Pisa Travel Guide
Everything you need to plan your trip to the historic city in Tuscany
Photo: Palazzo della Carovana
Latest page update: 9 June 2025
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By: Dion Protani
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Perhaps more so than any other place in the world, Pisa is a city that's defined by its most famous monument: the Leaning Tower.
Pisa was once one of the four powerful maritime republics of the Italian peninsula, rivalling the likes of Venice, Genoa and Amalfi during its golden age of the 11th to 13th centuries. It was during this time that the famous tower was built, along with the other signature buildings on the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles), otherwise referred to as Piazza del Duomo by UNESCO who have listed it as a World Heritage Site since 1987. |
Province: Pisa
Region: Tuscany Population: 89,371 (in 2024 - source) Size: 185 km² Elevation: 4 metres Top sights: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa Cathedral, Pisa Baptistery Close by: Marina di Pisa, Livorno, Viareggio, Lucca |
Fly to: Pisa Airport - 12 minutes by car or 6 mins Pisamover (5 km)
By train: Viareggio - 12 mins, Livorno - 15 mins, Lucca - 27 mins |