PALAZZO DELLE BIFORE
(HOUSE OF THE MULLIONED WINDOWS)

IT WAS PROBABLY BUILT BETWEEN 1284 AND 1289, MAYBE BY A GUELPH OR A SYMPATHIZER OF THE GUELPH FACTION. IT IS THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF A 13^th CENTURY CIVIL BUILDING IN GOTHIC STYLE LEFT IN PIOMBINO. IT SHOW TRACES OF THE PISAN ART, EVEN THOUGH, IN THE BUILDING PERIOD, PIOMBINO WAS NOT YET UNDER THE RULE OF THE APPIANI FAMILY.
RECENTLY RESTORED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IT HOUSES THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES OF THE TOWN AND CITY OF PIOMBINO AND OF THE CARDARELLI FOUNDATION.