Italy is a country, which is known for its classics, whether it is in fashion or food or art complexities and interiors or demeanors. In a district of Tuscany, the province of Pisa forms a key attraction to tourists from over the world. It houses the exquisite ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa’ or ‘Torre pendente di Pisa’ as preferred by locals. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a jaw dropping, spellbinding, captivating, magnificent work of art built by laymen. Italy tourism has just enough packages to attract tourists from various diversities of life. So explore Pisa on a comprehensive one and a half hour tour with skip-the-line access to this iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa, enjoy a Cathedral Square walking tour and see top Pisa attractions. Built in a time span of 199 years, this out of the world piece of art is a bell tower (campanile) and is shared by the cathedral and Campo dei Miracoli. No wonder this tower is placed among the Seven Wonders of the World. With the availability of holiday packages this place is crowded with tourists during holidays on their visit to Italy. It is often said that a visit to Italy is no visit at all if you haven’t seen this complex gigantic structure. The bell tower has 7 bells, which are tuned to a musical scale, and counts 294 steps. Isn’t that amazing guys! How fun the fact is that with each step you take towards the topside of this marvelous tower a musical note pops up matching the tune of your footsteps. The uncharacteristic design which is the way it stands, in a tilting position, of this tower is the main attraction among tourists. This tilt is, however, because of insufficient foundations sinking into the weak subsoil. Many efforts were made with the passage of time to correct its position but this tower still could not be made to stand in an upright position. The tower now stands at a tilted angle of 13 degrees. Well, this tower is finally accessible to tourists at the cost of an entrance fee. Although the tickets are limited and queues are enormous it doesn’t stop an admirer of art from exploring this masterpiece. After all its worth the money and wait. But there’s always a shortcut to this tour. You can skip the queue by buying skip-the-line tickets. So all the traveling junkies grab your computers book an online ticket to this amazingly beautiful country of Italy through Italy tourism and take up different holiday packages during Christmas to just feel this Leaning Tower of Pisa from as close as you can get. And don’t forget to add this tower to your collection of wallpapers. Author is a nature lover, artist, photographer and a solo-traveller who lover to enjoy each and every moment while she travel. At present author is writing & blogging about Italy, and managing all Italy tour packages.
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