Pisa Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local

4.5
(15 reviews)

4 to 5 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 6 more

If you're looking for a fun and curious way to visit Pisa, you've come to the right place!

With this digital guide created with the support of a local, you will be able to visit all the most important monuments at your own pace. You'll get to know the stories and curiosities of Pisa! But also you will discover everything about local foods, Italian aperitivo in authentic local restaurants, and much more!

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What's Included

Text in different laguages (Eng, Deu, Esp, Ita)
Best advices for local restaurant with authentic food
Tips for monuments, history and curiosities
Digital guide to visit the city by yourself
Audio-guide in multiple languages (Eng, Esp, Ita)
Botanical Garden Ticket (not mandatory): 4€
Leaning Tower + Camposanto + Baptistery Tickets (not mandatory)= 27€ in total

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The tour starts from Pisa train station, but if you are already in the city you can go directly to point 2 (Vittorio Emanuele II Square). If you want you can activate the tour with the walkingcap site link found in your voucher even before reaching the meeting point.

End point

Since it is a self-guided tour, you can also start from this place and end back at the starting point!

Itinerary

Duration: 4 to 5 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II was urbanistically reorganised in the 19th century, during which time the ancient medieval walls and the San Gilio gate were demolished. The latter, at the time, gave access to today’s Corso Italia, also known as Carraia del Carmine, which led to the station.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    The mural ‘Tuttomondo’ was created by Keith Haring in 1989. The artist was invited to Pisa by Piergiorgio Castellani, a young Pisan who met him in New York and proposed that he create one of his street art works in the Tuscan city. We are going to see it!

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3

    A quick stop to visit this church. Built between 1324 and 1326, it was one of the first Carmelite churches in Europe, with the order already present in Pisa at the church of Sant’Apollinare in Barbaricina.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    An extraordinary example of Pisan Gothic architecture, the small church of S. Maria della Spina was built in 1230 on the banks of the Arno at the site of an important bridge, the Ponte Novo, which joined Via Santa Maria and Via Sant’ Antonio, destroyed during the 15th century and never rebuilt.

    Admission ticket free
  • 4

    After our walk along the river, we find ourselves in Borgo Stretto (often simply called ‘Borgo’ by the Pisans), one of the busiest streets in Pisa. This area, with its architecture, arcades and shops, offers a significant glimpse of local history.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5

    In the Middle Ages, the area was known as Piazza delle Sette Vie, as seven streets converged there. Here stood the Palazzo degli Anziani and the Torre della Muda, where eagles were kept during the moulting of their feathers. These buildings, together with the former Palazzotto di Giustizia or del Capitano del Popolo, now form the Palazzo dell’Orologio.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6

    The Botanical Garden and Museum of Pisa is a didactic-scientific structure part of the University of Pisa’s University Museum System. it is considered the oldest university botanical garden in the world. Ticket cost: 4€

    45 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 7

    An essential stop if you come to Pisa and a Unesco heritage site since 1987. The name was given by the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio who called this area the ‘Field of Miracles’ where the miracles were precisely the imposing buildings present.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8

    The construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, conceived as a bell tower for the nearby cathedral, took 177 years and took place in three phases. Ticket cost: 27€ (includes all the monuments in the square)

    30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 9

    Work on the construction of the Baptistery, the largest in Italy, began in 1152 under the guidance of the architect Diotislavi. Really beautiful from the outside and even inside! Ticket cost: 27€ (includes all the monuments in the square)

    25 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 10

    An emblem of Pisan Romanesque architecture, Pisa Cathedral, designed by the architect Buscheto in 1064, reflects through its splendour the influence of different styles and cultures.

    25 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 11

    The Camposanto di Pisa, located north of Piazza dei Miracoli, is a monumental cemetery begun in 1277. Surrounded by a marble enclosure, it has an internal cloister-like structure. Ticket cost: 27€ (includes all the monuments in the square)

    25 minutes Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • You will need a smartphone with internet connection to use the digital guide
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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