A nice town/attraction to visit between Rome and Pisa?

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MARCO

The obvious answer would be Florence, as it is the main city in Tuscany and hosts many historic attractions and famous museums (including the Uffizi)...but if you are looking for something different I recommend a trip to Siena and its suburbs...the countryside is breathtaking and there are a lot of beautiful,little,cosy towns sitting nicely up the mountains...Chianciano,Montepulciano,Abb... san Salvatore,Sarteano,etc...
Wherever you decide to go, however, do not forget to try out the local wine...sublime!

mrs r

i think you have to change in Florence anyway so you could take a break there.

hallam_blue

San Gimignano - a bit smaller than others suggested (which are all fantastic, by the way), but fascinating.

To be honest, if you steer clear of Livorno, which doesn't have much to recommend it, you won't go wrong. Just enjoy the life.

Tica Tica

I would suggest a wonderful little town on the coast south of Rome called Sperlonga.
You can get there by taking regional trains stopping in the station Fondi-Sperlonga. Enjoy!

BillyB8

I agree with Richard and Sienna. But the Cathedral in Florence must warrant your attention.

I absolutely agree - Lucca is charming and can get busy at very touristy times, but is not as well known as Siena (still very lovely) and Florence. You can walk all round the main centre on the wall surrounding the town/city and it is very friendly and quaint. Otherwise Florence is a dead cert - wonderful and soooo beautiful. I personally wouldn't bother with Pisa - it smells, is just the main sites and lots of beggars and sellers and little else. It also seems to be in a very plain rundown suburban area. Sorry!

love2travel

Florence (Firenze) and Lucca would be great options. You can read about those cities as well as Pisa (which has more to it than the Leaning Tower) on our web site: http://www.thetravelzine.com

Have a great time!

IHR

Florence is definitely one of the most beautiful cities in Italy if not in the world. If you're travelling by train it is perfect for you because you can reach it from Rome in a couple of hours and then take a train directly to Pisa airport - it takes about 45/50 minutes from Firenze Santa Maria Novella.

sweetyalieson

Sure Florence and Siena. I was born in Rome and I live near Florence so I know all these cities and I do think that Florence and Siena are beautiful.

Enjoy your travel!

xschoumy

Firenze

Herbal

Florence. Beautiful ! I just returned today from there and Siena. The latter is quite interesting and very old, but the locals keep strange trading hours? Considering how vital tourism is in Siena so many places close at odd times. Also it can be quite noisy in the centre at night with many young people seemingly at a loss as to how to occupy there spare time. The narrow quaint old streets are spoiled somewhat with damn lazy motorists pushing their way through !
It is better reached by bus (Siena Rapida) from Florence costing â‚¬ 6.50 and taking around an hour & 20 minutes.

mareeclara

I went to a little town nearby Pisa called Lucca, which is described as a mini florence but much quieter. There are some lovely buildings there and its surrounded by a fortress wall. They had some markets there for buying shoes etc.
I enjoyed it as a change of pace from some other places in Italy.
Its not that far from Pisa and easy acces by train

SARA*****

bologna-firenze-fregene(near rome)

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