The Leaning Tower of Pisa official web site:
http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/

The reopening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is scheduled for Saturday December 15, 2001. Two guards of the Opera Primaziale Pisana will accompany groups of 25-30 people. The general public may climb to the top of the tower; the guests are reminded that it is strictly prohibited to lean over the safety railings. The duration of the tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Ticket Costs are: L. 29.000 (15 Euro ) per person
Reservations may be made via email at: [email protected]

For further information and assistance please contact L’Opera Primaziale Pisana at:

Telephone: 050 560547 or 050 561820
Fax: 050 560505

Construction on the famed bell tower began in 1173, when Pisa was a powerful maritime republic. But it was a monument built on shifting soil. The tower’s south side began to sink even before workers completed its third level. The tower was finished in 1360, still stubbornly tilting – and increasing its fame. Galileo is said to have conducted his revolutionary experiments with falling objects from the off-kilter belfry. The landmark is part of a trio of buildings that dot Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli, an immense field of lush grass.
The Duomo, its massive Baptistery, and the Leaning Tower – all majestic, creamy marble structures – attest to the city’s former glory and epitomize the Romanesque architecture of northern Italy.