Day trips from Florence?
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Day trips from Florence?
We will be staying in Florence in March (our 2nd trip) and may be limited to 2 day trips from there. We are trying to decide between Siena, Assisi, San Gimagnano, Lucca and Cortona. Can you help us narrow it down? Museums and churches are great but we're happy too, just strolling, eating, shopping, taking photos and taking in the local life in picturesque quaint towns. Thanks!
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Hi
Will you have a car? My wife and I went to Florence in the summer of last year and you can check out my trip report with pictures on my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com/florence_italy_travelogue.htm
After our stay in Florence we drove out to the Chianti district and we used this as a base for exploring various towns. Here is the trip report http://gardkarlsen.com/tuscany_italy_travelogue.htm . Hope this helps
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Will you have a car? My wife and I went to Florence in the summer of last year and you can check out my trip report with pictures on my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com/florence_italy_travelogue.htm
After our stay in Florence we drove out to the Chianti district and we used this as a base for exploring various towns. Here is the trip report http://gardkarlsen.com/tuscany_italy_travelogue.htm . Hope this helps
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Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures
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We just did similar in November 07.
We visited San Gimagnano, Siena, and also stopped in at the really neat small hill town of Monteriggioni. We had a car and spent the day exploring these cities and also the Chianti region.
Have fun!
We visited San Gimagnano, Siena, and also stopped in at the really neat small hill town of Monteriggioni. We had a car and spent the day exploring these cities and also the Chianti region.
Have fun!
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I think the answer to your question depends on whether you're driving, training, or busing. (Warning: driving in central Florence is strictly controlled; there's a thread about people getting tickets, tickets that follow them home.)
So, assuming you don't have a car: for sure, I'd do a bus trip from Florence to Siena. (The bus leaves from across the street from the train station and stops in the middle of Siena; the train leaves you outside.)
The second day trip take the train to Lucca. It has fewer of the big sights but is a nice town for strolling, shopping, eating. You can walk around the walls -- on top of the walls looking down into the town.
So, assuming you don't have a car: for sure, I'd do a bus trip from Florence to Siena. (The bus leaves from across the street from the train station and stops in the middle of Siena; the train leaves you outside.)
The second day trip take the train to Lucca. It has fewer of the big sights but is a nice town for strolling, shopping, eating. You can walk around the walls -- on top of the walls looking down into the town.