ITALY Readers's Tips - Fly to Milan (most flights or, better, to Pisa. From Milan Malpensa airport it is a good hour into the central Milan station, then 3 and189; to 4 hours by train. From Pisa, with one or two changes of trains en route, it takes a good two hours. Weather is variable, not beach weather yet, but you can have nice sunny days, or foggy or rainy April is the most changeable month, to see all these climates in one day is possible. Which of the five and34;terreand34; (towns are you looking at They are smallish towns between cliffs and the ocean, in picturesque settings, not much to do except hiking from one town to the next some of those paths are more strenuous than others, and the train takes you back when you've had enough.oats may be running at the end of April, or not, I am not sure. Hope this helps.

End of April is a great time to go. We stayed in an apartment in Riomaggiore and apartment rental is a great option in this region especially allowing you to choose when you have breakfast.n my experiences in Italy you can expect clean, albeit at times quite spartan apartments.etails take a little digging for this region, but not too much.rices are fair. If you prefer a hotel, then IIRC Monterosso sul Mare has the biggest concentration. p. At that time of year, look out for small orange coloured fruit (not too disimilar in appearance to apricots called Nespolone (though I think Nespa might be used as well.hey're wonderfully sweet and succulent. regards Ian We are planning a trip to the Tuscany region the end of May first of June.e are bringing my mother (65 and were thinking of staying in a agritourism type villa or cottage in the country side for about a week and doing one day driving trips to siena, arezzo, volterra, montepulciano and the other drivable towns.e were actually looking at places near Montepulciano.e are thinking of then taking a train or plane from Florence (with one day there to do the Uffizi maybe even fly into there to the lake district for 4 days.We thought we would not take a car up north just use the ferry system. This is a once in a lifetime trip and we are doing all of the research we can now.Does this sound like a good plan We love wine and we thought we could drive in the tuscany region and not overexert ourselves with too much traveling.He loves to cook as well, so we would want a place were he could buy local produce and prepare the meals. Any advice is appreciated.

jensen, Sounds like a good plan.ly into Florence and out of Milan or into Rome and out of Milan.mail me and I will send you ideas for Tuscan day trips.schulte47yahoo.m

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