Not only Pisa has a leaning tower, Bologna even has two leaning towers -Torre Garisenda and Torre Asinelli. Both towers are considered landmarks of the city.
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Sights in Florence – a city walk
Florence is a city that you simply must have seen. Fortunately, the most important sights in Florence are located so close together on foot that you can combine them during a city walk.
The most beautiful viewpoint over Florence
By bus we drive once across the city to the most beautiful viewpoint over Florence, Piazzale Michelango.
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Christmas market in Florence
We hadn’t really expected that a Christmas market would already be open in Florence when we visited at the end of November. Therefore, we were even more pleased that we discovered the small wooden houses on the Piazza Santa Croce.
San Michele in Foro
We walk through the beautiful old town of Lucca and come to a large square enclosed by chains. In Piazza San Michele, popularly known as Piazza della catene (Square of Chains), stands the imposing church of San Michele in Foro.
Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in Lucca
We are strolling through the narrow streets of Lucca when we come across one of the four gates that lead us to Piazza dell’Anfiteatro (Square of the Amphitheater).