LeeMac

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Going to Pisa, Florence and the island of Elba
anyone been and can offer info, places to go and see etc
also is there an online map of italy like mapquest and the like

cheers all

daiscooby

Pisa - Boring, oh look tower leans, oh look big church next to it. Sod all esle

Florence ( Firenze ) - Very nice, Piazza Del Vecchio has nice statues, Duomo and Campanile very nice, loads of gallerries etc. Go up to the Belvedere and take loads of pics and what not. Great place to but cheap clothes and leather stuff is the market two streets behind the Piazza del Vecchio going towards the train station.
Cracking bars and eateries. Try to get of the beaten track a touch and watch for where the natives go.
The Gelatteria at the far end of the Ponte Vecchio has a brothel behind it.

Have fun !!

red_dog104

Italy is gorgeous IMHO. My family are from the North West, Ligurian Riviera and it's fantastic. If you get a chance Noli is a lovely place (from what I can remember). Pinoccio land is there! It was a good few years ago that I went but it was real fun. Pisa is lovely but it's a shame that you can't go up the tower anymore )

InvisibleMan

Florence & the famous bridge

Go see how authentic Italian leather goods are made


[Edited by InvisibleMan - 4/22/2003 12:55:38 PM]

LeeMac

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any more?

londonpaul

rent a convertable punto for sod all and drive it around - bloody lovely - florence, go to the gardens once owned by the medici and get lagered up if its sunny - beautiful place for beer (take it with you) - if you can do one big meal in your entire holiday go to Cibreo - fairly pricey but one of the best meals I've had in Italy

londonpaul

just looked on the web for reviews of cibreo (been 2 years since I was there) - one or two saying its too popular now and a tourist trap. maybe best not to