Join Us On Every Single Step Up The Tilting Tower

We took a day trip to Pisa, to see the famous tower in person and climb it.

These three videos really give you the experience, starting with this vertical view:

This video takes you up every step of the winding way up to the main platform, with all the panoramic views through the windows on the way:

What the video can not fully depict is the weirdness of the tilt one feels going up the winding staircase, especially when one passes the side of the tilt.

The previous video circled the high viewing platform. But you can go even further up, to the bells:

I’m sorta kidding, but also sorta not, in this pic. One really feels the tilt of the tower, particularly on the lower leaning side at the top. Like there is no way this precariously construction won’t fall over and come crashing down any second…

Of course, the Tower of Pisa is not only known for its tilt…

It’s also famous for a strange effect it has on so many of its visitors…

Did I also succumb to this wide-spread affliction?

On the contrary.

There’s always someone…

More pics from within the tower to follow. There’s more than just the tower in the plaza. This model shows the batistry at left, the cathedral in the center, and, between both in back, the camposanto. I’ll share some quick highlights from all three.

The Batistry

The Cathedral

The Camposanto

I was rather taken by this depiction of Judgment Day, particularly the multi-faced devil devouring and excreting souls…

But it all pales compared to the beauty and, frankly, weirdness of the leaning tower of Pisa