MUST SEE PLACES ON THE ROUTE PISA AIRPORT - CASTELFALFI

PISA – CASCINA – PONTEDERA – CAST

A. PISA – THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA

• Pisa was one of the 4 maritime republics in Italy in the middle Ages

• The city is famous for the “Leaning Tower of Pisa”

B. CASCINA – THE WAR OF CASCINA

• On 29th July 1364 there was a battle between the troops of Pisa and Florence which ended with the victory of the Florentine.

• In 1504 Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned for the hall of the 14th

Century in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence to create a mural with scenes from the battle, but it has not been realized

C. PONTEDERA – THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER ERA

• In World War II the city was heavily bombed and damaged because of their essential war industries

• The Museo Piaggio "Giovanni Alberto Agnelli" is the historical museum of the Piaggio Group

D. CASTELFALFI – THE 800 YEARS OLD VILLAGE

• The town is known for its original and relaxed way of life

• One of the most challenging golf courses of Italy is in Castelfalfi

• The wine "Bianco di Pitigliano" is also widely known

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