AboutLisa Expertise Can recommend day trips from Lucca, can give car directions from most places in Italy, and can help you plan an itinerary. But cannot recommend hotels and restaurants! For a train time table and info on Eurail passes, check out:
http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/fares_schedules/index.htm
For general information, hotels and restaurants, visit frommers.com and tripadvisor.com
Experience I've been to Italy many times, and have traveled to Egypt, India, Nepal, Israel, Turkey, Fiji, Malaysia, and other places in Europe and the Caribbean.
Question How do I get from Lucca to Castelnuovo di Garfagnana by train and from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana to Levanto. I can't seem to find Castelnuovo di Garfagnana on a train schedule.
Thank You.
Answer Hi Frances. Check out this website for more information about the local train from Lucca to Castelnuovo: www.ingarfagnana.it/English/how_to_arrive_train.htm.
To get to Levanto, you'll need to return to Lucca and get the train that goes towards La Spezia and Cinque Terre: Check out this website for train info. The train goes directly there without changes, costs $21, and only take an hour and a half:
