page_title: Pistoia
section_title: Duomo Square and Bishops' Palace
hierarchical_section_title: Pistoia / Notable features / Duomo Square and Bishops' Palace
caption_attribution_description: Pistoia, Ospedale del Ceppo Picture taken by user:Idéfix, july 2003
context_page_description: Pistoia is a city in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the province of Pistoia. The city is about 30 kilometres west and north of Florence.
context_section_description: The large Piazza del Duomo is connected near to other famous buildings, for example the  Palazzo del Comune and the Palazzo del Podestà. In July, the Giostra dell'Orso ("Bear Joust") takes place in the square. At the joust, horsemen try to strike a target held by a dummy shaped like a bear. The 14th century Baptistry, in Gothic style is also in the square.
  The Palazzo dei Vescovi ("Bishops' Palace") includes a loggia in gothic style.
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caption: The Ospedale del Ceppo.
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