Pisa and Lucca 比萨与卢卡
April 6, 2026
We bought a Tuscany Pass that included tickets for the Uffizi Gallery, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and Siena Duomo, along with a three-day train pass for €80, which was a very good deal. However, because I had requested four Pisa tickets separately, we later discovered that we had received different tickets with different entry times—1:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. It was quite frustrating.
Since the Uffizi Gallery was closed on Monday, we decided to go to Pisa first in the morning by regional train. After getting off at Pisa S. Rossore station, we walked a little over ten minutes and were immediately greeted by the beautiful Piazza dei Miracoli and a huge number of tourists. We were thrilled to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the famous tower we had learned about in physics class when we were young.
We visited the cathedral, baptistery, Camposanto, the Sinopie Museum, and the Opera del Duomo Museum in Piazza dei Miracoli. The wall paintings and preparatory drawings were especially impressive.
Around lunchtime, we ate at the lovely café by the Duomo Museum, right next to the Leaning Tower, with a wonderful view. When it was close to my entry time for the tower, I left the café and climbed up. The view from the top was amazing, and I waved to my family, who were still eating at the café below. We all had fun.
After leaving Pisa, we hopped on a train to Lucca, a Roman city founded as a colony in 180 BC. After arriving, we took a leisurely walk along its famous Renaissance walls. In the historic center, Piazza dell’Anfiteatro still reflects the shape of the ancient Roman amphitheater and is now lined with restaurants. We found a place to sit down for an appetizer platter with spritzes, and we also ordered a T-bone steak at a much lower price than in Florence. It was quite decent.
After visiting these two small cities, we were happy to return to Florence. It was a very enjoyable day trip.
2026年4月6日
来意大利之前我们便买好了Florence & Tuscany 联票，这张联票包含乌菲兹（Uffizi)美术馆、Pitti Palace, BOBOLI Gardens, 比萨斜塔和锡耶纳(Siena)主教座堂的门票，另外还有一张三天火车通票，总共80欧元，价格相当划算。不过，意大利的许多景点票都有指定时间，因为我分开预订了四张比萨门票，后来才发现收到的是不同批次的票，入场时间也不一致，分别是下午1:45和晚上8:30，着实让人有些沮丧。
由于乌菲兹美术馆周一闭馆，我们便决定一早先坐区域火车去比萨。从Pisa S. Rossore火车站下车后，走了十多分钟后，奇迹广场忽然出现在眼前。广场秀丽开阔，游人熙来攘往，顿时让我们兴奋起来。我们从小在物理课本里就知道伽利略和比萨斜塔，这次终于亲眼见到它，格外兴奋。
我们参观了奇迹广场上的主教座堂、洗礼堂、墓园、壁画草图博物馆以及大教堂博物馆。那些壁画和珍贵的草图都令人印象深刻。中午时分，我们在大教堂博物馆旁边的餐厅吃午餐，餐厅紧邻斜塔，景色非常好。因为我们只有一张票的登塔时间是下午1:45，临近登塔时间时，我离开餐桌，独自去爬斜塔。塔顶的景色非常棒，在塔上能看到正在餐厅用餐的家人，他们也看到了我，大家都觉得很有意思。
离开比萨后，我们又坐火车前往附近的另一个小镇卢卡（Lucca)。这座城市最早是公元前180年建立的罗马殖民地。我们悠闲地漫步在著名的文艺复兴城墙上和旧城区，品尝了当地的冰淇淋和咖啡。历史中心的圆形广场 Piazza dell’Anfiteatro 仍然保留着古罗马圆形剧场的轮廓，如今四周已变成餐厅和商铺。在广场上我们找了一家店坐下，本来只是想休息一下，顺便来点小零食，便学着当地人点了Spritz和开胃拼盘。结果坐着不想动了，尤其是菜单上的牛排吸引力太大，索性就把晚餐一起解决了，点了一份价格比昨晚上佛罗伦萨便宜许多的T-bone牛排，味道还算不错。
一天之内游览了两座小城之后，我们心满意足地坐火车回到佛罗伦萨。