Pisa was an ancient maritime republic dating from the 1st century BC and is the city from whence Galileo Galilei and the Medici family originated. Pisa is famous for its Leaning Tower in the Campo dei Miracoli. For the millennium, the first stage of a new maritime museum opened and began housing Roman ships retrieved from the bottom of the sea.

Pisa plays a main role from an artistic point of view: Here, the renewal in architecture, sculpture, and painting anticipate the Florentine movement of the Renaissance: The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, castles, churches, monasteries, all scattered on the hilltops along the rivers and in the ancient streets. The natural and environmental heritage is particularly attractive. The thermal baths are alluring too. In its streets, squares, churches, and palaces, Volterra maintains elements characteristic of different historical periods: From the Etruscans to the Romans from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

A splendid excursion through the fertile and picturesque Tuscan countryside towards the historic university city, Pisa, is famous for its architectural beauty.

The tour proceeds to Piazza dei Miracoli to find the celebrated Leaning Tower, the Cathedral (an unequalled masterpiece of Romanesque art carried out between the 11th and 12th centuries), the Baptistery, and other important monuments. The walk continues to the Piazza dei Cavalieri, where the Scuola Normale, one of the most famous universities in the world resides.

The Cathedral Square is the heart of Pisa and the immortal symbol of the splendor and power of the golden age of the Republic of Pisa. Consisting of world famous monuments, the square can well claim to be the symbol of Italian art: It is certainly one of the most notable and admired sights in the whole world. Few towns in the world can boast of a past as splendid as the one of Pisa. During the course of more than ten centuries, its citizens have left a permanent mark on the history and art of the western civilization. The history of Pisa is marked by an impressive series of success. From Pisa, especially when the sky is clear, you can see the imposing chain of the Alpi Apuane and the world famous marble quarries of Carrara.

From these quarries comes the white stone used in making the buildings of Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square). Italy and Europe are full of beautiful cities; Pisa is a town that has often been described as a radiant city, a serene and horizontal town without any of those sharp contrasts which characterize so many of the medieval Tuscan and Italian towns.

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