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train Milan- Nice11/20/2009
  Q: Could you say me , if I arrive In Milan Malpensa airport, how can I go to Nice with train. Could you ...
  A: in ref yr 1st : From Malpensa there are frequent shuttles which hv a stop in Central Milano Rail ...
Cinque de terre11/11/2009
  Q: I would like to visit Cinque de Terre in late March early April. Is this generally a good time to ...
  A: surely its a good time concerning lack of tourists crowd that starts from beg of May. Ref the ...
Exploring Costal Towns11/2/2009
  Q: I am currently studying in Florence Italy and my parents are coming to visit me for about 10 days. ...
  A: seven days for exploring Italy from top to bottom (Venice-Sorrento) they seem to me rather stressing ...
From Barga to Florence9/19/2009
  Q: We will be seeing the statue of David at 8:15 am. We are staying in Sommacolonia. Besides car, we ...
  A: I may only help u by Italian Railways Time Table link,as flws : ...
Transportation Livorno Port to Cinque Terre5/30/2009
  Q: We arrive on June 14 about Oceania cruise and want to go to Cinque Terra? We are docked from 0800 to ...
  A: to go forth and back livorno.cinqueterre-livorno it's really a next to impossible aim. The Cinque ...
Genoa5/22/2009
  Q: I'm staying in Genoa for one night next Saturday. Can you recommend any low cost accomodation? I ...
  A: regreting to not have chance on helping u about yr query. Genua is having almost every day a change ...
Geneva to Cinque Terre5/22/2009
  Q: We are flying into Geneva Switz how long would the train take to Moterossa? Would it be better, ...
  A: I wish to give u my reply giving to u the Italian Railways Time Table in english as it flws : Quote ...
winter in Tivoli5/18/2009
  Q: i plan visiting "tivoli" lazio jan or feb 2110 can you tell me are these coldes momths? and does ...
  A: yes they are the coldest months in Italy but usually the center of Italy does seldom reach the under ...
Lugano to Milan5/9/2009
  Q: I am flying into Lugano in order to visit Rome. I am trying to rent a car from Lugano to Rome but I ...
  A: depending when u plan ti visit Italy,wether it is during summer season I cld really advice u to ...
Itinerary for Florence, Cinque Terre5/2/2009
  Q: We will be visiting Italy at the end of May. We fly into Venice for a 2-night stay, take the train ...
  A: I warmly advise u to not travel to 5 Terre by car. Very difficult to find parking and if available ...
San giovanni rotondo (padre pio )4/26/2009
  Q: How far is San Giovanni Italy from Milan or lake garda or lake como. We wish to travel to Italy and ...
  A: what the best I think I may do it is to give you the english web site of Italian Railways,as flws : ...
Venice to Cinque Terre4/25/2009
  Q: My wife and I will be on a 9 days honeymoon to Italy. We will be heading to Venice first before ...
  A: the official english Italian Trains web is as flws : Quote ...
Trying to make it all work with Cinque Terre in the middle4/23/2009
  Q: We are flying into Geneva, Switzerland, but want to get over to the Cinque Terre as quickly as ...
  A: the best i think I may do ref yr first query it is to herewith alledge the Italian Railways ...
Cinque Terre4/20/2009
  Q: Where abouts in the Cinque Terre is the best village to stay so that we can walk from town to town, ...
  A: trying my best to answer yr queries. A) 20th September is yet a date when it cld be possibly to ...
getting to Vernazza3/30/2009
  Q: I will be in Vernazza in late april. Will fly from Barcelona to Pisa, then take train to Vernazza. ...
  A: there is no problem, but Italy may have some right bad reputation and fame, to travel by evening or ...
getting to Vernazza3/30/2009
  Q: I will be in Vernazza in late april. Will fly from Barcelona to Pisa, then take train to Vernazza. ...
  A: Answering to yr query I wish to herewith alledge link to the web of Italian Railways where u may ...
Sienna to Genoa3/20/2009
  Q: Three couples are planning a trip to Italy in late September. We are flying into Rome and staying ...
