Audio tour · Italy
Pisa
A self guided audio tour of Pisa.
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A self guided audio tour of Pisa.
Pisa is more than the tower, though the tower is genuinely worth seeing. The Campo dei Miracoli draws you in with its cluster of white marble, and then the rest of the city opens up along the Arno, with long river terraces and handsome piazzas that belong to the people who live here rather than to visitors passing through. It is a university city with a particular lightness, most enjoyable on a slow afternoon when you have time to lose yourself in the side streets.
In the app, 48 stops in Pisa are narrated aloud, about 1h 22m of listening across 6 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 30 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You are standing before a structure that has defied gravity for over 800 years."
"Construction on this cathedral started in 1064."
"You might be looking at a massive, complicated piece of engineering, but this isn't a machine."
"You might walk past this structure and wonder what it is."
"This square was the political heart of medieval Pisa."
"You are standing in front of a church that has seen some serious structural drama over its history."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A tight loop around the Campo dei Miracoli taking in the Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, the Camposanto and the quieter medieval streets just beyond the walls.
The medieval heart of the university quarter centred on Piazza dei Cavalieri, home to the grand Palazzo della Carovana and a cluster of fine baroque churches.
A walk along Pisa's river bank from the jewel-like Gothic chapel of Santa Maria della Spina to the painted facade of Palazzo Blu and the churches tucked into the southern quarter.
A longer excursion southwest from the historic centre to the ancient basilica of San Piero a Grado and back through riverside palaces and medieval churches near the port district.
A gentle circuit through Pisa's quieter eastern streets visiting Gothic Santa Caterina, the ancient San Zeno and a run of palaces that line the old legal quarter.
A short walk from the National Museum of San Matteo out to the lesser-known churches of Fossabanda and San Michele degli Scalzi on Pisa's quietest eastern fringe.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.