22km (14 miles) S of Lucca; 81km (50 miles) W of Florence; 334km (208 miles) NW of Rome Pisa is the ultimate Tuscan day trip. Millions of people descend annually on the Leaning Tower and its neighboring architectural miracles on Campo dei Miracoli square. Few visitors, however, venture beyond this …
The ancient maritime republic of Pisa is one of Italy's grand cities. This somewhat sleepy university town boasts one of the most peaceful and beautiful piazze in all Italy, an expansive grassy lawn studded with serene Gothic-Romanesque buildings of white- and gray-banded marble and delicate …