Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
1
Museo Nazionale di San Matteo
ART GALLERY
This inspiring repository of medieval masterpieces sits in a 13th-century Benedictine con-
vent. The collection of paintings from the Tuscan school (c 12th to 14th centuries) is not-
able, with works by Lippo Memmi, Taddeo Gaddi, Gentile da Fabriano and Ghirlandaio.
Don't miss Masaccio's
St Paul,
Fra Angelico's
Madonna of Humility
and Simone
Martini's
Polyptych of Saint Catherine.
(Piazza San Matteo in Soarta; adult/reduced €5/2.50;
8.30am-7pm Tue-Sat, to 1.30pm Sun)
2
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Spina
A fine example of Pisan-Gothic style, this now-decommissioned church, built in 1230,
was originally called Santa Maria di Pontenovo. In 1333 it acquired a reliquary of a
spina
(thorn) from Christ's crown and was renamed as a result. Its ornately spired exterior is en-
crusted with tabernacles and statues. At the time of research the interior was closed to the
public.
(Lungarno Gambacorti)
CHURCH
3
Palazzo Blu
ART GALLERY
This magnificently restored, 14th-century building has a striking dusty-blue facade. Inside,
its over-the-top 19th-century interior houses the Foundation CariPisa's art collection - pre-
dominantly Pisan works from the 14th to the 20th centuries - as well as temporary exhibi-
tions.
(
www.palazzoblu.it
; Lungarno Gambacorti 9; admission free;
10am-7pm Tue-Fri, to 8pm Sat & Sun)
4
Domus Mazziniana
MUSEUM
