Travel advice & practical information for travelogue:

'Central Italy: Marche, Umbria, Tuscany, Liguria'

Useful addresses

New York

Consulate General of Italy
690 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tel.: +1 (212) 439-8600
Fax: +1 (212) 249-4945
E-mail: info.newyork@esteri.it

London

Italian Consulate General
38 Eaton Place
London SW1X 8AN
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7235 9371
Fax: +44 (0)20 7823 1609
E-mail: consolato.londra@esteri.it
Web: www.conslondra.esteri.it

Paris

Embassy of Italy
51 r Varenne
Paris 75007
Tel.: +33 (0)1 49 54 03 00

Car sleeper train

Car sleeper trains are a relaxed way to travel to Italy from other places in Europe. It's not cheap, but neither are gas and toll roads. Not to mention spending the night in a hotel and having dinner on the way there.

Hiking trails between the Cinque Terre villages

Between Monterosso and Vernazza: half an hour via sometimes steep paths;
between Vernazza and Corniglia: half an hour with a great view of Vernazza;
between Corniglia and Manarola: 45 minutes along the coast;
between Manarola and Riomaggiore: 20 minutes along an easily accessible path.

The Cinque Terre villages can also be visited by boat. From Sestri Levante a ferry leaves for the five villages. Between the villages is also a train.

Web site: www.cinqueterre.it

Money

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If you know in advance which places you're going to visit, you can find out online if and where there are ATM's where you can use your MasterCard and Cirrus or Visa to withdraw money.

Plan your trip to Italy online

Through online reservation systems like À la Carte Vacations you can book airline tickets, hotels, rental cars and holiday houses. You can build a fly-drive itinerary with maximum flexibility, book a flight plus a hotel hotel for a night or weekend. Without the limitations of package deals from travel organisations and most times for a much better price.

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