My wife and I are looking to break our week long stay in Florence this May with a few of day trips. We were thinking of a day trip to Sienna on the bus, a day in Lucca by train and one day away from the cities with the Slow day in Tuscany tour. Any advice or recommendations?
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Shawnee, OK, USA
396 posts
You mentioned my two favorite cities in that part of Italy...Lucca and Siena. I stay there 3-4 days each town....so a day trip would be a quick one. Lucca is flat, Siena is hilly. More to see in Siena. Would need to take a cab from the train station in Siena into the town. If you were to bus to Siena, the bus has a stop right at St. Catherine Church. If you go to Lucca by train, it is right across the street from the "walls" of Lucca. I bought wonderful leather purses in Lucca and delicious panatone in Siena. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Long Beach, CA, USA
359 posts
Siena is a good day trip from Florence by bus and Lucca is a good day trip by train but do make sure to give Florence itself plenty of time, there is so much to see and experience your plan is a good one
enjoy!