Pisa: Beyond the Tower (1h round-trip tour)

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. The Domus Galilæana is Tuscany's first public observatory.

   5 minAdmission included

2. The place of residence of Tuscany's grand dukes.

   5 min

3. The Palazzo Blu is an art museum in Pisa. It gets its name from the color of the façade.

   5 minAdmission included

4. You will find out that the Tower is not the only leaning structure in the city.

   5 min

5. The old bridge over the Arno river, nicknamed "in the Middle", takes its name from the fact it is geographically and historically the center of the city.

   5 minAdmission included

6. Palazzo de' Medici is an attraction located on the Medici side of the Arno river. Placed on the opposite side of the ruins of Palazzo Chiesa (where Percy and Mary Shelley briefly resided). Today it is used as the seat of the prefecture.

   5 minAdmission included

7. Palazzo Chiesa (ruins): Former residence of poet Percy Shelley and his novelist wife, Mary Shelley. Destroyed in World War 2, it still carries a plaque in remembrance of the great English literary giants.

   5 min

8. Mural painted by the Pop Art icon Keith Haring. Tuttomondo is one of the few outdoors works he created for permanent public display. It is a representation of peace and harmony.

   5 min

9. Recently inaugurated, the Galileo Galilei mural by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, is a new addition to the sights of Pisa. It depicts the famous physicist looking through a telescope shaped like the famous Leaning Tower.

   5 min

10. Beautiful small Gothic church located on the side of the Arno river.

    5 min

11. Piazza dei Cavalieri was the heart of political life in Pisa. The second most famous team after Piazza dei Miracoli. Today it's the seat of the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa for higher education. It is also the location of the tower where Count Ugolino della Gherardesca met his demise in 1289, later famously featured in Canto 33 of Dante's Inferno.

    5 minAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Pisa

• Its from-price is 81% below the median of the 316 experiences we list in Pisa.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 316.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Pisa

Pisa is a Tuscan city on the Arno, famous for its Leaning Tower and for the white marble cathedral, baptistery and cemetery that stand around it.

In the Piazza dei Miracoli, a broad lawn at the north end of the old town, four white marble buildings stand together: the cathedral, the baptistery, the cemetery known as the Camposanto and the Leaning Tower, which is the cathedral's bell tower. Building began in 1173, and the tower started to lean before it was finished because it stands on soft ground. Engineers stabilised it at the end of the 20th century.

Top-ranked sights in Pisa: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa Cathedral (Duomo).

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