Pisa


 
 
Pisa

: This article is about Pisa in Italy. For other places of the same name, see Pisa (disambiguation).

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Pisa (population 90000) is a city in Tuscany, northern Italy at the mouth of the river Arno on the Mediterranean.

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By far the best known sight in Pisa is the famous leaning tower which is but one of many architecturally and artistically important structures in the city's Campo dei Miracoli or Field of Miracles to the north of the old town center. The Campo dei Miracoli is also the site of the beautiful Duomo (the Cathedral), the Baptistry and the Camposanto (the monumental cemetery).


 

Tuscany: Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria and Marche to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Italy....

Italy: Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries...

Arno: The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber....


Pisa related Images and Photos (experimental)

Leaning Tower of Pisa  Italy  May 1955
Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy May 1955
Leaning Tower of Pisa  Italy
Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy
Statue and Leaning Tower of Pisa  Campo Dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles)  Pisa  Tuscany  Italy
Statue and Leaning Tower of Pisa Campo Dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles) Pisa Tuscany Italy
Leaning Tower Framed by Arch  Pisa  Tuscany  Italy
Leaning Tower Framed by Arch Pisa Tuscany Italy
Famed Leaning Tower of Pisa Standing Next to the Baptistry of the Cathedral
Famed Leaning Tower of Pisa Standing Next to the Baptistry of the Cathedral
Ugolino Della Gherardesca Incarcerated in a Pisa Tower with His Sons and Grandsons
Ugolino Della Gherardesca Incarcerated in a Pisa Tower with His Sons and Grandsons
Crucifix  National Museum of San Matteo  Pisa
Crucifix National Museum of San Matteo Pisa
Death of St. Cecilia; Study for Santa Cecilia (Pisa)
Death of St. Cecilia; Study for Santa Cecilia (Pisa)
Tuscan Houses and Sunflowers Field Near Marina di Pisa
Tuscan Houses and Sunflowers Field Near Marina di Pisa

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Introduction
Landmarks
History
Notable people born in Pisa
Notable residents in Pisa
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