Which one to choose in Pisa
Two churches in Pisa. Pisa Cathedral has 12 tickets and tours to book; Santa Maria della Spina has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Pisa, Italy
Everything on the Piazza dei Miracoli is sold through one office, and the pricing is unusual: the cathedral is free, but you still need a ticket to enter, and the cheapest way to get one is to buy any other monument on the square. In practice you choose a combination. The baptistery, the Camposanto burial ground, the Opera del Duomo museum and the Sinopie museum come in packages of one, two or all four, and the cathedral entry is thrown in.
Pisa, Italy
This small church sits on the embankment of the Arno in Pisa, on the south bank, about ten minutes on foot from the leaning tower and completely missed by the great majority of visitors, who arrive by coach, photograph the tower and leave within two hours. That is the argument for walking. Entry costs very little and the hours are short and seasonal, often afternoons only and reduced in winter, so check before crossing the river.
| Pisa Cathedral | Santa Maria della Spina | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cathedral | Church |
| Opened | 1064 | 1201 |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 12 | none listed |
| Official website | yes | — |