I enjoyed a day out in Italy for just £52 – including flights, pizza, wine and two fridge magnets

A woman has revealed how she treated herself to a trip to Pisa for just £52 after a stop off in Italy for five hours made her trip home to Ireland £162 cheaper.

After flying from Dublin to visit her long-distance boyfriend in Malta, Katie Nolan was shocked to see that a return flight home would cost £214, so she decided to take a five-hour stop off in Pisa, Italy.

Katie, 29, the owner of ‘Sleek N Easy’ hairstyling products, from Kildare, Ireland, spent just £52 on travel, food, drink and fridge magnets during her stop-off in Italy where she was able to enjoy a freshly baked pizza by the iconic leaning tower of Pisa.

Making use of Ryanair’s affordable flights, Katie turned what would have otherwise been an inconvenience into a mini-day trip – and it went so smoothly that she was still able to get up to attend work the next day.

Katie said: ‘I was visiting my long-distance boyfriend in Malta. A flight from Malta to Dublin cost over Euro 250 (£214).

After flying from Dublin to visit her long-distance boyfriend in Malta, Katie Nolan (pictured) was shocked to see that a return flight home would cost £214, so she decided to take a five-hour stop off in Pisa, Italy

‘But flying from Malta to Pisa and staying for five hours to see the leaning tower, eat pizza and then fly Pisa to Dublin was cheaper.

‘It was cheaper to fly indirect to get to Ireland, as I’ve done this a few times via the UK from Spain to Ireland.

‘It was cheaper than going to Dublin for the day, as in the last few weeks, Dublin is in the top 10 most expensive cities in Europe.’

This is exactly what Katie spent in Pisa: £12.87 flight from Malta to Pisa, £10.74 on wine and pizza, £1.72 on two fridge magnets, £1.29 on water, £8.59 return for the train from Pisa airport to the city centre, a £17.18 flight from Pisa to Dublin.

Katie (pictured), 29, the owner of ‘Sleek N Easy’ hairstyling products, from Kildare, Ireland, spent just £52 on travel, food, drink and fridge magnets during her stop-off in Italy where she was able to enjoy a freshly baked pizza by the iconic leaning tower of Pisa

Making use of Ryanair’s affordable flights, Katie (pictured) turned what would have otherwise been an inconvenience into a mini-day trip – and it went so smoothly that she was still able to get up to attend work the next day