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kraines Oct 17th, 2005 04:16 AM

Car pick up in Florence
 
Hi Everyone: I need some help, please! I am going with a group of 6 females to Tuscany. We will be flying into Florence and driving to Arrezeo the first day. The car pick up (autoEurope) with Avis was about $300.00 cheaper for us to pick up downtown. After reading on this board, I read how hard it is to drive in Florence. Should I change the pick up to Florence at the airport? We can return there without any issues. Please advise. Thank you! Kathy

Budman Oct 17th, 2005 04:24 AM

I didn't have any problem driving in Florence. For $300, you could have someone tow you out of town and still save a bundle.

You shouldn't have any problem at all. Just get a good navigator. ((b))

ira Oct 17th, 2005 05:07 AM

Hi K,

You can get driving directions out of town from www.mappy.com and www.viamichelin.com.

You could also hire a taxi to lead you out of town.

((I))

Royal Oct 17th, 2005 06:13 AM

Hi Kraines.

We picked up our car at this Avis location without any difficulty. Just head over one of the bridges to get on the other side of the Arno and you should be able to pick up the road to Arezzo.

We were going to Chianti and used the Micheline driving directions without any problem.

Good luck

bobthenavigator Oct 17th, 2005 07:51 AM

Not hard at all just getting out of town. Do print the detail from viamichelin.com for backup.

elaine Oct 17th, 2005 08:13 AM

Hi
for on-line driving instructions, you'll need the correct spelling, it's
Arezzo

kraines Oct 17th, 2005 10:09 AM

Sorry, the typo for Arezzo was a typing error...Thank you all for your help!

kraines Oct 17th, 2005 10:23 AM

Also, I was not as worried about driving out of town as I was about driving back to the airport. This way, I would be the only one that would have to go by taxi!


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