What a wonderful experience! It's amazing to be able to say that, not only did I see the leaning tower, but I also got to climb it!! Many people have seen it, but there are less that have been able to climb to the top. Not many people know that this was a bell tower, I learned that as well as many other things while visiting. If you get the chance to visit, do it. If you get the chance to climb it and are able, do it. This is a bucket list item I can cross off with a smile on my face. Also, even though it's cheesy, you have to do the picture with you pushing up the tower... I think it might be a requirement in some book somewhere. Don't forget about the other wonderful things to see while in Pisa, there are so many things. (Yelp LA Challenge #28 of 100) read more

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The Leaning tower of Pisa is a great tourist stop in Italy. I pre booked our tickets and once we arrived (we were a few hours early) we discovered the cue wasn't bad at all and I wished I hadn't pre booked. They wouldn't allow us to go at an earlier slot. Talk about bad customer service... but I think that's pretty standard for Italy. Luckily, it's a tourist town, so there's plenty of restaurants to eat at with in walking distance. If you're road tripping it, good free parking before you come, it's a short walk from the tower. Magnets run you about one euro if that's your souvenir of choice! read more

Yes, you must go see the tower and surroundings. We came on a tour bus. The bus parking lot is about a 10-15 minute walk from main gate. It was easy to get tickets and nice to have a guide. Try to arrive early if possible. The earlier the less people. Travel light! camera bags are not allowed if you want to climb the stair of the tower. Keep your purse and wallet in front of you and keep your belongings close. Pick pockets are everywhere. They are so numerous the local police can not keep them in check. When you are looking up, or distracted the PP do their work. Remember this is major tours area...lots and lots of people. Best time to come is in late November or early December. It's the off season. Much less people. At the end of Piazza Arcivescovado is a nice little restaurant. (Ristorante Trattoria Il Turista) Great place for a coffee and a restrooms. read more

I have been to Tuscany quite a few times but never to the leaning Tower of Pisa as everybody said it's "not worth it." While I would not make this my first priority, it may be worth sacrificing a half day from Florence if you've already done everything you need to do in Florence. Otherwise, the masses are correct. While it's a very pretty building and it definitely means, I don't know if it's worth a half day just to see this for a few minutes. read more

Cost $18 euros per person to get inside. View on top is amazing but nothing spectacular. Get ready for lots of stairs going up! You can see the soccer stadium up top. read more

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Spending a week in Florence meant that I had no excuse not visit Pisa - so I did, toward the end of the day when the sun had started to set - perfect for photos. Personally, I really loved Piazza del Duomo, with its beautiful baptistery, cathedral and its infamous tower. Now here's what you need to know - depending on where you're standing, the tower may or may not look like it's leaning all that much! So my recommendation to you, is to circle the tower until you find its photogenic leaning side. It's there - you just need to find the perfect angle in order to properly view it. The tower is taller than I expected, and quite beautiful. As with all Italian architecture, it's very detailed and ornate, and remarkably well-preserved. My suggestion would be to visit around 4-5pm as there seem to be a lot less people wandering about and you can get the obligatory tourist shot of yourself holding up the tower, without a bunch of strangers in your pics! read more

It's a lovely building and a really nice atmosphere around Pisa. It's just not as big as you expect when you get there. Rated against other UNESCO world heritage sites I can't give it 5 stars because well, it's just not as impressive as some of the others! I'm very pleased to have visited though :) read more

Came here for a day trip via an hour train ride out of Florence, and it was everything I'd imagine it to be, definitely worth a visit! The train ride off was pretty crummy...and scary at first, something to consider if you're getting there by train, because it's about another 20-30 minutes walk to the leaning tower. So definitely plan ahead. You may opt for a cab ride but we chose to walk, which was not bad with all the signs leading you there, just have to be a little careful, but part of the walk can be pretty scenic. There is really no need to stay overnight here since that's the main attraction in town. read more

The tower itself it's all that impressive besides the fact that it's leaning. The basilica next-door is fairly spectacular though. I'd just like to confirm that there is actually a revolving restaurant on top of the tower.. it's currently closed though because the staff kept falling over... so err.. no one's allowed up there. read more

Really impressed. Never saw a leaning building before... Lol. Had a ball, people friendly no problem communicating most all spoke English well. Surprised to see so many Africans selling their gear Overall it was a delightful experience... Can't wait to go back. read more

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This place was one of the best areas to visit. It was worth the drive from Florence. 18 euros to go all the way to the top of the leaning tower. Free tickets to go in to the cathedral. You can get them at he red brick building close to main entrance. read more

