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This map I found on the internet, it's pretty and shows you the villages in Tuscany. It would be a shame not to get out of Florence while you're there. The surrounding villages are just too beautiful!
B&B Residenza della Signoria
Via dei Tavolini 8, Florence, 50122, Italy
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Can anyone please tell me how far it is from the train station in Pisa to the Leaning Tower? Also, where else does anyone suggest visiting in Pisa?
Thanks for any help.
Re: Leaning Tower of Pisa
I can't remember exactly how far, but it's not much of a walk.
There are two other wonderful buildings right next door to the Leaning Tower.
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Re: Leaning Tower of Pisa
It's a about a 30-minute walk. If you lack the time or desire to walk, you can take a bus or taxi from the station.
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When I hopped off the train in Pisa I found a bus (just ask 'torre?' and someone will show you that correct bus) to take me cheaply up to the site. It's about 30 mins walk, but the bus was nice and took about 15 mins through some lovely streets. I would recommend having lunch near the main bridge over the river coming back from the Tower--it's lovely there! Very scenic! have fun!
Re: Leaning Tower of Pisa
Don't miss the Duomo; it is fantastic. They do close for lunch so watch the time. It's right beside the leaning tower. The Baptistry is worth a visit and doesn't take long. The Campo Santo between the Duomo and the Baptistry is another do-not-miss. It is an amazing place.
If you are interested, there are two very interesting museums, one right behind the leaning tower has tower history and lots of other interesting information. As you go through the museum, check the ceilings of the various rooms. They are all painted in a very charming manner and all are completely different. I have a whole lot of ceiling pictures. LOL
There is another smaller museum across the pze. from the tower and it has the cartoons or sketches for the frescoes in the Campo Santo and Duomo. We found it fascinating but you do need to be interested in that sort of thing.
Type Pisa into the VT Search Window above and go to the VT Travel Pages on Pisa. There are hundreds of photos to help you decide what you might enjoy.
Have a great trip.
Re: Leaning Tower of Pisa
Thank you everyone!! You all have been a tremendous help!!!
Re: Leaning Tower of Pisa
Apart from the cathedral and its leaning tower, which are "musts" of course, there is not a great deal to see in Pisa. Since you are in that area, consider visiting Lucca, which is a short train ride from Pisa and is a really fascinating old town.
Travel Tips for Florence
A Tuscan Cooking Class in a 450-year Old Villa
"Accidental Tourist" is a club or co-op that operates casual, friendly excursions from Florence. By being a club (you pay a 10 euro membership fee) they avoid higher rates because they don't have insurance and etc., etc.
We took a morning stroll across Florence, across the Arno River, and met at the designated point. Two vans of us left the city and drove into the Chianti countryside, to a winery/olive oil estate, and then on to a beuafitul old monastery for the wine tasting. (The picture is of a ceiling panel in the ballroom outside the restroom. It's a great setting for a wine tasting.
Then it was off to the home of an Italian chef for the cooking class - the home atmosphere was very special, and this day was the highlight of our time in Florence. Apparently, Rick Steves has mentioned it, so I expect it will become more popular.
It was well worth the cost (75 euro each) and I won't spoil it for you by giving out too many more details. These folks have it right!
All that Glitters
A multitude of jewelry shops on the Ponte Vecchio. Once, many European bridges were like this, with shops and houses built on the bridge. Most are now gone, but here you can get a sense of what living and shopping over a river is like. The bridge is always bustling, with mobs of tourists taking pictures of the river.
The quality of the jewelry ranges from cheap and tacky to outrageous and gorgeous. Gold, gold, gold...and leather, leather, leather. Be prepared to haggle over the price. from next to nothing to a fortune; it depends on your taste and the contents of your wallet (or your credit limit)
We flew into Florence with a...
We flew into Florence with a connection in Paris. The airport is small and therefore not too busy. It was pretty simple. Paris was another story...
We also took the train to and from Florence constantly. Florence was like homebase for the trip and we travelled other places and then came back. I think the train station was small enough too so that there were no problems. Rome is another story....
Once you are there all you really want to do it walk. Well that's all there really is to do unless you take a taxi, but why? I think we took a taxi from the airport and that's about it. Wear good shoes because of the cobblestone but you can easily walk everywhere!
Very tasty
Lasagne al Forno - Lasagna
If you order lasagne in a restaurant in Tuscany you will be served something along these lines. Layers of fresh pasta, meat sauce, and béchamel with cheese with a sprinkling of Parmigiano on top, heated through in the oven (it should be lightly browned) and served with more grated Parmigiano on the side. The ingredients include fresh vegetables, wine, ham and beef, and make up for a lasagna like you've never tasted before.
Zuppa di cipolle - Onion soup
Slices of toasted, country bread are smothered with hot onion soup and grated or sliced Gruyère or Fontina and put in the oven until the cheese melts and becomes golden brown and crisp.
Ravioli nudi - Naked ravioli
Ravioli with a stuffing of spinach, ricotta, eggs, grated parmesan, flour and a pinch of nutmeg. The most suitable sauces for this dish are tomato, sage and butter or Florentine meat sauce. This variation of ravioli is known as gnudi (naked) in Florence, which is a dialectal corruption of the Renaissance term ignudi. Pappa al pomodoro - Bread and tomato soup
The forerunner of this dish was called panunto or pancotto and it contained no vegetables at all. Indeed the original recipe was without tomatoes, as it dates from long before the discovery of America and their arrival in Europe. The ingredients were therefore simply bread, oil, garlic and salt and this tasty, mushy mixture was often used to wean babies. The soup should be served tepid, with olive oil drizzled on top.
Pasta e fagioli - Pasta with beans
Dried cannellini beans cooked in seasoned water for two hours over a very low heat. Then cooked with lightly tossed pasta, a pinch of chili pepper and tomatoes. A hearty meal for the cold winter days.
Ribollita - Vegetable and bread soup
This Tuscan bread soup is a classic comfort food; it's hard to think of any dish that's more intimately associated with Florence than ribollita, a classic cabbage-and-bean soup that gains body and substance from a healthy infusion of day-old Tuscan bread. The word ribollita literally translates as reboiled, and for a ribollita to be authentic it must contain black-leaf kale, a long-leafed winter cabbage whose leaves are a purplish green, and which has distinctive bitter overtones.
Brodo - Meat broth
Beef soup has always been considered an excellent tonic for building up one's strength and energy. Try supping it on a cold, winter's evening, garnished with chopped parsley, or with delicious taglierini made from fresh pasta.
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