Pisa
boasts one very famous tourist attraction, and several
less iconic places of interest There are cheap
flights to Pisa Airport thanks to
Low Cost Flights. You can travel on to nearby
Florence, tour Tuscany, or spend a pleasant weekend
break in Pisa itself.
Pisa's principal tourist attractions are grouped
together in the Campo dei Miracoli, the Field
of Miracles. It's hard to believe the place is real; the tourists
flocking around are the only thing that gives the
surreal scene a touch of reality. The setting is a
flat space, green with lawns, at the edge of the town
centre. Here rise the town's cluster of monuments, all
architecturally exquisite, and all leaning at
different angles. There is a grand Romanesque
cathedral, a large striped baptistry, and, of course,
the Leaning Tower. Also in the Campo dei
Miracoli, another curious sight is the Campo Santo,
the Holy Field. This is a cloistered cemetery, said to
have been laid with earth brought back from the Holy
Land by the Crusaders. Bombing in the Second World War
destroyed some of the works of art that were stored in
the surrounding buildings; some frescoes remain,
however.
In the same area are two museums, the Museo
del Duomo (cathedral museum) and the Museo
delle Sinopie, which contain art and sculpture
from the monuments.
Elsewhere in Pisa you can wander peaceful streets,
admire the town's palaces and university buildings,
shop in the market areas, and admire bridges and
churches. Among the most attractive churches are Santa
Maria della Spina, a Gothic masterpiece on the banks
of the Arno, and the octagonal Sant'Agata. The Museo
di San Matteo contains art by local artists and
others, including the Pisano family, Fra Angelico and
Brueghel. For those with an interest in the Romantic
poets, Shelley's body was brought ashore at Gombo,
close to Pisa, and cremated on the beach.
Pisa Tourist Information Office is situated on Via
Cammeo, not far from the Leaning Tower. There is
another branch just outside the main railway station.
Pisa Tours
Pisa Airport is named Galileo Galilei after the town's
most famous citizen, and is little more than a mile
outside the town. The airport has its own railway
station with trains to Pisa and Florence. City bus
number 3 runs from Pisa Airport into the town centre;
tickets cost ˆ0.80 each way. There is also a coach
service into Florence.
Pisa's principal tourist attractions are grouped
together in the Campo dei Miracoli, the Field
of Miracles. It's hard to believe the place is real; the tourists
flocking around are the only thing that gives the
surreal scene a touch of reality. The setting is a
flat space, green with lawns, at the edge of the town
centre. Here rise the town's cluster of monuments, all
architecturally exquisite, and all leaning at
different angles. There is a grand Romanesque
cathedral, a large striped baptistry, and, of course,
the Leaning Tower. Also in the Campo dei
Miracoli, another curious sight is the Campo Santo,
the Holy Field. This is a cloistered cemetery, said to
have been laid with earth brought back from the Holy
Land by the Crusaders. Bombing in the Second World War
destroyed some of the works of art that were stored in
the surrounding buildings; some frescoes remain,
however. 
Museo
del Duomo (cathedral museum) and the 
Museo
delle Sinopie, which contain art and sculpture
from the monuments.