  A: late september can be right for visiting Italy but still having may tourists but less then during ...
Itinerary thoughts involving the cinque terre3/16/2009
  Q: Will be spending 10 days in Italy. Arrive in Rome, leave from Venice. Would love to go the Cinque ...
  A: Im trying to connect to yr trip description. U will fly into Rome and surely u hv to spend at least ...
Itinerary thoughts involving the cinque terre3/16/2009
  Q: Will be spending 10 days in Italy. Arrive in Rome, leave from Venice. Would love to go the Cinque ...
  A: but not be advised about yr trip date, I may simply advise u to link to the flwng Italia Railways ...
Cinque Terre3/12/2009
  Q: Six of us from Canada will be hiking in Tuscany from May 10 to May 17. We will then be taking the ...
  A: going to the Italian Railways link u may find answer to which train to take to yr wished destination ...
Cinque Terre3/12/2009
  Q: Six of us from Canada will be hiking in Tuscany from May 10 to May 17. We will then be taking the ...
  A: for yr aim I think cld be useful to click the flwng web url which is the Italian Railways Time Table ...
Venice Tour Giudes2/25/2009
  Q: Do you happen to know of a personal English speaking tour guide, that is reasonably priced, to show ...
  A: the best for you it is that when u r in venice contact personally the tourist desk (there r many all ...
Italian Tradition2/17/2009
  Q: I'm trying to look the the tradition of two italian villages that build a human tower against ...
  A: human tower is not at all an italian tradition,but spanish one. In Spain there have been challenging ...
Livorno to Cinque Terre1/28/2009
  Q: We are cruising into Livorno this October and I would love to visit the Cinque Terre region on this ...
  A: not at all unpredictable ! Watch the following link ...
bus from rome to san giovanni rotondo12/11/2008
  Q: where and what time does the bus leave rome to san giovanni rotondo and back to rome, how many hours ...
  A: as much as I know there is bus from Rome Tiburtina railstation to S.G.R. leaving at 06,15 and 17.00 ...
cinque terre12/7/2008
  Q: My husband and I are going arriving in Milan 4January09. We plan to go to venice, florence, ...
  A: the best way on trying to help u it is to give to u the following web link in english of the Italian ...
Transportation10/24/2008
  Q: What is the fastest way to get from Rapallo to Rome? How long is the drive? How about trains? I ...
  A: ref yr first query pls contact the flwng link which may give u all infos about it ...
Venice to Vernazza10/14/2008
  Q: is there a late train from Venice to Vernazza? A 7 hour train trip would make touring in Cinque ...
  A: the best for replying to yr query is to give u the follozing web link: ...
travel advice9/26/2008
  Q: I am a 21 year old college student traveling to Rome this January. I plan on going with my best ...
  A: Charlie is both masculine and feminine name Who r u ? As my advises may differ according of which ...
Things to do around Portofino9/23/2008
  Q: I'm travelling to Portofino for 3 days in October with my girlfriend and look forward to soaking up ...
  A: while in Portofino you may walk up the hill towrds the Brown villa and explore the surroundings ...
North Italy6/9/2008
  Q: We have an upcoming trip in Sept. A few days in Venice, a week in Lucca at a villa and a few days in ...
  A: the lake district can be whorthywhile ofcourse but I wld reccomend the 5 Terre compound in th east ...
Portofino/5 Lands5/14/2008
  Q: I am going to be travelling from Nice to Portofino. Would you recommend we stay in Portofino and ...
  A: I wld suggest to stay in 5 Terre where Manarola and Vernazza r the coziest but having very small ...
Portofino/5 Lands5/13/2008
  Q: I am going to be travelling from Nice to Portofino. Would you recommend we stay in Portofino and ...
  A: it depends rather much when yr trip is planned. During summer season is easier and cheaper to find ...
Cinque Terre for ease5/11/2008
  Q: I have parents going from Venice to Cinque Terre and then from Cinque Terre to Rome to fly home. Can ...
  A: ref yr query how to move by train pls click di folwing link : ...
