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 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.

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..

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..

At the end of a bend in the Arno, between the Ponte di Mezzo and the Ponte Soferino, opposite the high white silhouette of the church of St Mary of the Thornbush , this quay has majestic palaces on either side: one today hosts the university ( Upezz..

This 17C Palace is today the University of Pisa. Its facade is spread around a large doorway topped with a window opening onto the balcony which is itself topped with a large a escutcheon decorated with a lion.

This legendary cafe was founded in 1794 and the writers of the Risorgimento used to frequent it. It has lasted to this day; so make the most of sitting in one of these great Italian cafes of yesterday which have defied the centuries and the blandishm..

A pretty facade with a triple gallery of columns, adornments of alternating black and white marble, blind arcades decorating the sides: this is pure Pisa Romanesque style. To the side is a curious little brick octagonal building topped with a pyramid..

The transition between Romanesque and Gothic in Pisa? Look no further for this facade has an austere lower part, while in the upper parts open happiness reigns supreme!

The lightly curved long facade of this palace is decorated with graffiti of grotesque images and people. On the upper floors a frieze of niches contains the busts of six Medicis who were the grand Dukes of Tuscany and their escutcheon with six balls ..

This church is clearly from 1569 except for the facade which is later. It mingles white, pink and green marble and is decorated with columns, pilasters and drapery effects. it also has the escutcheon of the Medicis and the cross of St Stephen.