Palazzo Tobler

Palazzo Tobler is a historic building in central Pisa, in the stretch of Borgo Largo now known as Via Oberdan. The palazzo features a distinctive ground-floor loggia and a Gothic-style façade faced in stone and marble.

Dating from the fifteenth century, the façade is characterised by a projecting upper section supported by a portico with shallow arches. The upper floor features elegant Gothic four-light windows, decorated with trefoil-headed arches and marble surrounds. Several medieval elements can still be seen at the rear of the building, including pillars and brackets made of pietra verrucana, the local stone traditionally quarried in the Pisan area.

The loggia of Palazzo Tobler forms part of the tradition of Pisa’s historic loggias, which served not only as architectural features but also as functional spaces associated with commerce and everyday urban life.

Palazzo Tobler is an important example of Pisa’s medieval and late-medieval architecture, offering an insight into the significant role played by merchant families in the development of the historic city centre.