Excursion

The Miracle Square with its leaning tower, cathedral, baptistery and “campo santo” form the architectural complex which is commonly considered one of the most beautiful in Europe. The nearby Lucca is a city with totally different character, it has a perfectly preserved historical center and city walls, is possibly the sight of Tuscany where its powerful past is very visible and enjoyable nowadays. Pisa was a flowering town in the Middle Ages.  The greatest legacy is it’s unique architecture and art. The Duomo was the first cathedral in Tuscany where the innovative “Pisan-Romanesque” style was fully developed and later copied for many other churches built all over the western Mediterranean.  Inside, the main feature is the elaborate pulpit.  The Baptistery, in front of the facade contains anther Pisano's lovely pulpit.  You may want to also visit the Camposanto (holy field), a monumental cemetery said to have been filled by the "holy" dirt brought by the Pisan crusaders from the Hill of Cavalry in Jerusalem. The Leaning Tower probably carries the most legends of buildings of its kind; perhaps it was deliberately constructed to lean.  Perhaps Galileo let objects of different weights fall from the tower and timed the fall to demonstrate his theories about bodies in motion and gravity rules.  The tower is said to lean approximately 14 feet from the perpendicular.  Climbing the tower is surely an evocative experience, and time permitting should not be missed. This is the only building in the world where one could get out at each single level and walk around its exterior 360° A neighbouring rival of Pisa, just to the north, is Lucca.  Her 16th century walls serve as a perfect introduction to the serene beauty of the city within.  Thanks to them, Lucca was protected from any siege; consequently, its historic center is perfectly preserved.  There you'll find landmarks diverse in appearance and history - from a medieval maze of alleyways to the Roman grid-like arrangement of passageways, from Renaissance loggias to Rococo facades. Lucca has a distinctive look among Tuscany's towns; beneath red-tiled roofs, the buildings are brick, white or cream; the palaces are more open, less fortress-like, and the church crenulations rises slender and delicate toward the sky.  It is in flavour more feminine, more aristocratic, and more northern European than other cities in Tuscany. Lucca flourished in the Middle Ages as a banking and merchant center, known principally for its beautiful silk.  Today the city is said to produce the finest olive oil in the world.

The limousine service (price) included: English speaking driver Luxury car/van/minivan with climate control Bottled water Head office assistence Insurance "RC car" the price not included: Restaurant reservation (we can recommend some excellent) Professional Guide Other unspecified

Tour available every day of the year Comfortable walking shoes are suggested for this tour Make sure your cameras are charged or load up on batteries!