Italy’s Popular Leaning Tower Is Ready To Collapse
A “leaning tower” in Italy that’s stood for a thousand years is on high alert. The city is putting in place a civil protection plan in case the Garisenda tower in Bologna suddenly collapses. The tower has been an iconic part of the Bologna skyline since the 12th century.
A protective cordon will be put up to “contain debris resulting from a possible collapse” as well as protect surrounding buildings and civilians. That’s according to a statement from the city council. Video cameras are trained on the building to capture the collapse.
This is not Italy’s only “leaning tower.”
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous landmarks in the world. It’s in the city of Pisa, Italy. The tower is the freestanding bell tower of the Cathedral of Pisa, known as the “Duomo.” Construction of the tower began all the way back in 1173 and took almost 200 years to complete. Construction stopped several times because of wars, and lack of finances.
The tower is well known for its unintended noticeable tilt. The big lean is the result of an unstable foundation. The ground on one side of the tower is much softer than on the other, causing the structure to lean. The tilt began during the early stages of construction, and several attempts were made over the centuries to correct or stabilize it. Buttttt, they didn’t work.
Despite its tilt, the Leaning Tower of Pisa has become the most photographed structure in the world. You can still go inside and slide around if you want! Ha.
LauRen's Top Sardinia & Milan, Italy Must Sees
It only took me a month to write this blog, but there were so many details to this trip I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything!
When my Lufthansa flight landed in Sardinia from mylayover in Munich, I was ready to roll! My best friend (and former Aupair to my children) Elena picked me up in our rental car. I HIGHLY recommend driving in Sardinia. There are so many places to see, and Sardinia is too big of an island to rely on transfers. Elena flew in the day before me and stayed at the Air B&B that I rented for us.
Word to the wise: print everything when traveling internationally. Your phone may not have service when you need something like a receipt or reservation. I am glad I printed ours because our Air B&B host asked us to pay a local tourist tax that I had already paid inside my Air B&B reservation. A little shady in my opinion, but you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
First Leg:
Once we got settled in and unpacked for the first leg of our trip, we popped a bottle of prosecco on our private balcony overlooking the ocean. That night, we had a fantastic dinner at Le Terrazze Ritual. This outside rooftop restaurant had a killer view of the sunset overlooking the water. And even though the wind was insane, the restaurant had faux fur blankets to keep their guests warm.
Speaking of the wind, Sardinia’s version of “mother nature”and I didn’t get off to a great start! For the first 3 days I was on the island it was incredibly windy. Like hurricane forced winds -windy! In fact it was so windy that one of our days out on the water was cancelled by the coast guard because it was too windy to safely have tenders out on the sea. This excursion was of course rescheduled and Elena and I decided to check out the inside of the island since the coast was so crazy.
Second Leg:
Once the wind settled down and we could get out on the water, we were ready for the next leg of our trip. We headed to Costa Smeralda to stay on a Catamaran I also found on Air B&B! Costa Smeralda was my favorite part of our trip, it is a small port town that has lots of celebrity sightings.
I LOVED our time on the Catamaran but I can see how this experience wouldn’t be for everyone. Think “camping”, okay well “glamping” on the water. We had our own room and bathroom but it was VERY small and you showered with a hand held spout in the center of the bathroom. I say “glamping” because we did have a captain and first mate/chef. They provided breakfast and lunch while out on the boat. When we came back to port, we could shower but had to get off the boat for an hour or so while they cleaned it. We just went to dinner during that time.
Everynight we would come back to the Cat and polish off a bottle of prosecco on the front hammicks with no one in sight! It was AMAZING!
Third Leg:
Finally, when it was time to say goodbye to Sardinia, Elena and I flew back to Milan for our last few days of fun! I have been to Milan before but just for a few days and I didn’t get to see/experince everything that area has to offer!
Here are the rest of the photos from our fantastic summer vacation in Italy!
