Hello All,
Firstly I have to say that all the contributors have done an amazing job in sharing their ideas & suggestions.The information here is valuable and can never be found in any guide books!!
Now to the trip!!
The wife & myself (early 30’s) are planning a 2 week trip to Tuscany during the first week of October as we understand the crowds will be less & things will be a bit cheaper than July-August and the weather cooler as well.
We plan to fly into Rome and take a connecting flight to Florence and stay here for 03nights. Then we head over to Lucca for 2nights and on the third morning pick up a rental car and drive to Chianti via Pisa. We then intend to stay in Chianti for 5nights which should give us enough time to drive around and see San Gimigano, Volterra and just mainly enjoy the wineries & the scenery.
Finally we plan on ending Tuscany with 2nights in Sienna and drive back to Rome where we plan to stay another 2nights and fly back home.
Does this seem like a reasonable itinerary? Are we making the best use of the 12days we have on hand? Are there any other places I should be visiting which I have glaring missed out?
Lastly we really want to drive around as we understand that’s the best way to travel but it also comes with its share of problems. Is my suggestion correct of picking up the car to drive from Lucca to Chianti, use it in Chianti, drive to Sienna, maybe park in Sienna for 2nights and finally drive back to Rome. Is the drive from Sienna to Rome worth it ? Or should we just return the car in Sienna and get to Rome by train?
Thanks everyone for any help you can provide. Once I sort this bit I can start planning forward.
Rgds, shane.
Firstly I have to say that all the contributors have done an amazing job in sharing their ideas & suggestions.The information here is valuable and can never be found in any guide books!!
Now to the trip!!
The wife & myself (early 30’s) are planning a 2 week trip to Tuscany during the first week of October as we understand the crowds will be less & things will be a bit cheaper than July-August and the weather cooler as well.
We plan to fly into Rome and take a connecting flight to Florence and stay here for 03nights. Then we head over to Lucca for 2nights and on the third morning pick up a rental car and drive to Chianti via Pisa. We then intend to stay in Chianti for 5nights which should give us enough time to drive around and see San Gimigano, Volterra and just mainly enjoy the wineries & the scenery.
Finally we plan on ending Tuscany with 2nights in Sienna and drive back to Rome where we plan to stay another 2nights and fly back home.
Does this seem like a reasonable itinerary? Are we making the best use of the 12days we have on hand? Are there any other places I should be visiting which I have glaring missed out?
Lastly we really want to drive around as we understand that’s the best way to travel but it also comes with its share of problems. Is my suggestion correct of picking up the car to drive from Lucca to Chianti, use it in Chianti, drive to Sienna, maybe park in Sienna for 2nights and finally drive back to Rome. Is the drive from Sienna to Rome worth it ? Or should we just return the car in Sienna and get to Rome by train?
Thanks everyone for any help you can provide. Once I sort this bit I can start planning forward.
Rgds, shane.
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