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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Vecchio de’ Medici
Building in Pisa, Italy
At a glance
- Style
- Gothic architecture
- Commissioned by
- famiglia Appiani
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 43°42′53″ N, 10°24′26″ E
History and description
The Palazzo Vecchio de' Medici, also called the Palazzo della Prefettura is a Gothic revival-style palace located on Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini #7, in the city of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
The palace was erected at the site of a house with a tower, built in the 11th century by the aristocratic Albizone (or Albitone) family.
The palace was the residence in 1539, of Cosimo I de’ Medici, and further refurbished by Eleonora of Toledo. In 1574 Francesco I de' Medici erected a new Medici Palace (Palazzo Reale) in town, and by 1784, this Palace became property of Jacopo Finocchietti.
The present façade was commissioned by Marchesa Vittoria Spinola (Morganatic daughter of Victor Emmanuel II), per the designs of Ranieri Simonelli. This architect replaced the façade windows of the first and second floor with gothic mullioned windows, and erected a tower with merlons (1879).
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Getting there
Pisa CentraleTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Vecchio de’ Medici
Aeroporto internazionale Galileo Galilei3.5 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Vecchio de’ Medici?
Palazzo Vecchio de’ Medici is in Pisa, in the province of Pisa (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.71468, 10.40716.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Vecchio de’ Medici?
Nearby you’ll find: National Museum of San Matteo (100 m away), Palazzo Roncioni (100 m away), Palazzo Lanfranchi-Toscanelli (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 8 photos
- Palazzo sul lungarno mediceo, pisa 01 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Pisa Riva dell'Arno Palazzo Medici-Appiano 1 — Zairon, CC BY 4.0
- Palazzo sul lungarno mediceo, pisa 02 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Pisa – Palazzo Spinola (xilografia) — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Il cine-battello, proiezione a Pisa, 2017 — Garz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico - BEIC 6348708 — Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pisa Riva dell'Arno Museo Nazionale di San Matteo 1 — Zairon, CC BY 4.0
- Pisa, tribunale — sailko, CC BY 2.5
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences