Pisa`s Lungarni
North of the river, in the Tramontana district, or Borea, are the Lungarno Mediceo (situated between the Ponte alla Fortezza and Piazza Garibaldi) and the Lungarno Pacinotti (between Piazza Garibaldi and the Ponte Solferino). South of the river, in the Mezzogiorno district, or Austro, are the Lungarno Sonnino (that goes from the Ponte della Cittadella to the Ponte Solferino), the Lungarno Gambacorti (between the Ponte Solferino and the Ponte di Mezzo) and the Lungarno Galilei (between the Ponte di Mezzo and the Ponte alla Fortezza).
At the end of this virtual cruise are the Lungarno Buozzi, on the right bank, and the Lungarno Fibonacci, on the left bank of the Arno.
In this chapter of our tourist guide we cannot certainly make a list of all the Pisan villas and palaces that are reflected in the River Arno: not only would it be boring - the list is so long! - but also hazardous - the risk is to leave something behind. Suffice it to say that even Giacomo Leopardi, the author of the poems To Sylvia and The Village Saturday-Night, was spellbound by what Pisans and tourists consider the most elegant part of the town.
Why do not you, then, wear a pair of comfortable shoes, take your camera and spend a whole day doing urban trekking along the banks of River Arno? And do not forget that in certain days of the year the lungarni act as a background to important folkloric events, including the Gioco del Ponte, the Luminara and the Palio di San Ranieri.
A last tip: if you want to get acquainted with Pisa by observing it from an unusual point of view... read the following chapter!