Hi All!
GREAT forum! My wife and I will be traveling to abroad for the first time in Italy. We have done a lot of cruises, but this trip will be out of our comfort zone. I am surprising her with a trip at the end of April (4/25 - 5/5).
We will be flying into and out of Rome. We will be spending 3 nights in Rome, then Venice, and finally Chianti (specifically, we are staying at Hotel Le Pozze di Lecchi,Gaiole in Chianti).
We are big wine people, and would like to travel the wineries as well as check out some castles.
I really want to relax and the thought of driving a car...terrifies me! It looks like we will be taking a train from Venice to ???? Florence?
Questions:
1) Can a train get us closer to Gaiole (than Florence)?
2) Do most people just rent a car in Florence and drive to Gaiole?
3) If you've never driven in europe...will I die?
4) Is there a place in Chianti to rent a car?
That will get me started...but I have a lot more questions!
TIA
Dwayne
GREAT forum! My wife and I will be traveling to abroad for the first time in Italy. We have done a lot of cruises, but this trip will be out of our comfort zone. I am surprising her with a trip at the end of April (4/25 - 5/5).
We will be flying into and out of Rome. We will be spending 3 nights in Rome, then Venice, and finally Chianti (specifically, we are staying at Hotel Le Pozze di Lecchi,Gaiole in Chianti).
We are big wine people, and would like to travel the wineries as well as check out some castles.
I really want to relax and the thought of driving a car...terrifies me! It looks like we will be taking a train from Venice to ???? Florence?
Questions:
1) Can a train get us closer to Gaiole (than Florence)?
2) Do most people just rent a car in Florence and drive to Gaiole?
3) If you've never driven in europe...will I die?
4) Is there a place in Chianti to rent a car?
That will get me started...but I have a lot more questions!
TIA
Dwayne