Piazza dei Miracoli
A walled lawn of almost nine hectares in Pisa, holding four medieval masterpieces in white marble: the cathedral, the baptistery, the leaning tower and the Camposanto cemetery. Its name means the Square of Miracles, and it is counted among the great architectural ensembles of Europe.
- Where
- Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.7234, 10.3948
Get the Piazza dei Miracoli stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Piazza dei Miracoli. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tuscany volume with your photos and a note.
Near Piazza dei Miracoli
Leaning Tower of Pisa 0.2 km
The freestanding bell tower of Pisa Cathedral, tilted nearly four degrees by the soft ground under its foundations. Its tiers of white marble arcades spiral up to the bells, and a winding stair inside leans with it all the way to the top.
Walls of Lucca 16 km
A complete ring of Renaissance ramparts, a little over 4 kilometres round, built between 1504 and 1648 to replace older medieval and Roman defences. The broad top is now a tree-lined promenade where people walk, run and cycle all the way around the old city.
Porto Venere 58 km
A small walled town at the tip of the Gulf of La Spezia, its tall coloured houses lining the harbour. The striped church of San Pietro stands on the rocks at the point, and the town shares a UNESCO listing with the Cinque Terre and the nearby islands.
San Gimignano 59 km
A small walled hill town in the province of Siena that still keeps about a dozen of its medieval tower houses, giving it one of the most recognisable skylines in Tuscany. Its churches and town hall hold 14th and 15th century frescoes, and its historic centre is a UNESCO site.
Riomaggiore 67 km
The southernmost of the Cinque Terre villages, built up the sides of a narrow valley that runs down to a tiny harbour. Tall painted houses line its steep main street, and fishing boats are pulled up on the slipway between them.
Via dell'Amore 68 km
A cliffside footpath of just over a kilometre linking Riomaggiore and Manarola, high above the sea. It is one section of the Sentiero Azzurro, the Blue Path, and is known for the padlocks couples have left along its railings.
Manarola 68 km
The second smallest of the Cinque Terre villages, home to a few hundred people, its pastel houses stacked on a rock above the sea. Vineyards climb the slopes behind, and the view back to the village from the headland path at dusk is the picture most people carry home.
Boboli Gardens 69 km
A large hillside park laid out in the mid-16th century as the garden of the Medici's Pitti Palace, and a model for princely gardens across Europe. Its paths lead past statues, fountains and artificial grottoes up to views over the city.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tuscany
Questions
Where is Piazza dei Miracoli?
Piazza dei Miracoli is in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Leaning Tower of Pisa (0.2 km), Walls of Lucca (16 km), Porto Venere (58 km).
How do I get the Piazza dei Miracoli stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Piazza dei Miracoli and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tuscany volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Piazza dei Miracoli before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tuscany volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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