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A Weekend In Pisa – Places To Visit When Short On Time

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Pisa, best known for the famous Leaning Tower. There is a lot more to Pisa than just its tower and we were going to spend a weekend in Pisa to find out! There are many piazzas filled with charming Italian architecture and streets filled performers entertaining locals and visitors. I had no idea Pisa had over 60,000 students enrolled at its university, so even without many tourists in the quiet seasons, it can still have an air of buzz about the place.
 
Pisa lies in the region of Tuscany, a popular region in Italy that also includes cities like Florence, Siena, Lucca, Arezzo, and Livorno. The beauty of being in Pisa is not only Miracle Square, the home of the Pisa Baptistery, Pisa Basilica and Leaning Tower but the mere fact that you can also be in Florence in less than one hour. Pisa has regular trains to and from Florence, at least 3 in one hour.
 
 
Pisa | Gateway to Tuscany
A Weekend In Pisa
A Weekend In Pisa
 
 
 
Pisa is small and could so easily be explored in one day. This makes a weekend in Pisa perfect for a weekend getaway. Although there are bus services, I would live that alone and take to the streets on foot. Enjoy the sights and the city’s atmosphere from Pisa Centrale, the main train station of Pisa and walk through the town passing by the Piazza Emmanuel and sample the melted chocolate hot chocolate. Even for someone with a sweet tooth that was deadly, to say the least.
 
Continue your walk through Corso Italia and check out Pisa’s ‘retail therapy district’, through that and you have marketed the lead you to River Arno, lined with bars and restaurants. You can come back to this later for the sunset over the river, but for now, the walk continues. Arrive at Piazza Cavalieri and marvel at the small square’s Renaissance history that comes alive in the buildings. This square also has historical significance for the city as the buildings here hosted the political powers of the city in the middle ages.
 
 

 

Pisa | Gateway to Tuscany Tower - Miracle Square
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There are plenty of places to eat and during quite seasons you can also huggle your way to a bargain at the table as the restaurants are keen to have people walk through their doors. So next time you are in Pisa don’t just head for the tower. Take a tour of the city and just wander. You never know what you might discover! Some shots from the trip below.

 
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Where to stay in Pisa: We struck gold as our hotel in Pisa was only meters from Miracle square. We had the Leaning Tower of Pisa only a 150 meters from us, which made exploring a breeze. We stayed at Hotel Pisa Tower. Surprisingly wasn’t that expensive either. As I was traveling with my nieces and sister it was handy that we had a big enough room accommodating all of us. For other options on where to stay in Pisa, check out a filtered list of hotels, hostels, and apartments in Pisa on Booking.com.

 

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  3. All your photographs are very beautiful and fabulous. I love them especially the angles of the buildings, well captured with your creative eyes!
    Even you posed well like a model.

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  4. great post
    really nice photos
    almost feel like I've been there too., but I need to go for real some time soon.
    thanks for sharing your trip and tips

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  6. Your pictures of Pisa and the surrounding area are some of the best I have ever seen! I like how you show the intricate details of the buildings.

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  10. Love the pics and would really like to go – especially after reading your post. I went once, when I was less than a year old (funnily enough I can't remember anything about it 🙂

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  11. Great photos! I combined Pisa with Florence and together they were the perfect getaway! Isn't seeing the Pisa for the first time such a visual treat? In all it's white and precarious-looking glory! Love your photos of Keith Haring especially.

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  12. Stunning pictures you have here! I know that the media stereotype with Pisa is surrounding the Leaning Tower but come on…you have to visit it at least once in your lifetime to say that you have experienced the global icon! I have never even visited Italy so can't really comment aside from how beautiful all of your images are.

    So much color and ambiance within all of the images – excellent review!

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    • Oh you have to visa Italy soon. Plenty of beautiful spots even those not frequented by streams of tourists. I still have a few more posts on Italy to go up so hopefully my pictures will get you booking a flight in no time 🙂

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    • Thanks you. There is so much to Pisa than the Tower just like any city they like to concentrate a lot on the main draw to the city but there is more to it. Hope you get to visit soon and let me know what you thought of it.

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