点评:Colle di Val d'Elsa is a gem of a place.
We based ourselves there for 5 nights in a great self contained accommodation called The Whitehouse which we booked on Booking.com.
Colle di val d'Elsa was a great base as has great bus connections to Volterra, San Gimignano, and Siena. By bus you can travel to nearby Poggibonsi which has rail connections to Empoli for Florence and also to Siena.
We traveled to Lucca via Poggibonsi by bus then train to Empoli then train to Lucca.
Colle as it's known locally, has the lower flat, more modern town, then the historic upper town, is reached by walking up a very steep incline.
The upper town is beautiful, very authentic, with soaring views over the surrounding countryside, well worth the effort. There are some really nice eateries and bars there with lovely terraces to enjoy an evening drink and meal.
We stayed in the lower town it was closer for the bus.
What we really enjoyed about Colle was it was a slice of a real, unspoilt Italian town.
No awful over touristic trinket shops and tour groups.
The local people were friendly and genuine.
We could have a Gelato in the main piazza in the evening, the Nonnas were there with their families and the grandchildren were playing. Older men were grouped together discussing football and politics, it was what we came to Italy to see.
So there is a really nice place to come to in Tuscany if you are using public transport, with good travel connections. Its Colle di val d'Elsa.
Have a break from the tourist hype that seems to have overwhelmed the rest of Tuscany.
翻译:埃尔萨谷丘是一块瑰宝。
我们在那里住了五晚,住在一处很棒的自助式住宿,名为“白宫”(The Whitehouse),我们是通过 Booking.com 预订的。
埃尔萨谷丘是一个绝佳的落脚点,因为这里有前往沃尔泰拉、圣吉米尼亚诺和锡耶纳的便捷巴士连接。您可以乘坐巴士前往附近的波吉邦西,那里有通往佛罗伦萨恩波利和锡耶纳的火车。
我们先乘巴士经波吉邦西前往卢卡,然后乘火车前往恩波利,再乘火车前往卢卡。
埃尔萨谷丘是当地人的称呼,它有两个部分:下城区平坦,更具现代感;上城区历史悠久,需要步行一段非常陡峭的斜坡才能到达。
上城区风景优美,地道地道,可以俯瞰周围的乡村景色,非常值得一游。那里有一些非常不错的餐馆和酒吧,还有漂亮的露台,可以享用晚餐和饮品。
我们住在下城区,因为离巴士更近。
我们真正喜欢科勒的原因是,它展现了一片真实的、未受破坏的意大利小镇。
这里没有令人讨厌的旅游纪念品商店和旅行团。
当地人热情友好,真诚待人。
晚上,我们可以在主广场吃冰淇淋,奶奶们和家人在那里,孙辈们在那里玩耍。老人们聚在一起讨论足球和政治,这正是我们来意大利的目的。
所以,如果你乘坐公共交通工具,在托斯卡纳,有一个交通便利的好地方值得一去。那就是埃尔萨谷科勒。
暂时摆脱托斯卡纳其他地方似乎已经人满为患的旅游热潮。