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Metro-Bus-Tram Rome
231 Reviews The public transportation system is fairly efficient and connects you to most zones in town. The best way to move around is by bus & metro (this latter having only 2 lines: A & B, although they are...
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Vaporetto Venice
124 Reviews Alilaguna is a private company seperate to ACTV who run most of Venices Vaporettos. They operate services between Marco Polo airport and Venice as well as a number of the other islands in the Venetian...
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By Train Florence
68 Reviews Understanding the Billboard Train Times in the station. The photo shows the train number, the time it leaves and where it makes stops. They are all listed by the 24 hour clock time. Listed in the...
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Subway/Metro Milan
63 Reviews There excist subway in Milano which is the cheapest way for travelling inside the city area, and most probably the quickiest too. If visiting Milano by car, the best is to reach one of the starting...
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Train Verona
25 Reviews DEPOSITO BAGAGLI is the italian name... You can find one (see picture #1) at the Porta Nuova Train station but, since every bus from/to the province stops there, it may be convenient for leaving your...
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The train Pompeii
35 Reviews Getting to Pompeii and/or Herculaneum is very easy and inexpensive by train from Sorrento (we did) or Naples. Go to the station and ask for round-trip tickets on the Circumvesuviana. It'll cost about...
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Train Bologna
24 Reviews The size and traffic volume of Bologna Centrale makes it Italy’s fifth-largest train station. An average of 159,000 persons every day, 58 million per year, pass through its 839.5 square-foot facility....
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Train Pisa
55 Reviews Understanding the Billboard Train Times in the station. The photo shows the train number, the time it leaves and where it makes stops. They are all listed by the 24 hour clock time. Listed in the...
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Trains Genoa
10 Reviews Going to Genova by train is probably the wisest solution, even if not the cheaper one too. If you come from the North of Italy or from the Western part of the region (Savona and Imperia provinces),...
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Train Palermo
9 Reviews Central Station Palermo is referred to as "Stazione Centrale" or Stazione for short. It is a likely location you will see during your time here because if you are coming by train then of coarse you...
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Bycicles Ravenna
7 Reviews Emilia-Romagna region is one of the most active ones in using bicycles! Maybe one of the main factors of bike popularity is that these cities are between Alps and Apennines on the flat land which...
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Trains Como
4 Reviews Very easy indeed. Trains run from Milan Nord Cadora and Milan Centrale stations. Trains from Milan Centrale arrive at Como San Giovanni station, trains from Cadorna arrive at Como Nord Lago (very...
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Train between the Cinque Terre Villages Manarola
7 Reviews It is easy to get to Manarola by train. Perfect direct way to get there either from the south or north. Getting around Manarola is straight forward. Enjoy the view from the foot path along the sea but...
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walking Vernazza
4 Reviews The best way to get around Vernazza and the Cinque Terre is by foot. Walking along the cliffs between villages is a fantastic experience and the views are spectacular. You don't need proper hiking...
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train Liguria
7 Reviews Trenitalia has trains running all along the coast. It is easy to get on a train from Genoa to a smaller resort town in the neighbourhood. We flew into Genoa airport from there took the shuttlebus to...
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139 Reviews For me , marco1989 is best company for Rome Private Transfer from/to Fiumicino Airport or from/to Civitavecchia. Transportation is furnished by licensed insured professional drivers and vehicles, who...
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By train (Santa Lucia station) Venice
43 Reviews We spent a couple days in Vicenza before continuing our trip east to Venice. The quickest and most efficient way to get to Venice was by train, so we purchased our tickets at the station in Vicenza,...
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By Bus Florence
48 Reviews Florence is a great walking city, but sometimes you need a little help. You can catch the orange ATAF buses for trips around the city that are just too long to walk (or if the weather is really...
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Trains Milan
84 Reviews While I do not have practical information here for the train system in the Milan area, I do have two important points to share. First of all is that the trains we experienced arrived according to...
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Buses Verona
11 Reviews The Ryanair site lists only one bus a day, but has two flights a day. I'm pretty sure that they run a bus to meet each incoming and outgoing planet, but you might want to double-check. I had no...
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Airplane Bologna
10 Reviews if you want to know all the airlines company and all the flight form and to Bologna you can find in the Bologna airport website....there is'n only Ryanair, but other low cost or regular companies that...
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Busses Pisa
23 Reviews Bus is caught right outside the train terminal (next to the information center). Look for the " i " which denotes visitor's information. During Christmas and special holidays, the bus is free! Entire...
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airport Genoa
5 Reviews the Piazza Principi Station is only 8km far from the airport. here is the info about the bus service. and here the pdf bilingual printable foldout by taxi you can ask the flat fare at Radio Taxi
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Ship/Boat Palermo
3 Reviews It is a convenient way to get to Palermo and bring your car along. There are two companies offering the connection services: Grandi Navi Veloci offers three connections: .From Genoa, daily, duration:...
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Ferry Como
5 Reviews One of the most unforgettable scenic experiences a traveler can have in this beautiful region of Italy is to see the Lago di Como area by water. Don't miss the opportunity to take a lake ferry either...
