Distances between towns in Tuscany
Aug 19th, 2007, 10:37 AM
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Distances between towns in Tuscany
We will be staying in Greve for 5 nights in Sept and 3 nights near Cortona. I'm looking for resources where it could tell me the distances between the towns. Anyone know of any? Based on reading information at this forum, Montalcino/Pienza/Val D'Orcia is a must. Would the home bases be good for travel to these areas and spend quality time there? I realize that the journey to a destination is part of the experience.
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Aug 19th, 2007, 10:53 AM
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I'm a fan of Google Earth. You have to download and install it, so you need a fast internet connection (don't recommend it over dial up), but it gives you great aerial views of the places you visit and decent driving directions/distances, etc
Aug 19th, 2007, 04:34 PM
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I find I prefer maps.google.com. They have a new feature where you can drag the route they give you to any other point and it'll recalculate the new route. Handy if you want to take a particular road, or stop by different towns along the way.
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>>Would the home bases be good for travel to these areas and spend quality time there?<<
For Greve, No - 2 hours away. For Cortona, sort of. Although it's not too far from the Val d'Orcia, Cortona is not the best because there are no other towns of interest close by.
>>I realize that the journey to a destination is part of the experience.<<
Don't forget, you have to return each evening and it's my hard-and-fast rule to avoid driving after dark on these kind of roads.
For Greve, No - 2 hours away. For Cortona, sort of. Although it's not too far from the Val d'Orcia, Cortona is not the best because there are no other towns of interest close by.
>>I realize that the journey to a destination is part of the experience.<<
Don't forget, you have to return each evening and it's my hard-and-fast rule to avoid driving after dark on these kind of roads.
Aug 19th, 2007, 05:07 PM
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My husband and I are planning a road trip in Italy in Oct and have found google map very helpful. Also another usful site is http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichel...MaHomePage.htm. Via michelin will also give tolls, time, petrol usage and lots of other options. debs
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