Has anyone done this? How easy is it? Website? How much for a day, is it possible to pick/dropoff from hotel? Any info would be excellent thanks. We've read about taking the bus and train...but would like to drive for a different experience.

Jo, your best bet is to make your arrangements even before leaving for Europe. We did a EuroRail Train/Drive package and it worked out beautifully. You will have to pick up your car in town. Once you get out of Firenze, driving is pretty easy.<BR><BR>See my other note on a thread about renting an Alpha 156 for size and fuel costs.<BR><BR>Jim

I think that renting a car for a daytrip from Florence to Siena is a waste of time and money. Siena needs at least a full day to visit, so why waste time picking up a car, getting lost trying to get out of Florence and then having to find a car park once you get to Siena. The bus service is excellent, cheap,very fast and run even three every hour.

Hello Jo,<BR><BR>Most of the main car rental companies have offices in Florence. Here are a few websitesBR><BR>www.maggiore.it<BR>www.hertz.it/indexen.html<BR>www.avis.co.uk<BR>www.europcar.it< BR>www.e-sixt.it<BR><BR>Hope this helps ...<BR><BR>Steve<BR>

Forget about renting a car for a day. The rates in Italy for rentals under 3 days are staggering. Having a car in Siena is a nightmare as is driving in and out of Florence.<BR><BR>Take the bus.

We recently (April 2002) rented a car from Hertz, located near S.M. Novella train station. We made reservations through travel agent in Canada. Costed about 150$ for two days.<BR>Avis and National also located nearby. Florence is a small city, so finding your way in/out of town is quite easy. Road signs for Siena (blue signs) are also very good. Hertz gave us a map with directions to get out of immediate neighboorhood. Drive from Florence to Siena on the Autostrada (they call it the "FiSi")is about 45 minutes and very scenic. <BR>Drive via local road (S22)region also very nice. Once you get to Siena, directions to "Centro Storico" Parkings are excellent. Electronic signs indicate which parkings have space ("libero"). <BR>We got off at Siena Ouest Exit and followed directions for Duomo/Porta S. Marco parking. From there, 10 min. walk to Piazza del Campo. Very Nice! Enjoy!<BR>We rented an Opel Corsa. It has a an "automatic" mode. Great if you do not like to drive a manual transmission.