Squares in Tuscany

It is the symbol of the city of Massa

In the square's centre can be seen a fountain beneath the statue of Cosimo I in the robes of Grand Master of the Order of Knights

Wordly famous for the particularity of its conformation: the square in fact seems a big splendid concave shell

There is the Cisternone, a water reservoir which collects and purifies the water

This piazza has always represented the heart of the city: in fact the Romans first settled here when, to better fight off the Ligurian peoples, they extended the Cassia road beyond the Fiorentine territory

The appearance of the Piazza del Duomo that we know today is the last step in a process that started in the XVI century but its origin as a monumental complex and public space date back to the Medieval Ages

Roughly triangular in shape, this square is situated along via Garibaldi, in the middle stretch of a semicircular route which marks the lower end of the town's ancient centre

This ancient site constitutes one of the most characteristic and original monuments of the city

The Sala, as it is commonly referred to in Pistoia, is one of the city's oldest squares

It has been at the heart of Florentine politics since the 14th century

In this square there is the most important monument of the city: I Quattro Mori

The actractive scenario of the Giostra del Saracino (Joust of the Saracen) in the heart of the medieval city

A circular square dating back to the 19th century, situated at the crossroads of two large modern systems of roads

Piazza Mazzini is a peaceful and renowned square dedicated to Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian patriot, philosopher and politician of the 19th Century

A rectangular square situated at the crossroads of via Guido Monaco and the old Valle Lunga street

The present layout of the piazza only dates to the early nineteenth century

It is a rectangular space, a result of the urban intervention of the second-half of the 14th Century

In this square there is Porta San Marco, one of the five doors of the duty walls

The most famous panoramic and suggestive point of Florence: the perfect place to enjoy a panoramic view of the entire city