We Love Tower
Home
Rooms
Surroundings
Events
Where We Are
Contact
On the last Saturday in June, the Game of the Bridge is held.
An event in which all Pisans participate.
On the Ponte di Mezzo, the "Magistrature" representing the city's neighborhoods line up.
The Magistratures must push a cart along a track on the bridge.
Before the race you can watch the historical procession in period costumes.
The origins of the Palio di San Ranieri date back to the Middle Ages. On the evening of June 17, Pisa celebrates its patron saint San Ranieri.
The 4 historic districts compete in a regatta in the waters of the Arno River, from the tradition of the Maritime Republic.When the boats reach the finish line, the "fitter" must climb a 10-meter-high flagpole to grab the blue-colored "paliotto," the symbol of victory. White and red represent second and third place. Those who finish last, on the other hand, receive a pair of ducks.
The Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics is held every four years, between the end of May and the beginning of July. It is hosted in rotation between the "rival" cities of Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa and Venice.
The regatta is preceded by a procession that re-enacts the events and characters from the history of the four ancient maritime cities. The Pisa pageant tells the legend of Kinzica de' Sismondi. Pisan heroine, who, according to tradition, saved the city from Saracen invasion by realizing at night the danger looming over the city.