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My friend and I are hoping to do a day trip from Milan to Alba on October 26. What is the fastest way to do this?
I've been trying to find you a bus service but it's a minefield so I can only advise about trains. There is a train leaving Milano Centrale at 0820 but it doesn't arrive at Alba until 1251pm. You would have to change at Tortano and Allesandria. Total journey time: 4hours 31 minutes.
If you're set on going, there is an earlier train that only takes 3 hours.
You will have to be up with the larks for this one.
Departure from Milano Centrale @ 0625 arrives Voghera @ 0715
Depart Voghera @ 0721 arrive at Asti @ 0820
Depart Asti @ 0841 arrive Alba 0923
This will give you a full day in Alba.
The cost is 15 euros
Check out: http://www.railkey.com/cart/RailbestEuropeanPassengerInput/asp
Rent a car and you can drive in one hour, forty minutes.
There is a discrepancy between the services on the link I suggested and the official Trenitalia site. Accoridng to Trenitalia, there is another train leaving for Alba at 0715.
You should perhaps check out www.trenitalia.com
In a small street of the old city center I found that a walled window had been painted with a design that looks almost Indian with great flowers hanging from a tree while doves (are they really doves ?) stand or fly on each corner. That is certainly nicer than a plain concrete walled window, isn’t it ?
Besides Boletus edulis, several closely related species, all of them equally delicious are also sold. Among them, a dark species, Boletus aereus, called Porcino nero, Boleto bronzeo, Bronzino in Italian and Cèpe tête de Nègre in French. "Non si tocca !" (do not touch !)
The second photo shows a close up of two Bronzino and the third photo shows specifically the brown reddish network on the stem.
On Piazza Savone, this strange booth looks more or less like an old locomotive trailing a small train. The second photos allows to see better that it is a booth to roast chestnuts, that are sold, together with sweets and various drinks, in the "train" part.
In a small street, somewhere between Via Roma and via Cavour stands a huge grayish building. On top of the main entrance, a sign says “Ospedale civico di San Lazzaro” (Saint Lazare Civilian Hospital). It should have been built at the end of the 19th century and I swear that this is not the kind of place where you would want to spare your holidays !
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Q: Day trip from Milan to Alba "My friend and I are hoping to do a day trip from Milan to Alba on October 26. What is the fastest way to do this?"
A: "I've been trying to find you a bus service but it's a minefield so I can only advise about trains. There is a train leaving Milano Centrale at 0820 but it doesn't arrive..."
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