
Glad Lucia! - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Dec 13, 2020 · Glad Lucia! Or in English, happy St Lucy's day! Today is St Lucy's day and she is as usually celebrated all over Sweden and the neighbouring countries with singing and candles. A bit odd when you think about it, that an italian saint is …
Italy Trip Report: Venice, Village Italy, Florence & Rome
Nov 5, 2024 · For a Museum Pass, there is a small tourist office across the walkway next to S. Lucia Point Luggage Storage. I bought the Museum Pass on a last minute whim and was so glad I did for easy access to the museums and churches I wanted to visit.
Car rental Florence or Siena - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Mar 9, 2025 · Picking up the car in Florence and returning it in Florence will enable you to avoid an extra charge for one-way rental or an extra train from Siena to Florence if you rent in Siena. There are a number of companies with offices at the Florence station. There are also some very detailed posts on this forum describing exactly how to get out of town from the station, and back in to the station ...
October 2024 Italy Train Strikes - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Sep 9, 2024 · Hey everyone! I am so glad to stumble upon this site/thread as I’m also struggling with understanding these strikes. First timer in Italy and already pre-booked all my tickets on ItaloTreno. The one that I’m specifically worried is the train from Venezia S.Lucia to Firenze S.M. Novella on 10/9 at 11:05AM.
Where to stay outside of Venice - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Jul 29, 2024 · Relatively inexpensive places with good reviews near Santa Lucia station include Albergo Marin, Hotel Marte, La Loggia della Luna, Albergo ai Tolentini. An excellent upmarket choice just 5 minutes walk from the station is the small and intimate Hotel Canal Grande - I've stayed there myself. You could also try the Abazzia De Luxe.
Confusion on which website to use for High Speed train tickets
Mar 19, 2024 · Download the apps for Trenitalia and Italo to your phone. You will be glad you did. You can buy tickets from there as well as check schedules, delays, etc. Typically flights inbound to Europe are rarely delayed by any great measure and often depends on where you are departing from (JFK is more reliable than LGA, in my opinion).
Anne Frank House website not working - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Mar 4, 2025 · So relieved you got them. I encountered the same weird glitch for tickets last spring., but I only got hung up for about 10 minutes. Was so glad when it finally went through, but it was really frustrating watching the tickets sell so quickly. It's an incredibly moving tour.
Lugano-4 minutes to change trains? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
May 17, 2022 · You will be happy to learn that since the semiannual train schedule change on June 12, you now have 25 minutes to make the change to the RE 80 at Lugano. But glad you made it, just like those Swiss clock-watchers planned.
Where to stay on the French Riviera between Nice and Menton?
Feb 20, 2023 · We would like to pick one town to stay on the French Riviera and explore from there. What do you recommend between Nice and Menton? We'd like to be able to take easy day trips from our home base.
train pass in Italy - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Mar 25, 2023 · You are so good! Thank you so much Yes I was looking in the site about buying for each leg of the trip. So glad for the post with the stations name!! And the 00 tip. I think I will do that. It would be nice if I can have both ways. Printed and on the phone. If I buy for each leg ahead of time, how to validate the ticket? Are they already validade?