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RE: Train Transfer Time - Is It Enough?

by northernpiano 25 March 2012

Thanks. I just did some more research and realized that trains leave Prato for Lucca every half hour anyway, so if we miss one it's no…
RE: Convenient base to stay for exploring a region in Italy

by BiffLoman 25 March 2012

I would like to nonimate Prato, as a city in Tuscany you can stay in. We stayed there, and used it as a base to explore the neighboring…
Train Transfer Time - Is It Enough?

by northernpiano 25 March 2012

I will be travelling from Naples to Lucca in June via train. According to the on-line schedule, I only have 9 minutes to change trains…
RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

by neckervd 08 September 2011

I suppose you know that there is a nicht trains with sleeping cars and cuccette from Maratea (dp 23.20) to Prato (ar 6.51) from where…
RE: Milan, Florence and where else at Christmas??

by sushi75 04 September 2011

On/near the line Florence-Milan, you may consider one of the following: Prato, Pistoia, Modena, Parma, Piacenza or Cremona. If interested,…
RE: Bus from Florence to Milan

by neckervd 03 August 2011

Bus: 4 to 5 hrs ride. 27 EUR/one way Firenze dp 8.35, 12.35, 16.00 http://www.sena.it/ Regional train: 5 1/2 hrs ride. 24 EUR/one way…
RE: driving through Italy

by aledelpu 11 April 2011

Hi, you could skip Prato, not worth it. Enjoy Tuscany, Alex.
RE: Left-field Tuscany - suggestions?

by speedyturtle 31 January 2011

Thanks for the lead on the spa, Helen. Googling around I came up with this day package which sounds like a great mixture of activities…
RE: Day trips near to Florence, Italy

by afinta 26 January 2011

All the towns have some amazing features, Pisa, Siena, Arezzo, Bologna, Prato, Pistoia, Lucca, etc. etc. You can get to the heart of all…
Re: Switzerland (or somewhere similar) for 2-3 nights

by adrienbm 20 January 2011

Sorry to leave this in a bit of an up-roar. Myself and some other students are currently in Prato, just out of Firenze, and wanting to…
RE: Study Abroad in florence this january

by afinta 06 October 2010

Bus to Siena for a day or two - Trains to Lucca, Pisa, Prato, Pistoia, Arezzo, Bologna - there is a ton to do, and many things can be…
RE: Florence, Rifredi train station

by neckervd 06 August 2010

Rifredi - Venezia by regional trains means usually train changes at Prato and Bologna. But there is NO ICplus arriving at Rifredi between…
RE: Where to go and stay in Tuscany

by Veta 23 July 2010

With 4 days I'd forget about the Tuscany of your mind (which is far south) and focus on the Tuscany that you can reasonably enjoy in that…
RE: 21 Day Itinerary - Italy, with departure from Paris

by Bjoern 24 June 2010

Thanks for coming back. Just a comment to 2 of your comments: "Relax in Firenze...." - Firenze has a historical center -some 4 km² with…
RE: Day trip from Florence

by brighella 19 June 2010

San Gimignano is awfully touristic. I've been there in low tourist season, and found it almost unbearable; I don't want to imagine what…
RE: Pre-wedding tanning - Emilia-Romagna and surrounding areas

by brighella 15 May 2010

I'll admit I don't know that coastline very well... But you might want to check out [http://www.bandierablu.org/public/doc/bb/2010/bandiere_…
Re: Florence or Siena? Both or neither?

by datiniprato 08 April 2010

I think that you could not experience tuscany at his best without visiting Florence and Siena. Maybe you can try to sleep in a city outside…
Re: Venice - Cinqueterre - Pisa.....

by afinta 14 September 2009

I think you have received some good advice - Venice to the Cinque Terre in a day is a haul - you don't want to be spending all your time…
Florence

by stick23 23 July 2009

Staying with a friend in Prato this coming August and will spend four days checking out the sights of Florence. Unfortunately our friend…
RE: Bracciano - Florence/Prato

by neckervd 01 March 2009

The shortest route (in km) goes from Bracciano by train to Viterbo and then with another train to Attigliano o Orte and from there to…
Bracciano - Florence/Prato

by stick23 27 February 2009

First holiday stop in Italy in late August is Bracciano, then off to Prato to stay with friends. Has anyone any infomation/personal exper…
RE: Advice on trains and hotel booking

by neckervd 06 August 2008

There are left luggage lockers at Venezia Santa Lucia, Venezia Mestre, Padova, Vicenza, Verona PN, Treviso Centrale, Firenze Santa Maria…
Great eats in Italy...

by whiskysix 28 May 2008

A friend just got back from Rome and said they had pretty bad luck and only had one memorable meal in a whole week... I'll happily find…
Re: graveyards in bozzi, italy (near parma)

by davidepr12 13 May 2008

Hi I'm Davide from Parma, well actually i'm working in Milano but i'm from there.. Well i was surprised by your post, i'm not sure we're…
Re: cheapest way of travel from rome to Milan

by gio83 01 December 2007

To lower costs you might try to do the whole trip on regional trains which do not carry the supplement for fast trains and should therefore…