Showing posts with label lowest fares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lowest fares. Show all posts

Monday, June 30, 2008

Florence - the capital city of Tuscany

Florence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany in Italy and of the province of Florence. It is the highest populated city in Tuscany with a population of 364,779. Florence was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1865 to 1870. Florence lies on the Arno River and is well-known for its history and importance in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, more so for its art and architecture.

The International Airport of Florence Amerigo Vespucci or FLR is situated about four kilometers north from the city of Florence; there is not much by public transport connecting to the city. You can choose between a taxi, rent a car or avail of coach service. You will find neither train connections nor recurring buses plying from FLR.

There is a coach which you can take from FLR to the railway station and bus stand of Santa Maria Novella, which is at the centre of the city. This ride could last about twenty minutes depending on the traffic. There are departures from the FLR every half an hour from 6:00 in the morning to 8:30 in the evening, and then after each hour until a half hour to midnight. Whilst returning from the city to FLR, the coach leaves the bus stand after every half an hour starting from 5:30 till 8:00 in the evening and thereafter after each hour till 11:00 at night. The one-way tickets which cost about four euros can be bought on the bus itself.

You might avail of a taxi from the front at the terminal of arrivals of FLR or you may summon one through Radio Taxi. It normally takes roughly fifteen minutes for the drive to the middle of Florence taking the airport as the starting point. Of course, this depends on the amount of traffic then. You will have to shell out at least ten euros if you choose a taxi ride.

If you visit the right website you can get the right travel airfare which allows you to choose from a whole lot airlines that fly into Florence from various destinations around the world. There are some sites which enumerate the lowest fares on all airlines. Also, they include special fares that the traveler can only purchase from the airlines’ own website.

Vacation in Vilnius

For your vacations you could choose from places like the ancient UNESCO World Heritage town of Vilnius, Tallinn or Riga where you will find several restaurants, clubs and glamorous resorts to choose from and you can get there with the lowest fares possible.

Vilnius, with a population of 553,904 in December 2005, is the largest city and capital of Lithuania and is known to be a beauty of Eastern and Middle Europe. Vilnius is also the capital of Vilnius County and is the seat of both the Vilnius city municipality and Vilnius district municipality.

Today, Vilnius has been quickly changed and the once small town has come forward as an advanced European city. A lot of its ancient structures have been undergone renovation, and the New City Center is being developed into a commercial and business area, hoping to become the city's main managerial and trading district to the north of the river Neris. Vilnius aims to be the capital of European Culture by 2009. To promote this event, the city’s historical centre has been renovated and its main monuments have been restored.

The Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is located four miles or seven kilometers to the south of Vilnius. A bus service connects the VNO to the railway station, and another runs from the VNO to the city centre and suburbs, roughly every 15 minutes. A minibus service is also available from the bus stop outside the Arrivals terminal of the VNO covering various routes through the city and outskirts. Taxis are plentiful outside arrivals, and are relatively cheap.

The website vilnius-hotels.net offers low airline fares from any U.S. location to Vilnius, Lithuania. There are also a lot of other sites on the Net which assist individuals or tour groups going on vacations to take advantage of the lowest fares available. You can plan your vacations with any of the top online travel planners that bring everything from travel tickets, lodging and tours under one roof.