{"id":11363,"date":"2025-06-22T19:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T19:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/hopping-swimming-leaning-pisa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:40:16","slug":"hopping-swimming-leaning-pisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/hopping-swimming-leaning-pisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopping, Swimming and Leaning in Pisa, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easily one of the most iconic structures in Italy and indeed across the world, The Leaning Tower of Pisa is truly an amazing sight to behold!<\/p>\n

I was in so much of it when I saw it in person but I’m jumping the gun here, let me take a few steps back here.<\/p>\n

Visiting Pisa<\/a> was actually a side trip on a main trip to Florence (more on that soon!) and it was definitely a worthwhile trip!<\/p>\n

Pisa is only about 1 hour away from Florence on the train (which is quite cheap) so it makes sense to pop on over to see Pisa if you’ve got time.<\/p>\n

Word of advice though – there’s not really much else in Pisa.<\/p>\n

It’s an amazing quaint Tuscan city but you might get a bit bored if you stayed for a week or two (in fact, you will most likely be bored if you stay that long – a weekend in Pisa is all you need).<\/p>\n

Our trip to Pisa began with a little exploration of the city on the walk from the train station to the leaning tower.<\/p>\n

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We weaved and meandered through the rustic and quiet city in search of food and water…<\/p>\n

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Finally we made it to The Leaning Tower!<\/p>\n

We were so unprepared for how huge it was!<\/p>\n

I always assumed it would be a lot smaller.<\/p>\n

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Needless to say, the stereotypical photos begun! (I’m a fan of taking silly photos like this! Sod the naysayers – this is a Pisa photo album must-have!)<\/p>\n

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Another thing you don’t expect when you visit Pisa are the other sights dotted around The Leaning Tower which are actually quite impressive in themselves!<\/p>\n

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Sights seen and photos taken! We settled down on the grass for a picnic!<\/p>\n

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Looks like other people had the same idea too!<\/p>\n

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Even the pigeons swooped in to share in our lunch…<\/p>\n

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Finally, we figured we’d get a move on – though not before a few more photos and another walk around…<\/p>\n

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And Yaya’s own mandatory Leaning Tower of Pisa photo!<\/p>\n

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Yaya stopped to top up his bottle of water at this fountain (which is a great way to save money and stay hydrated in Italy generally!<\/p>\n

They’ve got these in lots of Italian cities and the water is safe to drink).<\/p>\n

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We bade farewell to The Leaning Tower and headed to the hotel.<\/p>\n

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I pretty much chucked everything onto the bed\/floors and headed out to the hotel pool straight away!<\/p>\n

As you can probably tell, it was a particularly hot day!<\/p>\n

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Aaaah… pool time!!!<\/p>\n

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Within minutes though of emerging from the pool, Yaya quickly fell asleep…<\/p>\n

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Yaya swears he hadn’t fallen asleep but those chair marks on his back when he rolled over say otherwise don’t you think? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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You could still see the Tower in the distance from our hotel…<\/p>\n

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Slowly, the sun started to set…<\/p>\n

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And we eventually headed out for dinner but not before one quick look at the now lit up Leaning Tower shining in the distance.<\/p>\n

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10 Very Best Things To Do In Pisa, Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n