Italy Travel Forum

Hi
We are having a day trip to Venice from Lago di Garda and are going by train. I know that the station is in a great location but as we are short on time how long does it take walking (with a 6 year old!) from the station to a central location (St Marks?) or is a water bus a lot quicker option, and are they near the station anyway?
Thanks

I was wanting to know how I can get to the Catacombs of San Sebastiano or of Domitilla with a rather large group of students. We do not have a coach/touring car so it would have to be via public transport.

Does anyone know if there is a good bus or train connection with either of these 'venues' ?

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Dahidh

Hello;
I will be vacationing in Praiano this coming September and I would like to visit friends in Cava dei Tirreni. I know there is a bus that goes along the coast to Salerno, but is there a train from Salerno to Cava? My friends live in the old part of cava. I would appreciate any travel tips. Thank you

I posted this in the Vatican forum as well, but thought I would try here, too.


I'd like to go to the Vatican Museum while I'm there, but I would rather not get there at 6am and wait in line all day! I had found a place that offered 2-hour tours (which is all I would really need. I'd like to see the Museum but don't feel like I need to be there all day), but I can't seem to find it again. Does anyone know of anything like this that I can book in advance? Thanks.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, so please let me know if you have any better places for it. I'll be traveling around Italy for 3 weeks at the end of this month. I've read a lot about the need to wear a money belt, but have never used one myself. I've been to Paris and India without one, but the situation seems to be different this time. I stayed in one hotel during my trip to Paris and only needed to take a small amount of money with me each day. In India I stayed with my friend's family and carried little money each day. However, I'll be traveling by myself to Italy and staying in multiple cities over the trip. I guess what I'm really asking is if there is a good alternative to a money belt. A friend wore one when we went to Paris and when she leaned forward everyone could see the back strap of the money belt. I know looks are not a good reason to risk losing money or documents so I was hoping there was a good alternative to a money belt. Any help? Should I just bite the bullet and get a money belt?

I would like to take the opportunity whilst I am in Venice to buy some self-study books for learning Spanish (because I couldn't quite get them in my home country). Any bookshops near Piazzale Roma or S. Marco (or anywhere on the island)? Directions to the bookshops very much appreciated.

Does anyone know of any kind of transport from Gardaland to Garda after the night parade? I tried searching for the buses, but it seems they stop way before the parade. What do you suggest?

Is there any other (cheaper) way of going to Stazione Marittima from the Marco Polo Airport apart from taxi or taxi motorboat? Please also advise time needed and approximate fares.

I'm hopefully heading to Ancona this weekend for some beach fun, I was just wondering if anyone could give me some help on the best way to get from the train station to the beach?

i am going to diano marina, in october and would love to know if anybody knows what the weather is like at this time of year thank you

Hi there,
Has anyone stayed at B&B Lucky House ROma? I have been looking for reviews on the net but havent found any. Is it within walking distance to the sights? Thanks!

Looking to find people to share shuttle cost. Wife and I are arriving Rome FCO Airport May 11 around 10am and flying out early afternoon May 18 via Zoom out of Toronto. Sailing on Costa Concordia. Anyone interested? We have a short time to figure out where and how to meet and form a small group. If we can get numbers we might be able to book a prearranged pickup at a fixed rate.

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Glen

I will be traveling alone without a tour. I have alread booked my air to and from Rome. I will be spending several days in Rome and then several days in Sorrento. I will spend the last few days again in Rome before returning to USA. In between Sorrento and Rome I have nine days, which I would like to use to travel to Florence, Tuscany, Umbria and the Lake region. I will not be visiting Milan nor Venice. I will travel by train and bus. My problem is what route should I take during those nine days, so that I will not be criss crossing or backtracking these areas. In otherwords which would be the best way to proceed thru these areas, back to Rome. Thank you

I am interested in renting a small apartment for one person in rome for 3-6 months. all i can find on the web is daily rates does anyone know where i can rent by the month?

jack...

IS there still the inter-Calabria train service mentioned for 5 Euro for 30km, 60km, 90km, 120 km? I was very interested to see the post from 2004 that there is such inexpensive service, so that one would not need a car from Lamezia to Tropea, the lovely beach resort. Does that still exist?

