Il Gelsomino apartment Lucca, Tuscany.

Directions for coming by car from Pisa Airport

  • When leaving the car rental car park follow the sign for the Autostrada A12 (Green) and take direction Genova. After a short while on a dual carriageway you will need to take a ticket at the toll booth and continue towards Genova.
  • At Pisa Nord take the exit A11 Firenze and Lucca. Follow this motorway until the 2nd exit for Lucca, Lucca EST. The toll is 2 euros from the airport .Ignore all signs for Lucca centre.
  • When you arrive at a large roundabout with McDonalds stay in the left lane follow the sign for Pisa SS12 (blue) ( Do not drive straight ahead towards Lucca).
  • Be careful not to go towards Firenze on the motorway! Go around the roundabout and bear left.There are white hotel signs Da Carlos Hotel, S. Michele, Hotel Principessa.
  • You will now see direction PISA and PONTEDERA which is the new road turning right over the motorway. Keep going until direction PISA and you will be on the correct road passing Hotels Villa Elisa and Princepessa.
  • Pass Hotels Principessa ,and Villa Elisa.
  • Follow left bend towards signs for Pisa and S. Maria.
  • Pass the yellow Agip garage on your left.
  • Slow down as after bend in the road you will see the road sign for S. Maria.
  • Take the second road after the sign by the Pasticceria Moriani.
  • Turn left at the end of the road and you see Bar Sport by the mini roundabout.
  • Turn right towards the minimarket and church.
  • Slowly drive pass the minimarket shop and you will find a narrow road by the right hand side side of the church towards the car park and square.
  • If there is no space here you can park in the street by the school and newsagents.
  • The house ( yellow) is around the back of the church square in a narrow one way road.It is on the left hand side with a large pair of gates into a courtyard.
  • Via Barsotti 205. Please ring the bell.
  • If you reach the chemist/Hotel Da Carlos by mistake turn around as the tunnel for Pisa is soon!!!