Small Towns
Feb 28th, 2006, 02:31 AM
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Pavlov in the Czech Republic www.funnyholiday.cz and Rovin in Croatia
Apr 6th, 2006, 02:36 PM
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Castle Combe, Snowshill and Lacock in England - unbelievably quaint.
Millions in Italy - Erice (Sicily), Civita, ...
We typically travel to small villages versus the large centres (many under 100 people).
Millions in Italy - Erice (Sicily), Civita, ...
We typically travel to small villages versus the large centres (many under 100 people).
Apr 17th, 2006, 06:36 PM
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I got curious as to which of the above could be visited without a rental car.
Here are the towns from above that seem to have train service. All that I did was use a list of name of trains stations (so there may be some errors. especially in the land of multiple names and meanings.) A few are phrased as 'possible'.
It seems like there are plenty of choices here.
Bassano del Grappa
Sperlonga (ocean front)
Volterra
Menaggio
Bellagio
Varenna
Monza
Bergamo
Trento
Sirmione
Bucine
Ravenna
Camogli
Verona
San Gimignano
Montepulciano
Piazza (Chianti)
Lucignano D’Asso (near Pienza) Possibly
Castiglioncello del Trinoro (Tuscany, Val D’Orcia) Possibly
Spello
Gubbio (Umbria)
Spoleto
Todi
Massa Martana (near Todi)
Castelluccio - Possible service
Bomarzo
Orte (near Viterbo)
Pisciotta (Campania)
Maratea (Basilicata)
Matera(Basilicata)
Lagonegro (inland of Maratea, Basilicata)
Martina Franca (Puglia) – Possible Service
Alberobello (Puglia) – Possible service
Otranto (Puglia)
Gallipoli (Salento, Puglia)
Trani (Puglia)
Polignano a Mare (Puglia)
Vico (Puglia)
Monte S Angelo (Puglia)
Peschici (Gargano, Puglia)
Sant Agat in Puglia(east of Foggia, Puglia)
Cisternino (near Ostuni, Puglia)
San Salvatore di Fitalia
Pietrapertosa
Camaiore (Tuscany)
Barga (Tuscany) – possible service
Pontremoli (Tuscany)
Solagna (near Bassano del Grappa)
Orte (Tuscia/Etruria)
Bomarzo (Tuscia/Etruria)
Viterbo (Tuscia/Etruria)
Vetralla (Tuscia/Etruria)
Giglio Island (Tuscany) – possible service
Lucignano (outside Monte San Savino, near Arezzo)
Glorenza (walled village, near the Italy/Austria border)
Grado (fishing village, Veneto)
Sulmona (Abruzzo)
Chiusi
San Gimignano
Cortona
San Giovanni Valdarno (45 minutes from Florence)
Congeliano (Veneto)
Cavalri (east of Chiaravi)
End of the list
Use at your own risk.
Here are the towns from above that seem to have train service. All that I did was use a list of name of trains stations (so there may be some errors. especially in the land of multiple names and meanings.) A few are phrased as 'possible'.
It seems like there are plenty of choices here.
Bassano del Grappa
Sperlonga (ocean front)
Volterra
Menaggio
Bellagio
Varenna
Monza
Bergamo
Trento
Sirmione
Bucine
Ravenna
Camogli
Verona
San Gimignano
Montepulciano
Piazza (Chianti)
Lucignano D’Asso (near Pienza) Possibly
Castiglioncello del Trinoro (Tuscany, Val D’Orcia) Possibly
Spello
Gubbio (Umbria)
Spoleto
Todi
Massa Martana (near Todi)
Castelluccio - Possible service
Bomarzo
Orte (near Viterbo)
Pisciotta (Campania)
Maratea (Basilicata)
Matera(Basilicata)
Lagonegro (inland of Maratea, Basilicata)
Martina Franca (Puglia) – Possible Service
Alberobello (Puglia) – Possible service
Otranto (Puglia)
Gallipoli (Salento, Puglia)
Trani (Puglia)
Polignano a Mare (Puglia)
Vico (Puglia)
Monte S Angelo (Puglia)
Peschici (Gargano, Puglia)
Sant Agat in Puglia(east of Foggia, Puglia)
Cisternino (near Ostuni, Puglia)
San Salvatore di Fitalia
Pietrapertosa
Camaiore (Tuscany)
Barga (Tuscany) – possible service
Pontremoli (Tuscany)
Solagna (near Bassano del Grappa)
Orte (Tuscia/Etruria)
Bomarzo (Tuscia/Etruria)
Viterbo (Tuscia/Etruria)
Vetralla (Tuscia/Etruria)
Giglio Island (Tuscany) – possible service
Lucignano (outside Monte San Savino, near Arezzo)
Glorenza (walled village, near the Italy/Austria border)
Grado (fishing village, Veneto)
Sulmona (Abruzzo)
Chiusi
San Gimignano
Cortona
San Giovanni Valdarno (45 minutes from Florence)
Congeliano (Veneto)
Cavalri (east of Chiaravi)
End of the list
Use at your own risk.
Sep 17th, 2006, 11:21 AM
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I, too. would have to choose Civita de'Bagnoreggio. We had a lovely cup of wine made locally and the best bruschetta I've ever tasted. It's like a little town lost in time, so peaceful and beautiful, and it really seems to sit amongst the clouds.Unforgettable.
Sep 18th, 2006, 03:37 AM
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Mine is Pietravairano. It is located in the Caserta region. My grandparents came from there and I was lucky enough to see some of it this past February. It is located on a mountain and the people were so nice.
Apr 3rd, 2007, 08:05 PM
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Ferrazzano ...
a teensy tiny & absolutely beautiful hilltop town just above Campobasso. My grandmother's family is still there, and when anybody in our family visits, no matter how distantly related we might be, we get lavished with kindness and generosity (and superb food, of course!)
I'd never heard of any non-Italians going there (besides my family) until very recently, when my brother read that Ferrazzano is the home of the relatives of someone a bit more celebrated than we are (
) -- Robert De Niro.
a teensy tiny & absolutely beautiful hilltop town just above Campobasso. My grandmother's family is still there, and when anybody in our family visits, no matter how distantly related we might be, we get lavished with kindness and generosity (and superb food, of course!)
I'd never heard of any non-Italians going there (besides my family) until very recently, when my brother read that Ferrazzano is the home of the relatives of someone a bit more celebrated than we are (
) -- Robert De Niro.
