One Week in Tuscany

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I realize that this thread has evolved and seems to be centering on hiring an escort/driver for getting around. However, I would like to go back, if you allow me, to the question of Tuscany vs or including the Amalfi Coast. Now Rock Hard has certainly recommended the absolute top of accommodation in Positanop on the Amalfi Coast. I love the Amalfi Coast, but certainly can't afford the two places he stays at, and they really are, the absolute best! When I was much younger, I stayed just next door to Le Sirineuse at a place called L'Ancora, very inexpensive, included breakfast and supper overlooking the water. We could catch peeks of the beautiful people around the pool next door. Now, I can afford a little better and I stay at at place called the Poseidon. Much less expensive, but very nice and higher up. Great views etc. Now, its been a few years since I was there, but it is worth a look. Just suggesting these two places as cheaper alternatives to the most fantastic places suggest by Rock Hard. Easy trips to both Capri and Ischia (twice as big, half the population, don't miss out on a visit to the Thermas Baths).

 

For the Amalfi coast you might try Hotel Luna in Amalfi. A former convent, it was the residence on the Amalfi coast of St. Francis before he went to Assisi, $260+ per night.