Pisa is around 1.5 hours drive south of Barga. Famous of course for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa is also a large University City and because of that it is more lively than Lucca. I like it a lot so if you go to Florence you must go to visit Pisa and not just the leaning tower. There are some magnificent buildings and piazza’s including Piazza Cavalieri where I sat to do this sketch looking out of the Piazza. The Knight’s Square (Piazza dei
Cavalieri) is one of the most important landmarks in Pisa, and
the second main square of the city. This square was the political centre
in medieval Pisa. After the middle of 16th century the square become
the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of St. Stephen. Now it is a centre of education, being the main house of
the Scuola Normale di Pisa, higher learning institution part of the University.
