C'mon guys, let our visitor stay where they want! I for one can fully understand why one might not want to stay inside yet be close. Spello, for example, where I lived for 2 times 3 months, is a lovely town but at night the upper bight of street, the only thoroughfare, encanyoned by 4-story buildings, reflects and amplifies every passing car and motorcycle vroom. To someone visiting Spello I might under certain conditions recommend they find a place outside the walls, or at least off the beaten street.
On the positive side, there is nothing quite like opening the window of a nice hotel to find yourself looking over quiet fields.
What they didn't say is how far is "close enough that a car is not necessary"; nor what exactly the purpose of not staying in town might be, which I may have just covered, and then again not. In my case, the distance would be about 3km if I were doing groceries, and 7 or 8 km if I were not.
I suggested staying inside the walls for a simple reason, I like people! one can walk hte countryside and take bus rides during the day, but if you come back to a place with no restaurant. getting a meal will be tough! and at night San Gimmy is splendid! with such a choice of places to eat and well lit!
quote:Originally posted by Bill Thayer: C'mon guys, let our visitor stay where they want! I for one can fully understand why one might not want to stay inside yet be close.
Ok, Bill, they can stay where they wish. But my recollection of San Gimignano is of a place where I opened my hotel window and looked out from a height to an incredibly beautiful valley. Not much noise either (but I travel with earplugs). And could easily walk out of town to beautiful paths. Yet (as Diva says) have a choice of restaurants to come back to for dinner, without driving.
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Oh absolutely, it seemed a little odd to me too -- why would one go to S. Gimignano to turn one's back on the place? After all, I can avoid sleeping there by staying in Haifa or Lisbon.
Yet we often have the oddest agendas, which is why I wondered what the underlying reason might be, and why (lurkers, if you ever ask a question onboard!) it's often important that you tell us the why of your question. Maybe an allergy to petrol fumes; or a small child who, it was feared from past experience, would wake up the neighbors in a tight urban environment; or I really don't like towns but have to meet someone there; or they're traveling on horseback; or a million other possibilities.
quote:Yet we often have the oddest agendas, which is why I wondered what the underlying reason might be
True, Bill. As it turned out, I saw the poster's response before one of the moderators deleted it (promptly and appropriately), and it was rude, to say the least. Seemed it (I won't give the courtesy of a he/she) just wanted to diss the Board in general and the people who are kind enough to respond. Phooey.
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But my recollection of San Gimignano is of a place where I opened my hotel window and looked out from a height to an incredibly beautiful valley. Not much noise either (but I travel with earplugs). And could easily walk out of town to beautiful paths. Yet (as Diva says) have a choice of restaurants to come back to for dinner, without driving.
