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- Pisa
Pisa
The holiday destination of Pisa is most famous for its leaning
campanile, yet its other equally notable coups include its long
maritime legacy dating to 1000 BC, its prized university and its
status as the birthplace of the world's greatest physicist and
astronomer, Galileo Galilei. The Pisans also created one of the
most beautiful squares in the world in the Campo dei Miracoli
(Field of Miracles). Pisa's key component is the famous Leaning
Tower, whose layers of heavy marble were constructed on a shifting
subsoil foundation that has been the bane of Pisan engineers for
more than 800 years, an essential holiday attraction. It seems that
the tremulous soil underneath the Field of Miracles has exacted its
price on the other buildings too, most notably San Michele dei
Scalzi. Other attractions of interest in Pisa include the Museo
delle Sinopie, a museum containing a display of sketches from the
frescoed cycle that decorated the walls of the Campo Santo
cemetery, and the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in which exhibits of
arabesque panels and Corinthian capitals reveal the influences of
Rome and Islam on Pisan architects. The Museo Nazionale di San
Matteo displays a range of Florentine art from the 12th through to
the 17th centuries.
Information & Facts
Language
The official language of Italy is Italian. English is
understood in the larger cities but not in the more remote parts of
the country.
Money
The Euro (EUR) is the official currency, which is divided into
100 cents. Those arriving in Italy with foreign currency can obtain
Euros through any bank, ATM or bureaux de change. ATMs are
widespread. Travellers cheques can be exchanged with ease in the
large cities, not so in the smaller towns. Credit cards are
accepted in upmarket establishments and shops around the cities.
Banks are closed on weekends, but tend to have better rates than
casas de cambios.