# Leaning Tower: €20, and nobody under 8 climbs > The climb costs €20 with no reduction of any kind, and children under 8 cannot go up. Ages 8 to 12 must be held by the hand for the whole visit. URL: https://myitalia.it/attractions/torre-di-pisa Last updated: 2026-09-02 Climbing the Leaning Tower costs €20 with no reduction of any kind, and children under 8 are not allowed up at all (2026). ## Under 8, and the calendar year catch Children below 8 cannot climb. It is a safety ban, not a recommendation, and it is enforced at the door with a document if the staff ask for one. The catch is how the age is counted: 8 years reached or to be reached during the current year. A child of 7 who turns 8 in December can climb in January of that same year. That single detail decides family trips, and almost no reseller states it. ## 8 to 12 by the hand, under 18 with an adult Children aged 8 to 12 must be held by the hand by an adult for the entire visit, and every visitor under 18 has to be accompanied. Read that literally before you buy 4 tickets for 2 adults and 2 nine-year-olds. One hand each, on a spiral staircase, for 30 minutes. The climb is also not advised for anyone with heart, circulatory or mobility conditions, and there is no alternative route up. ## €20 flat, and that is the whole tariff The ticket costs €20 in 2026, set by the Opera della Primaziale Pisana, with no reductions at all: not for children, not for students, not for school groups. Prices are in euros. This is unusual in Italy, where the €2 rate for EU citizens aged 18 to 25 is close to standard. Here it does not exist, and a site quoting you a child rate for the tower is quoting something that is not real. Both the operator and the culture ministry confirm the figure. ## The 1 free entry, and its 5 days notice Free admission exists for a visitor with a disability together with a companion, and it has 2 conditions: booking by email to accessibility@opapisa.it at least 5 days in advance, and a restricted range of time slots. Those slots are before 10 am and after 6 pm, 5 pm or 4 pm depending on the closing time of the season. Five days is a real lead time. It has to be arranged before you leave home, not on the morning you arrive in Pisa. ## 251 steps of the 294, in 30 minutes The internal staircase has 294 steps, of which 251 take you to the top, and the visit lasts 30 minutes. The 30 minutes is the slot, not the climb. It covers going up, standing at the top and coming down, on a stair that narrows and tilts with the building. ## 56 meters, 3.97 degrees, 14,453 tonnes The bell tower stands 56 meters above ground, 58.36 meters measured from the foundation, and weighs 14,453 tonnes, leaning 3.97 degrees off vertical. Work started in August 1173 and finished in the 14th century, with the lean already present in the first phases of the site. Bonanno Pisano is linked to the foundation and Giovanni di Simone to the bell chamber. The angle changes slowly as stabilization work continues, so 3.97 degrees is a reading with a date attached rather than a constant. ## The other tickets last a whole year The tower ticket is timed, with the slot chosen at purchase, and the 4 other monuments on the Piazza dei Miracoli work differently: tickets for the Baptistery, the Camposanto, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and the Museo delle Sinopie are valid for 1 year from the date you pick, with no hour on them. Entry closes 30 minutes before the monuments shut, every day. That annual validity is a genuinely useful rule and it is almost never mentioned by resellers: buy in April, come back in October, same ticket. For the region, see [Toscana](/regions/toscana). ## FAQ ### Can children climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Not under 8. The rule counts the age reached during the current calendar year, so a child who turns 8 in December can climb from January. Ages 8 to 12 must be held by the hand throughout, and all under-18s need an adult with them. ### Are there discounts on Leaning Tower tickets? None. The ticket costs €20 in 2026 with no reduction for children, students or school groups. The only free entry is for a visitor with a disability plus one companion, booked by email at least 5 days ahead. ### How many steps are there in the Leaning Tower? 294 in the internal staircase, of which 251 take you to the top. The visit lasts 30 minutes and is not advised for anyone with heart, circulatory or mobility conditions. There is no lift. ### How much does the Leaning Tower lean? 3.97 degrees off vertical. It stands 56 meters above ground, 58.36 meters from the foundation level, and weighs 14,453 tonnes. The lean appeared during the first phase of construction, which started in August 1173. ### How long are Pisa tickets valid? The tower ticket is timed and you pick the slot when you buy. The 4 other tickets, for the Baptistery, Camposanto, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and Museo delle Sinopie, stay valid a full year from the date you choose. ## Sources | Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until | |---|---|---|---| | Sulla Torre di Pisa non possono salire i bambini con meno di 8 anni, compiuti o da compiere nell'anno in corso: e' un divieto di sicurezza, non una raccomandazione. I bambini tra 8 e 12 anni devono essere tenuti per mano da un adulto per tutta la visita e tutti i minori di 18 anni devono essere accompagnati; all'ingresso puo' essere richiesto un documento che attesti l'eta'. | [Opera della Primaziale Pisana](https://www.opapisa.it/biglietti/riduzioni-e-gratuita/); [Ministero della Cultura](https://cultura.gov.it/luogo/torre-campanaria-pendente) | high | 2027-12-31 | | Il biglietto per salire sulla Torre pendente di Pisa costa 20 euro (2026) e non prevede alcuna riduzione, nemmeno per bambini, studenti o gruppi scolastici: l'unica gratuita' e' per la persona con disabilita' con il proprio accompagnatore, ammessa solo su prenotazione via email con almeno 5 giorni di anticipo e in fasce orarie limitate. | [Opera della Primaziale Pisana](https://www.opapisa.it/biglietti/riduzioni-e-gratuita/); [Ministero della Cultura](https://cultura.gov.it/luogo/torre-campanaria-pendente) | high | 2027-06-30 | | La Torre campanaria pendente di Pisa e' alta circa 56 metri fuori terra (58,36 metri dal piano di fondazione), pesa 14.453 tonnellate e ha un'inclinazione di 3,97 gradi rispetto all'asse verticale; la scala interna ha 294 scalini, di cui 251 nella salita alla sommita'. I lavori iniziarono nell'agosto 1173 e si conclusero nel XIV secolo, con la pendenza gia' comparsa nelle prime fasi di cantiere. | [Ministero della Cultura](https://cultura.gov.it/luogo/torre-campanaria-pendente) | medium | 2029-12-31 | | A Piazza dei Miracoli di Pisa il biglietto della Torre e' orario e il turno va scelto al momento dell'acquisto, mentre il biglietto per tutti gli altri monumenti e musei (Battistero, Camposanto, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Museo delle Sinopie) e' valido un anno intero a partire dalla data scelta, senza orario. L'ingresso e' consentito fino a 30 minuti prima della chiusura. | [Opera della Primaziale Pisana](https://www.opapisa.it/informazioni/orario/) | medium | 2027-06-30 | ## Image https://media.myitalia.it/media/poi.torre-di-pisa.v2.1600.jpg Author: John Samuel. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). 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