Hi all
three of us ladies are going to Italy in May for two weeks departing from Los Angeles. questions:
1. does Genoa make sense as a base for touring the Cinque Terre to La Spezia?
2. we’re going by train eventually ending up in Ljubljana. would a round trip flight to Milan make sense for that?
Thank you!
Posted by
Colorado Mountains, USA
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By “base,” are you considering staying in Genoa, and visiting the Cinque Terre/La Spezia as a day trip, returning back to your base that night? Or are you considering flying to Genoa from Los Angeles, destined for the Cinque Terre/La Spezia? If the latter, the Pisa airport is closer than Genoa’s. Frankly, flights to Rome are easier for us to arrange, and we got to the Cinque Terre after a week in Rome. But maybe Rome’s not on your agenda.
When we visited Ljubljana and Slovenia, we flew into Venice, and headed east from there.
Posted by
OP
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no- I’m considering flying into Milan then taking the train to Genoa to explore Cinque Terre
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Genoa is a large port city and I would prefer stay in somewhere like Levento where you can easily get the train to the CT towns and Porto Venere, La Speza etc.
Have you looked at getting a flight back to the States from Ljubljana? Look at open jaw or multi-city tickets ( flying into one city and out of another). Might necessitate a layover in somewhere like Frankfurt but saves a backtracking train journey to Milan.
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Colorado Mountains, USA
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The train from Milan will pass through Genoa, whether you plan to stop there first for any time, or are heading straight to the Cinque Terre as quickly as possible. Some train journeys involve transferring to a different train in Genoa, and others can continue beyond Genoa, with a transfer in Levanto. It depends where the first train is ultimately going, for its final destination. But your final destination is Cinque Terre, so you’ll be transferring at some point.
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Colorado Mountains, USA
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I think I see lanlubber’s point about not backtracking to Milan for your flight home. If it works for you, maybe fly to Milan and home from Venice, if that makes a difference, if not home from Ljubljana?
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Italy
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There are direct IC trains from Milan to Monterosso, the biggest village on the Cinque Terre. Why don't you stay there and visit Genoa as a day trip?