Tuscan city suggestions
Mar 2nd, 2004, 07:03 PM
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Tuscan city suggestions
I will be staying in Gaiole in Chiante for a week in May. I'm planning on doing day trips to Florence (about 30 miles away) and Siena (about 15 miles away). Are there any other cities/towns that are "must see" places that can be done in a day trip. I've already been to Pisa, and don't necessarily have to go there again, I'd like to see places I haven't been to before.
Thanks for any information you can pass on!
Thanks for any information you can pass on!
Mar 3rd, 2004, 04:24 AM
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San Gimignano is usually high on lists of places to visit, although I would recommend getting there either before 10am or after 4pm once the tour coaches have been - this was advice I got from other posts in this forum and it was quite noticable last year that this was true.
Lucca might also be worth a look, but probably the best thing (in my view) is to rent a car and drive around some of the hill villages in Tuscany.
Lucca might also be worth a look, but probably the best thing (in my view) is to rent a car and drive around some of the hill villages in Tuscany.
Mar 3rd, 2004, 05:38 AM
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I Stayed staying in Gaiole last may as well, where are you staying?
We did a lot of driving. We went to Radda for a light meal or two. We tend to pick one or two major places and stop along the way.
I wanted to see the ocean and headed 1st to San Gimignano. It is nice for a few hours and then we headed west towards the sea and never made it but ended up in Volterra. We loved it! Had a great meal walked around the old Roman theatre. It was beautiful.
Siena is close by and great for a trip as well. Initially we stayed in a hotel in Florence first because I did not fancy driving around and then rented a car to go to Gaiole.
There is a good Pizza Place in Gaiole just in front of the town car park that you can sit on the terrace and have your meal. Also a nice visit we had was to the winery on the road to Radda just outside Gaiole. Its an old estate and we had a private tour ....in French as the elderly man on duty did not speak English. It was great craic. It's also hotel, very nice and you get a bottle to take away after the tour. I thought it would be lousey but it was lovely when we opened it a few weeks later in Dublin.
Overall pick a few key places and stop when something looks interesting. Have a nice trip.
We did a lot of driving. We went to Radda for a light meal or two. We tend to pick one or two major places and stop along the way.
I wanted to see the ocean and headed 1st to San Gimignano. It is nice for a few hours and then we headed west towards the sea and never made it but ended up in Volterra. We loved it! Had a great meal walked around the old Roman theatre. It was beautiful.
Siena is close by and great for a trip as well. Initially we stayed in a hotel in Florence first because I did not fancy driving around and then rented a car to go to Gaiole.
There is a good Pizza Place in Gaiole just in front of the town car park that you can sit on the terrace and have your meal. Also a nice visit we had was to the winery on the road to Radda just outside Gaiole. Its an old estate and we had a private tour ....in French as the elderly man on duty did not speak English. It was great craic. It's also hotel, very nice and you get a bottle to take away after the tour. I thought it would be lousey but it was lovely when we opened it a few weeks later in Dublin.
Overall pick a few key places and stop when something looks interesting. Have a nice trip.
