This is what Pisa has to offer: one tower, leaning. One airport, budget airline hub. Three universities.
That may not sound like much, but the tower is actually really cool, the airport is remarkably easy to get to, and the universities, well, you can thank them for the city's many student-friendly bars. If Florentine nightlife left you doubting the Tuscan party scene, come to Pisa, where the density of pubs will leave you leaning at a 3.99º angle too.
Unless you're visiting someone at one of the universities or flying out of the airport, however, there's little reason to stay overnight in Pisa. The tower doesn't take long to see, and the theoretically picturesque alleys along the Arno would be far more charming if they didn't smell like urine. Let's Go recommends staying a night or two in nearby Lucca, and making Pisa a half-day trip from there.
But if you're studying abroad in Pisa, then lucky you! This is a university town full of young people and bars, where the beer is cheap and the beach is 20min. away. Have a great semester, and don't forget to go to class.
Galileo Galilei Airport (☎ 050 84 93 00 www.pisa-airport.com) is so close to the city you could walk, but assuming you don't want to do that, the train shuttle (€1.10) is only ...more
Whether arriving in Pisa by train or by plane, you will enter the centro via the train station. The city knows why people visit it, so street signs bearing the image of a leaning tower and an arrow are ...more
Those staying overnight in Pisa are likely in transit—therefore, our picks weigh access to the train station and airport over proximity to the tower. Walking Street Hostel, C. Italia 58 (☎ 393 06 ...more
This port city is blessed with lots of seafood, plus restaurants that double as bars offering lovely aperitivo buffets and late hours. Just south of the monuments on Via Santa Maria, you will find about ...more
All of Pisa's grime and crass tourism instantly melt away when you walk among the glistening white monuments of Piazza Duomo. The writer Gabriele D'Annunzio called this medieval square the Piazza Dei Miracoli ...more
You really don't need our help with this one. Pisa is jam-packed with bars and pubs, many of them quite cheap. Basically, if you are paying more than €2.50 for a bottle of beer, then you'd better really ...more
Trains connect Pisa and Lucca to Viareggio (Lucca 17min., Pisa 20min.; 6am-11pm; €2.30). The train station is at the bottom of V. Mazzini. To reach the beach, cross the street and take V. Mazzini ...more
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