Pisa, Italy

Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Italy. 
The settlement dates back to antiquity. There is other evidence of trade between the Greeks and Gauls from the 5th century BC. In 1991, Etruscan necropolises were discovered near the city. During Roman rule, Pisa was preserved as a naval base from which Roman ships sailed against the Ligurians, Gauls and Carthaginians. After the destruction of the Western Roman Empire, the city did not decline, unlike other Roman cities.
During the Middle Ages, Pisa was the center of a country with commercial interests throughout the Mediterranean. During this period the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa was built. It is a bell tower and is part of a religious complex. In the Middle Ages, when the Arno River reached the Tyrrhenian Sea without hindrance, the city served as a port where Pisa traded with Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, Pisa reached its heyday. In 1284 he suffered a spectacular defeat by the Genoese in the naval battle of Meloria.
As a result of economic ruin, Pisa became dependent on Florence. Under the leadership of the Medici, he again achieved economic stability, thanks to the development of the port. After the opening of the university, the stability of the culture was achieved.
The most interesting to visit in Pisa are: 
- The Courtyard of Wonders with the Leaning Tower; 
- The Cathedral; 
- Baptistery and the medieval cemetery "Camposanto"; 
- Church of the Mother of God with thorns; 
- National Museum of St. Matthew and other.