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    Events June 11-17?

    We will be in Tuscany June 11-7. Can you recommend any cool events or festivals? Thanks in advance! Anthony
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    San Gimignano to Rio Maggiore

    We are going to be spending a night in Rio Maggiore. We are going there from San Gimignano. We are driving and I am just wondering where is the best place to drive and park? Should we drive somewhere like La Spezia, park the car overnight, then take the train? Thanks in advance for your...
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    Where to rent car?

    I am staying in Bologna before going on to San Gimignano for a week. We are then flying out of Florence. Is it better, and worth the additional cost, to rent the car in Bologna then return it to Florence? Or take the train from Bologna to Florence where we pick up and return the car (less...
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    Montepulciano to Cinque Terre

    Is Cinque Terre a realistic day trip from Montepulciano? I really want to go spend a day there? I rented a car, but I am not sure if there is a better way to do it. Should I drive all the way there? If I do drive where do you park to actually get to the first town? Should I take a train...
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    Train to Montepulciano

    I am heading to Italy in a week and a half. I am stopping in Venice first then heading to 5 days to Montepulciano. I just want to make sure I am headed to the right train station. I am taking the train from Venezia St. Lucia to CHIUSI-CHIANCIANO. Is that correct? My plan was to rent a...
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    Excursions in Tuscany

    I am will staying 4 nights in Montepulciano in mid June. Can you recommend any tours we can do? Wine tasting trips......etc? I have been looking online for different companies that offer these types of trips. Much of the tours I am seeing now are based out of Florence. I was hoping find...
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    Most Romantic Towns?

    I love this site and all the information! Can you recommend your top most romantic towns to stay in? We have 4 days next summer and I really want to stay in one of those beautiful hillside towns with breathtaking scenery. I was just told Pienza, Lucca and Montelpulciano fit that description...
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    3 Nights in Tuscany. Where do I stay?

    My wife and I will be spending 3 nights in Tuscany next summer. We were going to stay in Cortona because wanted to see the exact same sights we saw in Under the Tuscan Sun. I heard it was not that great so we were thinking Siena. Can you recommend a good base to stay for first timers and some...
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