One of the notorious architectural achievements to be notified as a worldwide monument The amount of photography for poses is overdone read more

Seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa in real life is so mesmerizing! Before you actually see it, it just seems like it's just a boring old tower, but when you see it with your eyes, it's really something. Just don't waste your time buying the ticket to go inside the tower. All there is are some stairs you climb and climb until you run out of breath to a view of... nothing really. Plus the waiting time is horrible and confusing! But besides that it was a really beautiful tower. read more

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The Miracoli Square around the Tower is amazing, a green oasis framing the tower perfectly. The Leaning Tower itself is quite scary looking with the degree of its' leaning but I have ventured up to the top on one occasion and it is definitely worth the nerves!! My friend and I went up late in the day, just after the sun set meaning a cooler climb and spectacular evening sky. The very top is quite scary if you don't have a head for heights, and even a little unnerving anyway! read more

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What a beautiful location. Well kept & suprisingly clean considering the amount if people visiting. The most amazing thing for me was the sound of the singer in the chapel. Plenty of stalls line the side of area to buy tat & souveniers from your visit. A must place to see. As a word of waning, if you arrive on a bus tour, the busses park a short distance from the tower & chapel & you have to run the gauntlet of African street sellers. "get lost" works a treat. read more

The tower itself is worth seeing for every tourist in Pisa. The most annoying thing on a visit to the tower are the masses of tourists running around. read more

Thought this might be cheesy but the only thing negative is all the people selling junk here. Lots of angels to take pictures (cheesy ones holding up or pushing over the tower - or not). Wish we had time to go up into the tower. There are lots of other beautiful architectural buildings here on the grounds too! We took the little train here and heard that the local bus most people get pick pocketed or felt up. Recommend the train as it worked well! read more

This is an awesome place! The marble is so beautiful and it has a crisp look too. Be sure to check out the Duomo and cathedral, too.

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction was stopped, and was continued only a 100 year later. It then became visibly clear that the Tower of Pisa is leaning, tilting to the south. Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower has moved 1,2 millimetres (0,05 inch) per year. Today the top of the Tower of Pisa is some 5,3m (17,4 ft) off-centre. After the bell tower of the Cathedral of Pavia collapsed in 1989, the Consorzio Progetto Torre di Pisa (Tower of Pisa Project Consortium) commissioned engineers to stabilise the Leaning Tower. Because the Tower tilted in different directions in its first years, it is slightly curved, like a banana. Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure, hoping to ease the top back about 20 cm (about 8 inches). But it means that the 800-year old tower will remain leaning. The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands in the Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracle Square) in the town of Pisa, Italy. There are 296 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. read more

As we arrived at this place we thought the taxi driver had misunderstood us and dropped us off in the wrong place, it was so run down. Then we saw the gates. As we walked through we were transported into another world completely. The grass was green and the buildings were beautiful to say the least. The markets stalls are lined along the street. One tip dont buy at the first few.....shop around for deals. Watch out for the guys on the street selling stolen goods. Whne taking pics dont stand on grass or you will be moved on. Now take the tour/tours. The cathedral is breathtakingly beautiful, with art works to 'die' for. Totaling captivating. The tower itself is so intriguing...and if you visit the museum you can view its history. Amazing day out for the whole family. read more

Der schiefe Turm von Pisa ist wirklich sehenswert. Doch alles was sich drum herum befindet ist Nepp und Touristenverarsche. Einmal und nicht wieder !!! read more

