How to get there
Directions to Porretta
By car:
From the north: take the A1 Bologna-Florence motorway and get off at the Sasso Marconi exit (no. 14). Follow the SS 64 Porrettana highway south for roughly 45 km.
From the south: take the A11 (Firenze Mare) motorway and get off at the Pistoia exit.
Follow the SS 64 Porrettana highway north for roughly 35 km.
By train:
It is very convenient. There is a direct connection to Porretta Terme both from Bologna and from Pistoia. Departure at each hour; approximately 50 min. of travel.
Porretta Terme rail-station is about 100 metres from the hotel.
By plane:
Bologna: the “Guglielmo Marconi” airport in Bologna is 60 km from Porretta.
Florence: the “Peretola” airport in Florence is 70 km from Porretta.
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