Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There
Train
Regular services leave Florence (€7, 1¼ hours) for the conveniently located Pisa Centrale station.
Car
Take the toll-free SCG FI-PI-LI (SS67) from Florence. Street parking costs €2 per hour, but you must
be careful to stay outside the city's Limited Traffic Zone (ZTL). There's a free car park outside the zone on Lun-
garno Guadalongo.
The Sights in a Day
Kick-start your Pisan peregrination in Borgo Stretto, the city's medieval heart,
with a coffee and sweet treat at the bar of historic
Salza
(
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). Then
wander alongside the Arno to visit the
Museo Nazionale di San Matteo
(
Click here
)
with its rich collection of painting and sculpture from the Tuscan school.
For lunch, make your choice from the small but delectable menu at
Osteria
Bernardo
(
Click here
)
and then head to the city's major attraction,
Piazza dei
Miracoli
(
Click here
)
. Organise your ticket to the Leaning Tower, then start your three-
hour exploration of it, the
duomo
(cathedral)
battistero
(baptistry), Camposanto and mu-
seums - make sure you see them all!
Head back towards the train station via handsome Piazza dei Cavalieri with its
magnificent
palazzi
(palaces) and bustling bar scene. Stop here to enjoy an
aperitivo
(pre-dinner drinks accompanied by cocktail snacks), or continue to one of the
bars in
Piazza delle Vettovaglie
(
Click here
)
or to hipster favourite,
Keith
(
Click here
), overlooking the Haring mural. End your visit by watching the sun set over the Arno.