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Outwardly enclosed by an antiquated bulwark, the Leaning Tower of Pisa shares its space with three other magnificent constructs, each worthy of visit (and all containable in the same photo). I honestly don't know if there's anything else worthy of note in Pisa, but this majestic compound justifies any detour. Our tour was blessed with weather but certainly not time. I could have climbed the tower, but would've done so at the cost of many of the photos I ended up taking. The same goes with visiting the Cathedral and the Baptistery. The city knows you want to climb the tower, which is why it charges 25 bucks to enter. If it housed a brothel, that would still be expensive. And despite there being peddlers outside the walls, there were few inside, giving us room to actually shop. I'm giving my tour a pass though, because the weather was simply superb. I hope my photos did them justice, intentionally lacking as many people as possible. And no, I didn't do that ridiculous pose of holding up or pushing down the tower. I mean seriously...what do you think I am, four? I witnessed dozens of people holding the stance, like I was watching the worst Bollywood rehearsal ever. So I did what anyone would do...I took a photo of people making fools of themselves. As for the tower itself, I was taken back by how intimidating it was and how much it truly leans. A leaning tower is admittedly not a rarity. It's simply one of the largest, though not the absolute record holder. It's odd that Pisa is the most famous; it's not the tallest or the oldest or the most leaning. That's a thing, by the way; there's a record for the tower that leans the most. I think the reason why the Pisa tower is so well known is that it sets the bar for grandiosity. Most leaning towers are small, and later ones were mostly made intentionally to lean. The Montreal Olympic Stadium is taller while the Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi leans further, but both of these are built this way. It feels like cheating. Eliminating these copycats still doesn't set Pisa apart, as the Leaning Tower of Suurhusen still leans further. Few towers are built perfect and there are hundreds that lean between 0.1 and 3.0 degrees. Pisa leans at 3.97 while the Suurhusen leans at 5.19. Even Big Ben leans, and that's not a political statement. Does the leaning tower earn its moniker as the most recognized leaning tower? Yes...it finds the perfect combination of beauty and style. I enjoy the fact the builders discovered this and simply continued to build it. If the base was flat on the Earth, the top would still slant--an attempt to compensation as the levels were stacked. Yup...the most famous erection in Italy has a bend to it. I can relate. read more

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We stopped here on a tour we were taking from the cruise ship we were on that ported in Livorno. We arrived around 10:00 am to find hundreds of people here already. The morning was quite warm and we had a significant walk from the bus parking area to the tower. The tower is quite a site to behold and you can climb to the top if you would like. There is a cost to do this but we did not have enough time. We liked the grounds as well but could not visit the church as there was a service in progress. It was nice to see the tower in person. read more

Big tourist draw card - but for good reason - it's something you should try to visit when in Italy. The sheer size of it is impressive, but what most people don't realise is that it's the bell tower of the Cathedral next to it and in comparison - the Cathedral is HUGE & almost more overwhelming in sheer size than the leaning tower next door, which looks small next to this structure! The history of the tower is just as interesting as the sight of it. It was intended to stand vertical, but due to poorly laid foundations it soon began to lean shortly after construction begun due to subsidence. When I visited it was closed to the public, but apparently it is now open again after they stabilised the tower once more. I think the Pisa Cathedral is worthy of a visit in itself, but the leaning tower just add that extra allure! read more

am amazing structure one of the few places I have visited that was more wonderful 'in the flesh' we were overwhelmed with its beauty and gravity defying lean! When we went the public were still allowed to go up the tower with a tour I'm not sure if they still do that, if they do - please go. Like other places a lot of people hassling you for photographs, trinkets etc. - we just say no and move on. The town of Pisa is one of my favourite places to stay, friendly people, lovely places to eat - would rather stay here than Rome or Florence - a wander around the market at night and sitting outside the tiny cafes is a must. A lot more to Pisa than the touristy area around the Tower. read more

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I found the tower a little bit on the disappointing side when I visited a few years ago. Yes, it is an amazing structure to see for yourself, but it is dwarfed by the Cathedral beside it. The tacky souvenir stalls beside it are very off-putting but the biggest disappointment for me was that if you wanted to go up you had to hand your bag in for security reasons. I only had a small handbag with purse, camera, the usual things, and I did not want to leave it with a stranger. Maybe I shouldn't have, but I decided against going up as I didn't agree with this rule. The town of Pisa itself isn't anything special, for me apart from the tower, the best thing about it was the train to Florence. read more

The leaning tower was an awesome day trip. The ride there from Tuscany was beautiful, and parking was very quick to find considering the crowd. We over slept and thought arriving by 1 pm was late in the day, but we got a chance to check out the cathedral and grab a beer before our 3:30 tour. Be mindful that if you are taking a child they must be 8 to go inside the actual tower. The walk up took us 15 minutes on beautiful Marbled stairs and we got to enjoy the view from the top- the fallen angel statue looked super awesome from up top! Would definitely recommend for a day trip and visit Lucca for lunch. read more

one of the most well-known towers in the world, and does not disappoint! It's a magnificent building, with a great view from the top! I had the greatest time while climbing it ! Just make sure not to visit it between July and August - the hot makes it hard to enjoy! read more

Absolutely stunning!! It really is all it's cracked up to be. I loved it, and the surrounding area is amazing. It is a little pricy to go up (18 euros), but when you come from as far away as I do, it's worth it! The cathedral is free to enter as well. A must-see landmark. read more

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Fun taking pictures at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Not too far a walk from the train station. Must see if you are close like in Florence. read more

