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Tourism: Piazza dei Miracoli, UNESCO site since 1987, and the city's other places

Piazza dei Miracoli (Piazza del Duomo in the UNESCO entry) has been on the World Heritage List since 1987: cathedral, baptistery, bell tower (the Leaning Tower) and Camposanto. The municipal portal also suggests the lungarni, the Medici Aqueduct, the Arsenals, the Baths of Nero and San Piero a Grado.

Sections: Attractions · Museums · Nature · Itineraries · Excursions · Accessible visits

  • Piazza dei Miracoli: in the UNESCO entry "Piazza del Duomo, Pisa", inscribed in 1987 (boundary modification in 2007) under criteria (i), (ii), (iv) and (vi). The cathedral was begun in 1064 and has a pulpit carved by Giovanni Pisano between 1302 and 1311; the bell tower is the Leaning Tower; the Camposanto holds a cycle of 14th- and 15th-century frescoes.
  • Itineraries and areas: the municipal portal offers thematic itineraries ("Pisa is" Middle Ages, Medici) and walking areas including the Lungarni.
  • Places: Medici Aqueduct, Arsenals and Citadel, Baths of Nero, basilica of San Piero a Grado.
  • Nature: Tenuta di San Rossore.

Information

The municipal tourism portal has an Infopoint page (www.turismo.pisa.it/infopoint) and a promotional materials section with publications on the city.

Sources

UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (iscrizione 1987)· UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Updated: 2026-10-20

Comune di Pisa – portale turismo (luoghi, itinerari, eventi)· Comune di Pisa

Updated: 2026-10-20

Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31

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