/ HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
/ Palazzo Lanfreducci, called ‘Alla Giornata’
Now the home of Pisa University Chancellorship, this is one of the most interesting early 18th century buildings in Pisa. It was designed by Cosimo Pugliani, a Florentine architect connected to the Court who designed many adaptations in Pisa. Work…
/ Palazzo della Canonica, The Canons’ Palace
In 1567 Cosimo I donated the medieval buildings standing between via Ulisse Dini and via S. Frediano to provide quarters for the Knight-priests, an important and influential division of the Order of Knights of St. Stephen.Giorgio Vasari was charged…
/ Piazza dei Cavalieri: Palazzo dell’Orologio
The Palazzo dell'Orologio faces piazza dei Cavalieri. Archaeologists have discovered that this area was already inhabited by the Etruscans. The palazzo was created in the 17th century by linking two medieval buildings, when the square was re-styled…
/ Palazzo dell’Arcivescovado, The Archbishop’s Palace
The Archbishop’s Palace today is the result of renovations under the prelate Philip de’ Medici (mid 15th century) by the architects Francione and Baccio Pontelli, who created the inner courtyard surrounded by white marble columns. The façade,…
/ Palazzo dei Cavalieri di Santo Stefano / Palazzo della Carovana
The medieval Palazzo degli Anziani was originally a tower that can be seen on the south on via Consoli del Mare. It was adapted and rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari at the command of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici who had decided to found the seafaring military…
/ Palazzo Alliata
During the 11th and 12th centuries the area of Chinzica, where this palazzo stands, was a rapidly growing quarter of town and many tower houses were built here. The 13th century was a time of population and building expansion and there was a race to…
/ Palazzo Agostini Venerosi della Seta
Transformed into a palazzo by joining several medieval buildings together, among which, documents mention at least four lofts, four workshops and a tower, this palazzo was built between the late 14th century and early 15th centuries, but was only…
/ Ospizio dei Trovatelli, Foundlings Hospital
The Foundlings’ Hospital (Ospizio dei Trovatelli) was built in 1315, following the battle of Montecatini. The building, annexed to the church of S. Giorgio dei Tedeschi, was originally called Ospedale della Pace e del Principe (Hospital of Peace and…