There are three of us and we are renting a car in Venice after our time there and will drive to Montalcino. I contemplated train to Florence and pick up the car there but it doesn’t save us much time, if any, and it’s just another transition to add into the equation. We definitely want the car for The Tuscan countryside when we stay in Montalcino. As an aside, yes I’ve driven in Italy several times and yes I have an IDP.
So, my question- where to stop for lunch in transit? I would LOVE to stop in Bologna but we will have the car and can’t drive into the center. Have you ever driven this route and found somewhere that is car accessible and memorable to stop for lunch? Of course we can always do the panino with mortadella at the auto grill- seriously nothing wrong with that! I just thought that I would check in here and see if there are any suggestions from this collective pool of amazing experience.
Thank you in advance.