Montecatini Terme Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

Spa Elegance

Spa Elegance, Montecatini Terme

 BruceDunning Says:  The town has a population of 20,000, but with 230 hotels, it accomodates 2,000,000 tourists a year. It is a town founded in BCE, but had not reached fame until the spas were developed in latre 1300's for the first time. They expanded in 1540. It had been a part of Lucca... 

Map of Town layout

Map of Town layout, Montecatini Terme

 BruceDunning Says:  This shows the areas where you can view and park. It is packed inside the main area, and parking is scarce. 

Shop

Shop, Montecatini Terme

 BruceDunning Says:  The main shopping avenue is Viale Chipadale, and the viale G. Verde holds the municipal building and other great structures from the 1920's. The architecture is called Liberty period. The buildings have a lot of elegance and depicts the period of high society coming to the... 

Terme Alto

Terme Alto, Montecatini Terme

 BruceDunning Says:  The town grew up around the alto; 299 meters high on a hill. The lower town was developed in 1905 and called BAgni Montecatini, later named changed to today. It was to draw people to the spas in the new drained valley called VAldinievole. It eventually became the main... 

Just walk and make acquaintance with this city

Just walk and make acquaintance with this city, Montecatini Terme

 eksvist Says:  It is beautiful and comfy city what is deserve to explore. You take some time and walk by streets or go to shopping. The shops were open till there was clients. Lots of shops were closing the dors at 11 PM or even 12 PM. We don't saw the closing times on the dors of shops...... 

SPA in Montecatini..web pages

SPA in Montecatini..web pages, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  here there are useful linkshttp://www.grottagiustispa.com/http://www.montecatini.it/they are both in english language too..you can find (i think) anything you need...let me know 

Termeland: a park for children

Termeland: a park for children, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  There is a sort of lunapark for children in Montecatini. It's called Thermeland and you can get your children and spend some hours heere makeing them play around. There are several and different games that can be used from children to every age.In this place they organize... 

Medieval town on the hill

Medieval town on the hill, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  Really close to Montecatini Terme there is the town of Montecatini Alto. This sweet little medieval town has lots of interesting shops and give you a beautiful panoramic view of Montecatini Terme and of all the Valdinievole area. It's an amazing place where to spend some... 

Hotels  

Grand Plaza Locanda Maggiore

 1 Review and 142 Opinions  Stayed here 2 nights as part of COSMOS tour. First, the a/c was not working in our room -in June. I... 

Grand Hotel Tettuccio

 1 Review and 158 Opinions  Good hotel in the city centre, opposite the city park, owns one of the biggest thermal centre of the... 

Restaurants  

RINASCITA: JUE, cafe living in Montecatini Terme

RINASCITA: JUE, cafe living in Montecatini Terme, Montecatini Terme

 Martin_S. Says:  An enjoyable and very modern coffeeshop in this old town. 

Le Maschere: Different kind of Pizza

Le Maschere: Different kind of Pizza, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  Le Maschere is an ancient theatre in the main medieval square of Montecatini Alto and just for this reason you'd go and visit it.More then this it's a very good restaurant were is served not the ordinary pizza but the "focaccia" (similar to the pizza but withouth tomato). On... 

Pulcinella: Napoli's restaurant

Pulcinella: Napoli's restaurant, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  All the people that working in this restaurant are from Napoli, so they decided to use really "napoletana" way of cooking. That means that every dish is really full of food, and the pizza is different from the other pizzas you can find in Tuscany. Here they ask if you want... 

Da Pellegrino: don't miss

Da Pellegrino: don't miss, Montecatini Terme

 PALLINA Says:  While in Montecatini Terme, we would never have discoverd such a gourmet paradise if we had not asked for suggestion to the owner of a wine shop. He told us that most of restaurants in Montecatini Terme are not local, because the follow food trends and offer what tourists... 

