Hi there, We would like to arrive from Rome to a place in Tuscany by train in early Nov and use that as the base to travel around for 5 days. We would like to hire a car for these 4 days before leaving the car and taking the train to Florence. Some places we are thinking of are Siena, Pienza, Lucca and perhaps Montalcino - if there are better places than these pls let us know.
I would like to know:
* what is the best town to use as a central point and stay for 4 nights/5 days. Are we better off staying in a place like Siena and just making day trips or staying in Siena for 2 nights and travelling somewhere else by rental car and then taking the train from there to Florence?
* Are hire cars available near train stations? Prefer not to carry bags and going into the town to find hire cars.
* Is the weather ok in early Nov to drive around or we better off using trains (do not like buses!)
Thank you - in anticipation of your early reply.
I would like to know:
* what is the best town to use as a central point and stay for 4 nights/5 days. Are we better off staying in a place like Siena and just making day trips or staying in Siena for 2 nights and travelling somewhere else by rental car and then taking the train from there to Florence?
* Are hire cars available near train stations? Prefer not to carry bags and going into the town to find hire cars.
* Is the weather ok in early Nov to drive around or we better off using trains (do not like buses!)
Thank you - in anticipation of your early reply.