Thread: Pisa and the Sea

Is this because of the Arno flooding and depositing silt? I did some searches, but didn't come up with any articles. Thanks, jb

Actually, the land has moved further out to sea; just as Ostia Antica was once the ancient Roman seaport but now sits inland. The silty, sandy soil is the main reason why the tower began leaning in the first place.

that's right...in pisa we study it when children at school... pisa is divided by the arno river...and once it was sailed and the see was in san piero a grado, an ancient romer basilica 2km far from pisa... see you soon under the leaning tower!! silvia from pisa

The same natural change occurred in Bruges, Belgium, which was once a major port.

the shape of Tuscan coast changed many times during the centuries and it's changing also in out time.. This happens thanks to the river and the sea which "fight" each other..

It was partly because the river Arno deposited silt, and partly because the Florentines sanded the "navicelli" after they defeated the city in the 15th century. In the Middle Ages, Pisa was one of the powerful Maritime Republics together with Genoa, Amalfi and Venice. As Silvia pointed out, the sea touched San Piero a Grado, 4km from Pisa. Then a network of canals (navicelli) led to the city. In the old times, there was a second...