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Palazzo dei Cavalieri (Pisa, Italy)

Description: A palace named after the Knights of St Stephen in Pisa, Italy.

Newest Review: ... quiet, neither too far from Borgo Stretto or The Leaning Tower of Pisa, it is not located in a straight line from it but it is more or less in between the two. Several majestic looking buildings, all with rather different shapes and designs look at you from different angles of this wonderful cobbled square. The buildings have been built in a renaissance style and I think that my favourite ... more

... is the Palazzo dell'Orollogio because I'm quite partial to an arch and it has a particularly small one, just large enough to fit a small car through! Today the buildings are mostly used as university buildings, so unless you are a student there is ver...more

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Palazzo dei Cavalieri (Pisa, Italy): A lot of palazzos! (227 words)
by - written on 26/12/08 (Useful, 18 readings)
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Palazzio dei Cavalieri translated into English as Knight's Sqare is a beautiful square in Pisa, one which had great importance during the medieval times and even today is the 2nd square in the city. When I visited it, I thought it was quite quiet, neither too far from Borgo Stretto or The Leaning Tower of Pisa, it is not located in a straight line from it but it is more or less in between the two. Several majestic looking buildings, all with rather different shapes and designs look at you from different angles of this wonderful cobbled square. The buildings have been built in a renaissance style and I think that my favourite is the Palazzo dell'Orollogio ... Read the complete review