Leaning Tower of Pisa

Tower Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

What to expect

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a medieval structure in Pisa, Italy, famous for its settling foundations, which caused it to lean. The tower is 55.86 meters high and has 296 or 294 steps. It was built as the bell tower of the city's cathedral complex and features a unique architecture with a blind arcade articulated by engaged columns with classical Corinthian capitals. The tower has seven bells, with the largest weighing over 3,600 kg. The tower's lean was reduced from 5.5 degrees to less than 4.0 degrees after extensive work was done to straighten it. The tower is now stable and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world, receiving over 5 million visitors each year

Plan your family visit to the Leaning Tower of Pisa with these blog insights 👇

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a 56-meter-high tower that began to tilt during its construction in 1173

Highlights: The kids were amazed by the tower's unique tilt, and we were all impressed by its history and architecture ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa to learn about Italian history and architecture

Highlights: The kids were amazed by the tower's tilt! ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the tower with our kids and took pictures together

Highlights: It was fun to have our kids take pictures together with the tower ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We walked to the tower from Pisa’s central train station in about twenty minutes and noticed right away that it was quite touristy. We see dozens of tourists standing around taking funny pictures with the tower in the background

Highlights: The most common photo here is of the person in the photo pushing the tower over with his hands ✨