Italy · Walking Tours

Explore Pisa City with Skip-The-Line Leaning Tower Climbing

3 Hours Round trip from Pisa Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Small-group walking tour through Pisa’s historic center
  • 02 See both famous landmarks and lesser-known local spots
  • 03 Visit Keith Haring’s Tuttomondo mural
  • 04 Explore Piazza dei Cavalieri and Borgo Stretto
  • 05 Enjoy entry to the Cathedral of Pisa
  • 06 Climb the Leaning Tower with pre-booked skip-the-line access
  • 07 Easy-paced itinerary with headsets for clear guiding

Discover Pisa beyond the famous postcard view on this small-group walking tour through the city’s historic streets, lively squares, and lesser-known corners. Along the way, learn about Pisa’s history, architecture, and daily life as you explore landmarks including Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Borgo Stretto, Keith Haring’s Tuttomondo mural, and the UNESCO-listed Piazza dei Miracoli.

Your experience includes entry to the Cathedral of Pisa and pre-booked access to climb the Leaning Tower. With a slow-paced itinerary, local guide, and headsets provided, this is an easy and rewarding way to experience both the iconic highlights and the local character of this medieval Tuscan city.

Discover Pisa beyond the famous postcard view on this small-group walking tour through the city’s historic streets, lively squares, and lesser-known corners.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Pisa
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Fountain outside Pisa Centrale train station

Meet your guide at the fountain in front of 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

Keith Haring's Tuttomondo mural

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

Piazza dei Cavalieri - 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 - Cathedral of 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 to the Leaning Tower that you will climb on your own. End of services.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pisa 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • A 3-hour experience discovering Pisa and the Square of Miracles
  • Entrance to the Leaning Tower with 'Skip-the-line' at the ticket office
  • Entrance to the Cathedral
  • Professional local guide
  • Small-group guaranteed
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly

What's Not Included

  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • End of services at around 12:45pm

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pisa, IT
Tour start
Pisa, IT
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 hours finish where they began, in Pisa.

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