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Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale

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The Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale occupies a grand 16th‑century residence built for the Medici family, overlooking the Arno in the heart of Pisa. Its current form dates to the late Renaissance, when Francesco I de’ Medici commissioned a new palace to replace the older residence near San Matteo. Designed as a unified riverside complex, it incorporates the historic Tower of the Golden Rod, from which Galileo is said to have shown the night sky to the Grand DukesComune di Pisa - Turismo. Inside, the museum displays artworks and furnishings from the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy dynasties, including fine tapestries, portraits, sculptures and rare garments such as those of Eleonora di Toledo. A remarkable armoury of around 900 pieces illustrates centuries of ceremonial and military craftsmanshipVisit Tuscany. Elegant, intimate and rich in courtly history, the Palazzo Reale offers a refined perspective on Pisa’s aristocratic past beyond its famous monuments.

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Location

Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale is located at Lungarno Pacinotti 46, in the historic center of Pisa on the southern bank of the Arno River, Tuscany, Italy. The Renaissance palace faces the lungarno promenade and connects via arches to the church of San Nicola and the 13th-century Casa delle Vedove. Nearby lie the University Library, Piazza Carrara, Palazzo Blu across the river, and the lively medieval streets leading toward Piazza dei Cavalieri and the Leaning Tower area.

Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale

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