Pisa Street Food Walking Tour - Cecina, Pecorino & Gelato Tasting with Santa Maria della Spina & Piazza dei Cavalieri

Walk and taste
Pisa beyond the Tower

This walking tour shows that Pisa is more than its leaning tower. Walk with a local guide along a route of medieval arcades, local markets and marble monuments, hear stories of Pisa's history, and taste the city's signature street food at each stop.

A stroll starting on the Arno

Begin at the Church of Santa Maria della Spina, a small Gothic gem on the Arno riverside, named after a thorn from Christ's crown once kept there. Cross the historic Ponte Solferino to admire colorful palaces reflected in the water, and taste cecina, a chickpea pancake that is crispy outside and creamy inside, on the riverbank.

Flavors of the university area and medieval streets

Stroll Borgo Stretto, a narrow medieval street lined with shops, and enter Piazza Dante with its lively university atmosphere. On the way to the university district, taste rich Pecorino Pisano cheese and fennel-scented finocchiona salami.

Piazza dei Cavalieri and Pisan desserts

Finish at Piazza dei Cavalieri, the former political center redesigned by Giorgio Vasari. Admire the sgraffito facade of Palazzo della Carovana and the Muda Tower from Dante's Inferno. End on a sweet note with torta coi bischeri, a spiced chocolate and rice tart, and homemade gelato with pine nuts from the nearby San Rossore forest.

※ Vegetarian options are available.
※ After the tour, you can ask your guide for directions to Piazza dei Miracoli.