Pisa Italy

liames

Booked a flight for Pisa in September. As we are not hiring a car and have stayed in Lake Garda, Rome and Florence in the past few years. So any suggestions where we could stay bearing in mind we would have to get transport. Like to stay on the coast if possible.

Neil_Taylor

Viareggio is on the coast and is very popular with Italian Holidaymakers.

Lucca is closer to Pisa, but inland, and very pleasant.

Florence is an hour away on the train, and great for a few days.

Pisa only has the leaning tower and environs to see, and the rest is very modern and busy. Worth half a day if you can spare it.

Neil

bargainbarmy

Yes Viareggio is nice...I would say an Italian version of Bournemouth!!!

acemoola

Again would say Viareggio, you can hire bikes and cycle to Puccini's house

Doonhamer

I've done exactly the same thing, booked a flight in September. I'm planning on staying in Viareggio, but can't decide on a hotel. Looking for a nice one.

Any suggestions?

liames

Hi Doonhamer

If you happen to find a nice hotel in Viareggio let me know please.

Doonhamer

I'm looking at this one at the moment, not quite in Viareggio but seems nice.

Decisions decisions

acemoola

Stayed in the Palace Hotel on the main drag. Like many of the hotel's in Viarregio it exuded a little of the faded grandure of the 1930s - it has a bueatiful roof terrace over-looking the sea and a lovely private beach club with fabuolous spaghetti al pomodoro!!!

acemoola

P.S. As I said already, it's brilliant hiring bikes in that area and if you go off the beaten track nr the port area, there are brilliant cafes to be found, with not a tourist in site, just locals eating set menus. I went end of Sept, when it was quitening down and we met no other british people, but on a Friday it's great to see all the italian families strolling on the front with their gelatos.....

hessian

Can someone recommend a good care rental firm at Pisa airport. I have a 06:30 Ryanair flight (departing from Pisa) and from what I have read so far you cannot return a rental car outside of regular office hours, but that seems crazy ?!?

nikibella

Hi
when you are in Viareggio you can take a train or a boat and visit the Cinque Terre, five still unspoilt villages set in a beautiful landscape between rocks, wine covered hills and the sea. If you go by boat you'll visit also Portovenere and Lerici where the poet Shelley used to holiday and was known for his long swims.