Everyone has heard of the tower of Pisa, everyone has tried to "prop it up" for a photo. But the truth is that the grounds where the tower is located are nice, and the city surrounding it has plenty of charm, even if it doesnt have other major sights. To me it was worth more than just that picture of supporting the tower!

I was staying close by, and visited at around 11pm when I was treated to a fireworks display behind the tower (not sure why it was on), and the tower nicely lit up. I then visited at 8am, where it was quiet with plenty of empty photos. The surrounding grounds are pretty with attractive and grand buildings throughout. Its one of those really famous spots, but I think it is worth checking out.

The Leaning Tower, Cathedral and Baptistry were larger than I expected! The beauty of the marble against the green grass makes it pop. Pictures don’t do it justice! While crowded, it’s still a sight to see at least once in your life. The Tower climb was so fun- especially feeling the tilt and pull of gravity as you climbed.

We visited Pisa as the last destination of our Tuscany day trip from Florence, having covered Siena and San Gimignano earlier in the day. When we arrived, the rains had cleared, and the entire place was a pretty postcard view of white marble, lush green grass, clear blue sky - all made more beautiful by the late evening sun. We did not climb the tower, but were happy enough taking pictures from the outside and taking the time to explore the other monuments in the vicinity.

Amazing historic landmark to be seen only once in a lifetime. The tower is beautiful, but much smaller than I imagine. They are very strict on your time up the tower and they do not allow backpacks of large bags in the tower. You will need to store items for the time it takes to complete you tour.

I first saw the Leaning Tower in 1975, when I still had the energy to climb it. As I recall, the view was nice but not earth-shaking. This time I had to be satisfied with admiring it from ground level. It is iconic, but not as interesting as the church next to it.

We called here on a recent cruise. We had an hour to walk around it was more than enough time. We didn't pay to go in. There are lots of little stalls to shop at on the way up. The bus had to park a short walk away as coaches aren't allowed near the tower. €1 to use the toilet which is good as it means they're clean Correct change not needed

We purchased the timed tower entry along with entry for Cathedral, museums, camposanto and baptistery. Yes, it was busy, with people doing poses of trying to hold up the Tower, but it was a lovely atmosphere. Unfortunately the baptistery was closed but the other areas were well worth the visit. I didn't particularly enjoy the Sinopie museum but that is personal taste. The peace and quiet of the gardens at the Opera del Duomo Museum with the Tower view was amazing. We didn't have time to explore the areas away from the Tower as we were visiting en route to Lucca.

We based ourselves in Pisa for 3 days enabling us to travel by train to Lucca & Florence too. We visited the tower both in the day and evening. Even better on the evening with a great ambience including live singer and much less people around! A truly fabulous well maintained area and wonderful monuments inc the tower of course. Really loved our visit.

Seeing the tower for real was simply amazing. It is beautiful and even with the amount of peoaple visiting it was a great thing to see. We took the trip up inside which is a mind bending experience due to the changing angles of the steps. The view from the top is great and we were there when the hourly bells chimed. Quite magical experience.