Travel Information
Flights / Airlines
British Airways www.britishairways.co.uk,
Tel: 0870 850 9 850 with timetable.
Bologna from Manchester, Gatwick
Pisa from Manchester, Gatwick
Venice from Birmingham, Gatwick, Manchester
Verona from Gatwick
Milan (Malpensa) from Birmingham, Edinburgh, Heathrow, Manchester
Milan (Linate) from Heathrow
EasyJet (incorporating Go)
www.easyjet.com
Bologna from Stanstead
Venice (Marco Polo) from Bristol, East Midlands, Stanstead
Naples from Stanstead
Milan (Linate) from Gatwick, Stanstead
Ryan Air
www.ryanair.co.uk
Milan (Bergamo) from Stanstead, Luton
Pisa from Stanstead
Bologna (Forli) from Stanstead
Venice (Treviso) from Stanstead
Verona (Brescia) from Stanstead
Alitalia
Tel: 0870 544 8259
www.alitalia.co.uk
British Midlands
www.flybmi.com
Milan (Bergamo) from East Midlands, Cardiff
Milan (Linate) from Leeds Bradford, Heathrow, Manchester, Teeside, Belfast
(City), Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh
Venice from Belfast (City), Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford,
Heathrow, Manchester, Teeside
Pisa from East Midlands
Jet2
www.jet2.com
Milan (Bergamo) from Leeds Bradford
Airports - Distance from Reggio
Emilia
Bologna 50 minutes (125 km)
Milan 120 minutes (205 km)
Bologna
services diverting to Rimini - 3 May to 3 July 2004
Transport Information
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
Directions to Villa Minozzo
Assuming you are travelling on the A1 motorway between Bologna and Milan.
Exit the motorway at Reggio-Emilia and follow signs for Sassuolo. When
you see signs for Passo Radici, follow those signs and eventually you
will see signs for Villaminozzo.
Maps
Club Alpino
Italiano
Scale 1:50,000. Map 4 "Alto Appennino Reggiano (e Pietra di Bismantova)"
covers area around Villa
Minozzo.
Touring
Club Italiano
Scale 1:200.000 (Grande carta stradale d'Italia). These are auto-maps,
but still fairly accurate. They show hotels, places of interest, distances
and steep hills.
Kompass
Sectional maps (1:50,000)
The Map Shop
www.themapshop.co.uk/italy.htm
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General Information
Organisations
British Council - centre in
Bologna
www.britishcouncil.it
BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
British Embassy
(Based in Rome )
Tel: (+39) 06 4220 0001
Fax: (+39) 06 487 3324
Address: Via XX settembre 80/a
00187 Roma RM
www.britain.it
Email: info@rome.mail.fco.gov.uk
Car Hire
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
Accommodation
Please see our accommodation
page for details.
Alternatively please email
us to discuss your requirements. We will be happy to arrange bookings
for you.
Living in Italy
Living in Italy: www.goitaly.about.com
The Informer : www.informer.it
Weather
Virgilio: Weather
in Villa Minozzo
Yahoo : Yahoo!
Weather outlook
Removal companies
Morley Green Transport
Tel: +44 (0)1747 830006
www.morleygreentransport.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
Magazines
Lifestyle magazines
Italy magazine
- www.italymag.co.uk
Italy UK magazine - www.italiauk.net
General/Tourist Information Sites
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
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.
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