I was a bit skeptical coming here thinking it would be a big tourist trap and overcrowded. It really is a glorious structure and so are the surrounding buildings. The tower has 207 columns and is made of mostly white marble. Its height is currently 186 ft (56.67 m) on its highest side and 183 ft (55.86) on its lowest side. So far, those fixes seemed to be working to prevent it from completely falling. It started leaning after the third floor was built in 1178 due to its foundation built on the soft ground made of clay mixture.ĭuring the 1920s, cement grouting was poured on its foundation to stabilize it and in 1964, “leaden counterweight” was installed. The tower was originally designed as a bell tower, stood upright at 197 ft (60 m) tall for five years. My 9-year old son enthusiastically said, “It’s really leaning!” The lean seemed more pronounced in person than the pictures have shown it. My kids were so excited of their first glimpse of the tower. It included the Pisa Cathedral (il Duomo), the Baptistery, monumental Cemetery and of course, the famous leaning bell tower. The cathedral complex housed various stunning buildings that sat on a very well-maintained, green lawn. Piazza del Miracolo or Miracle Square greeted us as we entered past the souvenir stands and a walled entrance. It’s also walkable from the train station (about 1.5 km and 30 minutes) but we decided to save some time, energy and our feet. More about the logistics at the end of the post. We hopped on the bus again to get to the city’s most popular area which took 10-15 minutes. We left our luggage for storage at the train station since we were catching the train to Florence afterwards. We took the red line bus from the airport, the LAM Rosso, to the Pisa Centrale Station. Come along with us on our brief stop here to see if it lived up to the hype. We finally had the opportunity to take them to Italy after a couple of days in Madrid last November and Pisa was our first stop.įor centuries, there has been a fascination with one of the world’s most recognizable towers that seemed to defy gravity.
Although, when they were much younger, it was the “ Leaning Tower of Pizza“. There was no other attraction my kids have wanted to see in Italy more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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