Now that our England/France trip is over, it's time to plan next year's trip to Italy.

We plan to go to Siena/San Gimignano area of Tuscany, then down to the Amalfi Coast, then down to Sicily and fly out of Naples.

Would we be better off flying into Milan and taking a train to or driving to Siena, or doing that from Rome?

A third option would be to fly into Bologna (we'll be coming from London on Easy Jet).

Hi

You could fly into Florence, it's the closest.

Easy Jet and other low-cost airlines don't fly into Florence from London(Easy Jet to Milan, for example, is 13 Pounds).

Another option is Pisa (PSA). Cheap flights from many European entry points and then a short drive to Siena.

alan, it will depend on where you are flying from. If you are flying non-stop from a major city in the US, I think your only choices will be Milan or Rome, and although I believe Siena is just a little closer to Rome, I'd probably go with the best deal.

If you are going to switch to a European airline in London, for example, then Pisa is probably your best choice. We have met British friends several times in Florence and they were always on cheap flights in and out of Pisa.

We'll be coming from London, so I'll look into the Pisa flights. Thanks!

Y'all might get a kick out of this.

I looked up London/Florence on a consolidator site:

London/Rome/Florence and return on Alitalia was $148.

London/Rome and return on the same dates was $168.

Yup. An extra $20 to not go to Florence.

ira: it's not worth the $20 to not go to Florence.