chianti: train or car?
 

Is it possible to spend a few days in chianti doing some wine tasting without a car? Or, do we need to rent a car to travel? appx. how much should we expect to pay per day for a car?

Thank you very much!

i love to travel without a car but unfortunately, you are very restricted in tuscany without one. trains don't really service the small villages that most like to visit and local buses are possible but I don't think many visitors use them unless they have a lot of time.

i think for most visitors, it is a choice between your own car or an arranged tourbus type of thing. for me, that means a car.

for cost, check that yourself on the web...like flights, there is no standard cost and deals differ by an infintate number of variables.

Hi nikki,

Good advice from walkin.

Check www.novarentacar.com
www.autoeurope.com
https://www.kemwel.com/car.cfm
http://www.gemut.com/Page.asp?ID=304

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Thanks! I will take your advice and look into renting a car. And thanks for the suggested websites too! I guess driving around tuscany will be a whole nother level of adventure for our trip!

Hi nikki,

If this is your first visit to Italy, driving a car will be a whole new experience. :)

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We went on a winery tour at verrazzano . We went to winery at was 36 euro for tour with lunch. We really had a great time. It was supposed to be 2 hours but we were there for 5 hours and even had Madrigal(sp?) group from Denmark sing for us. They also offered come pick you up in Florence but I can't remember the price and I don't think lunch was included. You can email at www.verrazzano.com

if you are not from europe, please take some time to learn about the driving laws and signage. it is quite different from driving, for example, in North America or Australia. there is less margin for error and often the signage for quite dangerous situations is very subtle to the untrained eye. many tourists do travel around italy by car with no problems but it's worth it to prepare.

I am not a fan of driving in Italy, especially if you really want to enjoy the wine tastings! We were able to arrange a few day trips that included wine tastings for a reasonable price with a driver based in Siena. If you're interested, his name is Luca Garapa, and he can be reached at Hillsandroads.com. I highly recommend him!