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Borgo Street (Pisa, Italy)

Description: Located just off the Arno River, Borgo Street is a popular spot for finding quaint boutiques, restaurants and delicious ... more

Borgo Street (Pisa, Italy) ... gelato.

Newest Review: ... Pisa being in Tuscany still means that it gets plenty of interest from tourists but i didn't realise that Pisa would be so cute. One of the most impressive sections for me, on a rather wet day was Borgo Stretto, a road which traditionally linked to bridges and crossed the city from north to south. Initially a place for artisans and their workshops, arcades were built to protect the vendors ... more

... and their stock from the weather (as was evident on this day, only in this case by African blokes selling umbrellas and African wood carvings). The arch ways and beautiful houses along this road were particularly stunning, it seems that the majority of t...more

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Borgo Street (Pisa, Italy): A lovely shopping street! (200 words)
by - written on 25/12/08 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Borgo Stretto is in the Santa Maria quarter of Pisa, it seems that the coach excursions visiting The Tower of Pisa just seem to drop people off at the Piazza del Duomo and ignore the city itself, obviously Pisa being in Tuscany still means that it gets plenty of interest from tourists but i didn't realise that Pisa would be so cute. One of the most impressive sections for me, on a rather wet day was Borgo Stretto, a road which traditionally linked to bridges and crossed the city from north to south. Initially a place for artisans and their workshops, arcades were built to protect the vendors and their stock from the weather (as was evident on this day, only in ... Read the complete review