Mura di Pisa (Eastern Entrance)

Pisa


Access the eastern end of Pisa's 12th-century city walls via a purpose-built staircase inside Torre di Legno, in a gated courtyard next to Piazza Frederico del Rosso 4. Find the main (western) entrance on Piazza del Duomo.


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