ITALIANS ASK THE TIME5/9/2008
  Q: Why in Italy there is a tendency to ask the time,from a public service telephone (telefono azzuro?) ...
  A: Sear friend, what misunderstanding r u doing ?!? Telefono Azzurro is a callcenter for helping ...
Benevento job in Italy4/25/2008
  Q: My name is Kumar I'm from India I have job offer from Benevento Italy. Could you please tell me how ...
  A: but I'm living in north of Italy,namely Milano,my origin is South of Italy nearby Benevento. Beside, ...
driving from Milan to Venice3/15/2008
  Q: We are a group of 4 adults driving through France and italy for 6 weeks. We will be driving from ...
  A: there is not to be concerned about parking car in Venice. When arriving by the bridge highway u will ...
driving from Milan to Venice3/14/2008
  Q: We are a group of 4 adults driving through France and italy for 6 weeks. We will be driving from ...
  A: my warm advise is to not use car in Italy. Specially from Milano to Venice catch the train which is ...
rome3/5/2008
  Q: please can you tell me the population in Rome today i've got about 5 minutes so make it quick cheers
  A: Italy is a rather funny country where statistic figures are up and down and never exactly sure. ...
Drive time3/5/2008
  Q: I am looking at driving from Sestri Levante to Modena. Please advise on driving time, distance and ...
  A: Take highway A12 from Sestri to Livorno then near La Spezia follow direction Parma and then from ...
Italy Itinerary3/5/2008
  Q: I am planning my first trip to Italy in May. I arrive in Milan at 8:00 am on the 18th and leave ...
  A: my main suggestion is to travel in Italy by train and I wish to herewith give to u the best link for ...
Visit to Florence2/25/2008
  Q: We are familiar with lorence but want to plan a couple of dy trips from there, prticularly to San ...
  A: I may advise u to use trains and pls find herewith wtitten a good link : ...
driving from como too switzerland2/19/2008
  Q: We will be in lake como for 3 nights, we are renting a car for the time we are there. Do you know ...
  A: Ref. Yes the swiss rental car or any in Europe has to release that kind of document which is valid ...
driving from como too switzerland2/19/2008
  Q: We will be in lake como for 3 nights, we are renting a car for the time we are there. Do you know ...
  A: ref the driving time : No more thsn one hour by the swiss alps and italian highways. ref dcts : If ...
Venice to Cinque Terre2/11/2008
  Q: Hope you can help me, I have planned the first part of our trip for March, but I am stuck after ...
  A: road frm La Spezia is quite good,wide.well kept as a two ways road. Even the access to the villages ...
Venice to Cinque Terre2/6/2008
  Q: Hope you can help me, I have planned the first part of our trip for March, but I am stuck after ...
  A: as itinerary by car the shortest is from Venice highways to Padova Bologna Modena Parma La Spezia ...
Parking near Cinque Terre1/26/2008
  Q: We will be visiting Italy in June 2009. We will have a car. We know parking is very limited in ...
  A: QUOTE Dear Susy, My advice is always to visit the place by train,which r very frequent and stop just ...
Venice to Cinque Terre12/2/2007
  Q: My husband and I and another couple plan to travel from Venice to Cinque Terre in mid-June 2008. ...
  A: ref yr first query pls contact the follwing Italia Railways english web form the beg of 2008 and you ...
Cinque de Terre11/30/2007
  Q: We are from Australia and will be visiting Italy for 5 weeks next September and October. During our ...
  A: my advice cld be to plane your 5 Terre visit from the end of September to the end of October and to ...
A month in Italy July 200911/28/2007
  Q: Good Afternoon, I have several questions. 1. If spending a month in Italy should I rent a place for ...
  A: ref yrs queries : 1)July month in Italy is a rather crowdy tourism but not as in August. I then cld ...
Venice to Monterosso11/22/2007
  Q: We are heading to Venice September 08 for 2 nights then onto Monterosso for 2 nights, Florence 2 ...
