Day Trips in Lucca

Everything went as planned. We disembarked the Disney Fantasy at 8:00am in Livorno, and our driver was there with my name card to pick us up. He spoke English and apologized for the traffic, which was making us late for our tickets to the Leaning Tour. So, Lurica called and adjusted the time to a different route to avoid the traffic accident. Lurica speaks English so she facilitated the changes and we didn’t have to wait in line!!! It was a nice visit. Our driver picked us up at the drop-off at the agreed upon time and we made it back to the ship in time for lunch!! Thank you Lurica for adjusting the tour to our schedule and preferences. Ciao Bella!

Our tour of Pistoia was fantastic, Beatrice our guide was very knowledgeable and very personable. Since my grandparents came from this city it made for a very satisfying day. We learn about the history, great pastry shops and had a delicious lunch in one of the squares.

We are on a short visit to Italy. This was Karen’s first visit. I wanted for Karen and myself a more personal visit to a smaller city. Our guide was Beatrice. Our visit certainly met optimistic expectations and more. Beatrice is a lovely person, knowledgeable (she is a archeologist), attentive to needs and it was easy to feel comfortable during 2 hour trip. Pistoia is a lovely town with much history that Beatrice related well. This is less tourist centric but people we encountered were all friendly. Beatrice loves her city and shares her positive feelings as we toured. Beatrice is very engaging, communicated city history and travel logistics well and would strongly recommend to all. We had the added treat of seeing Beatrice’s 3 month daughter sleeping peacefully in stroller push by grandmother. We had a lovely and easy trip from Florence to Pistoia by train.

We had a fantastic time in Pistoia with our guide Beatrice. She was extremely knowledgeable, interesting and spoke very good English. She was so accommodating in getting us to and from Florence and letting us extend our time in Pistoia to have lunch. This was our first time to Pistoia and we were pleasantly surprised with the town and all there was to see. We would not have discovered many of the historical areas or local restaurants without Beatrice’s help. Generally we are not big fans of tours, but this one was great and I would highly recommend it. A good way to take a break from Florence.