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  1. honeym00ners avatar

    RE: Cinque Terre

    by honeym00ners 25 May 2012

    Hiya, We were in Cinque Terre just weeks ago and LOVED it. We flew into Pisa, then got the train from the Airport to La Spezia (about…

  2. neckervd avatar

    RE: Pisa to Lake Como in 9 days and back to London

    by neckervd 20 May 2012

    Come again as soon as you kno what you really want to do. The shortest route from the Riviera to the North Italian Lakes goes through…

  3. clementis_fur_cap avatar

    RE: Budapest, Salzbug, Cinque Terre in 10 days?

    by clementis_fur_cap 19 May 2012

    Doable in the sense of physically possible? Absolutely. Doable in the sense of +worth+ doing--expending great amounts of energy, travel…

  4. mike9 avatar

    RE: First Italy Trip, Open to suggestions (Rome, Tuscany, Barcelona)

    by mike9 16 May 2012

    I note the dilemma about visiting Florence. It certainly has much more to offer than Pisa. However at Ponsacco you are very close to…

  5. richiavo avatar

    RE: Inexpensive accomodation

    by richiavo 15 May 2012

    If you are short of money why choose 3 of the most expensive places Italy, especially for accommodation. For the cinque terra stay in…

  6. richiavo avatar

    RE: Genoa-Venice Route Suggestions

    by richiavo 15 May 2012

    Parma and Cinque Terra much nicer than Milan, For cinque terra you might be better staying in La Spezia depending on what you want from…

  7. ledblimp avatar

    RE: parking in La Spezia

    by ledblimp 10 May 2012

    There's a big parking lot in Monterosso and if I remember correctly there's one, not sure on size, above Vernazza.

  8. ambers3636 avatar

    parking in La Spezia

    by ambers3636 09 May 2012

    Hello We are staying in Vernazza for 1 night in June. We are driving from Florence and would like to park our car in La Spezia. Is…

  9. megoshea avatar

    Ferry travel between Amalfi Coast and Genoa/La Spezia?

    by megoshea 07 May 2012

    I have googled and googled and read and read but cannot determine if there are ways to travel by boat between the Amalfi Coast region…

  10. mike9 avatar

    RE: Relaxing holiday in Italy for two sans driver’s license

    by mike9 02 May 2012

    CT is fine for a day or overnight, but that's enough. A bit further north there are towns like Rapallo which has regular trains on the…

  11. lucapal avatar

    RE: Train travel itinerary questions

    by lucapal 30 April 2012

    You can have a look at trenitalia.it.....which will give you exact times. Verona to Florence will be more or less 3 hours...with maybe…

  12. westmidstraveller avatar

    Train travel itinerary questions

    by westmidstraveller 30 April 2012

    Hi, We are off to Italy for 10 days in June and plan to use trains to get around. We fly into Milan and have 1 night there, then mov…

  13. neckervd avatar

    RE: Eurail questions (I know!) am I doing it wrong?

    by neckervd 22 April 2012

    Your list contents only 2 places in Italy (La Spezia and 5Terre is more or less the same) which are linked by rail only (5 hrs ride, change…

  14. missfairchild89 avatar

    Eurail questions (I know!) am I doing it wrong?

    by missfairchild89 22 April 2012

    Hi I am travelling this july-early august (20days) through europe, wanting to visit the following cities Amsterdam Prague Paris Bar…

  15. lucapal avatar

    RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

    by lucapal 16 April 2012

    I like Portovenere (more than the CT) but you may find it a bit samey after coming from Riomaggiore..apart from the lack of American tourist…

  16. neckervd avatar

    RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

    by neckervd 16 April 2012

    There are frequent buses between La Spezia and Portvenere, some boats too during the season. Portovenere is furthermore linked by trail…

  17. danajag avatar

    RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

    by danajag 16 April 2012

    lucapal, thanx for your reply. We would like to spend the night in Portovenere or La Spezia, because we would love to explore those places…

  18. lucapal avatar

    RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

    by lucapal 16 April 2012

    Riomaggiore to La Spezia is easy and cheap by train (10 minutes/2 euros..more or less). Portovenere doesn't have a train station.So you…

  19. danajag avatar

    Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

    by danajag 15 April 2012

    Hi, me and my boyfriend are travelling by train from Genoa to Riomaggiore. After spending a couple of days in Cinque Terre we would like…

  20. Tommi1 avatar

    RE: Do fast trains (e.g., FRECCIAROSSA) sell out? Or ALWAYS get on (stand?)

    by Tommi1 06 April 2012

    It looks like you can't buy tickets for certain trains yet. On Trenitalia, search separately for Monterosso to Spezia and Spezia to Rome.…

  21. timothysolberg avatar

    RE: From Milano to La Spezia

    by timothysolberg 02 April 2012

    Sorry to contradict #2, but Mini fares *are* offered on IC trains.

  22. mike9 avatar

    RE: From Milano to La Spezia

    by mike9 02 April 2012

    Just to add to # 1 it might also help you to know that you can not buy tickets for local trains (with an R train number) on line - you…

  23. richiavo avatar

    RE: From Milano to La Spezia

    by richiavo 02 April 2012

    mini is a cheap fare if you book in advance this will not be available to you at the station.

  24. karasu46 avatar

    From Milano to La Spezia

    by karasu46 02 April 2012

    I I have to book a train in advance from Milano to La Spezia? Or just buy tiket directly at the station? What does it mean "MINI"?…

  25. riobeachcasa avatar

    Re: Budapest to cinque terra to Milan

    by riobeachcasa 21 March 2012

    I would not drive a car to Cinque Terre and it will cost you a pretty penny. You can fly to Pisa via WIZZ air for cheep price id booked…

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