Guidebook for Pisa
Food Scene
Do you like meatballs? This is the right restaurant! In fact The main course Is The Meatball In all its variants: meat, fish, vegetables. In addition to this they are also excellent fresh and caught fish dishes. SI appreciates a local Young man Who Combines the beauty of the vaults in typical Tuscan terracotta with modern and welcoming furnishings.
Laboratorio Urbano Polpette
5 Via BattichiodiDo you like meatballs? This is the right restaurant! In fact The main course Is The Meatball In all its variants: meat, fish, vegetables. In addition to this they are also excellent fresh and caught fish dishes. SI appreciates a local Young man Who Combines the beauty of the vaults in typical Tuscan terracotta with modern and welcoming furnishings.
One of the most charming restaurants in Pisa. In the summer you can dine in the Limonaio in the back of the restaurant. L' interior is beautiful and very cared for. The food is great: PMy superlative! Traditional cuisine, With a homemade cut but A lot of attention to detail and presentation. Bruno is an excellent navigator of the well-stocked wine cellar that together with his wife, in the kitchen will make you spend a pleasant evening.
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Ristorante Osteria L'Artilafo Pisa
33 Via S. MartinoOne of the most charming restaurants in Pisa. In the summer you can dine in the Limonaio in the back of the restaurant. L' interior is beautiful and very cared for. The food is great: PMy superlative! Traditional cuisine, With a homemade cut but A lot of attention to detail and presentation. Bruno is an excellent navigator of the well-stocked wine cellar that together with his wife, in the kitchen will make you spend a pleasant evening.
Excellent choice for a pizza in the center of Pisa (Zona San Martino), even with children. In summer you can also eat outdoors in the beautiful inner courtyard.
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La Cereria
33 Via Pietro GoriExcellent choice for a pizza in the center of Pisa (Zona San Martino), even with children. In summer you can also eat outdoors in the beautiful inner courtyard.
Al Madina is a small, cute place in the center of Pisa that offers Lebanese dishes, in abundant portions, excellent quality And at prices Interesting. Recommend the Tajine With apricots and pistachio chicken. How sweet, don't miss the Fabulous Baklavas! The service at the tables is not there: help yourselves and enjoy the pleasantly collected and informal atmosphere!
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Al Madina specialità Mediorientali Pisa
41 Via S. MartinoAl Madina is a small, cute place in the center of Pisa that offers Lebanese dishes, in abundant portions, excellent quality And at prices Interesting. Recommend the Tajine With apricots and pistachio chicken. How sweet, don't miss the Fabulous Baklavas! The service at the tables is not there: help yourselves and enjoy the pleasantly collected and informal atmosphere!
Very close to the church of Spina, hidden in the alleys, we find this Elegant Where you can taste exquisite dishes of land and sea In a Menu wanted and varied. The staff is very kind and helpful, Beppe is always courteous and highly qualified. The Prices are fair and the portions plentiful. Ideal for couples and small groupsThe.
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Hostaria Le Repubbliche Marinare Pisa
8 Vicolo RicciardiVery close to the church of Spina, hidden in the alleys, we find this Elegant Where you can taste exquisite dishes of land and sea In a Menu wanted and varied. The staff is very kind and helpful, Beppe is always courteous and highly qualified. The Prices are fair and the portions plentiful. Ideal for couples and small groupsThe.
The place is located in the district of San Martino, a few steps from the center of Pisa, but outside the baraonda of the nightlife pisana. Very friendly and friendly staff. L' Furnishing is typically pisan, neat and clean.
To try the Cecina (typical Pisan chickpea porridge) and the pizza, excellent, not too thin, with the dough very light and digestible.
Pizzeria Galileo
12 Via SilvestriThe place is located in the district of San Martino, a few steps from the center of Pisa, but outside the baraonda of the nightlife pisana. Very friendly and friendly staff. L' Furnishing is typically pisan, neat and clean.
To try the Cecina (typical Pisan chickpea porridge) and the pizza, excellent, not too thin, with the dough very light and digestible.
