[Idyllchat] Travel advice for Milan area - Northern Tuscany Untour.

[Jay Cloidt]

First off, Malpensa is nowhere near Milan. It's in the suburbs. I would stay
in the city itself. There is a train that goes from Malpensa to the city,
but we just took a cab. It's about a 30 minute cab ride to the city center
if you don't hit traffic.I can't recommend a hotel because my friend works
for Starwood hotels, and we get his discount when we travel with him.

You can check out trains at the Trenitalia website. (
http://www.trenitalia.it/en/index.html )

The main station in Milan is Milano Centrale, and I believe the main station
in Verona is Verona Porta Nuova. If you just put in Milan, it will
understand that and search all the Milan stations. But if you just put in
Verona, it asks you to choose a station. Like I said, I believe the main
station in Verona is Verona Porta Nuova, and there are trains that go there
from Milano Centrale.

  - Jay

On 3/27/07, Patricia Edie <jpedie at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> As we approach summer, we are beginning to realize that our first Untours
> is
> going to be approaching.  We are doing two weeks at the Azzuro in Northern
> Tuscany (Oct. 10 - 24).  We arriving a week early to spend some time in
> the
> Veneto...Verona.  Then after the Untour, we are flying down to Sicily to
> visit cousins for 5 days before returning to the States.  So, we are using
> our frequent flier miles to do our travel and are flying in and out of
> Milan.  Needlesstosay, we have some details that we have to finalize to
> make
> all this happen.  If anyone who has traveled this area (especially through
> Milan) has any suggestions, we would appreciate them.
>
> 1. Can anyone recommend a small hotel that we could stay at when we arrive
> in Milan at Malpensa airport.  We will have two days in Milan before
> taking
> the train to Verona, so would like it to be easy to get to from the
> airport
> and near the train station.
>
> 2. Does anyone have information on how to find out about taking a train
> from
> Milan to Verona?  We will not need a car while we are in Verona but will
> arrange to get our Untour Rental car a couple of days early in Verona and
> then drive ourselves to the Lucca area for our Untour.
>
> 3. When we return we will be flying in to Milan-Linate airport from Sicily
> on a Sunday and then departing out of Malpensa the next morning for
> LA.  Can
> anyone offer suggestions on where to stay that night that would minimize
> the
> hassle of getting from the Linate area to the Malpensa area?
>
> Also, if anyone on the list is going to be doing a Northern Tuscany Untour
> the same weeks as we are, please contact us.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> Patricia and Jay Edie
> Playa del Rey, CA
>
> Please note new email address:  jpedie at ca.rr.com
>
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