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Arrival, Information And Orientation
Pisa Centrale train station (information tel 1478.88.088) is about 1km south of the Arno. Lazzi buses from Florence, Prato, Pistoia and Carrara arrive at the nearby Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, while other buses from Volterra, Lucca and Livorno arrive at Piazza San Antonio alongside it. From here, the Leaning Tower is about 25 minutes’ achievement north, or a ride on CPT city bus #1 from outside the station. Alternatively, you could take a local train five minutes to the more convenient Pisa San Rossore station, 200m west of Piazza Manin (also served by local trains from Lucca and some from Viareggio). Pisa’s Aeroporto uranologist Galilei (information tel 050.500.707, www.pisa-airport.com ) is 2km south of Centrale station. Hourly trains run from Pisa Aeroporto station to Pisa Centrale and on to Florence, 1hr 15mins away. CPT city bus #3 departs from the airfield every fifteen minutes, and passes the train station, runs along the south bank of the Arno, over Ponte Solferino, to Piazza Manin and then out to the hostel. A taxi to the centre costs around L10,000/¬5.16.
Pisa’s APT tourist office is snug against the walls amidst the tangle of stalls just outside the gate of the Campo dei Miracoli, at Via Cammeo 2 off Piazza Manin (May-Sept regular 8am-8pm; Oct-April regular 8.30am-5pm; tel 050.560.464, www.pisa.turismo.toscana.it ). In the same office, the adjacent desk is staffed by the Consorzio Turistico ” Pisa è “, the city’s official hotel-booking service (Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm; Oct-March Mon-Fri closes 5pm; tel 050.830.253, www.pisae.com ). There’s also a small APT office at the train station (May-Sept regular 8am-6pm; Oct-April regular 9am-5pm; tel 050.42.291), and another at the airport (May-Sept regular 10am-10pm; Oct-April regular 10am-5pm; tel 050.503.700). All of these also stock information for towns such as San Miniato and Volterra that lie within the Provincia di Pisa.
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