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Our first look at the tower.
At the top of the tower, with Pisa behind me
Gothic tabernacle above entrance - May 09
Santa Maria della Spina - detail
Hi,
How easily, quick and how much is it to travel to Marina Di Pisa from the airport at Pisa?
We arrive in Italy around 12:55 in the afternoon on a Tuesday.
We want to do it as cheap as possible.
Please can anyone help,
Many thanks
Also, We would need to be at the airport at 5 in the morning.
Is it only a taxi that would get us there that cheap?
First, you take a bus (or a train, if one is convenient) from the airport to the central train station. Then you take a bus from the train station to Marina di Pisa.
1. Take the red (LAM) line from the airport to the central train station. See http://www.cpt.pisa.it/orari/pisa/linea1.htm . On the schedule, "aeroporto" is one of several stops at the airport, and "stazione FS" is the central train station. There aren't even times for this route because it probably runs every few minutes.
2. Take bus #10 from "Pisa Partenze" to Marina di Pisa. See http://www.cpt.pisa.it/orari/extra/linea010.htm . Note that I am not exactly sure where the starting point is (Pisa Partenze means "Pisa departures"), but the next stop (Porta a Mare) is just a short distance away from the train station, and it would be normal in Italian cities to have such an interurban bus originate at the train station (in most cities, there is a large bus depot near the train station), so I am pretty sure it won't be far away.
As for getting back to the airport at 5:15, yes, that line #10 doesn't run that early, so I wouldn't be surprised that a taxi would be your only choice...
Bill
I loved Pisa and intend to go another time but this time I won't go in January due to the fact that restaurants or cafetterias close really early ... like 6pm, so you can't just go to the hotel and rest a bit and go out for a drink for for dinner. That was the only thing that was disappointing but on the whole I really enjoyed my stay.... I suggest a relaxing break in Pisa. The best thing is to walk along the Arno River, apart from relaxing and beautiful scenery, it is romantic.
Do the touristy thing and pretend to hold up the Tower of Pisa. Everyone is at it. It's cheesy. You have to do it.
Alternatively you could try lying down on the ground face up and positioning yourself so that it looks ... oh hang on, perhaps that's not wise. Eating a deeeeelightful pizza down a side-street with a view directly at the tower. They say that it costs more to eat this close, but from memory the mel was very reasonable. Yum.
THE REGATTA OF SAINT RANIERI
During the afternoon of June 17th, to celebrate the patron saint of Pisa, four boats representing the most ancient districts of the city (the city is divided into four sections ideally outlined by the river Arno and by the two main streets) compete in a Regatta along the Arno river, heritage of the past glory of Pisa as an ancient maritime republic.
Each district is distinguished by its own colours: in the southern part of the city Saint Martin (white and red) and Saint Anthony (white and green); in the northern part Saint Mary (white and blue) and Saint Francis (white and yellow). This event mixes the genuine sporting passion typical of the competitive spirit and the ancient and popular tradition of boat-racing.
The Regatta di Saint Ranieri dates back to the traditional contests which were held in Pisa to celebrate the feast of the Assumption (15th August) since the Middle Ages. Ancient documents bring evidence to the fact that the prize for the winner, for competitions either on land or in water, was not only a banner, but also animals such as an ox, a ram, a pig, a cockerel and a gosling for the loser.
In addition to the contests for the Assumption and for Saint Ranieri, there were other events celebrated with similar competitions.
After the city fall under the Florentine domination (1406) the Regatta was held only from time to time: in1440, to celebrates Florence’s victory over Milan at Anghiari an unforgettable regatta was held; and in 1494, to welcome the promise of freedom from Florence given by Carlo VIII. After Florence’s definitive conquest of Pisa in 1509 the event was abolished until 1635. In 1718 for the first time the boats raced to celebrate Saint Ranieri and not the Assumption. Since 1737 the finishing line of the Regatta, now known as Saint Ranieri’s, was set in the stretch of the river in front of Palazzo Medici, on request of the Duke of Montelimar, who was a guest in one of the palaces of that area.
The boats in use today have fixed seats with eight oarsmen, a steersman and a climber.
Their structure is similar to the typical frigates of the Medicean Order of Knights of Saint Stephen. In fact, the hulls built in 1935, when the contest was revived, reproduced in smaller scale the narrow frigate-like galleys of the Order of Knights of Saint Stephen, which had side rowlocks according to tradition. The boats were made in wood, 11 metres long, 2.20 metres wide and 700 in weight; their oars were 4.60 metres long and weighed 18 kilos. They were used until 1984 when they were replaced with lighter and faster ones, made of fibre-glass.
The distance covered is 1500 metres starting upstream of the railway bridge and finishing in front of the Palazzo Medici. In order to keep the ancient contest traditions unchanged the contest has two peculiarities: the presence of the climber and the opportunity for the steersman to choose the best route.
A few hundred meters after the start, the steersman may try to surpass the other boats. For this reason the boats struggle right from the beginning of the race, when the steersmen try to surpass immediately the competing boats so as to move to the left side of the river where the counter current is weaker, and to row in the inner and shorter part of the large curve of the stretch of the Arno river close to the town. The final victory does not depend upon the arrival order of the boats but upon the climber’s skill, who after having boarded a boat anchored at the finishing line, has to climb up one of the four cables reaching the top of a ten-metre high mast hoisted on the boat in order to grasp the banner which is the symbol of the victory.
In fact, the victory depends on the colour of the triangular silk banner, called ‘paliotto’, that the climber brings down: blue is first place, white second, and red third place. A pair of goslings represents the meagre prize for the last crew to finish.
The catch of banner recalls the ancient exploits at Lepanto, when the fleet of the Knights of Saint Stephen boarded the Turkish flagship and stole the Muslim fight banner waiving on the mast of their boat. This banner is still nowadays kept in the Church of Saint Stephen of the Knights in Pisa
Well of course, seeing all these strange movements by the other tourists at the Campo dei Miracoli, I also wanted to have such a funny picture.
But that is kind of a disadvantage on travelling alone, you always have to ask someone, Mister, lease can you make a picture of me?
But thanks to digital photography, where it is possible to see the result immediately, three shots were sufficient for a decent picture.
That way it looks as I am holding the Tower from falling.
The botanical Garden of Pisa was closed for restorations untill may 2004 and is not open again for the public.
The main entrance is in Via Roma - opposite of the big hospital "Ospedale di S.Chiara", and just about 300 meters from the leaning tower.
Don't miss the great seashell-facade of the grey building in the back of by picture !!
It might be a great place to relax, when you have seen everything already and still have to wait for your tour up the leaning tower
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