We arrived in Pisa late afternoon on the only EasyJet flight of the day, took the PisaMover shuttle to the town and checked in.
We are staying at B&B Scotto, conveniently just 5 minutes from the station and with a tower view!
We followed the pedestrian route over the Ponte di Mezzo bridge which crosses the River Arno …
… then on to the Piazza del Duomo where the Leaning Tower of Pisa attracts a million visitors a year.
The cathedral and baptistery had already closed for the day, and having already been up the tower twice I was quite happy to just wander around and take a few snaps in the late afternoon sun.
Just close by, the Piazza dei Cavalieri was the political heart of medieval Pisa. This wide, elegant space is dominated by Palazzo della Carovana, lavishly decorated by Giorgio Vasari and now home to the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy’s top university.
We stopped at a small place for pizza and a glass of Chianti, took a final peek at the tower by night …
… then headed back to the B&B so Chris could watch Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final firstleg. Chris says shame we didn’t get a goal.
Tomorrow we head west by train …
Off Travelling Together 