My other question is about how to get to the Lamezia train station from the Lamezia airport, is there a regular bus or something connecting them besides a taxi?
Trying to use the "trenialia.com" officialtrain website, I give up in despair. There is just no way to tell the price of any ticket. None of the pricing links works at all. I switch back and forth from English to Italian because it used to work in Italian but not in English. Now it works in NEITHER language!

has anyone ever stayed at hotel gambrinus in rome? we will have children with us, and i am wondering if it would be suitable. thanks

can someone please tell me if there is an ATM or bank in Vernazza?

Gtrazi!

What is the name of the port near the Excelsior as I plan a boat trip to Procida and it seems to leave from various locations.Many thanks-Gene

Hello all, my honeymoon is fast approaching (2 weeks to go) and we will be in beautiful italy. We will be staying a few days in florence, the plan is to use one day to visit pisa and a beach.

We will get up early and get the train to pisa. Only reason for going is to be total tourists and take photos of ourselves 'holding up the tower'. After that we would like to go to the beach. As most of our hols will be city based we would like to take one day to relax on a beach. I have checked out a website for viareggio which i believe you can reach by train from pisa. The only problem is that it doesn't look like a relaxing beach. Packed full of sunbeds and no where to throw a towl down.

Please can anyone advise me on which beach to go to and how to get there (by train from pisa?). Also we need to get back to florence later on. Would like to make a day of it stopping for an evening meal etc. What is the latest we would be able to make it back (by train). We will later be in Naples and will try and visit the Amalfi coast but from what i can tell this is more rugged coastline than beach.

Would appreicate any help anyone can give.
Jacqueline
P.S. Really can't wait now :)

My husband and I are from South Africa. We will be visiting Italy from 15 December 2008 to 3 January 2009. We will start out in Venice, then spend a few nights each on Agriturismos in Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, Rimini.
We are both Latin American (Salsa, Rumba, Cha-cha, Lambada, Samba) and Tango dancers and we would like to go social dancing at night.
Please can you help out with names and addresses of dancing hotspots?
Also do you know of any events planned for New Years Eve or is too early to ask?
Thank you!
Reneé

Hi! I'll be taking a cruise and one of the stops in is Catania. There are organized outings with the cruise line but i was hoping my boyfriend and i could tour on our own. I was just wondering if it's going to be difficult for us to navigate around-pretty much having no idea where we're going when we step off the boat. Just curious if anyone has any tips or advice!

I'm thinking of catching the train from venice to rome in the morning. I looked on the trenitalia site and I can see the timetable, but under the buy column it says NO. Does this mean the train is sold out or I cant buy tickets online? If anyone has done this in Oct, how much does it usually cost? Thanks!

What is the size of rooms in the Hotel Cicerone and Savoy ?

My husband and I will be arriving at the Milano Centrale Train Station, our son will be arriving at Malpensa Airport. We all get in around 10 am and our trip continues to Menaggio. We need to meet up and travel to Menaggio.

What is the most efficient route (by time) to get to Menaggio?

I want to travel from Treviso Airport to Ljublijana and return from Kranjska Gora to the Airport (in July).
Advice please

i am looking for a good quality cheaper hotel for my son and girlfriend who are visiting milan for a short city break 4th to 6th june. Near city centre for all tourist sites etc. would be ideal or somewhere close to transport links. Any suggestions and approx prices

I will be in La Spezia, going to Siena the first week of June. WHat are the travel options? Been on Trenitalia and it seems arduous by train. Any ideas out there?

hi I would be grateful if someone could tell me if there is a shuttle bus from verona airport to limone and how much does it cost and what time it starts. We will land at verona airport at about 9:30 am and our flight back to manchester leaves at 10:00 am. Please can anyone help.

My wife and I will be in Milan beginning July 10, 2008. The fine folks at Perillo cancelled our tour and put us on one leaving a day earlier. I got tickets to the Last Supper online for Saturday, July 12. Now our only opportunity to see it would be on Friday, July 11. There are still many tickets available on Friday, but not many on Saturday. If you are interested in going on Saturday and want guaranteed tickets, I would be happy to help you reserve for Friday and then trade you for my Saturday tickets... It's only $16 Euros, but a Euro's a Euro, no?

I'm trying to organise a beach trip for a few of my friends for this weekend. We all live in Parma, but I've heard that the west coast is nicer than the east. I had previously planned on going to Rimini, but have now been warned against it. I'd ideally like to limit the travelling to around 3/4 hours by train. Any suggestions?