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Live tours in Pisa

Explore Pisa, Italy, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa Cathedral (Duomo di Pisa) and Baptistery of Pisa on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

14 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Pisa live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Piazza dei Miracoli is worth asking about: the walled square in the north-west of the old town holding the tower and cathedral group.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Leaning Tower of Pisa A medieval bell tower that began tilting during construction on soft ground, famous worldwide for its lean.
  • Pisa Cathedral (Duomo di Pisa) An 11th-century cathedral whose striped marble Romanesque style influenced churches across Tuscany.
  • Baptistery of Pisa The largest baptistery in Italy, topped by a dome and known for its acoustics.
  • Camposanto Monumentale A walled medieval cemetery cloister, long said to hold soil brought back from the Holy Land.
  • Piazza dei Miracoli The walled square holding the tower, cathedral, baptistery and cemetery together.
  • Piazza dei Cavalieri The city's former political square, redesigned by Vasari for the Knights of St Stephen.
  • Palazzo della Carovana A Renaissance palace with a facade decorated in sgraffito, now part of the Scuola Normale.
  • Santa Maria della Spina A small Gothic church on the Arno bank, covered in carved pinnacles like a reliquary case.

Neighbourhoods

  • Piazza dei Miracoli the walled square in the north-west of the old town holding the tower and cathedral group
  • Borgo Stretto the arcaded medieval streets at the heart of the centre, the main shopping spine
  • Tramontana the busier north bank of the Arno, home to most of the historic sights

Food to know

  • Cecina (chickpea flatbread)
  • Bordatino (cornmeal and bean soup)
  • Torta co' bischeri (sweet rice and chocolate tart)
  • Trippa alla pisana (tripe in tomato sauce)
  • Castagnaccio (chestnut cake)

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Good to know about Pisa

Do I need to be in Pisa to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Pisa, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Italian, English and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.