Located in the Tuscany region in the north of Italy, Pisa is best-know as the home of the world-renowned Leaning Tower. That’s not the only string on the bow of this great city though, as it also boasts a number of other great attractions along with a great selection of bars and restaurants.
Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Francesco Galluzzi, a tour guide in Rome, about some of the city's less known attractions.
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Download Pisa Pocket Guide View all guides »Laid back city full of students, cyclists, and cool bikes. More to see than just the tower, although that is rather amazing. Check the Palazzo Blu for exhibitions and just to see its decor. Giardini Scotto is cool.
Insider Tip:Have correct coins to buy your bus tickets at the machine before you get on the bus = cheaper.
You can do 3 places in 3 days. Easy to get around. Pick you place to eat as it can be £ sometimes. Pisa is a student town, so it has a good vibe.
Apart from the Leaning tower of PISA, the student crowd and the cheap places really moved me. It was totally surprise as Italy is quite expensive and the pubs were great near the river side.
Pisa is a very nice little town, which can be visited in just a few hours (1 day max). Our plane arrived there at 5 PM, we've checked-in in our B&B, and from 6 PM still had plenty of time to see the Pisa Tower, and some interesting parts of the city. A week later, before plane, we also decided to spent the evening in Pisa, and it was really cool.
Insider Tip:If You want to eat something good, there are two nice, neighboring restaurants near the tower on Via Cardinale Maffi Pietro. We've eaten in both of them. From the closer one we went hungry... The other one was perfect. It's the one that is a little bit further from the tower. Just sit there, relax, and eat something from the tourist menu :) They have a very tasty pizza (in fact it's a simple margherita, but for 1-2 Euro they can make it better with parmigiano ham or sth else). Best regards, Bartosz :)
Pisa is a very nice little town, which can be visited in just a few hours (1 day max). Our plane arrived there at 5 PM, we've checked-in in our B&B, and from 6 PM still had plenty of time to see the Pisa Tower, and some interesting parts of the city. A week later before plane we also decided to spent the evening in Pisa, and it was really cool.
Insider Tip:If You want to eat something good, there are two nice, neighboring restaurants near the tower on Via Cardinale Maffi Pietro. We've eaten in both of them. From the closer one we went hungry... The other one was perfect. It's the one that is a little bit further from the tower. Just sit there, relax, and eat something from the tourist menu :) They have a very tasty pizza (in fact it's a simple margherita, but for 1-2 Euro they can make it better with parmigiano ham or sth else). Best regards, Bartosz!!! :)
Forgotten by too many travellers when visiting Italy as it is more commonly known for its fashion and rather than its culture, Milan is somewhere you should stick on your itinerary. Granted, it can be slightly more brazen than other Italian cities, but it also has some breathtaking architecture and intriguing museums.
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