Piazza della Cisterna
Guide
Photo: Julian Lupyan · CC0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A sloping triangular square of brick paving around a 13th-century stone well, ringed by tower houses and the town's best-known gelato queue.
A brief history
The well gave the square its name and supplied the town with water for centuries; the towers around it were built by rival merchant families.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning or after 6pm, before and after the tour coaches
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Piazza della Cisterna and the Duomo: The two linked squares at the top of town with the towers and the Collegiata.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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