Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Pisa, Italy
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Experience Pisa in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PisaIndividual Sights in PisaSight 1: Porta Buoza
The Buoza gate is a gate of the city walls of Pisa and is located within the area of the united hospitals of Santa Chiara.
Sight 2: Chiesa di Santa Chiara
Santa Chiara is a Roman Catholic church in Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy, a few paces away from the Piazza dei Miracoli.
Sight 3: Piazza del Duomo
Book Ticket*The Piazza dei Miracoli, formally known as Piazza del Duomo, is a walled 8.87-hectare (21.9-acre) compound in central Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. It was all owned by the Catholic Church and is dominated by four great religious edifices: Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistery, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Camposanto Monumentale. Partly paved and partly grassed, the Piazza dei Miracoli is also the site of the Ospedale Nuovo di Santo Spirito, which now houses the Sinopias Museum and the Cathedral Museum.
Sight 4: Chiesa di San Giorgio ai Tedeschi
San Giorgio ai Tedeschi is a Roman Catholic church located in the centre of Pisa, Italy.
Sight 5: Orto Botanico
The Orto botanico di Pisa, also known as the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pisa, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Pisa, and located at via Luca Ghini 5, Pisa, Italy.
Sight 6: Domus Galilaeana
The Domus Galilaeana is a cultural and scientific institute and library, dedicated to the history of science, located in via Santa Maria #26, in Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. Currently, the Domus Galilaeana houses a library with more than 40,000 books and important files relating to scientists of the 20th century.
Sight 7: Casa Miniati
Casa Miniati is a medieval building in Pisa, located on the corner of Via Santa Maria and Via Volta.
Sight 8: Santa Maria della Spina
Book Ticket*Santa Maria della Spina is a small church in the Italian city of Pisa. The church, erected around 1230 in the Pisan Gothic style, and enlarged after 1325, was originally known as Santa Maria di Pontenovo for the newer bridge that existed nearby, collapsed in the 15th century, and was never rebuilt.
Sight 9: Chiesa di San Vito e Ranieri
The church of Saints Vito and Ranieri, popularly known as the church of San Vito, is located in Pisa, on the Lungarno Simonelli.
Sight 10: Arsenali medicei
The Medici Arsenals are a set of sixteenth-century buildings that were dedicated to shipbuilding. They are located on the Pisan Lungarno, in Tuscany.
Sight 11: Museo delle navi antiche di Pisa
The Museum of Ancient Ships is a museum in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. The museum exhibits ancient ships and artifacts. The exhibition space is within the ancient halls of the Medici Arsenals.
Sight 12: Arsenali della Repubblica
The arsenals of the Republic were an ancient complex of buildings aimed at the production and repair of the galleys of the ancient Republic of Pisa. Only one building remains of the complex, partially destroyed during the bombings of World War II and restored in 2015.
Sight 13: Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale
The National Museum of the Royal Palace is a museum housed in a former royal palazzo at 46 Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti in Pisa, Italy. The building was designed in 1583 by Bernardo Buontalenti for Francesco I de' Medici and - like the Signoria in Pisa - replaced the Medici palace near the church and monastery of San Matteo. Housing paintings, sculpture, tapestries and decorative arts, since December 2014 the Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali has placed the museum under the control of the Polo museale della Toscana, renamed the Direzione regionale Musei in December 2019.
Wikipedia: National Museum of the Royal Palace (EN), Website
Sight 14: Chiesa di San Nicola
San Nicola is a church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 15: Chiesa di San Frediano
San Frediano is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. It now functions as the official church of the University of Pisa.
Sight 16: Chiesa di San Sisto
San Sisto is a church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 17: Chiesa di San Rocco
San Rocco is a small Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church facing the Piazza dei Cavalieri in central Pisa, Italy.
Sight 18: Cosimo I
The statue of Cosimo I de' Medici stands in the middle of Knights' Square of Pisa, just in front of Palazzo della Carovana.
Sight 19: Piazza dei Cavalieri
Book Ticket*Piazza dei Cavalieri is a landmark in Pisa, Italy, and the second main square of the city. This square was the political centre in medieval Pisa. After the middle of 16th century the square became the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of St. Stephen. Now it is a centre of education, being the main house of the Scuola Normale di Pisa, a higher learning institution part of the University.
Sight 20: Chiesa di Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri is a church in central Pisa located on Piazza dei Cavalieri.
Sight 21: Chiesa di Sant'Apollonia
Santa Apollonia is a church in Pisa, Italy.
Sight 22: Chiesa di San Giuseppe
The church of San Giuseppe di Pisa is located in Via San Giuseppe.
Sight 23: Chiesa di San Tommaso in Ponte
San Tommaso delle Convertite is a small church in Pisa, Italy.
Sight 24: Convento di San Torpè
San Torpé is a Roman Catholic church located in Largo del Parlascio #20 in the town of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 25: Chiesa di Sant'Anna
The church and convent of Sant'Anna di Pisa are located in Via Carducci.
Sight 26: Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 27: Piazza Martiri della Libertà
Piazza Martiri della Libertà, formerly Piazza Santa Caterina, is located in Pisa, near the church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria.
Sight 28: Chiesa di Santa Cecilia
The church of Santa Cecilia in Pisa is located in Via Santa Cecilia in the district of San Francesco.
Sight 29: Chiesa di San Francesco
San Francesco de' Ferri is a church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
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