TOUR OF PISA, VIAREGGIO,
CARRARA: 8 - 10
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Includes: Our private tours of Pisa, Carrara and Viareggio include private
transportation and service of your English-speaking driving guide.
Optional: Additional fee applies for a local licensed Carrara tour guide.
Enjoy a private guided tour of Pisa, Carrara and Viareggio with an English-speaking
tour guide. There is a lot of history to know about this city,
which was a Roman colony from the 2nd century B.C. and a naval and commercial
port. In the middle ages it became a maritime republic, rivaling Genova,
Amalfi and Venice. The good times rolled on into the 12th and 13th century,
by which time Pisa controlled Corsica, Sardinia, and most of the mainland coast
as far south as Civitavecchia. Most of the city’s finest buildings date
from this period, when the distinctive Pisan-Romanesque architectural style
flourished. Since the 15th century the city was governed by Florence,
whose Medici rulers re-established the University of Pisa, where Galileo, Pisa’s
most famous native, once taught.
You will tour the so-called “Campo dei Miracoli”, a large grassy piazza containing
Pisa’s cathedral, the baptistery, the cemetery and finally the very famous
leaning tower of Pisa. You will have free time to wander around this
beautiful square and enjoy the amazing architecture of the buildings.
After, you will tour Viareggio, Tuscany’s biggest seaside resort, with an
air of elegance lent mainly by the long avenue of palms that runs the length
of its seafront promenade. You will have free time to explore and
have a great lunch based on seafood at a local restaurant.
The next stop of your private tour is Carrara. Located at the foothill of
the Apuane Alps, the ancient quarry town of Carrara still produces 700,000
tons of stone annually, making this area the world's largest producer of marble.
A local tour guide will lead you on a fascinating guided tour of the area,
passing through the mountains where you can observe both man and machine at
work. You will see the quarries, pass through the tunnels and stop for great
photos.
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