Statue of Cosimo I
Palazzo della Carovana
Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
Knights' Square
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The Enchanting Legends & Landmarks Tour of Pisa

Charles the Historian

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Charles the Historian

Welcome to Pisa! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 14 stops on a route of 2.9km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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2 hours

Temps de marche

2.9 km

Distance

14

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Tour Stops

Statue of Cosimo I
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Statue of Cosimo I

A statue of Cosimo I de' Medici stands in Knights' Square, depicting the Grand Master in robes, standing on a pedestal and subduing a dolphin, symbolizing his dominance over the seas, while a fountain with a shell-shaped basin, decorated with grotesque monsters, is situated in front of the pedestal.

Palazzo della Carovana
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Palazzo della Carovana

A palace built in 1562-1564, it was renovated from the existing Palazzo degli Anziani and features a complex façade with sgraffiti, busts, and marble crests, showcasing allegorical figures and zodiacal signs.

Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
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Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri

A church in Pisa, built for the Order of Knights of St Stephan, founded by Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici to fight Saracen piracy, with a white marble facade designed by Don Giovanni de' Medici and a bell-tower completed by Giovanni Fancelli.

Knights' Square
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Knights' Square

A historic square in medieval Pisa, known as the Knights' Square, it was the political heart of the city and home to the Pisans' government and churches.

Church of St. Rocco
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Church of St. Rocco

A Baroque-style Roman Catholic church with a 1630-1634 façade by Cosimo Pugliani, featuring frescoes from the 13th century and works of art from the 15th and 16th centuries, including a canvas of St Rocco by Giovanni Antonio Sogliani on the altar.

San Sisto
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San Sisto

A church building in Pisa, Italy, consecrated in 1133, featuring a Pisane-Romanesque style architecture with pilaster strips and a hut-shaped ceiling, housing ancient decorations and artifacts.

Collezioni egittologiche dell'Università di Pisa
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Collezioni egittologiche dell'Università di Pisa

A museum of ancient Egyptian antiquities, housing a collection of artifacts from Egypt, Nubia, and North Africa, featuring exhibits with didactic and documentary value, open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday.

San Frediano
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San Frediano

A Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church, San Frediano features a blind arcade façade with lozenges, marble columns with sculpted capitals, and a 12th-century wooden cross with gilded panel. The interior is a basilica plan with central nave and aisles.

Royal Palace National Museum, Pisa
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Royal Palace National Museum, Pisa

A museum housed in a former royal palazzo, featuring paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts, and operated by the Direzione regionale Musei since 2019.

Santa Maria della Spina
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Santa Maria della Spina

A gem of Gothic architecture in Italy, Santa Maria della Spina is a museum of a public entity, constructed around 1230 in the Pisan Gothic style, characterized by intricate stone carvings and statues.

San Nicola
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San Nicola

A 12th-century church, San Nicola, is mentioned for the first time in 1097 and features a façade with 12th-century intarsia, pilaster strips, blind arches, and lozenges.

Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum
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Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum

A botanical garden and museum, the Orto botanico di Pisa is the first university botanical garden in Europe, established in 1544 and featuring a gallery of natural objects, a library, and a collection of herb gardens and arboreta.

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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Leaning Tower of Pisa

A church tower, also known as the Campanile of Pisa, famous for its nearly four-degree lean due to an unstable foundation.

Ambo of the Cathedral of Pisa
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Ambo of the Cathedral of Pisa

A marble sculpture commissioned by Giovanni Pisano between 1302 and 1311, representing one of his masterpieces. It's a poligonale pulpit with intricate decorations and reliefs depicting episodes from the life of Christ, showcasing lively poses of characters and animals.

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