Pisa Tower Climb and Cathedral Entry Ticket With Audio Guide
- 1.5–2 hours
- Skip the line
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Climb the 251 steps of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and feel the tilt under your feet, then step into the Cathedral next door. Inside, 251 worn marble steps spiral up a tower that has been leaning for more than 800 years. You’ll feel it as you climb, drifting towards one wall and then the other. At the top, the bell terrace opens onto Pisa’s red rooftops, with the white marble Cathedral and Baptistery spread out below. Everyone takes the photo of the tower from the lawn; this time you’re the one looking down. Back on the ground, Pisa Cathedral is included. Walk beneath its striped marble arches to Giovanni Pisano’s carved pulpit, the golden apse mosaic and the bronze lamp linked to the legend of Galileo’s pendulum. Your audio guide plays on your own phone, so you can start, pause and replay whenever you like. Find out why the tower began to lean, how engineers saved it from falling in the 1990s, and the stories behind every monument on the Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inclusions
What's included
- Digital audio guide access via phone
- Timed entry ticket to climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Entry ticket to Pisa Cathedral
What's not
- Headphones
- Guided tour (this is a self-guided visit)
Itinerary
Climbing the Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of those things you have to feel to believe. Halfway up the 251 worn marble steps, you'll notice yourself drifting towards one wall, then the other, as the spiral stair follows the tilt that has puzzled engineers since the 1170s. At the top, the bell terrace opens onto Pisa's terracotta rooftops, the white marble of the Cathedral and Baptistery below, and on clear days the Pisan hills on the horizon. You'll stand among the tower's seven bells, each tuned to a different note.
Visit the Romanesque Cathedral, with its striped marble walls, Giovanni Pisano's pulpit and the apse mosaic. Pisa Cathedral begun in 1063 and one of the great Romanesque churches of Italy, inside, look for the marble pulpit carved by Giovanni Pisano, the golden apse mosaic and the bronze lamp linked to the story of Galileo's pendulum.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- HOP ON ROUES
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 8; children who won't have turned 8 by the end of the current year cannot climb the tower
- Travelers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and carry ID showing their age
- Arrive at the tower at least 15 minutes before your time slot. Late arrivals are not allowed in and tickets are not refunded.
- Handbags, backpacks and luggage must be left at the free cloakroom next to the tower before you climb. Large suitcases are not accepted.
- The 251 steps are narrow, worn and can be slippery, and the stair leans. Wear shoes with a good grip.
How it compares in Pisa
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 17 attraction tickets we list in Pisa.
- Its length is typical for the group.
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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