/ MONUMENTS
/ Museo della Certosa di Pisa, Calci (The Charterhouse of Pisa, Museum)
[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3905 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]Founded in 1366 in the hamlet of Calci, a few kilometres from Pisa, over the centuries the Carthusian monastery of Pisa has become one of the most beautiful in Italy. From the original medieval layout,…
/ Piazza del Duomo - La torre pendente
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is considered worldwide as one of the architectural marvels of all times, and has enticed generations of visitors, including artists, poets, scientists. its elegant white marble structure, its unique design and its peculiar…
/ Piazza del Duomo - Campo Santo Monumentale
The Cemetery, forming a backdrop to the Cathedral place on its north side, was the last monument to be built, beginning in 1277 under Giovanni di Simone. It was named Campo Santo because tradition had it that the ground herewas mixed with soil from…
/ Cimitero ebraico
Situated immediately outside the city walls, beside Piazza dei Miracoli, by the ancient Porta del Leone, the Jewish Cemetery has been the burial place of Israelites since 1674. Its monuments, in a variety of styles ranging from the classical…
/ Via S. Martino, examples of re-use
The re-use of ancient objects was a widespread custom known as re-employment, in other words, incorporating important architectural and ornamental elements from the past into newer structures, both for their intrinsic artistic merit and as proof of…
/ Cathedral Place - Medieval Walls and Gates
The Cathedral Place is enclosed to the west and north by the medieval city walls framing the lawn that highlights the whiteness of the Romanesque monuments: in this part of the wall there are gates and towers, both original andinserted later.…
/ Ex chiesa dei SS. Felice e Regolo
This small building in via Ulisse Dini includes the remains of the church of SS. Felice e Regolo. The building is the result of late 19th century renovation in Neogothic style, and restoration on the 20th century that revealed the columns and…
/ Mura in via Nino Bixio e porta San Gilio
Some remains of the southern and western part of the 12th century city walls still stand on via Nino Bixio. There are three postern gates dating from the earliest period of this segment of walls in the southern part, while other more roughly…