Pisa, Italy Day Trip from Florence! Travel Tips & Guide | Video

I took a day trip to Pisa from Florence. I’m excited to show you what I did in Pisa, let’s go! Must have things to bring to Pisa: https://lifeofl.in/travel_essentials

More Italy vlogs to come!

• Train tips! Don't get scammed from buying it online

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa

• A restaurant for locals: Osteria di Culegna

• The Cathedral in the Square of Miracles!

• Art exhibit in the Santa Maria della Spina church

Website to purchase tickets: http://www.opapisa.it

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Video notes:

First you have to buy a train ticket. It is super easy. You don’t need to buy the tickets in advance. Find a ticket machine, press the language you need, then select "buy your train ticket." One thing to keep in mind is that the names of the city are written in Italian. For example, "Florence" is "Firenze." Next, pick the date and the time. The cost is 8.40 euros each trip. There’s no assigned seats so get there early to get seats.

The train doors don’t open for you. You have to press the button to get inside the train.

We are here in Pisa! It is a 20 minutes walk from the train station to the Square of Miracles where the Leaning Tower is of Pisa is located.

Buy the tickets to the Leaning Tower in advance on the actual website. You can buy the tickets 20 days before the day you’re visiting and up to 1 day in advance. Watch out for third party websites that try to rip you off by charging you double the cost. If you just want to climb up the tower, it is only 18 euros. Other websites will try to charge you up to 38 dollars for the same ticket.

Your ticket comes with free entrance to the Cathedral. Don’t forget to take advantage of that!

You can’t bring purses or backpacks into the tower. Don’t worry, they will keep your stuff in a locker for free.

Ever wonder why this tower leans? “Pisa” comes from the Greek word for “marshy land.” You would think the architects would have taken the subsoil into account while building a very tall bell tower, Nope! The foundation of the build is shallow and heavy. By the time they built the 2nd story the tower began to sink to one side. They tired to fix their mistake by building taller columns, but that did not help the poor tower.

At the very top you can walk a circle around the bell tower. You can take your time taking in the view of the city. They say you only have 30 minutes up there but nobody is really there to throw you out when your time is up. I was up there for well over 30 minutes. I am actually amazed how they are able to manage the crowds at each place we’ve been to. Limiting the amount of people at the entrance definitely made the visit very peaceful.

If you want to get a picture of the city with the leaning tower, then pay 5 euros to get in and see the view from the top of the Baptistery

With your tickets to the tower you can visit the cathedral for free. You can get a fixed time ticket for free to get in. I went in just fine without getting one. I guess it would depend on which days you are going and if there is an event going on. Check on their website to make sure there isn’t an event during the day you are visiting.

Alongside the Arno river is the Santa Maria della Spina church. It is free to visit. It’s a nice short stop. Della Spina translation is “of the thorn.” This represents the thorn placed on christ during his Passion and crucifixion. It was originally named Santa Maris di Pontenovo after a bridge that was nearby but it collapsed in the 15th century and was never rebuilt.

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