On the slopes of Mount Pisano and a few kilometers from the city of Pisa is the Certosa di Calci, vast monumental complex founded in 1366 to house the monks of the Carthusian order.
Immersed in a landscape particularly impressive, Baroque-style structure in 1972 was abandoned by the few remaining monks became National Museum along with the western part of the complex which since 1979 was data in use at the University of Pisa that transformed it into a Museum of natural history.
The part dedicated to the National Museum of the Charterhouse Monumental Calci is a journey to discover the world of the Carthusian monks and their life is made of rigor, meditation and contemplation in environments that strike again today for the glitz and the splendor of decorations; from the monumental cloister, the frescoes of the many chapels and large refectory for Sunday lunches.
In the section devoted to the natural history museum, warehouses, basements, the mill and other locals "humble" living a new life by hosting the prestigious collections of the Museum are divided into the areas of Zoology, paleontology and minerologia. There is also thelargest freshwater aquarium in Italy that exhibition with approximately 500 square meters and 60,000 litres of water to admire and discover the many species of fish.
The Certosa di Calci in addition to representing a historical heritage, art/architecture of great value represents an exceptional place where science, history, art and nature meet and mingle.
USEFUL INFO:
The site you visit, in his monumental pieces, accompanied by staff of the State museums of Tuscany. Reservations required for groups larger than 15 people. The schedules are as follows:
Tue-sat: 8.30-18.30 (entrance at 12.00 13.30 15.00 9.00, 10.30, 16.30, 18.00 in groups, and, accompanied by their parents)
Sundays and holidays: 8.30-12.30 (entrance at 9.00, 10.30, 12.00 in groups accompanied)
The natural history museum is open all year round at the following times:
Winter time (1 October-31 March):
Monday to Saturday: 9.00 – 19.00
Sunday: 9.00 – 20.00
Summer time (1 June-30 September):
Every day: 10.00-20.00
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