I saw a post about driving to Cinque Terre from Florence and dropping our car in LaSpezia. Two questions:
1.) How far is the drive from Florence to LaSpezia? (This is the first time we are driving. I've done it by train.)
2.) Where is best to park and what might I expect to pay for two nights?)
Warmly,
Christina
1- two hours, more or less
2-La Spezia has a parking structure at the train station. However if you plan to stay in Monterosso, or also Vernazza, then it's faster to drive to Levanto or even Monterosso, and park there. To get there you'd drive the A12 past La Spezia toward Genova and exit at Levanto. Monterosso can be reached from Levanto in about 20+ min. If you stay in Riomaggiore or Manarola, then La Spezia is closer.
Parking in Monterosso at either of the two parking places (Fegina on the beach, or Loreto at the old town) cost 18€/day for the first day, and 15€/day thereafter. Hourly parking is about 2€/hour.
At La Spezia station daily parking prices are basically the same.
http://www.mobpark.eu/it/park-centro-stazione-6/info/tariffe-ed-orari.html
Thank you so much!
We parked at the train station in LaSpezia, super easy!
If one is taking the ferry from La Spezia to the Cinque Terre, there is parking at Porto Mirabello a short walk away. It is outside but with video surveillance and the rate was .50 Euro per hour last season. (Not recommended if you've a lot of luggage)
