Pisa in one day

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[{"address":"Piazza dei Miracoli","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.72334674563398,"longitude":10.395245208172721},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2F20220716_123503.jpg?alt=media&token=ebb6d3e9-bee8-4836-a2ac-4dfe677f0fc8"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20019.m4a?alt=media&token=d3d147ff-cd0c-4e62-8911-464dbc765100"},{"type":"text","content":"Welcome to Pisa! I’m Arianna, your guide to enjoying an unforgettable experience in Leaning Tower city. You’ll discover that there’s a lot more to visit here but let’s start with the most iconic place in Pisa: Piazza dei Miracoli."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fpiazza-dei-miracoli-pisa.jpg?alt=media&token=e477986b-07be-42e1-b735-d4591ce76b35"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fpiazza%20dei%20miracoli.jpg?alt=media&token=d3f4f6a9-0767-4562-85f1-3a867ad71c48"},{"type":"text","content":"First of all, a fun fact: the real name of Piazza dei Miracoli is Piazza del Duomo. The square, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, was defined Square of miracles by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1910 for the incredible, almost miraculous, beauty of its monuments. "},{"type":"text","content":"Buy the 'Complete + Tower' ticket to visit all the square's miracles because, as you may have guessed, there are plenty of them! \nYou’ll find all the information here:\n"},{"type":"link","content":"www.opapisa.it/en/tickets/buy/"}]},{"address":"Battistero di San Giovanni","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.723316315187915,"longitude":10.394134700000022},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fpisa-battistero.jpg?alt=media&token=114b1839-2105-4877-baed-8b4028a7efc2"},{"type":"text","content":"Many Pisans, who self-taxed to build the colossal monument, did not see it finished because its construction took more than two centuries, between 1152 and 1395. Which is why the building matches Romanesque and Gothic styles. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fbattistero.jpg?alt=media&token=027fc7bd-42fc-41af-983f-f08981e54a98"},{"type":"text","content":"High 55 mt and with a circumference of 107 mt, it is the largest baptistery in the world and over the centuries has hosted the baptism of many illustrious figures such as Galileo Galilei in 1594."},{"type":"link","content":"www.history.com/topics/inventions/galileo-galilei"},{"type":"text","content":"After admiring its exterior, surmounted by an all-gold statue of St. John, enter the baptistery and wait for an attendant to intone a few notes: the roof consisting of a double dome, an inner pyramid dome and an outer hemispherical dome, allows for exceptional acoustics inside the building and makes it a true musical instrument. "},{"type":"link","content":"www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhAZNqML878"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20020.m4a?alt=media&token=1f48032d-2049-4e8f-9219-95247a47aa52"}]},{"address":"Camposanto","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.72380436518819,"longitude":10.395774450000003},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fcamposanto-monumentale-pisa.jpg?alt=media&token=915598ac-ffc5-47f1-a659-cdf6f2ceaa8a"},{"type":"text","content":"Move now to the Monumental Cemetery. \nThere's a legend related to this huge cemetery. It seems that the earth on which it was built comes from the Holy Land. It is said that it was taken from Mount Golgotha and transported to Pisa during the Fourth Crusade.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FPisa-33.jpg?alt=media&token=cf9f669d-abbc-499d-b3bf-2c9e63985660"},{"type":"text","content":"What is certainly true is that it was built in 1278 to house the tombs scattered around the Cathedral and was the last monument to stand on the Piazza dei Miracoli."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FPisa-32.jpg?alt=media&token=2fb02b8a-fc1e-4d5e-8653-f947609067db"},{"type":"text","content":"Inside you can admire magnificent frescoes dating back to 1360, rich in detail. Observe them carefully: you might even find a man holding his nose because of the stench of rotting corpses. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FPisa-351-e1522963051598-860x450_c.jpg?alt=media&token=38d095da-943e-450b-83de-fe949c6f8208"},{"type":"text","content":"Another fun fact: in the symbolism of the Piazza dei Miracoli, the Campo Santo represents the end of life. It is no coincidence that it was built to the north of the square, at the coldest point and furthest from the sun."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20021.m4a?alt=media&token=503fda59-233e-4378-976a-1bdc036594b4"}]},{"address":"Cattedrale di Pisa","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.722869115187684,"longitude":10.395191149999983},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fcattedrale.jpg?alt=media&token=2004cc94-8131-44d7-af92-2d6418eabc2c"},{"type":"text","content":"Right in the centre of the Piazza dei Miracoli stands the Cathedral, built in 1064 to commemorate Pisa's victory against the Muslims in the port of Palermo the year before. And indeed it blends elements typical of the Tuscan Romanesque style but also of the Arab and Byzantine worlds.