Hi,
We are a couple who will be visiting Tuscany in July for a total of 6 nights: we arrive into Florence by train and spend 1 night here, and then we are staying in a farmhouse in Gaiole in Chianti for 5 nights. After this we then travel from Tuscany to Monterosso in the Cinque Terre.
I just want some advise on the best way to get from Florence to Gaiole and from Gaiole to Monterosso. Our plan is to rent a car when we leave Florence. My question is, what is the best place to rent the car?
The reason I ask is that I have heard that it is a bit crazy driving in the cities, is this the case? If so, I would be reluctant to drive in Florence, is there a car rental agency on the outskirts of the city? I would not be a nervous driver so if it is OK to drive in Florence I am happy to do this.
In order to get to Monterosso, I was planning on driving from Gaiole to Pisa and hopefully drop the car in Pisa and take the train to Monterosso. Does this seem reasonable?
Could you suggest a car rental agency / agencies which would fit my requirments? ie Be convenient location for leaving Florence and be able to pick up in Florence and drop off in Pisa.
Any advise greatly appreciated, I understand my questions are quite specific.
Many thanks,
Colum
We are a couple who will be visiting Tuscany in July for a total of 6 nights: we arrive into Florence by train and spend 1 night here, and then we are staying in a farmhouse in Gaiole in Chianti for 5 nights. After this we then travel from Tuscany to Monterosso in the Cinque Terre.
I just want some advise on the best way to get from Florence to Gaiole and from Gaiole to Monterosso. Our plan is to rent a car when we leave Florence. My question is, what is the best place to rent the car?
The reason I ask is that I have heard that it is a bit crazy driving in the cities, is this the case? If so, I would be reluctant to drive in Florence, is there a car rental agency on the outskirts of the city? I would not be a nervous driver so if it is OK to drive in Florence I am happy to do this.
In order to get to Monterosso, I was planning on driving from Gaiole to Pisa and hopefully drop the car in Pisa and take the train to Monterosso. Does this seem reasonable?
Could you suggest a car rental agency / agencies which would fit my requirments? ie Be convenient location for leaving Florence and be able to pick up in Florence and drop off in Pisa.
Any advise greatly appreciated, I understand my questions are quite specific.
Many thanks,
Colum