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Does anyone fly direct from Manchester to Florence (Italy)?

Yes, I could google but I'm likely to get a better answer here. Which airport (Pisa or Florence) is best to use?

Am I better going to Venice instead?

Cheers in advance


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:04 pm
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Florence does have a small airport, but most commercial flights go into Pisa.

Ryanair fly Liv - Pisa. Pisa is about 30 mins by train from Florence.
I prefer Florence to Venice, but to each their own. Depends what you're into.


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:09 pm
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Florence is awful, packed full of tourists (ah, the irony: we were part of the problem!), the sights are overrated...

That said, the rest of Tuscany / Umbria is wonderful, great food, the hilltop towns, Orvieto, Sienna...


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:20 pm
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Florence is awful,

you're joking, right?


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:24 pm
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the sights are overrated...

Really? Brunelleschi's Dome, Michelangelo's David, The Uffizzi.....

Perlease! 🙄

Like you say though, other towns are available. My personal favourite is Lucca, followed closely by Sienna.


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:25 pm
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Go to Florence out of season. No queues, great place. Probably my favourite place in Italy and I spent nearly 2 years in that baffling country.


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:33 pm
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We went with Alitalia about 5 years ago from Manchester to Florence, via Milan Malpensa. Fantastic city, would love to go back.


 
Posted : 21/02/2010 9:38 pm