Pisa - St Peter in Chains

(Local Name: San Pierino (San Pietro in Vinculis)) A little way southeast of San Michele in Borgo, near the Lungarno Mediceo, stands the Church of San Pierino or San Pietro in Vinculis (St Peter in Chains), built between 1072 and 1119. Notable features of this aisled church are the facade with its two orders of arcading and, in the interior, a 14th century "Annunciation" over the doorway and a 13th century Crucifix behind the high altar. The crypt extends under the whole area of the church. The campanile, originally a tower belonging to an earlier complex of buildings, is older than the church.