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TrenOK is the new lowcost train service provided by Trenitalia, the national rail company. It serves Rome (Tiburtina station), Florence (Campo di Marte) and Milan (Rogoredo) for just 9 euros between any of those three cities. Note that the stations used are not the primary ones in those cities.The trains are highspeed ETR-450, converted from Eurostar service into TrenOK. Check the website provided below.
To spare my husband from driving all throughout Italy we did some daytrips by train. Was not too expensive and trains ran on time.Desenzano train station was easy to find and had not too many parking spaces for the car, further away were more spaces so we just opted for a walk.
Trenitalia.com is the Italian railway company web-site. There you can check the time of departure or arrivals of the trains you're going to take. Moreovers there you'll find lots of info about trains in Italy and also several special offers about trains tickets.Note; don't forget to validate your train ticket before the journey in the yellow machines at the train station, otherwise you will get fined.
I just tried to purchase my train ticket (within Italy) via http://www.trenitalia.com by my Hong Kong VISA card, CONFIRM OK!!!Very fast and efficient with English explanation and email confirmation. *Remember to bring along the email when boarding!!!
Giorgio Dell'Artino was our tour guide. He is very good in explaining the sights in English. Our first stop was the Hotel Bernini Bristol in Rome. Very nice accomodations. The bar/restaurant on the top floor offered wonderful sunset views. Giorgio got us tickets for the AS Roma vs Inter Milan soccer match that evening. Great seats and a wonderful game. Rome was the winner.Excellent next 3 days in Rome visiting the Pantheon, Colosieum, Vatican, with many excellent meals in between. He really knows the area. Our bus driver was Francesco who was a great driver and very courteous.We then moved on to Sorrento with a stop in Pompeii on the way to see the ruins. Sorrento was our home base for the next three days. It is a neat city on the coast overlooking Pompeii and Mount Veseveus. One day we took a trip down the coast to Amalfi and Positani. Two great towns with lots to see and do. The next...
Car travelling: Sardinia – Corsica – Rome Without a car, serious transportation on these islands is not possible. In the Alghero airport there are several rent offices. The best conditions were in Hertz. Taking into consideration the serious discount, that was made for me, rent of the diesel Ford C-Max for 10 days cost only 246 euro (!) with standard insurance and opportunity to visit France by ferry. I have rented a car via credit card beforehand in USA with help from Booking Group company (www.economybookings.com).It is necessary to be attentive to the working time of the rental service – usually it's from 8:00 till 23:00. That is why there can be some problems with late or early flights. Hertz works till 24:00 in summer, so despite of short flight delay, I have managed to take the car at 23:45. Returned at 6:00 thru the drop box. By the way, filling stations at night work in...
I would like to share my bad experience with RAILEUROPE pass in Italy. First, unlike other countries that I've been to, I don't remember paying 10 euros, or a need to make reservations when traveling within a Country. Specially when there are trains running every hour to major Cities in Italy. The train schedule for NO reservations fee are BAD with lots of connections. You'll end up paying triple-- with the price you paid in advance for the Eurorail pass, plus the reservations fee. BUY your train tickets in Italy, it's cheaper and hustle free.Second, I'm not in any apologetic mood to say this but most tellers of the ticketing office in the train stations are Rude, impolite, and arrogant, when I think they're the ones who are in the front line in their Country's tourism industry, they should be nice, accommodating , and friendly. We were there during a Low-season, I couldn't imagine what...
Here we are:The Dysfunctional Road Video. Guide to what to expect when driving in Italy . I never drove in Italy before (i will SOON). But if based on this video, I am very used to this funny (but TRUE) dysfuntional driving etiquette. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoTakkd5nU
just got back from travelling in Italy alone by trains, yes the automatic ticket machines have an english option ( but sometimes you need to try a few to get one that takes cash, you can buy your ticket the day before ( follow the step by step instuctions ) I travelled mostly by the regional trains ,. It is a good idea to research on www.trenitalia.com site first so you know whch train to select and you know what price the ticket will be, (hint when on site click "all solutions " which appears at bottom left of screen). Make sure you select 2nd class if that is what you want and base fare. also make sure you validate ticket, just before you get on train at the little yellow mchine at entrance to platform. If I did it anyone can , but I did take a little translation book with me.
I am travelling through Italy at present, I check out the trains on Trentitalia website then just go to the station and buy what I need at the machine, you can chose english and you can buy for the next day, a regional ticket lasts for 6 hours from when you validate it . Check your spelling as all are spelt the Italian way, allow some extra time as some machines don't work and you need to choose another (especially at bigger stations)
Albergo Del Senato Rome
5 Reviews and 1085 Opinions The Pantheon is my favorite building in Rome and might be my favorite building in the world. The...
Al Ponte Antico Hotel Venice Venice
6 Reviews and 474 Opinions My sisters and I stayed 2 nights at this hotel and our time there was priceless. Matteo and his...
Hotel David Florence
6 Reviews and 920 Opinions My husband and I stayed at the hotel 4 years ago and loved it, so when I planned our family trip...
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