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This palazzo was built by Giorgio Vasari in 1607 over the foundations of two old buildings incorporating the remains of a tower known as the "Torre della Fame". In this tower, so the story goes, the count Ugolino della Gherardesca, commander of the Pisan fleet, was condemned to die of starvation, along with his children, following a defeat attributed to his treason. This episode is described by Dante in Canto XXXIII of Hell in the Divine Comedy.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide38 m - Piazza dei Cavalieri, 56126 Pisa
- The Green Guide47 m - Piazza dei Cavalieri, 56126 Pisa
- The Green Guide87 m - Piazza dei Cavalieri, 56126 Pisa
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €180Pisa Apartment Tower47 m - Via Martiri 1 piano 2, 56126 Pisa
- From €71La Lu cozy rooms - Self check-in51 m - Via Dalmazia 2 (piano terra), 56126 Pisa
- From €85Attico sulla Torre117 m - 13 Via della Faggiola, 56126 Pisa
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Where to eatnearby
- Cavalieri Specialty CoffeeAround€2848 m - Via Corsica, 8a, 56126 Pisa
- Cantina VasariAround€25100 m - Via dei Mille, 3, 56126 Pisa
- Erbaluigia€€MICHELIN 2024142 m - via San Frediano 10/12, 56126 Pisa
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