Visit the popular tourist destination in Pisa with a in a hire car reserved advance on economyhirecars.com, which you can rent on arrival at the airport or at one of the car hire companies in the city to start in your Italy holiday.
Pisa, capital of the province of Pisa is a vibrant and are quite originally city in the popular holiday region in Tuscany with your almost 40,000 students, representing almost half of the population.
The town's landmark is the leaning tower. In the 11-14 century. in swampy area built, the Tower tipped soon in its angle. Here, Galileo Galilei, the famous son of the city, conducted his experiment of free fall.1987, The tower and surrounding buildings were declared by UNESCO a world heritage site.
The City Beach of Pisa, in 15-20 minutes can be reached with the car of Pisa, for extensive sunbathing invites, but is very busy due to the many students, especially in the holiday season.
The historic centre has four area of San Martino, Santa Maria, San Franzesco to the Piazza dei Miracoli, the field of miracles, where you will find also the leaning tower. With your many, typically with yellow painted buildings and winding streets, the old town radiates a special charm, hardly a visitor can escape. However, you should close your rental car always well and if possible turn off on guarded car parks since is known also for car theft.
A tour through the old town you should except of course the leaning tower, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the Battistero (baptistery), the Church of Santa Maria della Spina, who visit Piazza dei Cavalieri and the cemetery complex Camposanto Monumentale.
From Pisa you can optimally start your tour of Tuscany and visit many more cities such as Florence, Siena, Lucca, or San Gimignano with a hire car.