Certosa di Calci (Pisa): Baroque Splendor
The stunning Certosa Monumentale di Calci (near Pisa – and often known simply as “la Certosa di Pisa“) was founded in 1366 for a group of Carthusian monks. The architecture of the Pisa monastery is a veritable footprint of the Carthusian rule: the interlinking distribution of spaces and rooms reflects the rapport between the…