Explore castles and sample authentic cuisine in this enchanting yet affordable port city on the doorstep of the fabled ...

A couple flew to Italy to spend just 12 hours in the sunshine ... hopped on a Ryanair flight for Pisa - famed for its Leaning Tower - on a whim. The return Ryanair flight cost £30 each and ...

In 1978, Rick Steves had a good thing going at home in Edmonds, Washington — until he blew it up. He was recently out of college and had already taken a few formative trips to Europe.

The writer will also be presenting two talks at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: European Travel Skills at 2 p.m. Feb. 5 ...

Rick Steves never set out to be a travel guru. In the late '70s he had just graduated from university and was starting a career as a piano teacher. He felt the call of the "Hippie Trail" — an ...

Visit Pisa, Florence, and San Gimignano, nestled in the Italian countryside. Discover the charming town of Lucca, Italy’s best-kept secret. Learn about the heroic deeds of WWII at remains of the ...

This article is used with the permission of Rick Steves’ Europe (www.ricksteves.com). Rick Steves writes European guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours.

When he’s not touring the hidden gems of Europe, Rick Steves spends a lot of his days in Edmonds, his hometown since he was 12. Did you know he was in the Husky marching band in college?

The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Pisa and Florence. Load Map What is the travel distance between Florence, Italy and Pisa, Italy? How many miles is it from ...

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Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun. Each day, hordes of visitors come to the small northwestern Tuscan town of Pisa to take pictures "propping up" its tower. Some do it ...