothic influences. Inside, as well as the vocal performances of the att..

The white, light Church stands on the quays of the Arno. It is sculpted with spires, gables, pinnacles, leashes and rose windows and is a real jewel which was designed to house a form from Christ's crown of thorns. It was built at river level and was..

The works here come from the monumental complex of the Square of Miracles. They recall the monuments (models) and, of course, the furniture and the sculptures which decorate them. Most outstanding artists are the sculptor Guglielmo, creator of the ma..

The cathedral is huge and has an air of solidity, yet it seems paradoxically light as a result of the subtle decoration of arcading, galleries and windows which make it such an elegant building. There is an impressive façade, a marquetrywork of multi..

Located in the cloister of San Matteo, this museum bears witness to the artistic blooming that occurred in Pisa from the 13C to the 15C. There are ceramics (used for the architectural decoration of churches), paintings from the archaic period disting..

Designed like a cathedral whose central nave is the open sky, the cemetery resembles a large cloister. The Romanesque arcades have given way to Gothic windows of wonderful lightness. At its centre, the “camposanto” was planted with soil from Golgotha..

This beautiful cathedral is dedicated to St Martin.. The Pisa Romanesque style façade, in green and white marble, is a masterpiece of balance, with Pisa harshness giving way to charming fantasy. In the Gothic interior you must see the tempietto wit..

Its exceptionally tall façade is a magnificent example of the Romanesque Pisan style, both exuberant and light. This is a masterpiece of plating done in traditional fashion. Inside, is a Madonna by Andrea della Robbia and a delightful painted crucif..

This refined square in the heart of medieval Pisa is today teeming with students from Palazzo Cavalieri. It was transformed by Cosimo I Medici who commissioned buildings from Vasari for the Knights of the Order of Santo Stefano. Founded in 1562, this..

A sinopia, what's that? It is the sketch for a fresco, traced on a first coat of plaster using reddish brown earth coming from Sinope. While removing the frescoes from their backing to restore them after the bombings of 1944, these sinopias were disc..

On the left bank of the Arno, towards the sea, this Romanesque basilica in golden stone is located on an old quay of the Roman port of Pisa, at the exact spot where St Peter set foot in Italy. Notice the Lombard arcadings in the chevet, decorated wit..

The first stone of Pisa Charterhouse was laid in 1366. It still stands today, solidly anchored to a hill covered with olive trees. The monastery was designed to house 15 Carthusian monks and 60 lay brothers who were there to serve them. The Baroque ..

Opposite the cathedral, archaeologists have unearthed traces of a house and Roman baths, as well as the original foundations and successive extensions of the early cathedral and baptistry. On the façade of the church (10C) there is a surprising amoun..

The house of the powerful Guinigi family, with its Gothic double, triple and quadruple bay windows, is crowned by an impressive red brick tower 41m/134ft high. Built in the 14C, it is one of the last houses in Italy to have continued the tradition of..

A 4 km stretch of shaded esplanade enables you to see the ramparts - which go right around the city and which were built in the 16 and 17C -, on foot or by bike. They are eleven bastions in total, connected by curtains which have a base-width of 30 m..

The Bishop of Lucca, saint Frediano performed in the 6C the miracle of holding back the capricicious waters of Serchio. This is certainly how the story goes in the frecoes in this Romanesque church's chapel of Saint Agostino which was built partial..

On the other side of the river from Lungarno Pacinotti, to which it is linked by the Ponte di Mezzo, Lungarno Gambacorti has the loggia di Banchi , which now houses the fabric market, and the stern Palazzo Gambacorti (late 14C), of grey-green ston..

This palace was built in the 15C and has a decorative facade, built of brick, with two storeys of Gothic windows and is literally covered in medallions, escutcheons and terracotta garlands.