Day Trip to Pisa, Italy
Pisa is well-known for its iconic leaning tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which is part of the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles).
Pisa: Piazza del Duomo, 56126 Pisa PI
I took a day trip to Pisa from Monterosso, Cinque Terre. It took an hour and 15 minutes by train.
Then I took a short bus ride from the train station in Pisa to the Leaning Tower. Walking toward the Leaning Tower from the bus stop.
The Leaning Tower is more leaned than I thought it would be. It is almost ridiculous to look at.
The construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa began in 1173 and continued for about 199 years, finally completing in 1372.
The tower started to lean during its construction due to the soft ground on one side, causing an unstable foundation. Attempts were made to compensate for the tilt during construction, but the tower still leans at an angle of about 3.97 degrees.
The Leaning Tower is just a regular bell tower for the church next to it, like any other bell tower of a church. It is famous only because it is leaning due to softness of the land where it was built.
The tourist entrance to the church is at the back of the church, so I went around the church.
Another building near the back of the church is Battistero di San Giovanni.
The Battistero di San Giovanni, or the Baptistery of St. John, is a prominent religious monument located in the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles) in Pisa.
The Baptistery houses a central baptismal font or basin where individuals are baptized. The font is typically large enough to accommodate the baptismal ceremony, and it holds the water used in the ritual.
The building was temporarily closed when I was there.
The entrance to the church
The sides
The front side
Looking back
The altar
A side chapter
Walking back to the Leaning Tower
The front of the church
Back to the tower to climb it.
Inside the tower is a hollow space.
Climbing. You can go up to the top of the tower but need to buy the ticket.
At the top of the tower. The bells are not being used for now.
Going back down
At the edge of the plaza is Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, a small church museum.
Inside the museum are the items found in the church that are being preserved
A model of the tower
At the outside yard of the museum
Back inside the museum
On the second floor
Back to the back of the church to go to the Camposanto.
The Camposanto. It is an elegant cemetery for famous Pisans set around a cloistered quadrangle with restored 1300s frescoes.
The caskets are at the edges of the walls.
Walls are painted with religious images.
Out from the cemetery
Done with the sightseeing. Walking back to the train station. Below is Piazza dei Cavalieri, a Renaissance square.
