Photos: Guglielmo Giambartolomei, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 PaestumPaestum, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Guglielmo Giambartolomei, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 PaestumPaestum, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Piazza dei Cavalieri, Pisa's other square
Your local guide
Federico Santini
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Highlights
- A square most visitors skip entirely
- Vasari's later Renaissance redesign
- A facade decorated in sgraffito
- A different century of Pisa's story
- History beyond the tower and cathedral
About this tour
This session moves away from Piazza dei Miracoli to look at Pisa's other major square instead. You see the decorated facade of the Palazzo della Carovana and the wider layout Vasari designed for the Knights of St Stephen. The camera treats the square as a single Renaissance composition.
We spend most of the time on the facade itself, since its decoration rewards a close look most visitors never give it. I explain the square's later political role as we turn across it, and take questions along the way.
It suits anyone who has already covered the tower and wants a different period of the city's history. It also works well as a shorter, focused session on its own.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Pisa before heading out.
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Palazzo della Carovana 21 min
The camera holds on the Palazzo della Carovana's decorated facade, and I explain how Vasari redesigned the whole square for the Knights of St Stephen in the sixteenth century.
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Square layout 21 min
Turning across the square, I point out the statue and surrounding buildings that together tell a much later story than the medieval tower nearby.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Pisa: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bordatino (cornmeal and bean soup) and Tramontana, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Pisa, showing you Palazzo della Carovana and Square layout live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Pisa live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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