A steam tram-way runs from Pisa to (5 m.) Na-Ĭhurches. Thesteam tram to Marina (a sea-bathingresort) passes it. of Pisa, is a veryold basilica, with columns of graniteand marble, and some damagedfrescoes by Giunta Pisano. On the coast,further on, is the spot where Shelleywas drowned in 1822. Rossore, with a forestof pines, and camels. distant, towards thesea, is the royal shooting-box of theCascine di S. Near Porta Lucca, on the N., areremains of Roman baths calledBagni di Nerone. The Palazzo Toscanelli, formerlyLanfranchi, on the Lung Arno, E.of the Ponte di Mezzo, was theresidence of Lord Byron in 1822.Galileo was born in the PalazzoScotto, on February 18th, 1564.The handsome Palazzo del Comunecontains the important archives ofthe city. Theexpenses are wholly defrayed byGovernment, but the number ofstudents never exceeds 600. Library, a botani-cal garden, a cabinet of naturalhistory, and an observatory. Identifier: guidetoitalysici00macm ( find matches)Ĭontributing Library: Robarts - University of Torontoĭigitizing Sponsor: University of TorontoĬlick here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.
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