/ URBAN ARCHITECTURE
/ Porta San Martino, Via Benedetto Croce
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO] The gate and tower San Martino in Guatholongo, dating back to 1243, take their name from the ancient district 'guado longo' (long ford), where due to the small distance between the banks it was…
/ Piazza Guerrazzi and Leopolda Station
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]Once Piazza Guerrazzi, known as Piazza dei Platani, was the entrance to the city from Florence. The centre of the square hosts the statue of Kinzica, a bronze work by Angelo Ciucci, created in 2005 to…
/ Torre di Legno
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]The recently built wooden tower is another point of ascent and descent of the walkway on top of the walls. Going out in piazza del Rosso we take Via del Borghetto, with some restaurants, which leads to…
/ Porta Calcesana, via Garibaldi
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3901 e 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]Porta Calcesana, one of the most beautiful gates in the city, has a double arch structure. Two coats of arms are still visible on the external side, one of which refers to the small village of…
/ Piezometrica tower and Pacis gate
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904[/ITINERARI] [CORPO]The piezometric tower in the former Marzotto complex was used as a water reservoir, since its height ensured greater pressure in the pipelines. The tower is an entrance to the walkway on top of the walls…
/ Torre Santa Maria
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO] Also known as the tower on the Auser, the river that run along this portion of the walls, the Santa Maria tower, under which we see the homonymous gate, controlled access to the city and the passage of…
/ Porta del Leone and Jewish Cemetery
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]The Porta del Leone (Lion’s Gate) was the first to be opened during the construction of the walls of Pisa in 1154. Its size, crowned by a round arch, testifies to its importance: it was intended for…
/ Torre del Catallo
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3904 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO] The name derives from the moat, the catallo, which run along that portion of the territory. The origin of the name could be an evolution of the Lombard term catana, small ditch. From its windows you…
/ Old tramway station, via Cagliaritana
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3910 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]In 1892 the Pisa - Marina di Pisa railway line was inaugurated: 13 km in 42 minutes! It was called 'Stràsciapoveri': left the Pisa station in Piazza Sant'Antonio and reached the sea, here in this…
/ Piazza Sardegna
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3910 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]A curious fact: on 6 January, usually around 11.30, Citizens of Pisa and Livorno meet here for the 'Befana dive'. At 12.00 noon they dive into the sea for the first swim of the year. A collective…