  A: it depends ofcourse to your feeling and I wldnt say yr age but surely yr phisycal condition to leave ...
travel from Pisa airport to Cinque Terra10/26/2007
  Q: We arrive Feb 6 23:30 Pisa airport and want to get to Cinque Terra....are there trains at this time? ...
  A: click on the following web page in english of the Italian Railways,in order to get complete infos: ...
terre10/26/2007
  Q: starting my vacation in rome then going to sien then lucca then cinque. two retired couples wishing ...
  A: Pls find all yr required boat infos by the following website ...
Italy trip9/25/2007
  Q: Good day, I need helpppppppppp. I am heading going to Italy (last minute) on October 4th and will ...
  A: I may give full acnowledgment to yr trip plane. Suggestion how travelling depends on your attitude ...
train6/20/2007
  Q: I want to take the train from portofino to venice also from portofino to rome for day trips. how do ...
  A: first of all let mi congratulate for decision to travel in Italy by train and not by ...
italy drive6/19/2007
  Q: me and my girlfrind are flying to palermo on the 9th and flying back on the 18th..we have rented a ...
  A: But you do not write it Ive to presume the month is July. Well be acquinted, as first of all, that ...
possible trip6/17/2007
  Q: I have a trade show in Arcachon, France roughly 40 miles from Bordeaux, from October 8 - 12. My ...
  A: let me say, but smiling, you seem to have been so far away our old Europe to not have got acquitance ...
driving from malpensa5/30/2007
  Q: I am arriving at malpensa tonight and planning to drive to cinque terre and spend the night in the ...
  A: tonight the 30th of May ? Or tonight as any day of the week and any years month ? In any case it ...
cinque terre5/18/2007
  Q: i am thinking about staying in one of the five villages in the cinque terre possibly for four weeks ...
  A: both August and September are the most tourist crowded in the 5 Terre compound. Ofcourse between the ...
Travel from Rome to Piombino5/3/2007
  Q: Please can you tell me the best way to get to Piombino from Rome to catch a ferry to Elba?
  A: ref yr query. Italian Railways web site in english :http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html Moby ...
driving time4/27/2007
  Q: We will be driving from Belaggio Lake Como to cinque terre at the end of June. Can you advise on ...
  A: From Como Lake drive highway to Milano and take to Genua,Livorno as far as La Spezia leaving the ...
Suggestions4/18/2007
  Q: We are going to Vernazza next month. Can you recommend some places to eat? Any other suggestions ...
  A: my main advice ref "eating" is to avoid all restaurants in all 5 Terre compound, as they are not ...
Travel from Rome4/15/2007
  Q: Five or six of us will be visiting Italy between 10 and 26 July. We will be flying into Rome or ...
  A: quite different cld be my advices arriving you in Rome or Bologna.Anyhow,as your subject I have to ...
cinque terre3/29/2007
  Q: will be in tuscany at hotel villa casalecchi in may. we have an extra day after touring local ...
  A: pls go to the flwng italian train english web site : http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html You ...
Train from Venice to Vernazza3/28/2007
  Q: I would like to take a fast train from Venice to Vernazza. The train italia site shows a train that ...
  A: I suppose u hv checked the flwng web site : http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.htmln Well there u ...
July trip3/24/2007
  Q: We are planning a one week trip (Saturday to Saturday) to northern Italy (I believe we will go on ...
  A: planning to stay in Villa d'Este hotel from euro 600,00 by night ? Ok its up to you. And beside ...
Itinerary for Cinque Terre and Italy3/22/2007
  Q: I'm planning a trip to Italy for my wife's and my 5th anniversary and would like to hike around ...
  A: first of all I wld reccomend to not postacipate the date of yr journey as from beg of June starts ...
traveling from Rome to Vernazza3/20/2007
  Q: I will be arriving in Rome on April 16 and will need to take a train to Vernazza.... is the train ...
  A: you have to to reach from the airport the Central Railway Station Termini in Rome by : Train ...
Small village in No. Italy2/27/2007
  Q: Recently I have discovered the towns my great grandparents came from while researching my family ...
