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Stop between Montepulciano and La Spezia?

Hello! We leave the beautiful Terre di Nano outside Montepulciano in the morning, headed to drop the car in la Spezia before our stay in Riomaggiore. We have approximately five hours, of which the drive will be about 3hours 15 minutes. Considering stopping in Lucca for lunch and a quick look-see but will it be a hassle to park, etc for such a brief stop? Any tips or suggestions for another nice stop?

And DougMac, if you see this, you were right about the pizza at Cantina in Greve...we're still talking about it!

Many thanks in advance for your sage advice!

Ciao from Karen!

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Lucca is easy. Parking outside Lucca's city wall includes parking lots and metered on-street parking. If you have Rick Steves Italy, see p. 562 and 564. Piazzale Don Franco has free parking. Google Maps also show parking lots. The whole circumference of the town wall is only about 2.5 miles.

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Volterra is nice also. Easy parking garage outside the wall