Understand

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Pisa is best known for the world famous Leaning Tower, but those who come here with their mind already made up that the Tower is the only thing to see here may miss the other architectural and artistic marvels of this beautiful city.

The long walk from the Campo dei Miracoli to the train station is along a pedestrian mall with many interesting sights, shops, and restaurants.

Pisa is also quite a safe city. You won't need to worry about your property or person (but if you stay in a very cheap hotel take your valuables with you).

Eat

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As a general rule, try not to eat near the Leaning Tower where prices are high and quality low, on the contrary head to the central area (5-10 minutes walking from Piazza dei Miracoli) near the food market: you can find very good and cheap typical restaurants there. Also Via San Martino, next to the south bank of the river, offers some places with good quality and low price. There are excellent, friendly and reasonably priced cafeterias in the busy small vegetable market, Piazza delle Vettovaglie.
This said, near the Leaning Tower, in via Roma, there's a very good Indian Restaurant, with a beautiful atmosphere and really good dishes. And in Piazza dei Miracoli, there's a good restaurant-pizzeria, cheap enough, the Kinzica.
In anycase, don't miss Salza, in Borgo Stretto, with high prices but absolutely gorgeous chocolate, sweets and pastries of all kinds. Don't sit down inside, though, because you end up paying 10 Euros for two coffees.
Finally,there's a good pizzeria near the Youth Hostel, too, on the road that leads to the Leclerc, on the left then you must go in the tunnel.

Here are some good spots for eating:

- Numero 11, Via San Martino: quite cheap price, good food and genenrous portions in an informal setting. You can find any kind of food there.

- Vineria di Piazza, Piazza delle Vettovaglie: it serves very few dishes but they are good and cheap. You can find very traditional food here.

- Il Montino, Via del Monte: great place to get fine pizza and excellent focaccine at a very cheap price. You can eat there or take away the food.

- La Stanzina, Via Calvalca: close to Piazza delle Vettovaglie, it has very good food at reasonable price in a cosy enviroment. Many of the recipes come from southern Italy.

- Osteria dei Cavalieri, Via San Frediano: very close to Piazza dei Cavalieri ,it is quite expensive but very good. You can find typical and traditional recipes from tuscany.

- La Mescita, Via Cavalca: very close to Piazza delle Vettovaglie, it is an expensive but very good choice. They serve both traditional and more sophisticated food.

- Osteria dei Santi, Via Santa Maria, is a good non touristy and affordable restaurant in the area of the Leaning Tower. It is very busy at lunchtime because it is popular among University professors and students.

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