Excursion to Pisa through the Tuscan Countryside with the Leaning Tower

General information

Destination
Florence, Italy

Program details

A splendid excursion through the fertile and picturesque Tuscan countryside to the historic university city of Pisa, famous for its architectural beauty.



Highlights

- The famous City with The Leaning Tower and The splendor of The monuments of Piazza dei Miracoli

- Led by an Expert Local guide admire Pisa Cathedral, Baptistery and Monumental Cemetery

- Discover the unique Leaning Tower, play with perspective and take wonderful and funny pictures with it!

- Enjoy the wonderful and picturesque Tuscan countryside



Upon arrival in Pisa, your informative guide will take you on a thorough guided walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli and its monuments, where you will admire the wonderful architecture of the unique buildings surrounding you, called in the past “Miracles” because of their incredible beauty and uniqueness. You will be dazzled by this marvelous square which is dominated by the wonderful Cathedral (*) where you will visit the indoor part, a model of the distinctive Pisan Romanesque architecture, the celebrated Leaning Tower, the round- shaped Baptistery surrounded by its suggestive columned arcades and its “Camposanto”, originally a cemetery, an extraordinary quadrangular cloister delimiting with its marble façade the Square to the North.



The commentary of our guide will be particularly focused on the Leaning Tower one of the wonders of the world. You will be enthralled by the history and the leaning structure of the Tower which stirs the imagination of all visitors.



After the guided visit you will have some free time for memorable pictures or to discover on your own the historical quarter where you can admire the Church of San Sisto, one of the oldest churches in Pisa and Piazza dei Cavalieri, which was the political centre in the middle age and where the Scuola Normale is located, one of the most famous universities in the world.



(*) In case of long queue, if you cannot visit the interior of the Cathedral, you will be offered a guided visit of Piazza dei Cavalieri.



Important information:

Visiting the Tower requires a considerable amount of physical effort.

Please consider that the spiral staircase has about as many as 300 steps.

It is strongly recommended that people with heart disorders or individuals suffering from impaired health conditions do not visit the Tower.

Please note that, for small groups up to 8 people, the tour escort could be replaced by an English-speaking driver-guide, while maintaining unchanged the entire program of the excursion.