Italy 26 June – 9 July Trip
Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower at sunset, with a sunburst between them on the Piazza dei Miracoli.

Day trip from Moneglia

Pisa

5 Jul

A day trip from the Cinque Terre base. ~1h45 by car or an easy-ish train — a longish out-and-back for a beach week, so worth confirming you still want the full day.

Must visits

Leaning Tower

Sophie's Plan

The famous tilt — and a café opposite for the classic view.

Book the tower climb in advance (timed, limited numbers).

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Pisa Cathedral — the Romanesque marble Duomo with the Leaning Tower at right, on the Piazza dei Miracoli.

Pisa Cathedral

Sophie's Plan

The Romanesque duomo on Piazza dei Miracoli.

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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

Sophie's Plan

Sculpture and treasures from the cathedral complex.

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The Arno river in Pisa with the lungarni palazzi lining both banks under a moody sky.

Arno River promenade

Sophie's Plan

Riverside stroll along the lungarni.

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Claude's additions

Piazza dei Miracoli combo ticket

Claude's pick

One ticket covers the cathedral, baptistery and museum together — buy it on arrival.

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Lucca's Renaissance walls — the tree-lined ramparts encircling the old town in Tuscany.

Lucca (add-on)

Claude's pick

A gorgeous walled town 30 min beyond Pisa — cycle the ramparts if you want to make the drive count.

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