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www.hertz.co.uk or www.hertz.com
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www.ryanair.com—low cost flights from to Pisa from Alghero (from 12.01.06), Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Eindhoven (from 12.01.06), Frankfurt, Glasgow/Prestwick, Hamburg, Liverpool plus 3 daily flights from London Stansted |
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www.britishairways.co.uk or www.britishairways.com—a little more expensive but you do get an extra 5kg of luggage allowance!
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www.easyjet.com—for low cost flights from Bristol and Berlin Schoenefeld
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www.thomsonfly.com—for low cost flights from Coventry, Doncaster and Bournemouth
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www.jet2.com—for low cost flights from Manchester
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www.bmibaby.com– for low cost flights from East Midlands and Cardiff
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www.expedia.co.uk or www.expedia.com
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From summer 2005, there were also scheduled flights into Pisa from Amsterdam, Cologne, Hanover, Madrid, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Stuttgart and Tirana
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US and Australian visitors Unfortunately, you’ll probably have to fly into one of Bologna, Genoa, Milan or Rome airports and take a connecting flight. Alternatively, you could drive from the airport to Lucca: Bologna 1½ hours, Genoa 1½ hours, Milan 2½ hours and Rome 3½ hours
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Other Useful Websites ¨ For further information and suggestions on what to see and do, plus photos of Lucca try: www.knowital.com ¨ For further photos of Lucca: www.realitaly.com ¨ For information on art, culture and events in Lucca province try: www.luccapro.cribecu.sns.it ¨ For the local villas of Lucca: www.villelucchesi.net ¨ For skiing at Abetone: www.abetone.org ¨ For the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago and for ordering tickets: www.puccinifestival.it ¨ Puccini at Basilica di San Giovanni in Lucca: www.puccinielasualucca.com ¨ Further details about musical events in Lucca: www.luccamusica.it ¨ For what’s on in Lucca: www.luccagrapevine.com or pick up a copy in Lucca for €2 a copy ¨ For what’s on in Tuscany month-by-month: www.knowital.com ¨ For no-queuing tickets for the Galleria degli Uffizi , the Accademia, Bargello or other museums and galleries in Florence (1 day’s notice required), phone ahead and reserve tickets for 3 Euros a tickets reservation charge: 055.294883 ¨ For more information about Siena: www.terresiena.it ¨ For more information about Barga and what’s on in Barga: www.barganews.com ¨ For golf try: www.montecatinigolf.com, www.cosmopolitangolf.it and www.versiliagolf.com
Local Restaurants On-Line ¨ For Lucchese food at Gattaiola: www.ristorantemecenate.it ¨ For Lucchese food within a short drive of Gattaiola: www.lacecca.it ¨ For traditional and modern Tuscan food and for eating al fresco on a beautiful terrace just a few minutes from Gattaiola: www.villabongi.it ¨ For Lucchese and Garfagnana Michelin-starred food: www.ristorantelamora.it ¨ In Sant’Alessio, the food of one of the most renowned chefs in Lucca can be found: www.cantinadicarignano.it ¨ In the heart of the city, you can eat at one of the most noted restaurants: www.lunet.it/aziende/bucadisanttonio ¨ Or try a trattoria in the city serving traditional Lucchese food: www.gigitrattoria.it ¨ For more information about the Slow Food movement: www.slowfood.com
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