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When you mention Pisa, you instantly think of the tower! Whilst I have very, very little interest in history, to see the tower and the whole site in which itself and other buildings are present, it really is quite astounding! What I was amazed at was the angle that it stood at! Until you see it in real life, you will not believe how sloped it really is! To think it used to be at an even greater angle until some recent intervention, and the fact it is safe enough for people to walk up and down is astonishing! The tower and the surrounding grounds are immaculately kept. The white marble is in pristine condition, as are the other buildings on the site, and the open grass areas! Unsurprisingly, it is incredibly busy! On a sunny Saturday afternoon, there are people everywhere posing for photos, and queues to walk up the tower (60m tall and 252 steps). You need to buy a ticket from a ticket office about 2 minutes from the tower, these cost €18 each and get you an allotted time slot. It also gets you free entry to the church with your ticket! Definitely worth a visit to actually see it! Guided tours are available at a price, or you can just wander around freely. We went at a very busy time, but it wasn't bad enough to spoil the experience! read more

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We were part of a cruise tour, so didn't have time to climb the tower, but you just have to see it for yourself. Checked that off my list. read more

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Travel Journal from Oct 2008, base camp is in Borgo a manzano. a rented Villa The next day bright and early start, another glorious day with warm sun and no clouds, we head to Pisa which was very easy drive, oh views of course, a few detours but that has become par for the course. We arrived into Pisa and found great parking on the back side of the tower, we checked it out and took the regular pictures of us looking like we are either holding it up or leaning on it, there was a tour to climb up, but we decided to not do it, lines are very long here and after our 463 step climb the day before we figured it would not really be too different. The next couple of hours were spent walking around, the city is quite pretty with very narrow streets, one feature we noticed was that the buildings are often built on posts, under which vaulted ceiling cover the sidewalk. We toured around a lot and tried to get into a few Osteria, but they kept closing before we would get there. One thing of interest we saw were the Polizia Financia checking on shoppers around the stores. If they stop you with bags they require that you show then your receipt as proof that you paid the taxes. It appears they roam the streets looking for unsuspecting tourists which have shopping bags full of goods and ask to see your receipts. If you cannot show them this receipt they assume that you have not paid the taxes and are able to confiscates the goods. We finally made our way back to the car, and found an open restaurant where we had what we called the last pizza in Pise. read more

This landmark is also a must see. You might think that you'd be uninterested in person but when you get there, it actually intrigues you even more. Visitors all seem to have a lot of fun with photos e.g. pretending to straighten out or support the tower. You can also go up the tower but make sure you prebook the tour. It's a busy place and line ups are long. read more

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I recommend you book your tickets for climbing the tower in advance since they'll give an exact time to go up. This way you won't have to wait in line. I was a bit scared to go into a tilted building, but it was fine. read more

Leaning tower of Pisa! We took the train from the port to Pisa. And we walked about 40 minutes from the train station to the leaning tower. Sounded like a long time but didn't feel like it since it was a nice walk. read more

Ehh, it was ok I guess. It was cool to see...not much more I can say about the Tower of Pisa. My buddy and I got here near sundown and took our pictures which took about 5 minutes. Then we went and grabbed some dinner nearby in town. We decided to spend the night in Pisa and head to Venice in the morning. However, after visiting every single hotel in town, none took Debit or CC. read more

You know, I was disappointed. The tower looks small compared to the basilica on site and really isn't anything special. It's a been there, done that type of excursion that was not remotely close to being a highlight of my trip to Italy. My spouse and I didn't bother to climb the tower. The vendors got my money instead. read more

My first trip to Italy. Took a Tuscany Tour bus to Lucca & Pisa. Lucca is great. Worth the ride and the time. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a waste of time. They make busses park a mile away from the tower. In that one mile walk you are bombarded by beggars and peddlers and as it turns out THIEVES‼‼‼. My wife was wearing a backpack with a zipper and was targeted by pickpockets ‼. Her wallet and jacket and lipstick case was taken out of the bottom of the backpack while she wearing it. Someone walking behind her told her it was unzipped and we immediately noticed what was stolen. We quickly back tracked only to find out from the peddlers that WHITE people dressed as tourists operated a ring of crooks‼. After one of the peddlers knew what happened he miraculously was able to get the wallet back from who took it minus $750 in cash. Luckily the credit cards and identification was in it. I think all the peddlers, shop keepers along the way AND the thieves are all in cahoots‼. Quite the coincidence the wallet reappeared so quickly. They wanted to get on to their next victim without any police notification. Never did get to see the leaning tower‼. USA residents beware. You are vulnerable prey to the dregs and scum of humanity that live in Italy. I will never spend another dollar in that lawless country. read more