How to climb and visit the Tower of Pisa without queues: schedules, prices

One of the essential visits trust your trip through the Tuscany region en Italy It is, without a doubt, the city of Pisa, whose great tourist attraction is found in what is known as square of miracles.

On this large green meadow there is the monumental ensemble formed by the Duomo cathedral, Baptistery, Cemetery and bell tower, or rather, the famous tower of Pisa.

Such is your charisma, that it can be said that you visit of Pisa It will be incomplete if you do not rise to the top of its leaning Tower, largely attracted by the curiosity to know what it feels like to ascend its characteristic spiral staircase.

Maybe that of Pisa sea the most famous tower in the world.

And the curious thing is that this is due not to its virtues, such as its enormous architectural beauty, but to its defects, its inclination that leads us to think that one day it may fall.

History and curiosities of the Tower of Pisa

It is so much the prominence of the tower of Pisa, that when you arrive to this city of Toscana and you access the large esplanade of the Duomo Square: square of miracles, your eyes go directly to her to check live what is its true degree of inclination.

The bell tower of the Duomo of Pisa, a leaning tower

La tower of Pisa It is actually the bell tower of the cathedral Duomo of Pisa.

With a height of 56 meters, construction began in the year 1173 and took almost 200 years to complete.

This bell tower is a clear example of Pisan Romanesque architectural style, with construction in white marble and its exterior ornamentation with galleries of columns that twist in a spiral to form six floors.

Why the Tower of Pisa is leaning

After its construction began, in 1178 it began to lean.

The reason, very scarce foundations, barely three meters, on an unstable ground as a result of an alluvial subsoil.

How much is the leaning of the Tower of Pisa?

Since then, the tower of Pisa It has been tilting at a rate of 2 to 3 millimeters annually.

This led to its public access being closed in 1990 due to a real danger of collapse.

How many steps does the Tower of Pisa have?

By then, in my first visit to Pisa I had already had the opportunity to climb the almost 300 steps of the tower, an exercise that is made difficult by the obvious inclination of the tower.

In short, a strange sensation.

Since its closure, various works were carried out to better cement the tower, in addition to trying to straighten it with a system of counterweights.

Finally when It reopened to the public in June 2011, it was announced that the tower had been straightened by 40 centimeters.

How to climb the Tower of Pisa

As I mentioned before, I had the opportunity to climb the Tower of Pisa Quite a few years ago, on the occasion of my first travel to Italia, before it was closed to access to visits and the current regulation was established.

Now instead in my most recent visit of Pisa For a month of August, I couldn't climb the Tower of Pisa.

The reason? I didn't want to wait the more than three hours necessary to go up with the first group for which tickets were available when we arrived to buy them.

Well, indeed, the visit of the Tower of Pisa It is carried out in groups that leave every 15 minutes, so when you buy tickets you are assigned a specific time to join the most immediate of said groups.

How to visit the Tower of Pisa without lines

Therefore, in practice, especially in times of maximum tourist influx, it is essential book your tickets in advance in order to ensure that you will visit the monument as you already have a previously assigned time.

You should also know that you have half an hour for the visit, without being allowed more time, so you must be punctual, so it is advisable to arrive 20 minutes before the time indicated on the tickets.

Children under 8 years of age are not allowed to board, and children under 18 years of age can only board if accompanied by adults.

Another fact to keep in mind is that there is a lot of control to preserve the condition of the stones of the tower, and to ensure that they are not damaged by graffiti, gum or other forms.

Visiting times Tower of Pisa

The Visiting hours of the Tower of Pisa In Tuscany they vary depending on the time of year, so, for example, in July and August it is from 9 a.m. to 22 p.m.

On the other hand, in the winter season, in December and January, the hours are from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.

For your visit, here you can consult the updated schedules of the Tower of Pisa in force depending on the date you are going to visit it.

Tower of Pisa ticket prices

El ticket price to climb the Tower of Pisa It is 20 euros if you buy it in the official website in Italian, and if you prefer to buy it in this ticket sales website in Spanish, it costs 5 euros more for the management (25 euros).

These prices include entry to the tower and the cathedral.

If in your visit of Pisa you intend to climb the bell tower, it is almost essential to reserve tickets in advance of your trip, as this way you ensure availability of places on the day and time that interests you.

If you go directly to Pisa during the non-holiday season, and you have not bought the tickets in advance, my advice is that the first thing you should do when you arrive at the monumental complex of the square of miracles is to buy the tickets so that they assign you the time of access to it.

Then, during the waiting time for your assigned visit time, you can visit the Duomo, whose access is included in the price of admission to the tower.

Or the other monuments that you can visit, such as the Baptistery or Cemetery, if you have chosen to also buy their corresponding tickets.

I remind you again that if you go in high season, to climb the Tower of Pisa it becomes essential buy tickets online and this way you make sure that you are not going to wait in lines.

Tour in Spanish to Pisa to climb the tower

If you are traveling to Florence, and prefer to join an organized group to visit Pisa and climb its famous bell tower, you can sign up for this Spanish tour to Pisa.

The excursion lasts 5 and a half hours and you will be able to visit the main monuments of the square of miracles and, of course, climb the leaning tower.

And if you want to expand your excursion from Florence to Pisa with the visit of other interesting Tuscan cities, you can sign up for a Tour to Pisa, San Gimignano and Siena.

Without a doubt, your visit to the monumental square of miracles It will not be complete if you do not climb to the top of the tower of Pisa.

Take advantage now that it's still standing!!

Map: where is the Tower of Pisa

You find this monument in the Piazza del Duomo for the city ​​of Pisa, which is 100 kilometers away west of Florencea, one hour and 20 minutes by car.