Pisa (Leaning Tower day trip)

Torre di Pisa · Piazza dei Miracoli

Half a day to 'hold up' the tower in a photo

⚠ No under-8s up the tower

Hours

Tower 13–18 Oct 2026 9:00–20:00, 19–31 Oct 9:00–19:00, 2–21 Nov 9:00–18:00. Cathedral from 10:00 (varies on Sundays and religious holidays). Check opapisa.it for other dates

Tickets

Tower about €20 (cathedral included, timed), all monuments about €27. No under-8s on the tower. The cathedral alone is free, though most guides say you still need a timed ticket. Train Florence–Pisa about €8.50 one way. Official site: opapisa.it

Address

Piazza del Duomo (Piazza dei Miracoli), Pisa, about 25 minutes' walk north of Pisa Centrale station

You come out of a lane onto green lawns set with a white marble cathedral, a baptistery and a bell tower leaning more than you expected. Along the edge of the grass, people line up with palms raised to 'hold up' the tower, and watching them is half the fun. Climbing the spiral stairs inside, you feel yourself tipped to one side. Everything is on one square, so half a day is enough, and many people head back to Florence in the afternoon or carry on to Lucca or the Cinque Terre.