Via l’Arancio, 4, 56126 Pisa PI
Street food has never been so good! LIntranet Near Square of miracles for lovers of rich and tasty chopping boards. Here with less than €10 we celebrate the gastronomy accompanied by a good red: lard of Colonnata, Tuscan salami, cheeses and bruschetta all in a wooden chopping board as we would expect. Road food from Michelin star.
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I Porci Comodi
8 Via l'ArancioVia l’Arancio, 4, 56126 Pisa PI
Street food has never been so good! LIntranet Near Square of miracles for lovers of rich and tasty chopping boards. Here with less than €10 we celebrate the gastronomy accompanied by a good red: lard of Colonnata, Tuscan salami, cheeses and bruschetta all in a wooden chopping board as we would expect. Road food from Michelin star.
The place is small and refined, That mirrors The area to which it is inspired, the Versilia. I Its abundant fish dishes at are at More than honest prices. In addition to the richness of each dish is the quality that emerges, making each course a real delight: an example? Lobster Pappardelle is a must for carbohydrate lovers. Moreover, at lunch you can choose between two menus ranging from €11 to €15: For a fish meal.
Trattoria La Tortuga di Giovanni Pisa
33/A Via LuccheseThe place is small and refined, That mirrors The area to which it is inspired, the Versilia. I Its abundant fish dishes at are at More than honest prices. In addition to the richness of each dish is the quality that emerges, making each course a real delight: an example? Lobster Pappardelle is a must for carbohydrate lovers. Moreover, at lunch you can choose between two menus ranging from €11 to €15: For a fish meal.
Gelateria De' Coltelli
23 Lungarno Antonio PacinottiBest ice cream in Pisa!
Drinks & Nightlife
Piazza Gambacorti, better known as Piazza La Pera is a beautiful pedestrian square recently re-qualified and has become one of the meeting points for the Pisans and tourists. The square offers a wide range of places for all tastes and it's great for kids to play.
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Piazza Chiara Gambacorti
Piazza Chiara GambacortiPiazza Gambacorti, better known as Piazza La Pera is a beautiful pedestrian square recently re-qualified and has become one of the meeting points for the Pisans and tourists. The square offers a wide range of places for all tastes and it's great for kids to play.
From Via delle Colonne you can access Piazza delle Vettovaglie, secular food Market place During the day and unleashed night Movida, originally Piazza de ' Porci. If you want to spend a busy evening with great drinks This is the place for you!
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Piazza delle Vettovaglie
From Via delle Colonne you can access Piazza delle Vettovaglie, secular food Market place During the day and unleashed night Movida, originally Piazza de ' Porci. If you want to spend a busy evening with great drinks This is the place for you!
The Lungarni on the side of "Tramontana" with narrow hamlet and Piazza Garibaldi are the main Luigi Di Incontro especially in the Pisan summers. You can enjoy a beer chatting on the "Spallette" or reach one of the countless venues for all tastes and types of fun. All immersed in the fascination of the Lungarni Pisani by night.
Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza GaribaldiThe Lungarni on the side of "Tramontana" with narrow hamlet and Piazza Garibaldi are the main Luigi Di Incontro especially in the Pisan summers. You can enjoy a beer chatting on the "Spallette" or reach one of the countless venues for all tastes and types of fun. All immersed in the fascination of the Lungarni Pisani by night.
Shopping
Toscana Biologica
13 Via Gian Battista QueiroloTuscany typical products
La Cantina Di Tipì
48 Via l'ArancioTuscany typical products
La Bottega del Parco s.r.l.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele IITuscany typical products
Enoteca la Cantinetta Pisa
52 Via Domenico CavalcaWine shop
Enoteca Bacchus
1 Via Pietro MascagniWine shop
In Corso Italia, you will find the best shops and the best brands, bars, restaurants in the streets Traverse, pizzerias and pubs. is theto Via More Crowded with Pisa along with Borgo Largo and Borgo Stretto. At the bottom of Corso Italia is the train station, here some palaces have been recently restructured. For Christmas You Filled with flea markets and Lights from the middle bridge to the station.
