Pisa, located in western Tuscany, is known throughout the world for its famous Leaning Tower, but there is so much more to Pisa than just this striking landmark. The ecclesiastical city of Pisa began life as a seaside settlement around 3,000 years ago and was first laid out in the mid-eleventh century. Pisa is crammed full of wonderful, historical monuments and buildings dating back many hundreds of years and much of Pisa has retained its medieval appearance. Pisa is also known for its excellent university, which was established in 1343 and has become one of Italy's top schools.

In the north-west of Pisa there is an immense green lawn on which four impressive buildings stand in gleaming white marble. These imposing structures are the enormous, breathtaking Duomo (cathedral) - built almost 1,000 years ago, the cathedral's bell tower - better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the circular Battistero (Baptistery) - the largest of its kind in the whole of Italy, and the Camposanto - also known as the Holy Field, without doubt one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world. This area of Pisa is known as the Campo dei Miracoli or the Piazza dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) and these remarkable Pisan buildings combine Moorish, Gothic and Romanesque architectural features.
Florence was first called Florentia and originally founded by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BC, is the capital city of the region of Tuscany and is indeed the most beautifully colorful, romantic and culturally attractive city renowned for its vast museums which contain some of Michelangelo’s most famous works.

Piazzale Michelangelo is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of Florence and is a popular tourist destination in the oltrarno district of the city. It's dedicated to the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo, has copies of some of his famous works in Florence: the David and the four allegories of the Medici Chapel of San Lorenzo. These copies are made of bronze, while the originals are all in white marble.
The panorama encompasses the heart of Florence from Forte Belvedere to Santa Croce lungarni through the bridges of Florence and in sequence, especially the Ponte Vecchio, are the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, the Bargello and the octagonal bell tower of the Badia Fiorentina, without forgetting opposed to the hills north of the city with the center and Fiesole.

The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Francescain church in Florence, Italy, and a minor of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo,Galileo, Macchaivelli, Foscolo, Rossini,Marconi, Gentile thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glorie.
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomi) of Florence, begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the Basilica is faced with Polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th century Gothic Revival facade by Emilia de Fabris.
The cathedral complex includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile.
At the heart of the city in Piazza della Signoria is Bartolomeo Ammanati's Fountain of Neptune, which is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus of a still functioning Roman aqueduct. The San Lorenzo contains the Medici Chapel, the mausoleum of the Medici family - the most powerful family in Florence from the 15th to the 18th century. Nearby is the Uffizi Gallery, one of the finest art galleries in the world - founded on a large bequest from the last member of the Medici family. Most important museums in Florence are the Uffizi (holding masterpieces from Michelangelo, Raffaello, Botticelli, Beato Angelico, Rubens, Rembrant..) and the Accademia, whose collection's highlights are Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Slaves. Across the Arno is the huge Pitti Palace containing part of the Medici family's former private collection. In addition to the Medici collection the palace's galleries contain a large number of Renaissance works, including several by Raphael and Titian as well as a large collection of modern art, costumes, cattiages, and porcerlain. Adjoining the Palace are the Boboli Gardens, elaborately landscaped and with many interesting.