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                           during the summer months and   DIRECTORY
                           over the Christmas and Easter
                           holidays. Where possible, ask for   Green Travel
                           available student discounts.  Cycling in Trentino
                                                ∑ visittrentino.it
                           Package Holidays     Airlines
                           Package holidays to Italy are
                           usually cheaper than travelling   Air Canada
                           independently, unless you are   ∑ aircanada.com
                           travelling on a tight budget and   Alitalia
       An aircraft at Rome’s Fiumicino airport  are prepared to make use of   Tel 89 20 10. ∑ alitalia.com
                           youth hostels and camp sites.
                           Rome, Florence and Venice are   Blu-Express
       Tickets and Fares   often offered as separate or   ∑ blu-express.com
       Fares vary enormously   linked package deals, and    British Airways
       according to season and supply   many operators have packages   Tel 02 69 63 36 02.
       and demand. You can usually   to the Tuscan and Umbrian   ∑ britishairways.com
       get the best deals by booking   country side, Sicily, the Italian
       online well in advance.  Lakes, the Italian Riviera,    Delta
         Consult a good travel agent   Naples and the Amalfi Coast.    ∑ delta.com
       or check availability on the   In winter, ski packages are   easyJet
       Internet. If you are based in    available to many Alpine resorts.   ∑ easyjet.com
       the UK, it may be worthwhile   Specialist packages, such as
       to scour the small ads of   cooking, walking and art tours,   Meridiana
       newspapers for charter and   are common.   ∑ meridiana.it
       discounted scheduled flights     In cities, different tour operators   Qantas
       on major routes. Most charters   may use different hotels, so it    ∑ qantas.com
       leave from Gatwick or Luton,   is worth researching the most   Ryanair
       and may land at a city’s second   pleasant (and centrally located)   ∑ ryanair.com
       (and often less convenient)   accommodation options. Many
       airport. Fares tend to vary   operators include transfers from   United Airlines
       greatly during the year, but the   the airport to your hotel. Some   ∑ united.com
       most expensive periods are   include tour guides.
                                 Distance    Taxi fare    Public transport
        Airport    Information
                                 to city centre  to city centre  to city centre
        Rome       06 659 51
        (Fiumicino)  ∑ adr.it    35 km (22 miles)  €48  V 30 mins
        Rome       06 659 51     15 km (9 miles)  €35
        (Ciampino)  ∑ adr.it                         @ q 45 mins
        Milan      02 23 23 23    8 km (5 miles)  €20
                   ∑ milanolinate-
        (Linate)   airport.com                       @ 15 mins
        Milan      02 23 23 23    50 km (31 miles)
                   ∑ milanomalpensa-
        (Malpensa)  airport.com             €90      V q 60 mins
        Pisa       050 84 91 11                      V  to Pisa: 10 mins
        (Galileo Galilei)  ∑ pisa-airport.com  2 km (1 mile)  €10  V to Florence: 80 mins
        Venice     041 260 92 60    13 km (8 miles)  €35    g 60 mins @ 20 mins
        (Marco Polo)  ∑ veniceairport.it    (€100 water taxi)
                   0422 31 51 11                     @  to Treviso: 20 mins
        Venice (Treviso)         25 km (15 miles)  €70 to Venice
                   ∑ trevisoairport.it               @ to Venice: 70 mins
                   045 809 56 36 666
        Verona                   12 km (7 miles)  €25  @ 15 mins
                   ∑ aeroportoverona.it
                   035 32 63 23
        Bergamo    ∑ orioaeroporto.it  5 km (3 miles)  €18  @ 25 mins
                   011 567 63 61
        Turin      ∑ aeroportoditorino.it  15 km (9 miles)  €30  £ 20 mins
                   081 789 61 11 ∑
        Naples                   7 km (4 miles)  €20  @ 30 mins
                   aeroportodinapoli.it
                   091 702 02 73
        Palermo                  35 km (21 miles)  €40–€45  £ 50 mins @ 1 hr
                   ∑ gesap.it


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