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VISITITALY WHAT TO SEE CASTLES, PALACES AND MANSIONS TUSCANY TERRE DI PISA PISA

Castles of Pisa, palaces and mansions

Visititaly recommends the most important castles, palaces and noble residences of Pisa and surrounding area, the proposals consider a maximum distance of about 30 km from the town. In the territory around Pisa a dense network of manors built in strategic positions branches off and dominate the surrounding valleys, some can be visited, others still used as private homes, and still others are ruins bearing witness to a glorious past. To visit the castles, fortresses and all places related to culture that characterize Pisa, to receive detailed information on opening hours, ticket costs and any guided tours, please consult the official website of the building. If you have visited a castle and wouldlike to share your experience with others, please report it here!

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo della Sapienza

The palace has Renaissance origins, but it was deeply restored during the '900. The beginning of construction dates back to the last years of the '400 and was completed towards the Metta of the '500. There are a lot of criticism regarding the construction of the building, the windows on the first floor are insufficient and poorly positioned with the consequence of low light in the rooms. The two magne classrooms also suffered a lot of criticism for their structure. Currently the building is the seat of the Faculty of Law of the University of Pisa.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo Roncioni

In this historic building they lived important figures, including Vittorio Alfieri, Madame de Stael and Ugo Foscolo who fell in love with the beautiful Isabella Roncioni here, but also suffered his disappointment of love that I inspire him to write the book 'Last Letters by Iacopo Ortis'. In the main floor we can observe the frescoes by the painter Tempesti and a marble fireplace by the sculptor Baratta. This building is the only one on the Lungarno that preserves the airport on the river.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo dell'arcivescovado

The palace dates back to the '400 and stands on the remains of an even older building, dating back to at least the twelfth century. It is located in Piazza dell'Archbiscovado and, certainly, it is one of the most impressive palaces in Pisa. The style is typically Florentine, and has a simple façade decorated with exposed stone profiles on the edges and windows. In the inner courtyard you can see the busts of some Archbishops of Pisa and, at its center, a statue of the 18th century depicting Moses.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo Toscanelli

Palazzo Toscanelli has sixteenth-century origins with an elegant white façade and a marble rusticated portal. It was commissioned by the Lanfranchi family in the '500, on a project by Michelangelo, even if the documents that testify to it have not yet been found. The present appearance is given to her by the renovation of the '800. In 1821 the palace hosted the famous English poet George Byron. It is currently the headquarters of the State Archives.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo Gambacorti

The building was built during the last years of the '300 and is one of the most famous palaces on the Lungarno. The engineer T. Pisano was commissioned to build this building on behalf of the homonymous family. The main facade is made in Gothic style with delicate mullioned windows while the back facade is typical seventeenth-century with very tall windows and a beautiful portal equipped with the Medici coat of arms. Inside you can see frescoes depicting the maritime victories of Pisa.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo da Scorno

The building is located in the center of Pisa and has medieval origins. According to reports and documents found, the building dates back to the twelfth century, however, only in the 17th century, it was transformed into a building. On the facade we can observe two large arches of Verrucana stone. During the reconstruction of the 1960s, the two mullioned windows were rebuilt on the ground floor, while the central column on the first floor was replaced by another with a particular and characteristic marble capital.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo delle Vedove

The palace takes its name from its function at the time, it was used by the widows of the famous Medici family. The origins of the building are much older, in fact, from the reports found, its construction dates back between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. It has an elongated shape with a rectangular base. Only a few elements of the ancient building are still visible, for example a quadrifora in marble cut in the center and six spans visible on the facade of Via Santa Maria.

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