1/31/2024 0 Comments Leaning tower of pizza happy hour![]() ![]() It is a mess of people all trying to get the same picture. Since there is very little to do in Pisa, all of the tourists will be in the same square. You might not be prepared for how many people will be there. It should not come to a surprise, but if you go, you will not be alone. Even the Cathedral of Pisa, while beautiful, is not the most stunning Cathedral in Italy. There is nothing else in Pisa that people travel to the city to see. Okay, well you can see the Arno River and go to the University of Pisa, but there are so many more beautiful rivers in Tuscany and so many more spectacular Italian university buildings. ![]() "So what if I only spend an hour at the tower, there must be other things to see and do in Pisa" –– wrong. You will not be spending 3 hours staring at the tower. In total, you will likely spend 3 hours total of transport time (2 hours on the train and an extra hour for getting to and from the train station in Pisa and Florence). You snap a few quick photos, maybe climb up the tower and go inside the cathedral and then leave. However, the actual time you will spend at the monument will probably be about an hour at most. The train ride is fairly short at just an hour each way. Most people come to Pisa by train coming from Florence. You will spend more time getting there than you will at the monument ![]() While this definitely is not a deal-breaker, it does take away from the experience of visiting a famous historical monument. You will have to say "no thank you" multiple times before even getting to the tower. There is no way to get around it they know you are a tourist. You will likely have to walk down some narrow streets made even narrower by the many stalls. Just a few minutes into your walk it will start: dozens of street vendors trying to sell you cheap souvenirs, knock-offs, selfie-sticks and sunglasses. So you get off the train and start walking to the tower. 5 reasons not to see the Leaning tower of pisa 1. ![]()
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