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Corso Italia
In Corso Italia, you will find the best shops and the best brands, bars, restaurants in the streets Traverse, pizzerias and pubs. is theto Via More Crowded with Pisa along with Borgo Largo and Borgo Stretto. At the bottom of Corso Italia is the train station, here some palaces have been recently restructured. For Christmas You Filled with flea markets and Lights from the middle bridge to the station.
Essentials
Coop
31 Via di GelloGuardia Medica Pisa
198 Via Giuseppe GaribaldiMedical Guard
Sightseeing
Emblem of the city of Pisa due to its Characteristic slope, the tower is the most famous monument in Piazza del Duomo. Built between the XII and the XIV century, the tower hangs because the ground has yielded already in the early stages of construction and has since remained so.
Although it may cause a feeling of fear, do not be influenced: the vertical axis that passes through its center of gravity falls into the base, so unless the laws of physics are subverted, the tower will never fall. You think that The tower was designed by Diotisalvi, who was building the baptistery at the same time.
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Piazza del DuomoEmblem of the city of Pisa due to its Characteristic slope, the tower is the most famous monument in Piazza del Duomo. Built between the XII and the XIV century, the tower hangs because the ground has yielded already in the early stages of construction and has since remained so.
Although it may cause a feeling of fear, do not be influenced: the vertical axis that passes through its center of gravity falls into the base, so unless the laws of physics are subverted, the tower will never fall. You think that The tower was designed by Diotisalvi, who was building the baptistery at the same time.
The Cathedral of Pisa, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, is the most significant example of Pisan Romanesque art. The architect Buscheto, merging the Classical tradition with elements of the Norman, Byzantine, Paleochristian and Arab art, gave birth to an original style that anticipated the Florentine Renaissance.
The Duomo of Pisa is a tangible testimony of the prestige that the seafaring Republic reached in its heyday. Its construction began in 1064, in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice; It is probable that between the two cities a tacit competition was born on the creation of the most beautiful and sumptuous place of worship.
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Cattedrale di Pisa
Piazza del DuomoThe Cathedral of Pisa, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, is the most significant example of Pisan Romanesque art. The architect Buscheto, merging the Classical tradition with elements of the Norman, Byzantine, Paleochristian and Arab art, gave birth to an original style that anticipated the Florentine Renaissance.
The Duomo of Pisa is a tangible testimony of the prestige that the seafaring Republic reached in its heyday. Its construction began in 1064, in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice; It is probable that between the two cities a tacit competition was born on the creation of the most beautiful and sumptuous place of worship.
The baptistery of Pisa is another of the buildings that form the monumental complex of Piazza del Duomo (or Piazza dei Miracoli). Its construction, begun in 1153, is the work of the architect Diotisalvi, as evidenced by an inscription on an internal pillar, but many Sculptures of the façade were made by Nicola Pisano and his son Giovanni.
Always by Nicola Pisano the Pulpit Presenting scenes from the life of Christ and subjects depicting the virtues: all masterpieces that testify how their creator was one of the main precursors of the Renaissance. The outer dome only covers the inner circle of the pillars and probably The lack of money was the reason why it is made up of different materials.
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Baptistery of St. John
23 Piazza del DuomoThe baptistery of Pisa is another of the buildings that form the monumental complex of Piazza del Duomo (or Piazza dei Miracoli). Its construction, begun in 1153, is the work of the architect Diotisalvi, as evidenced by an inscription on an internal pillar, but many Sculptures of the façade were made by Nicola Pisano and his son Giovanni.
Always by Nicola Pisano the Pulpit Presenting scenes from the life of Christ and subjects depicting the virtues: all masterpieces that testify how their creator was one of the main precursors of the Renaissance. The outer dome only covers the inner circle of the pillars and probably The lack of money was the reason why it is made up of different materials.
In addition to being famous for the Miracles Square, Pisa is also known for its spectacular Lungarni: The streets bordering the river Arno. The Lungarni are both important meeting points for young Pisans, both interesting landmarks for tourists.
