Pizza en Pisa

We tasted the famous gelato and explored Pisa!

Have you dreamt about a visit to Pisa? Want to take that infamous picture of yourself holding up or kicking down the leaning tower? Pisa is a lot more affordable than I ever imaged it would be and it's one of the cheaper airports in Italy to fly into. I flew from the Canary Islands straight to Pisa, Italy. Our flight was rather late in the day so we needed a hostel that was nearby the airport. We found the cutest little hostel within walking distance, with suitcases, from the Pisa airport. Gate 52 B&B is the perfect hostel for anyone staying in Pisa. It's so close to the airport that you won't need a taxi and it's very cheap and clean! The owner is the sweetest older Italian man who will make you dinner or lunch for a few euros. For around 11 euros a night you can have an extremely clean stay and even a tv in your room. We had five people and two rooms. By the time we landed resturants were closed so having a place that offers food was a must! Gate 52 is within a short distance from all the sights in Pisa and offers so much for a hostel! We only stayed for a night, but even if you are in Pisa longer this is a great place to stay.



There is a lot to see in Pisa, but you can easily walk around the city in a day or two. The most visited attraction is the piazza del duomo/ the Campo dei Miracoli which is right next to the leaning tower. This area is beautiful but it was CRAWLING with tourists so the sights off the beaten path are defiantly worth a short walk. Some of the more famous sites besides the obvious leaning tower are: Galileo's house, the Camposanto, Museo dell'OPera del Duomo, Santa Maria della Spina, the Botanical Gardens,and the Museo Nazionale di San Mateo. Their is also a nice shopping area and tones of restaurants to have your first taste of the Italian pizza, gelato, or pasta. The town of Pisa is rather small, but with a train station right in the city you can spend a day in Pisa and then move onto another Italian city such as Rome, Florence, or Venice. We went to Florence which is only about a one hour train ride away.