Great Roads & Hotels (with parking!) in Tuscany.
Discussion
We have the urge to take the 328 back to her home country and are thinking of booking the car train from Den Bosch to Livorno and having a drive around Tuscany during the first week of September. We would arrive in Livorno Sat afternoon and leave from there the following Saturday. If anyone could recommend some must see/do roads and places to stay I would be eternally grateful. We've done 2 road trips before encompassing some of the finest that Spain/France/Italy/Switzerland/Germany have to offer but I normally start planning at the beginning of the year - this time, if we do it, I've only left myself a month and I can't seem to find as much information about this area!
Many thanks in advance!
Many thanks in advance!
Larderello - Massa Marittima (stop&visit)- San Galgano (again...) - Monticiano - Roccastrada is for sure one of the best (and unknown) driving roads in Tuscany: no trafic, no cameras and controls, great sightseeing in the most isolated and wildest part of the region.
Prefer the coast or the rest of the region?
Prefer the coast or the rest of the region?
Hi,
I forgot to list Passo della Futa and Passo della Raticosa (Mille Miglia itinerary...) and Passo del Muraglione, they all head to Emiglia Romagna so it depends on your routes.
If I had to plan a holiday in Tuscany I'd spend some days in Chianti area just for sightseeing (hope you have a gts) while the best tuscan coast is between San Vincenzo and Capalbio. Particularly Baratti Gulf, Castiglion della Pescaia, Monte Argentario.
Don't miss a drive to Pitigliano, Sovana and Saturnia.
I'd forget Forence, which is a mess, Lucca area (just pretty but nothing special) and the north coast: Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio: expensive, busy & ugly.
If you like good food (what a question) just buy Slow Food "Osterie d'Italia 2013": it's a good selection of restaurants offering the best proportion between price and quality (and none of them are "for tourists").
Have a nice holiday.
I forgot to list Passo della Futa and Passo della Raticosa (Mille Miglia itinerary...) and Passo del Muraglione, they all head to Emiglia Romagna so it depends on your routes.
If I had to plan a holiday in Tuscany I'd spend some days in Chianti area just for sightseeing (hope you have a gts) while the best tuscan coast is between San Vincenzo and Capalbio. Particularly Baratti Gulf, Castiglion della Pescaia, Monte Argentario.
Don't miss a drive to Pitigliano, Sovana and Saturnia.
I'd forget Forence, which is a mess, Lucca area (just pretty but nothing special) and the north coast: Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio: expensive, busy & ugly.
If you like good food (what a question) just buy Slow Food "Osterie d'Italia 2013": it's a good selection of restaurants offering the best proportion between price and quality (and none of them are "for tourists").
Have a nice holiday.
We just booked for a week in September at this place: http://www.pratello.it/index_eng.html
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