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Last minute and special offers in Pisa, the town of the Leaning Tower

Pisa is one of the most important Tuscan regional capital of Ligurian and Etruscan origin. Pisa rises on the banks of Arno river, between the Pisano Mountain and the Thyrrenian sea.
Pisa is a historic town, once a city of political and cultural importance, and now most famous for one of its architectural masterpieces, the Leaning Tower and the Field of Miracles.

Pisa city art: welcome in the hotels of the town Pisa's principal tourist attractions are grouped together in the Field of Miracles, declared World Heritage by UNESCO.

The Leaning Tower is the icon of Pisa in the world, but it is important to know that Pisa is rich of museums, churches, and many others interesting works of art.

Situated in front on the Arno embankment, San Matteo National Museum, focused on the medieval painting and sculpture, houses important works of art, paintings of Masaccio, Donatello and Beato Angelico.

Santa Caterina Church, built between 1250 and 1300 by the Dominican friars: it houses works of art of Donatello, Pisano, and the Bishop Simone Saltarelli's grave .

Another interesting place to visit in Pisa is Cavalieri Square and its building, designed by Vasari: it is the seat of the university Scuola Normale Superiore, and was built to celebrate the order of St. Stephen's knights. In fact it takes its name from the knights (in Italian cavalieri) of St. Stephen who fought against the Moors. Near Pisa there are many tuscan residence near small town like San Miniato or holiday house.

Pisa: university town

Pisa is an important university town: in 1810 Napoleone Bonaparte founded the important Scuola Normale Superiore, placed in Cavalieri Square, that today continues to be one of the most prestigious university of Italy.

All the University system of Pisa, one of the oldest in Europe, is considered and appreciated for its high level.

Pisa, holidays between art and nature: the Migliarino-San Rossore- Massaciuccoli Regional Park.

If you have already visited all the important works of art of Pisa, or if you want to appreciate the beauty of Tuscan nature don't miss to visit the Migliarino-San Rossore Regional Park.

You can visit the park on your own, or with guided tours organised in small groups by the park's environment watch. These guided tours can be done on foot, by bike, on a small train, by coach, on horse and in a horse-drawn carriage (organised upon reservation).

For information and visits you can contact the Regional Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Park Organisation at the phone number +39 050 525 500.

With a surface of 2400 hectares, from Viareggio to Massaciuccoli Lake- the park it is a coastal unpolluted area rich of forests, pinewoods, lacustrine areas.

"Sterpaia" is the name of a farmhouse where you'll find brochures and informations about the Regional Park, buy biological products, like honey or pine nut kernel.

This park is an area of high naturalistic value, where the presence of the nearby cities seems to have totally disregarded the environment: fauna and flora are very rich, if you are lucky you'll see hawks, foxes, squirrels, loirs. But you can see a lot of rare plants: marsh orchids, carnivorous plants, ferns and pink hibiscus.

And if you want to remain for dinner try the delicious cuisine of Poldino, where you'll can taste the Tuscan Typical cuisine: game meat is the speciality of the restaurant.

Pisa by night

Pisa is a very nice city, in the evening too: there are several typical Tuscan restaurants, trattorias, wine and american bars and discotheques, opened until late.

Go for a walk on the Arno embankments, and admire this romantic, magic town.

Reach Pisa

By train: In the center of Pisa there is the train station, where arrive and leave trains from every part of Italy. For more informations visit the official website of the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato.

By air: the closest airport is Galileo Galilei Airport, connected by direct regular flights to several major Italian and European companies. it is possible to reach the center of Pisa easily: by bus shuttle or by taxi.

By car: from North: motorway A11 from Florence or Fi-PI-Li. Exit in Pisa Nord-Est.
from South or North-West: motorway A12 and A11 for the last kilometre.

Province of Pisa