Hi there, I'm hoping someone can solve a few mysteries for me....
We will arrive at NC airport in the late evening so have booked a couple of nights at a hotel about 15 minutes away by tram a little way back from the promenade.
On the third day (second in France) we will be travelling from Nice by rail through to Genoa/Genova and onwards to La Spezia where we will stay for 3 nights. Accommodation is already booked.
We will explore Cinque Terre from La Spezia - but unsure if we can purchase rail tickets to do this from the Central Station in Nice town?
Otherwise, I assume we must buy another ticket at Genoa station...
From La Spezia, we work backwards for a 5 night stay in Rapallo - to visit (on separate days) both Portofino and Camogli.
We definitely want to spend a full day in Genoa (returning back to Rapallo the same day).
So, train travel - what is the best way to go about it as I'm struggling with timetables?
We're looking at late September into early October.
At the end, we have another full night in Nice and the majority of the next day due to a late flight back to UK - so we've booked 2 nights accommodation again rather than having to check out in the morning of the final day.
I would prefer not to have to add yet another app to my phone - as it's me who gets that job as my partner is a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to mobile phones. Hence, why we are looking to just be able to turn up and buy tickets...
But then, I keep hearing about having to "validate" the tickets - what exactly does that entail?
I'd be grateful for any information which will help us to get the most out the journey as we're really looking forward to the train trip along the coast.
Thanks!