Heading to cinque terre in September. My husband myself and adult son will be flying in and out of Pisa. We do not plan to rent a car. What else should we add on while in the area? Chianti wine? Lucca? Sienna? We like to be outdoors, wine and could do a little history/myseums. Thank you!
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San Diego, California, USA
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Hello cathleen.alcantara, and welcome to the forum!
How many nights do you have after your visit to CT before you fly out of Pisa?
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Posted by
Ontario, Canada
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OP, either of your choices could work. But did you overlook Florence?
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OP
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I should have mentioned we have already done Florence. Thinking of adding 3 to 4 more days.
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Lucca would be fine without a car, and there are some vineyards close enough that you could probably use a taxi or bus to get there (would have to google that aspect).
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OP
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Would you recommend we rent a car if we wanted to do Lucca, some vineyards and Sienna? We could probably rent on in Pisa.
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My original reply was based on "We do not plan to rent a car." For rural countryside, a car is better, but for wine tastings, you might want a driver anyway, so it just depends on the overall plan.
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Ontario, Canada
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If you want to rent a car to tour vineyards, realize that the driver won't be able to partake in any tastings. BAC limit in Italy is only 0.5%. 0.0 for anyone who has had a license less than 3 years.
Lucca and Siena are trainable.
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Sioux Falls, SD, USA
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We went to a number of towns nearby - Siena (recommend), Florence, Turin. But there are so many wonderful places in Italy. Read Rick's guidebook about that area.