I'm planning on flyling to Milan and taking a train to walk the Cinque Terre over 3 or 4 days. Is Milan the closest airport for hiking the Cinque Terre towns? Would love recommendations on where to stay as I meander there. Then want to Go to the Dolomites for 3-4 days. Any recommendations on how to get there and where might be a good central place to stay there? Also, are there buses to get around within the Dolomites area? From the Dolomites, I wish to go to Lake Garda. Again, I could use help as to where to stay for a few days and how to get around. (I'm trying to avoid driving in Italy.) Lastly,, off to Florence area to return home a few days later.
This will be my first trip like this. Previously, I've gone to coastal towns and used trains or ferries. Thanks for any help you can give.
traveling from Milan, Cinque Terre to the Dolomites
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Pisa or Genoa would be the closest airports to CT. You need to combine ares instead of backtracking.
Fly into either Pisa, Florence or Genoa. Visit CT and Florence. Travel to Dolomites. Fly home from Venice.
When are you going and how long do you have?
You may want to reverse the loop---start in Venice and fly home from Pisa--it just depends.
Thank you for such quick responses. I am putting together this year all kinds of challenges for my year of my 70th birthday. Hiking CT and the Dolomites are part of that as well as race car driving, doing the Big Sur Marathon, a lindy/swing dance performance, etc. Already went skydiving!
I will be flying in on August 22 and out on Sept 5, so have a relaxing two weeks. I will meet a friend and go to a lodging near Florence but out in the country. I need to ask her exactly where near Florence so I can determine whether it should be Florence, Venice or Pisa for my exit flight. I do want to fly to Dublin afterwards and saw that Ryan Air goes from Pisa to Dublin. Haven't made any flight reservations yet so your information is very helpful.
Check www.whichbudget.com and www.skyscanner.com for budget flights from Pisa or Florence (they are only an hour apart by train or shuttle bus).
Would you please tell us what you would like to do in the Dolomites? Are you thinking of taking drives around the Dolomites or do you intend to do hikes? Do you want to stay in the valleys or do you want to stay in a hut/hotel in the mountains doing walks up there? WHERE abouts would you like to go in the Dolomites?