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Our holiday planning support service aims to provide the do it yourself holiday goers with the information they require. Tuscan Escapes specializes in the area around Siena and we can help you organize your holiday with professional advice for everything from hotel and restaurant reservations, transportation timetables and vehicle rentals as well as the events and activities that are available in the period that you are visiting and what to avoid.
If you wish to make the right choices for your holiday needs and interests, you can apply for the holiday planning support and receive detailed information and suggestions from people who live on location and can advise you on the best way to go about organizing your holiday. It is not always easy to understand the pros and cons of DIY holidays which are certainly more flexible than the prepackaged holidays but can involve many negative aspects like getting lost on the many country roads or making the wrong choice of hotel.
If you wish to give it a go by yourselves, here are some useful sites that can help you in planning your trip.
State train timetables and ticket reservations.
http://www.ferroviedellostato.it
Siena city and Siena-Florence bus timetable
http://www.trainspa.it
Low cost long haul buses from and to Siena
http://www.sena.it
Taxi service Siena:
+39 0577 49222
Florence museum reservations
http://www.b-ticket.com
Florence urban buses
http://www.ataf.net
Florence taxi service
+39 055 4390
Reliable weather forecast for Tuscany
http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo
Useful portal on information about Tuscany.
http://www.tuscanypass.com/
Emergency numbers
Ambulance – 118
Police – 113
Yellow pages - 892424