derive much benefit from the climate. Pisa is, however, a dull residence, from its possessing none of the resources of a capital, its comparatively depopulated appearance, and also from the number of invalids there congregated. For those who require more amusement, and are able without danger to partake of it, Rome is preferable. Many, however, find Pisa agree better with them than the more relaxing climate of Rome. It suits well some asthmatic invalids, and others whose general health is deranged, without the existence of any evident local disease, as is not unfrequently the case with those who have resided in unhealthy climates. The houses on the sunny side of the river are the most eligible for invalids. The large bustling sea-port of Leghorn presents a forcible contrast with the tranquillity of Pisa. It possesses a spacious square, and several wide streets, some of them being intersected by canals, as at Venice. There is a small English population, chiefly consisting of the families of merchants; few visitors remain long at Leghorn, except in September and October, during which months many repair thither from Florence or the baths of Lucca for sea bathing. The town itself is exceedingly hot in the summer, and, from the sea-water marshes in its neighbourhood, is a good deal infested with mosquitoes. Travellers may proceed from Leghorn or Pisa to Rome (without going to Florence) by Poggibonsi, which is a few |