178 tunnels to Pisa

We made a day trip to San Remo to visit the market. We stopped for lunch on a nearby plaza. 

San Remo for lunch

We rented a car for the 4 hour trip to Tuscany where we spent 2 nights in Pisa. 

Arno River, Pisa

Leaning Tower

Leaning Tower of Pisa Facts:

• Tower of Pisa stands at 60 metres and until 1990 was leaning at about a 10 degree angle.

• Although it was designed to be perfectly vertical, it started to lean during construction.

The first building constructed at Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa, was the cathedral, or Duomo di Pisa, which rests on a white marble pavement and is an impressive example of Romanesque architecture.

 The Pisa tower is one of the four buildings that make up the cathedral complex in Pisa, Italy, called Campo dei Miracoli or Piazza dei Miracoli, which means Field of Miracles.

Baptistery

The angle is a bit off, but had to do it!

Dave holding the tower on his shoulders

Watching the crowd do all these arm gestures is fun to see. 

We went through 178 tunnels between Menton and Pisa.

Our first view of the tower

You can get into the cathedral free if you take a designated time slot

The River Arno at night