Pisa, with a population of approx 92,000, is set on a wide floodplain (4 m. above sea level) only a few kilometres from the Tyrrhenian coast with the river Arno running through it.
Pisa is one of the main cultural centres of Italy. It has a rich artistic heritage with its original Medieval reworking of Islamic, Lombard and local influences.
A must-see is the wonderful Duomo and the leaning tower, a monument much talked of as one of the seven wonders.
Pisa, a chief town in the province of Tuscany and an archiepiscopal headquarter, is nowadays a prestigious university and research town. |
