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Travel Information

Getting there

Air

Ryanair (0871 2460000, www.ryanair.com) has daily flights from London Stansted to Pescara
Also www.abruzzo-airport.it is the website for Pescara airport which has an English section

By Road
A14 Bologna – Taranto motorway. This motorway runs right down the Adriatic coast of Italy
A25 Torano - Pescara motorway
A24 Rome to L’Aquila

For further information about getting to Abruzzo see www.enit.it/comemuoversi.asp

Distances
From L’Aquila (the regional capital town)
Rome 116 km
Bologna 392 km
Florence 363 km
Milan 604 km

From Pescara (Airport)
Bologna 361 km
Florence 330 km
Milan 572 km
Rome 208 km

Trains
www.trenitalia.com is a good service and available in English.

Bus Service
ACT is the primary operator in the region and has several services between Villa Minozzo and Reggio Emilia.
www.actre.it

Bus Travel

Reggio Emilia to Villa Minozzo

From Reggio station you will have to take a bus from outside the rail station Nos.1, 4, or 9 to Piazza della Vittoria and cross the piazza to Caserma Zucchi, which is the name of the bus station. The bus takes about 5 minutes and the walk form the bus stop to the bus station is about three minutes. You could also get a taxi which would cost about 7-10 Euro and is an easy alternative to taking the bus to the Autostazione.

Bus Tickets

You will need to buy your bus ticket from the kiosk with the sign ACT on the left hand side of the station forecourt. Alternatively you can buy the ticket at the ticket office at Bus station (Autostazione Caserma Zucchi). For the bus ticket from the rail station to the bus station you will need a local bus ticket which you can also get at the ACT kiosk. In all cases don’t forget to validate your bus tickets on entering the bus, the machines are situated at the front and rear of the buses.

Route Planners
www.opel.com/home.html
Map of Castelnovo Ne Monti www.multimap.com/wi/64695.htm

Maps
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Car Hire 4 Less
www.carhire4less.co.uk

Hertz
Tel UK: (+44) 08708 448844
www.hertz.com

Budget
Tel UK: (+44) 0645 606060
www.budget.co.uk

Europcar
Tel UK: (+44) 0870 607 5000
www.europcar.co.uk

Car Rentals
Tel UK: (+44) 0870 607 5000
www.carrentals.co.uk

Car Hire in UK Italy Europe and Worldwide from www.carhire.co.uk

Airport Car Rental in UK
Excellent rates, online booking available

Please see our accommodation page for details.
Alternatively please contact us to discuss your requirements. We will be happy to arrange bookings for you.

Living in Italy: www.goitaly.about.com
The Informer : www.informer.it

Weather
Virgilio: Weather in Emilia Romagna

Removal companies
Morley Green Transport
Tel: +44 (0)1747 830006
www.morleygreentransport.com

Abruzzo Italy
Abruzzo, Italy - Holiday Villa/Apartments with Breathtaking Views
www.holiday-villas-abruzzo-italy.com

Books

Available from the Amazon website:
A Place in the Sun
Restoring a Home in Italy
Buying a Home in Italy
Buying a Property:Italy
Live and Work in Italy

Lifestyle magazines
Italy magazine - www.italymag.co.uk
Italy UK magazine - www.italiauk.net
Italia! magazine - www.italia-magazine.com/

General Information
In Italy - www.initaly.com
Travel Italy - www.travel-italy.com
Emilia Romagna Turismo - www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it

BER - www.buyemiliaromagna.it

The National parks
www.parks.it/parco.gigante/Eindex.html

The Ducati Museum (Bologna)
http://www.ducati.com/heritage/museum.jhtml

Sport and skiing
MagiCusna - www.magicusna.it
PocketTravel - www.turismo-attualita.com

Places of interest
Febbio: skiing and observatory
Villa Minozzo: local village with many facilities; market on Thursdays.
Bismantova: prominent mountain with plateau, popular for climbing activities.
Castelnovo ne' Monti: largest town in the area around the properties.