  A: ref yr queries. -Peire is a typical french family name which is confirmed by her reaching her ...
travel time, cost by train2/21/2007
  Q: any idea how long it will take to train from venice to bologna? and price... and the same for a ...
  A: digiting on he following english site of the italian railways u may find a qualified and prompt ...
Visit to ligurian coast1/19/2007
  Q: My wife and I are planning to go to the Ligurian coast by February 20 and spend a few days there. We ...
  A: first of all Ravello is on the Amalfi coast (south after Naple,Salerno,about 150 kms from Rome). ...
SM TOWN IN ITALY1/16/2007
  Q: ....MY GRANDFATHER CAME FROM A SMALL TOWN IN (WHAT I THINK IS) NORTHERN ITALY. HIS LAST NAME WAS ...
  A: I may suggest that the small town u r mentioning is Lavena di Ponte Tresa and you cld adress a msge ...
Hotels in Rome11/22/2006
  Q: My husband and I are planning a trip to Rome for a week in December. We are in our early 20's with ...
  A: Im regreting to say that I cant advice about hotels in Rome, as I'm in category Italy only for ...
weather and location Italian Riviera11/1/2006
  Q: 1. We plan to spend a week sightseeing in the Italian Riviera region - Genoa, Cinque Terre, ...
  A: Im regreting to have seen yr message only by today. Something wrong in expert staff comunication. ...
travelling to Cinque Terra10/31/2006
  Q: I am desperate to visit the cinque terra. We are however going to be flying in to Milan and ...
  A: Im regreting to have seen this message only by today. Something wrong on advicing me by the espert ...
Italy money10/26/2006
  Q: How does your money look like, and is it cheap over at Italy? Are we able to bring back money from ...
  A: We have the Euro,as most countries in Europe. 1 Euro is Us$ 1,27, to a minimum of 1,25. It's a ...
Itinerary for Cinque Terre10/23/2006
  Q: I am travelling to Italy for my first time this spring with my wife. We are starting in Venice and ...
  A: it wld be adviceable from Venice to catch train to C.T., directly to the village you wish to ...
Florence to Cinque Terre9/21/2006
  Q: My husband and I are planning to spend 4 days in Florence (arriving January 1 and leaving Jan 5). ...
  A: it is quite possible but,ofcourse rather stressing. éls find herewith alledged the Italian Railway ...
Malpensa to Turin9/11/2006
  Q: What is the best way to go from Malpensa to Turin and from Turin to Bologna all within two days.
  A: Very simply ofcourse depending the hour you arrive. Click on this web link italian railways and find ...
Cinque Terre6/2/2006
  Q: I am planning a trip to Cinque Terre in a camper soon. Please let me know if you would of the best ...
  A: there is no chance for campers parking in between the 5 Terre compound. Too small villages for ...
markets in Ligurian Riviera5/28/2006
  Q: My friends and I are planning a working holiday in Ligurian Riviera. We want to run a stall at a ...
  A: I regret on answering to yr query that for any activity having a profit aim in Italy you need to ...
Cinque Terre3/5/2006
  Q: There are four ladies 50's and would like to visit Le 5 Terre. Please advise how many days/nites ...
  A: it shld hv been important to know WHEN yr trip. From high season (summer) to low(winter) and ...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa3/1/2006
  Q: This 4th grade student of mine is doing an independent study project that requires an interview. We ...
  A: for the most of yr queries u may find all required infos going to MSN or Google search. For what it ...
Italy travel11/14/2005
  Q: My fiance and I are honeymooning through Italy in July 2006. How busy is this area during that time, ...
  A: very busy,too busy. Meaning 5 Terre compound certainly you need to book hotels or rooms in advance ...
living in Manarola?10/19/2005
  Q: I just stumbled upon pictures of Manarola and have become momentarialy obsessed with it...it's ...
  A: probably you will get also stumbled reading this mail. Anyhow I cant lie or get illuded about the ...
Train travel in Italy9/15/2005
  Q: We are going to Italy in October. We have a Trenitalia Rail Pass. How can we get from Venice to ...
  A: santa margherita ligure has a railway station. As exempel from the web I sent to you Quote TRAIN ...
