Camposanto Monumentale
Cemetery · Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Pisa

Camposanto Monumentale

Photo: Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Camposanto is a long marble cloister built in the late 1200s, said to hold soil brought back from Golgotha during the Crusades. Its walls were covered in frescoes, badly damaged by fire in a 1944 bombing and restored over many decades. The restored Triumph of Death fresco is the highlight, along with Roman sarcophagi reused as tombs.

On day 5 of Genoa, Cinque Terre and Pisa in 5 Days

Good to know

Tickets
Sold at the ticket office and online, often combined with the Baptistery. Check the official Opera della Primaziale Pisana site for current prices.
Time needed
45 minutes to 1 hour.
Best time
Midday, when the rest of the square is at its busiest and the cloister stays calm.
Getting there
From Pisa Centrale, about 25 minutes on foot or 10 minutes on the LAM Rossa bus.

Itineraries with Camposanto Monumentale

Day 5 of Genoa, Cinque Terre and Pisa in 5 Days

Pisa

How Camposanto Monumentale fits into a day.
  1. 8:30Train to PisaCinque Terre
  2. 10:30Leaning Tower of PisaPisa
  3. 11:45Pisa CathedralPisa
  4. 13:30Pisa BaptisteryPisa
  5. 14:15Camposanto MonumentalePisa
  6. 16:00Piazza dei CavalieriPisa
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Camposanto Monumentale questions

Is the Camposanto in Pisa worth visiting?

Yes. It is the quietest place on the square and has some of the finest medieval frescoes in Tuscany.

What happened to the Camposanto frescoes?

A fire during a 1944 bombing melted the roof and damaged them. Many have since been restored and put back on the walls.

Is the Camposanto included in the tower ticket?

Not usually, but combined tickets include it, and tower tickets from 7:30pm come with a free Camposanto pass.

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