Pisa and Lucca with Wine Experience Shore Excursion from Livorno Port

• Lucca
• Pisa
• Shore Excursions
• Shore Excursions From Livorno
• Tasting included

One Day Private Shore Excursion from Livorno to Visit Pisa and Lucca with Wine Tasting

On our Pisa and Lucca with Wine Experience Shore Excursion from Livorno Port, you can discover the two historical towns of Pisa and Lucca. Moreover, you can visit a Tuscan wine cellar and enjoy a unique wine tasting.

A private tour from Livorno to discover the historal Pisa and Lucca and the Tuscan flavours

Itinerary from Livorno Cruise Port:

From the Port of Livorno directly to Leaning Tower of Pisa

From the Cruise Terminal in Livorno, it will take only 30 minutes to get to the historical Pisa. Today Pisa is a very big academic centre and one of the most important universities is the Normale Superiore, wanted by Napoleon in 1810. Instead, in the middle ages it was a very important commercial centre and nominated a Maritime Republic together with Venice, Genoa and Amalfi. The river passing through Pisa is the same one of Florence, Arno. Here, you will see the Lungarno, the beutiful area along the river with historical palaces and shops. In Pisa we will have a stop at the famous square of Piazza dei Miracoli, where you will admire the beauty of the architectural complex belonging to UNESCO since 1987. Here, you find the well-known Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, the Baptistry and the Camposanto (the Graveyard).

Campo dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower in Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is surely one of the most famous Italian attractions abroad. It is considered nowadays one of the seven wonders of the medieval world and many tourists come here every year to see it. However, it belong to a bigger architectural complex in this square and it represents the Cahedral’s Bell Tower. It was designed to be perfectly vertical, but it started leaning because of the terrain sinking. Today it is leaning to 13.5 after the last restoration. In fact, in the years many efforts were done to stabilize the building and monitor the situation.

Around the square’s perimeter, you find also the Opera del Duomo Museum and Museum of the Sinopie which is worth a visit.

Learn more about Pisa in our blog.

Discover the ancient Lucca on our Private Shore Excursion from Livorno

After visiting the magnificient square of Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, we will move to another historical town, Lucca. This was the hometown of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. We will visit the beautiful St. Martin’s Cathedral, a Roman Catholic Church. In this church, the famous Holy Face crucifix is stored. In the medieval Ages, many pilgrims reached Lucca in order to see this small wooden statue. According to a legend Nicodemus himself carved it after the resurrection of Christ. The Cathedral follows the main street in Lucca, Fillungo, full of shops and elegant palaces. Also, you will see the Roman Amphitheatre (Piazza dell’Anfiteatro). This is the main square in Lucca, with the shape of the old arena located here in Roman Times. Additionally, The town is famous for few towers: The Clock Tower (Torre delle Ore), the highest one in Lucca with a very old Clock (1390) and the medieval Torre Guinigi, also called the Green Tower. Indeed, it features a oaktree on its top. The view over the town is very nice from there.

The ancient City Walls in Lucca

Lucca has an oval shape and develops around the Roman Amphitheatre square. Many people call it the city with a hundred churches. In fact, you can find many religious building within its walls. The medieval walls around the whole historical centre distinguish Lucca from other Tuscan towns. They do not serve a defensive purpose anymore, but today a green lawn covers their top. It represents quite a big park, where people can walk for 4 km and admire the town from a different perspective. Locals like to walk around Lucca on its wide walls. Moreover, most of the historical centre within the walls is a pedestrian area. That makes it nicer to walk around the narrow streets and explore the old town on foot.

Exclusive Wine Experience on our Shore Excursion

After our visit in Lucca, we will reach a special winery selected for you. There you will learn more about winemaking in Italy and about the wine regulation. You will learn the difference between DOCG and IGT wine labels. In addition, you will enjoy a unique wine experiece and taste high quality Tuscan wines. To make your experience complete, you will also taste some local products and extra virgin olive oil. An expert will show you the vineyards and share his/her passion for wine with you.

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