Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Tuscany

The Leaning Tower of Pisa , Florence

The Piazza del Duomo is a wide, walled area at the heart of the city of Pisa, Tuscany, and is recognized as one of the main centers for medieval art in the world. Partialy paved and grassed, it is dominated by four great religious edifices:

  • the Duomo
  • the Leaning Tower
  • the Baptistry
  • and the Camposanto.
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About Pisa, Italy

Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. The city is known worldwide for its famous bell tower.

About Italy

Italy is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.

Italy has been the home of many European cultures, such as the Etruscans and the Romans, and later was the birthplace of the universities and of the movement of the Renaissance, that began in Tuscany and spread all over Europe. Italy's capital Rome was for centuries the center of Western civilization; it also spawned the Baroque movement and seats the Catholic Church.

Today, Italy is a democratic republic and a developed country with the 8th-highest Quality-of-life index rating in the world. It is a founding member of what is now the European Union.

 

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