The Leaning Tower in Pisa
After over a decade of being strapped in steel cables and inaccessible to tourists, La Torre di Pisa is open once again. Nearly $30 million was spent to prevent the tower from leaning any further to avoid total collapse. Now it is good for another 300 years. Read more
Piazza del Duomo in Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa may be the most famous landmark of this Tuscan city. But, there are many other stellar sights to see in the Piazza del Duomo where the tower is located.
Scattered around lush green lawn lie some of the world’s finest architectural achievements. There’s the famed campanile, of course. But there is also the Duomo or cathedral itself to which the leaning tower is ‘merely’ a bell tower. Read more