ITALY Readers's Tips - Given your location, I'd spend an afternoon exploring Fiesole taking in the view of Florence below.Then you could take local road S2 for a trip to San Gimignano.And not far outside Siena to the west, there's an interesting walled town, Monteriggioni, also on S2.Not alot going on inside the walls but such an unusual setting, it's worth the walk up the hill. Really, the best thing about being in Tuscany with a car is just pulling out a map and exploring.Go north one day, south the next.You never know what vista is over the next hill, what charming village is around the next corner.

Use the Tusacany forum on Tripadvisor.m.I have planned a 16 day visit using a dozen books and 2 web sites.If you have a car and you want to visit Tuscany, use Cheap Hotel Guide's Driving Tours or Authentic Tuscany by Touring Club of Italy.If you have never been to Florence, take the train and spend an entire day there as long as possible.I would skip Fiesole.It is a nice day trip if you can't get out into the countryside.But since you will be spending time in Chianti/Tuscany, don't bother.SG is better visited late in the day, after the tourists have gone.Use some sources and choose places that appeal to you.Be warned, that though driving is fairly even, it does take time on these secondary roads.There are some good N/S highways that can take save you time at night, in the rain, or when you are just ready to take it easy. Good luck in your choices.It is hard to go wrong. WE are going to Tuscany mid November and would like to know which town would be the best to stay.Any recommendations would be helpful.

There is no best town, because each is charming and unique.It depends on what you want to do while you're in Tuscany.I recommend that you get a good map (or use http://www.chelin.m to estimate distances and driving times to other places you want to see. You will find excellent information on this site about these towns; use the Destinations and the Search functions above.Here's a link to some of it: http://www.eap Hotel Guide.m/destinations/chianti/2535010025.ml

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