\n\nA curiosity about its location outside the ancient city walls. The cathedral location was chosen for two reasons, one practical and the other ideological: there was no space for such a monumental building inside the city. Moreover, building it outside the walls was a way to highlight the power of the maritime republic of Pisa."},{"type":"link","content":"www.italythisway.com/places/articles/pisa-history.php"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FDuomo-di-Pisa-XI-XII-secolo.-Pianta-Arte-Svelata.jpg?alt=media&token=376826eb-d48e-4fa6-8b62-b54403d8807b"},{"type":"text","content":"The thing that will probably strike you most when you enter is that it appears to be not a single church, but three different basilicas: a central one and two on either side.\nAlthough many medieval masterpieces were destroyed in a terrible fire in 1595, fortunately, the pulpit by Giovanni Pisano survived, as did parts of the beautiful floor.\nAnd these elements alone make the cathedral of Pisa one of the most important medieval masterpieces in central Italy.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FLinterno-del-Duomo-Pisa.-Author-and-Copyright-Nello-e-Nadia-Lubrina..jpg?alt=media&token=acb92a0b-5f08-4f85-bab7-4b3728d08b29"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20022.m4a?alt=media&token=75b22750-2f1f-4af4-a1ab-8bee76ae9a66"}]},{"address":"Leaning Tower of Pisa","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.722707915187584,"longitude":10.397256699999984},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Ftorre%20pisa.jpg?alt=media&token=1ab6c4a4-d9d5-46e2-81cb-9c5e72d85a25"},{"type":"text","content":"And now it's time to reveal some fun facts related to one of the most iconic monuments in the world, which attracts over 500,000 visitors every year."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FTorre-campanaria-del-Duomo-di-Pisa-Torre-di-Pisa-Arte-Svelata.jpg?alt=media&token=41201d9e-ba5a-4079-b80f-dd0913936e9f"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fpisa-oltre-la-torre-1080x720.jpg?alt=media&token=27c40db0-ab2d-4748-9003-8ac9b1e74cd5"},{"type":"text","content":"\nFirst of all, why does the Torre di Pisa lean? It leans because of the sandy soil on which it is built (do not forget that here was the powerful maritime republic of Pisa’s river port!).\nThe tower’s construction began in 1173 but was interrupted in the middle of the third floor due to a subsidence of the foundation. Work resumed in 1275 and, in an attempt to straighten the tower, the next three floors were built with a slight slope in the opposite direction. Over the centuries it has been the subject of numerous restorations, which have reduced the slope, now settled at about 4 °.\n\nIn 1590 the famous scientist Galileo Galilei exploited the inclination of the Tower for some scientific experiments. The Pisan scientist discussed with colleagues and schoolchildren the fall of the graves with empirical evidence from the Tower, demonstrating that the acceleration of the graves is constant regardless of the weight of the falling object.\n\nWhat does the Tower represent? Contrary to what the name suggests, it is simply Duomo’s bell tower.\n\nIs it possible to climb it? Of course! A narrow spiral staircase with 294 steps will take you to the top of the tower at 56 meters high. \n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVista-dalla-Torre-di-Pisa-1024x684.jpg?alt=media&token=e27d9474-9163-4d98-aae0-3e1532317b3b"},{"type":"text","content":"While admiring the magnificent view of the city, take a look also at the 7 bells enclosed in the belfry at the seventh ring.\nEach bell has its own name and is associated with a note (the largest, the Assunta bell, is associated with the Si2 and weighs over 2600 kg). \n\nIn addition, each bell was formerly assigned to a moment of the liturgical day. Even today you can hear the (electronic) sound of the bells before each Duomo’s Mass and at noon.\n"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20023.m4a?alt=media&token=c9e35995-2628-4f6f-ab0b-2386be99f440"}]},{"address":"L'Ostellino","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.72006141518619,"longitude":10.397431449999974},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fostellino.jpg?alt=media&token=3ffa2784-5f3d-4523-868d-84435d63e821"},{"type":"text","content":"Move to the Renaissance centre of Pisa to take a well-deserved break. At \nL'Ostellino's you can enjoy an excellent sandwich, made with fresh, traditional Tuscan products."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fostellino%202.jpg?alt=media&token=e2c5eebb-10ef-4ce6-98d8-8f4f8a7fe75d"},{"type":"text","content":"L'Ostellino\nPiazza Cavallotti 1, Pisa\n"},{"type":"link","content":"www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187899-d3259271-Reviews-L_Ostellino-Pisa_Province_of_Pisa_Tuscany.html"}]},{"address":"Piazza dei Cavalieri","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.7195157151859,"longitude":10.400057499999988},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fveduta-piazza-dei-cavalieri.jpg?alt=media&token=366a7c35-c0be-41e1-8180-e0df7f697173"},{"type":"text","content":"Piazza Cavalieri recounts the history and the important past of Pisa.