Photos: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Guglielmo Giambartolomei, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 MHoser, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Guglielmo Giambartolomei, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 MHoser, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pisa's oldest botanical garden
Your local guide
Martina Pardi
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Highlights
- One of Europe's oldest university gardens
- Historic plantings, closely explained
- A collection grown over centuries
- A greenhouse seen from outside
- A slower, greener side of the city
About this tour
This session walks through one of Europe's oldest university botanical gardens rather than the city's monuments. You see some of its oldest plantings up close, and the exterior of a greenhouse that helped the collection grow over centuries. The camera moves slowly throughout, matching the pace the garden itself asks for.
We take our time at each planting rather than covering the whole garden quickly, since the detail is the actual point. I explain how the collection developed as we go, and answer questions on specific species as they come up.
It suits anyone with an interest in botany or garden history specifically. It also offers a quieter, greener session away from Pisa's busier squares.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Pisa before heading out.
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Historic plantings 21 min
The camera moves slowly past some of the garden's oldest specimens, and I explain how the garden became one of the earliest of its kind attached to a university.
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Greenhouse exterior 21 min
Outside one of the garden's greenhouses, I point out how the collection expanded over centuries as new plants arrived from further afield.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Pisa: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bordatino (cornmeal and bean soup) and Mezzogiorno, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Pisa, showing you Historic plantings and Greenhouse exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Pisa live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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