The Olympic flame is being lit in Pisa today in Piazza Duomo.

In the afternoon of today, Friday, December 12, Olympic flame with Winter Olympics Milano-Cortina 2026 he crossed the streets of Pisa, returning to the city after twenty years since the last time.

An eagerly awaited and well attended event which concluded with theLighting of the Olympic brazier in Piazza Duomo, under the Leaning Tower.

Starting from 15.30, over twenty torchbearers They took turns in relay along the route through the historic center, accompanied by the enthusiasm of citizens, students, and visitors.

Institutions and sports come together for a historic day

The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Pisa Michele Conti Sports Councillor Frida Scarpa e Filippo Macchi, Olympic foil vice-champion.

«It was a historic day for Pisa - he has declared Frida Scarpa After twenty years, we managed to bring the Olympic flame back to the city streets. The lighting of the brazier under the Tower represented a moment of great symbolic value, linked to the principles of peace, solidarity and friendship among peoples that sport continues to transmit."

The route in the heart of the city

The flame passed through some of the most representative places of the historic center:

• SMS Exhibition Center – Le Piagge

• Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II

• Course Italy

• Borgo Strait

• Piazza dei Cavalieri

• Parlascio Square

• Piazza del Duomo

The most suggestive moment was recorded around 16.30, With the 'lighting of the Olympic brazier, greeted by applause and participation.

The passage of the Olympic flame represented not only a sporting event, but also a universal message of peace and dialogue, in line with the Olympic values ​​and with the request for a truce advanced in view of the Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026.