After the huge day yesterday, we decided to take it easy today. We ate a late home-cooked breakfast before driving the short distance to Pisa and the Coast. As we drove over the hilly back roads, we saw the ‘Leaning Tower’ from a distance, sticking out like a wobbly tooth. Pisa is an unusual town, small but with a very big landmark. Apparently, the Tower is one of Italy’s main tourist attractions (it attracted us), with loads of travellers lining up to have their photos taken holding it up. In a country so full of amazing sights, without its Tower, Pisa would be a very quiet town. After coffee and gelato, we drove on to the coast, which was completely empty. It is no doubt a major attraction in season, but a ghost town now. The water is crystal clear with frequent marble break walls calming the sea. They have also trucked in round white rocks to pass as sand. Maybe in a few million years, it will begin to resemble the real thing, but not any time soon. We returned for a late lunch in the sun at our local restaurant before a siesta and then a walk around the wall at dusk. Tomorrow, for our last day in Tuscany, we plan to head out early to San Gimignano. And if time and aching limbs permit, maybe a quick look at Siena’s Piazza del Campo and Duomo. If not, maybe next time.
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