ITALY Readers's Tips - Your driver should be able to map out the best route for you.You can use http://www.ppy.m to check distances and estimated driving times.If you're planning to have a formal tour and wine tasting at each winery before doing on to the Fortezza Enoteca in Montalcino, and the rest of the things you want to do, it sounds like a very long day. Each time I've visited a winery for a formal, reserved tour, it has taken at least two hours.f instead, you just intend to stop at the cantine at each of those wineries and sample the wine there, then those stops would be much shorter. Best wishes with your plans.

Be sure to climb to the top of the Fortezza Enoteca.he view is out of this worldThe wine shop is snobby, however.nd the Abezetzia de Sant' Antimo is pretty wild.ery eerie on an overcast day.heck out the ancient olive trees outside.or a good preview of Pienza, rent Romeo and Juliet, the 1968 version directed by Zefferelli.ercurio (close met his match in the city square. We were just in Montalcino for five days in May.e toured many wineries.f you take the formal tour, you will not be able to do all that you have planned in one day.s stated above, each tour will take approximately two hours. would add BiondiSanfi to the list though.hat is the first winery that produced Brunnello wine.t is now run by the fifth generation.t is very close to Barbi.we actually stayed at the Agriturisimo La Crociona that is between Biondi Sanfi and Barbi.arbi has a wonderful restaurant.ou would need reservations for lunch.anfi is a large winery.ou also need reservations there for lunch or dinner.anfi is a little farther out.

How does one go from the Rome airport (FCO to Naples (Naples Centrale station by train Must we go into Rome in order to catch the Trenitalia We are traveling the first week of June, 2007; will we need to purchase tickets in advance Thanks, Ed

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