They host important buildings, dating back to the Middle Ages, which were transformed, then, over the centuries. Although Palaces, bridges, towers and churches today assume a renaissance aspect, the eye of the attentive tourist will not escape the skeleton of medieval imprint.
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Ponte di Mezzo
Ponte di MezzoIn addition to being famous for the Miracles Square, Pisa is also known for its spectacular Lungarni: The streets bordering the river Arno. The Lungarni are both important meeting points for young Pisans, both interesting landmarks for tourists.
They host important buildings, dating back to the Middle Ages, which were transformed, then, over the centuries. Although Palaces, bridges, towers and churches today assume a renaissance aspect, the eye of the attentive tourist will not escape the skeleton of medieval imprint.
The hasty tourist who leaves Pisa after the classic tour of the field of miracles is lost this wonderful town square. Knights ' Square It takes its name from the presence, commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo I de ' Medici, of the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of Santo Stefano. For centuries it has been the place of civic civil power, although today it is above all a cultural and study place with the presence of the normal School of Pisa, housed in Caravan Palace.
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Knights’ Square
The hasty tourist who leaves Pisa after the classic tour of the field of miracles is lost this wonderful town square. Knights ' Square It takes its name from the presence, commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo I de ' Medici, of the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of Santo Stefano. For centuries it has been the place of civic civil power, although today it is above all a cultural and study place with the presence of the normal School of Pisa, housed in Caravan Palace.
In 1989 of the passage to Pisa, Keith Haring It leaves the city an extraordinary work of art: It is the mural "Tuttomondo", painted on the back façade of the convent of the Friars" Servants of Mary "of the Church of St. Anthony.
Keith Haring's mural In Pisa
The church is located a few meters from the station, in an urban context where the artist knew how to express himself at best. A few months later Haring Would die and this Mural It's one of his last works. The idea had come to New York after the chance meeting with a Pisan student with whom he had spoken of Peace in the World.
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Murale Tuttomondo di Keith Haring
18 P.za V. Emanuele IIIn 1989 of the passage to Pisa, Keith Haring It leaves the city an extraordinary work of art: It is the mural "Tuttomondo", painted on the back façade of the convent of the Friars" Servants of Mary "of the Church of St. Anthony.
Keith Haring's mural In Pisa
The church is located a few meters from the station, in an urban context where the artist knew how to express himself at best. A few months later Haring Would die and this Mural It's one of his last works. The idea had come to New York after the chance meeting with a Pisan student with whom he had spoken of Peace in the World.
The Church of St. Francis Designed by John of Simon and built after 1276, is a church with a single nave, a beautiful bell tower and a cloister of the fifteenth century. The church hosts works of Jacopo da Empoli, Taddeo Gaddi and Santi di Tito.
In the chapel of the family of Gherardesca You will find the graves of Ugolino della Gherardesca and his children. The church is cited from 1233. Desired by the Archbishop Frederick Visconti, adjoining a Franciscan convent, contained and contains many private chapels belonging to Pisan noble families such as that of the family of Gherardesca Precisely.
Parish of St Francis
7 Piazza S. FrancescoThe Church of St. Francis Designed by John of Simon and built after 1276, is a church with a single nave, a beautiful bell tower and a cloister of the fifteenth century. The church hosts works of Jacopo da Empoli, Taddeo Gaddi and Santi di Tito.
In the chapel of the family of Gherardesca You will find the graves of Ugolino della Gherardesca and his children. The church is cited from 1233. Desired by the Archbishop Frederick Visconti, adjoining a Franciscan convent, contained and contains many private chapels belonging to Pisan noble families such as that of the family of Gherardesca Precisely.
The Church of St. Nicholas In Pisa, perhaps built in 1097, the church hosts important paintings such as the "Madonna and Child"By John Traini (XIV century) and the "St. Nicholas saving Pisa from the plague"(XV century), in addition to several other wood carvings of Giovanni and Nicola Pisano And the Annunciation Of Francesco Valdambrino.
Between 1297 and 1313 it was enlarged by the Augustinians, perhaps by Giovanni Pisano (east side). The façade features pilasters, blind arches and lozenges, and is decorated with late twelfth-century Tarsias.