Nightlife  

La Cascina: A drink in the center of the town

La Cascina: A drink in the center of the town, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  La cascina is a pub and a restaurant.During summer u can have a drink in the garden,with live music:during winter the live music is not so loud so it doesn't disturb.There is a special room for smokers that is upstairs..it's big enough and you don't feel like a strange... 

Transportation  

Montecatini to Florence or to Lucca

Montecatini to Florence or to Lucca, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  Montecatini is exactly inthe middle between Florence and Lucca. You need 40 mins by train from the main station to reach Florence and the same time for reach Lucca. There are lots of train during the day but expecially early in the morning they are full of students that go... 

Using trains

Using trains, Montecatini Terme

 Karahan Says:  Trains are the most useful transportation for Montecatini. If you wanna go to Pisa or Florence by train it takes about 1 and half hour. You can buy your tickets from offices or the machines at stations. Tickets are valid for Toscana region. To Firenze or Pisa it's the best... 

Shopping  

downtown area: Fashion clothes

downtown area: Fashion clothes, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  Well in Montecatini there are lots of shops that sell "important" clothes. Expecially in the downtown there are several shops selling Kelvin Kline, Armani, Valentino and so on. There are also some shoes shops (for the happyness of women). But pay attention 'couse Montecatini... 

Upscale Shopping Galore

Upscale Shopping Galore, Montecatini Terme

 nicolaitan Says:  As one might expect in an upscale spa town with innumerable hotels, shopping includes literally all the major names associated with larger cities. While the stores tend to be smaller with lesser collections, prices are often significantly lower than in neighboring Florence... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Parking Issue

Parking Issue, Montecatini Terme

 BruceDunning Says:  Watch where you park, and make sure the colored spaces are the right ones. Contrary to some other towns, blue marking is for the locals, and white is for others. They have meter maids going around a great deal to issue tickets. I got one. It costs 35 eruo, and then you need... 

Parking..blue lines only

Parking..blue lines only, Montecatini Terme

 Alex_71 Says:  Well Montecatini it's supposed to be a therme's town and so it'd be very friendly with tourists, but from a while there is a society that has taken the administration of all the parking area. You have to pay attention. You can park just in the areas with the blue lines (the... 

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Green parks and gardens

Green parks and gardens, Montecatini Terme

 Karahan Says:  Certainly main attractions about Montecatini is to see and experience their thermal waters. But there are also green parks and gardens with plenty of flowers too. You can run or rest there especially in the morning and in the evening. Besides they're very good for your... 

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 here there are useful linkshttp://www.grottagiustispa.com/http://www.montecatini.it/they are both in english language too..you can find (i think) anything you... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hi, Has anyone heard any good or bad reports of Hotel Lazzerini? I'm about to book a four night stay and can't find any reviews... 

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A: Whilst you are waiting for comments from VT-ers who know the hotel, the reviews on this reliable site ( use it a lot) may not be in English, but many of the scores given... 

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The city where i live

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 Montecatini terme is a small(about21000)town in the middle between Pisa and Florence.It's a "liberty style" town,so you can see the liberty style of the beginning of the century.It's famous for the...... 

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Delightful Spa Town and Hill Vilage

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 This summer resort lies mid-way between Lucca and Florence, on the main rail line and also on the autostrada. It lies at the foot of the Pistoian mountains and has been a major spa since the 14th... 

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Montecatini Terme, renowned health spas

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 Montecatini Terme is a city of health spas. It's also a connection point between Pisa and Venice. It takes about 1 hour to get both of places by train. Every year at least 2.000.000 tourists visit... 

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Montecatini Terme: Relaxing and Fun

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 This is the main street of Montecatini Terme. There are alot of shops and hotels along the street, but there are also parks and lovely buildings to view as well. There is certainly an active night... 

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Montecatini Terme and Montecatini Alto

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 Stayed for two nights in the Royal Palace hotel. Nice shops and had a good night out having beers and browsing through shops. Do not miss the 'Older City' Montecatini Alto. You can reach this city in... 

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