Basilica di San Piero a Grado

The Basilica di San Piero a Grado stands as a rebuilt testament to Pisa’s medieval faith and artistic exchange. This Catholic basilica, founded and rebuilt over centuries, sits about 7 kilometers west of the city center on a site once linked to Pisa’s port, where legend places St. Peter landing in Italy in 44 AD. The present structure reflects a long sequence of construction and restoration, with the current building representing a post–World War II reconstruction after its 12th-century origins and a destruction in 1944; the base of the bell tower was rebuilt, and the overall plan preserves a Romanesque core. …

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