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  • Shopping in touristic areas, Pisa

    1. Shopping in touristic areas

    There are small markets everywhere that charge anywhere from two to four times what you would pay for staples in a supermarket. Prices can vary widely for anything from bottles of water and especially...   more
  • Silly photos, Pisa

    2. Silly photos

    As soon as you arrive in the Campo dei Miracoli you will spot them. Dotted around the Leaning Tower are pairs of people, one with a camera and one a short distance away. The photographer will be...   more
  • Pisa's Parking tickets, Pisa

    3. Pisa's Parking tickets

    I also received a parking ticket from Pisa, in the mail this past weekend. It was from October 2007...our hotel manager specifically pointed out a spot for us...   more
  • Area around the Tower, Pisa

    4. Area around the Tower

    As you approach the area around the leaning tower, there are vendors selling everything but the kitchen sink. Want a tour book or a Leaning Tower to take home?...   more
  • African & Asian Vendors, Pisa

    5. African & Asian Vendors

    Unfortunately, there are hordes of vendors from Africa and China who will hound you incessantly while you're in Pisa anywhere near the Leaning Tower. They will...   more
  • African surprise, Pisa

    6. African surprise

    We all heard of roses handed out in Rome to the ladies as a 'gift' but turn to the man for money. So i never let these guys hand or even force the rose on me....   more
  • The Tower, Pisa

    7. The Tower

    Please don't take that picture of you holding up the tower with one finger or pushing it upright. It just makes you look like a dope. I mean atleast act like...   more
  • Leaning Tower of Expensiveness, Pisa

    8. Leaning Tower of Expensiveness

    OK, so maybe my friend and I are cheap students, but we went into the ticket office to purchase tickets to walk up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. You can buy a...   more
  • 15 Euros!!!, they must be drunk, Pisa

    9. 15 Euros!!!, they must be drunk

    After I spend more then half an our in the long line,the guy asked me 15 Euros to get on the top of the Leaning Tower. I said OK, 5 Euros is resonable price....   more
  • Climbing the Tower - Ripoff !!!, Pisa

    10. Climbing the Tower - Ripoff !!!

    They charge 15 Euros to climb the Leaning Tower !!! I think its a rip-off !!! Maybe they want to discourage too many people climbing the tower. But, seriously,...   more
  • The leaning tower..., Pisa

    11. The leaning tower...

    When you go to Pisa, the main reason you are most likely there is to climb the leaning tower.. I did it, and it was a great experience.. However, be prepared to...   more
  • Travellers Cheques Exchange Rate, Pisa

    12. Travellers Cheques Exchange Rate

    There is a money exchange just outside of the train station as you arrive at Pisa, be aware that they charge the most extortionate amount of commission so...   more
  • Expensive, Pisa

    13. Expensive

    My daughter and I really liked to climb the leaning tower, until we we saw the price, 15 euro each!!For all the buildings you have to pay entrance, you can buy...   more
  • Climbing the leaning tower, Pisa

    14. Climbing the leaning tower

    Only 1 big tourist attraction in Pisa and of course the local government tries to abuse it to raise their income: 15 euro to climb the leaning tower, 15...   more
  • Lungarno Pacinotti by night, Pisa

    15. Lungarno Pacinotti by night

    Lungarno Pacinotti takes the tourist from the University area to Ponte di Mezzo. I took this picture from the second important bridge in Pisa called Ponte...   more
  • SEE PISA IN THE PMIn all this..., Pisa

    16. SEE PISA IN THE PMIn all this...

    SEE PISA IN THE PMIn all this story it is possible to find a meaningful constant, the 'genetic code' of the Tower: its continual interaction with the soil on...   more
  • Not for everyone:)), Pisa

    17. Not for everyone:))

    This is not a real tourist trap, anyway remember that there are only a certain number of persons is allowed to visit the tower every day.We tried to visit it at...   more
  • Posted by VT Member:..., Pisa

    18. Posted by VT Member:...

    Posted by VT Member: globetrott (Mar. 2002)There are NO luggage lockers at Pisa train station!This is just info for everybody, who is planningto make a short...   more
  • Do not bother to walk to the..., Pisa

    19. Do not bother to walk to the...

    Do not bother to walk to the tower. It is quite a distance. Take a bus and alight at the door step!Do not bother to go to any other places. I find that the main...   more
  • Don't expect too much of Pisa...., Pisa

    20. Don't expect too much of Pisa....

    Don't expect too much of Pisa. They're right, the tower is not standing straight. But that's it! That's Pisa. As soon as you get out of the train station you...   more
  • Near Ponte di mezzo-Parking areas, Pisa

    21. Near Ponte di mezzo-Parking areas

    Along the Arno is very difficult to find a place for your car so don't try to take it there! Especially on summer you can only use the parking areas close to...   more
  • 30 euros !!!!!!!!!, Pisa

    22. 30 euros !!!!!!!!!

    This is far too much !!! for a city trip with horse trained vans ... really too much !!! Easily walk, interesting spots are not so spread around.   more
  • The whole area where the tower..., Pisa

    23. The whole area where the tower...

    The whole area where the tower is located is a tourist trap. You'll find it so tacky, but like I said, it's worth the visit.   more

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