Pisa Province

Gioco del Ponte in Pisa

Every year at the end of June, Pisa hosts the Gioco del Ponte, a giant tug-of-war type competition over the Arno River.

The Buriano estate, near Volterra, Tuscany

A 12th century estate close to Montecatini Val di Cecina and Volterra is being sensitively converted into panoramic apartments full of historic charm.

Leaning tower of Pisa clean-up continues

A major clean-up job on the first 'ring' of the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been successfully completed, officials said Monday.

Pisa 'new year' celebrated

Pisa on Wednesday celebrated the traditional New Year ceremony that marked the life of the Tuscan city from the middle ages to the 18th century.

Italians to help create life-like robots

An Italian research team is in the frontline of a new, all-European project developing life-like robots.

iCapannini, near Volterra, Tuscany

Located in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, iCapannini is a sustainable development set in a traditional stone farmhouse

Pisan town makes record 279m Christmas stocking

A record 279m-long Christmas stocking made by merchants and residents of this Tuscan town near Pisa was presented Tuesday to mark the Epiphany holiday, also known as the 12th day of Christmas.

Donkeys join Pisa student protest

University professors and students dragged out four donkeys under the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Monday in protest over proposed government cuts in the higher education sector.

Surgical micro-robots in four years

Italian scientists are four years away from creating micro-robots that can carry out complicated stomach surgery without the need for doctors to make incisions, a research group said Monday.

Biodiversity study by Pisan researchers published

Two researchers from the biology department at the University of Pisa recently published the essay ''Beyond Competition: Incorporating Positive Interactions between Species to predict Ecosystem Invasibility''.