italy
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Part 5 – Lucca to Trieste
Distance : 383km Travel time : 6 hours Lucca is so well connected with railway lines, you can travel in and out one of three ways. The most popular is from Pisa, but to the west the line stretches out to the pretty coastal town of Viareggio, and to the east it follows the sceni…
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Part 4 – Bastia to Lucca
Distance : 205 Kilometres Travel time : 7 hours 6am is no joke of a time to start a day while you’re on holiday, not least when it’s 1st April. Numerous emails from Corsica Ferries had urged me to check in in good time at the ferry terminal in Bastia – and given the process…
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Italian Adventure Part 6 – Livorno
On the final day of his Italian trip, we explore Livorno, a quiet alternative to the bustling tourist spots of Tuscany. We see its historical sites, like the Fortezza Nuovo and New Venice, and highlights the city’s mix of faded beauty and modern luxury. Livorno offers an authentic taste of La Dolce Vita.
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Italian Adventure Part 5 – La Cinque Terre
In the heat of the summer, a trip to the coast is often a good option. And this morning, at Pisa Centrale station, around a hundred other people have had the same idea. The beauty of Italy’s railway system is that you can get just about anywhere in a short space of time, and at…
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Italian Adveture Part 4 – Run For The Hills
For many years in the UK, the very mention of Tuscany conjured up a very specific image. Not of rolling hills with the baking sun feeding rich vineyards below, but of middle class , middle aged families spending the entire summer in a villa, annoying the hell out of the locals. But public transport, and…
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Italian Adventure Part 3 – My name is Lucca
Pisa is a great base from which to explore the rest of Tuscany and neighbouring Liguria. Over the coming days, I aim to make the most of the excellent local and regional transport links to visit at many places as I can. Lucca is just 30 minutes from Pisa by train, and there are services…
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Italian Adventure Part 2 – Pisa by night
In the middle of the afternoon, many Italian bars and restaurants close up. In the heat of July it’s easy to understand why; nobody can really enjoy themselves in temperatures of 32 Celsius. For the weary tourist, it’s also a good time to get some rest. I’m woken from my snooze in the early evening…
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Italian Adventure Part 1 – Pisa by day
I rarely travel in the middle of the summer, mainly to avoid the crowds. But no matter how much I try to pretend that I’m an intrepid explorer, diverging from the norm, practicalities of life this year mean taking a break in July. Yeah, with all those horrible tourists. In fact, this trip is a…
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Eurail Adventure Part 4
It’s a sunny morning in Trieste but the forecast for my journey north is not good. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for my next destination of Villach, but I’m hoping these will be short, sharp showers rather than prolonged downpours. The first leg today takes me from Trieste to the northern town of Udine, which…
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Eurail Adventure Part 3
Day three, and later on I’ll be covering some 550km to Trieste in Italy’s far north eastern corner. But before that, I have the morning to explore a bit more of Turin. San Marco Piazza looked stunning last night, and it has equal beauty in the daytime. What I didn’t realise was that some of…
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