Train travel in Italy9/14/2005
  Q: We are going to Italy in October. We have a Trenitalia Rail Pass. How can we get from Venice to ...
  A: I wish to herewith attach the web of the Italian Railways where u may find all infos about yr query. ...
------------------------- ...6/23/2005
  Q: ------------------------- Followup To i'm driving by car. where is the best place to leave my car? ...
  A: you seem to not hv understood my advices. From end of May, Im repeating, to the end of October is ...
how do i get to cique terre...6/23/2005
  Q: how do i get to cique terre if i'm driving from france? what should i do once i arrive at cique ...
  A: I may give to you, wether you intend to visit 5 Terre from end of May to end of October, to come ...
best plan toombine Venice and the Cinque Terra in one week6/11/2005
  Q: Buon giorno, Grazie. You've settled doubts I had about whether there was a better plan to save ...
  A: train is the best for your program. From Venice to La Spezia and one of the 5 terre villages,you may ...
best plan toombine Venice and the Cinque Terra in one week6/5/2005
  Q: Greetings, I'm planning a week in Venice and the Cinque Terre in mid-November. Right now my plan ...
  A: from Venice to La Spezia, changing in Milano where you may also choose a train that leaves you in ...
Vernazza (and Genoa?)5/6/2005
  Q: I'm so glad I found you! Myself and a friend have decided to visit Vernazza for about eleven days ...
  A: you are really planing in a very good time.Grattis Vernazza is a good choosing but you do not need ...
Cinque Terre4/24/2005
  Q: We will be in Monterosso for 3 nights at Villa Steno. How best could we spent our two full days. ...
  A: beeing only two days I may think you should visit the whole compound including the other four ...
genova4/18/2005
  Q: may 2 my wife and son are for a few days near genova (rapallo). She wonders if there is any outlet ...
  A: I cld suggest following : Savignone(GE) : Max Mara,lady pretaporter,Via Isorelle 15 B - Tlf ...
travel in italy4/16/2005
  Q: My husband and I will be spending 2 days in Monterosso in May of this year. I would like some ...
  A: let me,friendly,first of all wonder how you may think to visit up and down the 5 villages whithin ...
travel in italy4/15/2005
  Q: My husband and I will be spending 2 days in Monterosso in May of this year. I would like some ...
  A: forget to use the car as, in May too, it will be very difficult to find any parking close the ...
travel in italy4/14/2005
  Q: My husband and I will be spending 2 days in Monterosso in May of this year. I would like some ...
  A: Monterosso is indeed the best village for your husband problem,as it has available streets and not ...
milan to zurich3/10/2005
  Q: I plan to drive from Venice to Milan in May. How long is the drive from Lake Como to Zurich, ...
  A: driving by highways is about 239 km, by ordinary is about + 100 kms. Safe both the itineraries. ...
italy cultural politic2/2/2005
  Q: whaut is italian politic in field of culture and sport and science
  A: I'm not happy, as italian, to reply to yr queries. You probably do not follow infos relased of Italy ...
Le 5 Terre1/29/2005
  Q: We are planning to be in Italy in May and we intend to visit the 5 villages. We will be driving but ...
  A: If within the 15th of May it may be possible to drive,otherwise if after that day,I wld advice to ...
Cinque Terre1/8/2005
  Q: We (5 ladies) will be in Italy for a week's villa rental in Tuscany, and want to spend 3 nights ...
  A: in may can be suitable to visit 5 terre by car,as u r talking of driving ofcourse. From Pisa there ...
Cinque Terre1/1/2005
  Q: We (5 ladies) will be in Italy for a week's villa rental in Tuscany, and want to spend 3 nights ...
  A: regreting my late reply due the xmas holidays. You didnt mention the date of yr trip. If its planed ...
Monterosso7/19/2004
  Q: Ciao, My husband and I will be in Monterosso al Mare for 3 days at the end of September. Can you ...
  A: but unwillingly Ive to be sincere and advice you to buy a pizza or any ready food at the local ...

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