Viale delle Piagge



TIPOLOGY

Cities, Villages and Islands

SUBTYPE

City

LOCALITY

Pisa (PI)

DESCRIPTION

The Viale delle Piagge is a road in Pisa located in the eastern outskirts of the town, along the right banks of the river Arno, near the ancient Porta a Piagge gate. Linden trees, plane trees, laurels and holm oaks grow along the two km of avenue, which was built as a bastion, about five meters above the level of the river, to avoid flooding due to the overflowing of the Arno.

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