Pisa City Exploration: Guided Walking Plus Leaning Tower Climb with Prebooked Access

Explore the city of Pisa on a guided walking tour, including a climb up the iconic Leaning Tower. Discover hidden gems and learn about the city’s history and everyday life. Prebooked access and entrance to the Cathedral included.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fontana della Stazione di Pisa - Meet your guide at the fountain outside Pisa Centrale train station at 10:00am. The guide will be easily recognizable by the sign saying Pisa Explorer. From there the small group will move to the nearby Piazza Vittorio Emanuele.
  • Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II - The narration starts in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele with an introduction to the history of the city of Pisa and its territory
  • Murale Tuttomondo di Keith Haring - A visit to the impressive mural Keith Haring painted in Pisa in 1989, the largest he painted and also his last
  • Corso Italia - The tour continues along the main pedestrional and commercial street of Pisa
  • Ponte di Mezzo - At the end of Corso Italia we will be on the Arno riverbanks and Ponte di Mezzo, the main bridge of the city center where we will admire some of the most beautifull bildings of the city including Palazzo Blu.
  • Borgo Stretto - Crossed the river Arno we will be on the north bank along Borgo Stretto, in the very heart of Medieval Pisa
  • Knights’ Square - Once the political center of the Medieval Maritime Republic of Pisa now home of some of the most interesting late Renaissance architecture in the city and one of the city’s university.
  • Piazza dei Miracoli - From Piazza dei Cavalieri the small group will move to the Piazza del Duomo for a general introduction to the history of the UNESCO protected monumental complex of the Cathedral of Pisa and Leaning Tower
  • Duomo di Pisa - Visit inside the Cathedral of Pisa. Dress code is informal. Shorts are allowed; gentlemen would need to take their hats/caps off; ladies would need to cover their shoulders. You can take photos and videos.
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa - At the end of the 2.5 hour long tour, your guide will assist you with depositing your bags at the cloakroom and entrance at the Leaning Tower that you will climb on your own. Around 30 more minutes needed. End of services.
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Professional local guide
  • Entrance to the Cathedral
  • 3-hour experience discovering Pisa and the Square of Miracles
  • Entrance to the Leaning Tower with ‘Skip-the-line’ at the ticket office
  • Small-group guaranteed
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Enjoy a 2.5-hour small-group guided walking tour of the city of Pisa and then climb the Leaning Tower (an additional 30 minutes required - activity lasts 3 hours in total) with guaranteed pre-booked access by skipping the line at the ticket office and entrance to the Cathedral included.

Explore the city’s main attractions, but also discover some of the off-the-beaten-path sites frequented by locals.

The itinerary is absolutely easy and the walk is at a slow pace.

This is a unique experience to enjoy this unpretentious university city where you will have the opportunity to learn about the history, monuments but also the daily life of a small and lively medieval Tuscan town. You will see the city from a different perspective: discover hidden alleys, photograph the city from unusual places and, of course, climb the famous Leaning Tower and visit the beautiful Pisa Cathedral.

  • Children under 8 years of age are not admitted to the Leaning Tower
  • Bags, backpacks, camera containers and non trasparent water bottles to be left at the locker room
  • End of services at around 12:45pm
Location
Pisa Centrale
Piazza della Stazione
At the fountain outside Pisa Central Station. Your guide will hold a sign saying Pisa Explorer
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jeffrey_b
Jul 24, 2024
Wonderful day in Pisa - Our guide was amazing!! He gave us 3000 years of history in 3.5 hours. So friendly and so fun. We walked all over Pisa learning so many wonderful things and ended at the Piazza del Duomo. The Cattedrale di Pisa is breathtaking. Climbing the bell tower was incredible. We got to go to the very top! All 296 steps. This was our favorite day in Italy.
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Ajprincipe26
Jul 9, 2024
Insightful tour of Pisa and the tower/ cathedral. - David was a fantastic tour guide. Well versed on the history of Pisa and the architecture and history of the city. We toured the town for ~1-2 hours before reaching the cathedral and tower complex of Pisa which is a must see while you are in the area.
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Marc_s
Jul 3, 2024
Excellent tour of Pisa - David was an excellent tour guide. We had a very nice tour of the town with a comprehensive history of Pisa. David gave us such a nice summary of all the highlights. More than I expected. Highly recommended.
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Anthony_l
Jun 25, 2024
The best ever! So fun! - It was absolutely amazing! I would recommend this to everyone who is interested! Very knowledgeable and fun!
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Zachary_m
Jun 15, 2024
Guide was wonderful. - David’s knowledge regarding politics, architecture, art, literature and history of Pisa and surrounding areas is impeccable. He is able to tie everything which happened in Pisa as to what was transpiring with other provinces throughout Italy clearly and succinctly.
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Hollie_f
May 28, 2024
Excellent and knowledgeable - Very informative and accommodating! We did this as a family for my sons 11 birthday kids ranging from 5-11.
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James_s
Oct 12, 2023
Yes yes yes! - Incredible tour, great guide and so much history and knowledge. Skipped the line to walk up the Tower and all the add one were incredible.
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Philip_m
Sep 9, 2023
David was a great guide would highly recommend it - Very informative , very knowledgeable and made it it very interesting without being boring. Thoroughly enjoyed the trip . We'll worth it. Would happily recommend it
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Andrewg636
Aug 13, 2023
Pisa tour - Guide was great. Did a fantastic job explaining the history of Pisa and surrounding areas. Pisa tower history was also interesting and well worthwhile as opposed to just going up the tower on your own with no background. One of the highlights of our tour of Europe
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Kwarlum
Aug 5, 2023
Excellent Tour - Great tour, we very much enjoyed ourselves at Pisa. Being able to walk up the steps of the Tower was amazing.
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