\nIn ancient times, the square was the centre of civil power. Then, in the second half of the 16th century, it became the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of St. Stephen, wanted by Grand Duke Cosimo I de Medici.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FFacciata%20-%20Palazzo%20dei%20Cavalieri%20di%20Santo%20Stefano%20%20Palazzo%20della%20Carovana%20(G.%20Bettini%2C%20Comune%20di%20Pisa)_0.jpg?alt=media&token=595c49ce-506f-44c3-88ce-184b2b51b0dc"},{"type":"text","content":"Cosimo himself is depicted standing on a high pedestal, in the act of subduing a dolphin, symbolising the Grand Duchy's domination of the sea.\n\nToday, the square is a cultural centre due to the presence of the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore, established in 1810 by Napoleon on the model of the Ècole Normale Supérieure in Paris.\nThe Normale, which has seen Nobel Prize winners, writers, poets and politicians graduate, is housed in the Palazzo della Carovana, whose walls are decorated with allegorical figures, symbols of the zodiac, drawings of plants and the marble busts of the Medici grand dukes.\n\nA curiosity: the term Normale refers to the rules that were meant to educate to obedience, to the laws and to the Emperor. \n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2F076_palazzo_dell-Orologio_rit_1.jpg?alt=media&token=29a5fe58-04f6-47fd-90a6-16965e8b3834"},{"type":"text","content":"Now move on to another building overlooking the square: the Palazzo dell'Orologio, one of the few that still has signs of medieval structures. Sharpen your eyesight and notice under the arch on the right the corner of a tower: it is the Gualandi tower, known in the Middle Ages as the Torre della Muda, but made famous by Dante Alighieri in the Divine Comedy as the Tower of Hunger. It was the prison that housed Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, an alleged traitor to his country, who died here in 1289 along with his sons and grandsons."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20024.m4a?alt=media&token=fe8a3306-d9e7-4e81-a544-bbc8e1431eb3"}]},{"address":"Borgo Stretto","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.7174351151848,"longitude":10.402241499999997},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fborgo-stretto.jpg?alt=media&token=4855839a-b281-4739-a105-d933205f54df"},{"type":"text","content":"We have almost reached the end of our journey, but before leaving you, I’d like to show you 2 more iconic places in Pisa (I am sure you will not resist and visit both).\nThe first, Borgo Stretto, will allow you, with its arcades, ancient shops and workshops, to go back in time to the Middle Ages. \n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2Fpiazza-vettovaglie-pisa.jpg?alt=media&token=caf77000-9929-40ba-b55c-9cf9fa34b251"},{"type":"text","content":"Not far from Borgo Stretto you will find Piazza delle Vettovaglie, another iconic place of Pisa. During the day it hosts the city market; in the evening it becomes the ideal place for nightlife."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20025.m4a?alt=media&token=a64d00b0-f893-46ab-8379-857c42a808e7"}]},{"address":"Piazza Sant' Antonio","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10234184804510059,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.71112311518144,"longitude":10.397398100000013},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FKeith_Haring_Tuttomondo.jpg?alt=media&token=18079ace-0030-4dc6-98ce-b5c3a6853159"},{"type":"text","content":"Reach the back side of the Convent of the Friars Servants of Mary, behind St. Anthony's Church. You will come across Tuttomondo, a mural of over 180 square metres by the famous pop artist Keith Haring.\nIt is one of the artist's few works in Italy and the only one designed as a permanent work to which Haring gave a name. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FKeith-Haring-1986.jpg?alt=media&token=8916f768-f74b-44f2-b371-0347a3391b3a"},{"type":"text","content":"Despite the fact that he used to realise his works in urban suburbs and in a single day in Pisa, Haring decided to realise a work in the city centre in a week to pay homage to the Italian artistic tradition of the fresco."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FKeith_Haring_Tuttomondo_particolare-300x187.jpg?alt=media&token=f448b59f-8310-40ae-94bf-e2451057886a"},{"type":"text","content":"Let us analyse it together: the theme of the entire work is 'harmony and peace in the world' and is represented with a puzzle of 30 figures. Each figure represents a different aspect of the world at peace: the 'humanised' scissors are the image of concrete collaboration between men to defeat the serpent, i.e. evil, which is eating the head of the figure next to it, while the woman holding the child refers to the idea of motherhood."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FR.png?alt=media&token=2dbf5f9e-76f8-4598-8f1b-f601f12a29fd"},{"type":"text","content":"Our tour ends here. If you liked it, please share it with your friends!"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5P2JsmogRTTByGDV0TJr%2FVoce%20026.m4a?alt=media&token=039ed1a0-88ca-407e-b847-bb9f2a4d6bd2"}]}]