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Here’s another in the Italy Q&A series. This one is from Frits, who says:
I like to know the way to make a reservation for the train from Rome to Florence. Can that be done via internet? And is it possible to do it on the day of departure at the station and what is the [...]
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I’ve gotten quite a few questions recently about the best ways to get to and from Milan’s Malpensa Airport, and since I’ve already talked about the very-fabulous Malpensa Express train, I figured I should cover more bases and talk this time about the various Malpensa Airport buses. There are a few bus companies that serve [...]
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Here’s another of my Italy Q&A posts. Trudy left this question in a comment right here on the Italy Logue:
What is the easiest way to get from Milan Malpensa to Varenna at Lake Como? Friends are arriving earlier than we are and my husband is the driver. They would like to go to Varenna vs. [...]
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Here’s question I got via email, so here’s another post in my Italy Q&A series. Allan wrote:
I arrive into Rome at about 7pm on a Friday night and need to connect to Florence to meet up with my family.
I note trains are about $65 and leave every hour or so, which would be fine, but [...]
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Unlike some of the great cities in the world, where the tourist attractions are all concentrated in one or two specific and compact areas so that - if you feel like it - you can hoof it from one sight to the next without ever having to figure out the public transportation system, Rome is [...]
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Venice is an ideal city to walk in, but even the most dedicated walkers will probably want to use the famous bus-boats at some point during their trip. They’re incredibly easy to use, mainly because there are very few lines to keep track of in Venice proper, and only a couple areas where they run [...]
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I love subway/metro systems, because they usually represent the cheapest, fastest and generally most efficient way to get around a city. What’s more, they are used by residents even more than tourists, so by riding the metro in a foreign city you get to do some great people-watching as you get from place to place. [...]
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Getting around in an unfamiliar city can be tough to get used to, especially when you don’t speak the language. If a city has a subway system, it’s likely that it’s the most efficient and most inexpensive mode of transportation - but when you’re underground you can get disoriented even more easily, so some tourists [...]
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Milan has two airports, and Linate is more convenient for most short trips because it’s closer to the center of the city. But if you’re flying into Milan from overseas, chances are good that you’re flying into Milan Malpensa. It’s the larger of the two airports, and unfortunately it’s further away from downtown Milan. There [...]
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Generally speaking, and especially if you’re sticking to the bigger tourist destinations in Italy, you’ll have no trouble relying on the country’s train network to get you around. And once you’re in the cities, you can take advantage of usually excellent public transportation. If, on the other hand, you’re hoping to get at all off [...]
