Pisa: Beyond the Tower (1h round-trip tour)
Description
Discover the beauties that Pisa has to offer beyond the Tower. A complete 1 hour long tour in an electric vehicle, that will take you to areas of the city that you will not find on classic tourist itineraries, with 11 stops. The tour is suitable for people of all ages. We are open every day, from 10 : 00 to 18 : 00.
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Itinerary
The Domus Galilæana is Tuscany's first public observatory.
The place of residence of Tuscany's grand dukes.
The Palazzo Blu is an art museum in Pisa. It gets its name from the color of the façade.
You will find out that the Tower is not the only leaning structure in the city.
The old bridge over the Arno river, nicknamed "in the Middle", takes its name from the fact it is geographically and historically the center of the city.
Palazzo de' Medici is an attraction located on the Medici side of the Arno river. Placed on the opposite side of the ruins of Palazzo Chiesa (where Percy and Mary Shelley briefly resided). Today it is used as the seat of the prefecture.
Palazzo Chiesa (ruins): Former residence of poet Percy Shelley and his novelist wife, Mary Shelley. Destroyed in World War 2, it still carries a plaque in remembrance of the great English literary giants.
Mural painted by the Pop Art icon Keith Haring. Tuttomondo is one of the few outdoors works he created for permanent public display. It is a representation of peace and harmony.
Recently inaugurated, the Galileo Galilei mural by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, is a new addition to the sights of Pisa. It depicts the famous physicist looking through a telescope shaped like the famous Leaning Tower.
Beautiful small Gothic church located on the side of the Arno river.
Piazza dei Cavalieri was the heart of political life in Pisa. The second most famous team after Piazza dei Miracoli. Today it's the seat of the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa for higher education. It is also the location of the tower where Count Ugolino della Gherardesca met his demise in 1289, later famously featured in Canto 33 of Dante's Inferno.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(267)
Our driver was very friendly and knowledgeable. It was great way to see the city and all of the subtle features in architecture.
A quick way to see everything in the area of Pisa. We were late due to flight issues but they still waited for us to do the tour.
This was a fabulous tour to show Pisa. Our driver, Anna, was fabulous. It is worth the time to see more of Pisa than just the iconic leaning Tower. She stopped at a plaza for us to get drinks and gelato for the ride. They went the extra mile for our family.
Aloisa was a fantastic tour guide, you can tell in her voice that she loves Pisa every much. We stopped at different stops to take pictures, learn the history and the stories about the building. It was great!
Excellent overview of parts of Pisa most tourists never see since they only focus on the Leaning Tower. A great chance to see so much more of this beautiful and historical city.
It’s a fantastic way to see a city without putting in too much walking. Our tour guide shared so much about the city, and if we hadn’t taken this tour, I’m not sure we would’ve explored that area. .
The tour is a very good way to see other parts of Pisa and to learn more about its history and major parts. Our guide was very knowledgeable and explained the historical sites of the city, and why many buildings in Pisa are leaning. It is a good way to get to know Pisa in a short and laidback manner.
Well worth doing this and finding out more about Pisa. It also avoids the mass crowds around the tower. In addition, the beauty of this tour is that it’s by an electric buggy and meant that we didn’t have to walk around in the sweltering heat but could enjoy everything from the comfort of the vehicle!
Again, the directions were very hard to follow. Two different locations of trying to find tickets and no one was able to help. Spent 45 minutes running back-and-forth to different buildings trying to acquire the correct tickets. The actual tower and Cathedral are beautiful! Needed to have a lot more clearly stated directions, and location of where ticket pick up was located. Or even better have someone there to help out! There was no signage to direct us for the ticket pick up! Viator had no one there to direct us.
We had our tour with guide and driver Stefan. It was a nice experience, Stefan has a lot of knowledge of Pisa, the history and present of this city which he talks about with enthusiasm and pleasure.