Parrocchia di San Nicola
2 Via Santa MariaThe Church of St. Nicholas In Pisa, perhaps built in 1097, the church hosts important paintings such as the "Madonna and Child"By John Traini (XIV century) and the "St. Nicholas saving Pisa from the plague"(XV century), in addition to several other wood carvings of Giovanni and Nicola Pisano And the Annunciation Of Francesco Valdambrino.
Between 1297 and 1313 it was enlarged by the Augustinians, perhaps by Giovanni Pisano (east side). The façade features pilasters, blind arches and lozenges, and is decorated with late twelfth-century Tarsias.
The small Church of Santa Maria della Spinea A jewel of Pisan Gothic, attributed to Giovanni Pisano and built in 1230 on the river Arno riverbed by the family Gualandi (among the families cited by Dante Alighieri about the revolt towards the Count Ugolino of Gherardesca and narrated during his episode in Hell (XXXIII, 32).
It was called this way since 1333, since it became the seat of the Relic of a Thorn of Christ's crown, guarded by the Ixi in the Church of St. Clare. Originally Santa Maria di Pontenovo. Damaged by the flood of the river, the church is no longer consecrated today. Inside, particularly bright, there are copies of the statues of Thomas Pisan.
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Santa Maria della Spina
Lungarno GambacortiThe small Church of Santa Maria della Spinea A jewel of Pisan Gothic, attributed to Giovanni Pisano and built in 1230 on the river Arno riverbed by the family Gualandi (among the families cited by Dante Alighieri about the revolt towards the Count Ugolino of Gherardesca and narrated during his episode in Hell (XXXIII, 32).
It was called this way since 1333, since it became the seat of the Relic of a Thorn of Christ's crown, guarded by the Ixi in the Church of St. Clare. Originally Santa Maria di Pontenovo. Damaged by the flood of the river, the church is no longer consecrated today. Inside, particularly bright, there are copies of the statues of Thomas Pisan.
Arts & Culture
The Sinopie They were the preparatory drafts of the frescoes. The name derives from the Black Sea city of Sinope, from which came the red earth used for drafts. Following the bombing of the monumental cemetery, and the consequent fire of the roof, many frescoes that covered the walls were dangerous.
The only way to preserve them was to proceed with their detachment, through the technique of "tearing", which led to the discovery of the underlying "sinopie" the preparatory drawings.
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Sinopie Museum
Piazza del DuomoThe Sinopie They were the preparatory drafts of the frescoes. The name derives from the Black Sea city of Sinope, from which came the red earth used for drafts. Following the bombing of the monumental cemetery, and the consequent fire of the roof, many frescoes that covered the walls were dangerous.
The only way to preserve them was to proceed with their detachment, through the technique of "tearing", which led to the discovery of the underlying "sinopie" the preparatory drawings.
The Museum of the Opera del Duomo, inaugurated in 1986 in the Ancient Episcopal seminary and now in the premises of a former fifteenth-century convent of the Capuchin Sisters of Seclusion, formerly Cistercian Benedictine, represents a Museographic project started several years before, to gather in a single Place a significant collection of sculptures, paintings and other works related to the ecclesiastical buildings of Piazza del Duomo, up to that time dispersed in different venues.
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Cathedral Museum
23 Piazza del DuomoThe Museum of the Opera del Duomo, inaugurated in 1986 in the Ancient Episcopal seminary and now in the premises of a former fifteenth-century convent of the Capuchin Sisters of Seclusion, formerly Cistercian Benedictine, represents a Museographic project started several years before, to gather in a single Place a significant collection of sculptures, paintings and other works related to the ecclesiastical buildings of Piazza del Duomo, up to that time dispersed in different venues.
Blue Palace Is On the southern Lungarno in the heart of the Old Town, a short walk from the Middle Bridge and the Palace Gambacorti, seat of the municipality, the ancient noble Palace restored by the Pisa Foundation.
GEstito from Fondazione Palazzo Blu, is proposed as a modern tool for the enrichment of the cultural offer of the city and is part of the broader project of tourism enhancement of the circuit of museums that overlook the lungarno, the artery of great historical and cultural value that It crosses the city from east to west.
