Pisa – Excursions from Certaldo

A few km from Certaldo and at the mouth of the river Arno stands Pisa.
Famous for its monumental complex of Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa was founded according to a legend by the Trojans of the homonymous Greek city.
Certainly as a city was born during the Roman period and in the tenth century it became a maritime republic.
Ghibelline city, Pisa undertaken bitter conflicts against Genoa at sea and against Florence on land. The Florentines finally led it in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
World Heritage, Piazza dei Miracoli is a wonder in white marble with the Cathedral in Romanesque-Pisan style, the Romanesque Baptistery with the pulpit by Nicola Pisano, and the cylindrical bell tower that is better known as the Leaning Tower.
Begun in 1173, interrupted by the land subsidence, the tower of Pisa was completed at the end of the fourteenth century. Decorated by six orders of loggias, it has inside a spiral staircase that leads to the terrace from which the citizen Galileo Galilei conducted his experiments on falling bodies.
The leaning tower of Pisa is not the only one to be sloped: it enjoys of the company of the bell tower of St. Nicholas and of the bell tower of San Michele degli Scalzi.
Home to the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa also boasts the mural Tuttomondo by Keith Haring.
For an unforgettable visit to Pisa, choose Hotel Certaldo.
In a panoramic position in Certaldo, the old mill that is now the Certaldo B&B, with pool and garden, will be the ideal base for your tours in Chiantishire and Tuscany.