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Palazzo Blu
9 Lungarno GambacortiBlue Palace Is On the southern Lungarno in the heart of the Old Town, a short walk from the Middle Bridge and the Palace Gambacorti, seat of the municipality, the ancient noble Palace restored by the Pisa Foundation.
GEstito from Fondazione Palazzo Blu, is proposed as a modern tool for the enrichment of the cultural offer of the city and is part of the broader project of tourism enhancement of the circuit of museums that overlook the lungarno, the artery of great historical and cultural value that It crosses the city from east to west.
The Royal Palace, which now houses the homonymous National Museum, built in 1559, was hosted by the patrician family Pisana dei Caetani, who took over the Medici family. Cosimo I commissioned Bernardo Buontalenti To rebuild the building between 1583 and 1587. Over time there were other modifications and enlargements. Originally, two overpasses connected the building to the Church of St. Nicholas (XIII century), for the private ceremonies of the family de ' Medici.
The palace was for centuries court and residence pisana of the houses of the Tuscan rulers, from Doctors To Lorraine, up to Savoia.
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National Museum of the Royal Palace
46 Lungarno Antonio PacinottiThe Royal Palace, which now houses the homonymous National Museum, built in 1559, was hosted by the patrician family Pisana dei Caetani, who took over the Medici family. Cosimo I commissioned Bernardo Buontalenti To rebuild the building between 1583 and 1587. Over time there were other modifications and enlargements. Originally, two overpasses connected the building to the Church of St. Nicholas (XIII century), for the private ceremonies of the family de ' Medici.
The palace was for centuries court and residence pisana of the houses of the Tuscan rulers, from Doctors To Lorraine, up to Savoia.
The Shipyard of the ancient ships of Pisa It is an archaeological museum born following a fortunate case: in 1998 in fact, on the occasion of the construction of a railway junction, traces of ancient boats and remains of an urban port in perfect state of preservation emerged.
The find has made much fuss and so the shipyard has become a kind of museum for scholars and curious. The visit shows the spaces in which the ships are restored and the archaeological finds found in the showcases are on display. The museum can be easily reached on foot from Piazza dei Miracoli by going to the Lungarno Simonelli.
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Museum of Ancient Ships of Pisa
16 Lungarno Ranieri SimonelliThe Shipyard of the ancient ships of Pisa It is an archaeological museum born following a fortunate case: in 1998 in fact, on the occasion of the construction of a railway junction, traces of ancient boats and remains of an urban port in perfect state of preservation emerged.
The find has made much fuss and so the shipyard has become a kind of museum for scholars and curious. The visit shows the spaces in which the ships are restored and the archaeological finds found in the showcases are on display. The museum can be easily reached on foot from Piazza dei Miracoli by going to the Lungarno Simonelli.
Parks & Nature
The Botanical Garden of Pisa It was the first example in the world of "garden of the Simple" owned by the university.
R1500 and was established, thanks to funding from the Cosimo I of the Medici, by the botanist and physician Luca Ghini, whose illustrative tables of plants and herbarium are still the source for Botany courses. The vegetable garden was very important for the study of medicinal properties of plants. Of the original structure remain the façade decorated with shells, the pillars of the gate and six of the eight fountains.
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Botanical Garden and Museum of Pisa
13 Via Luca GhiniThe Botanical Garden of Pisa It was the first example in the world of "garden of the Simple" owned by the university.
R1500 and was established, thanks to funding from the Cosimo I of the Medici, by the botanist and physician Luca Ghini, whose illustrative tables of plants and herbarium are still the source for Botany courses. The vegetable garden was very important for the study of medicinal properties of plants. Of the original structure remain the façade decorated with shells, the pillars of the gate and six of the eight fountains.
Le Piagge, the old pisan beaches. It is the place where runners and sports people meets to walk, run, do fitness stay together.
Viale delle Piagge
Viale delle PiaggeLe Piagge, the old pisan beaches. It is the place where runners and sports people meets to walk, run, do fitness stay together.