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| Chef Paolo Monti |
The class begins at 9:30 AM on Thursday, October 28 (or 28 Ottobre, in italiano). Each participant should bring their fee of 55 Euros in cash or it can be charged to your credit card.
There are several choices for trains from Montecatini Centro, the station nearest our hotel (see prior blog entry on Stazione Montecatini Centro for directions to the station), to Lucca. Just like Goldilocks, you have three choices: a slow regional, a very slow regional, and a fast regional train. All three trains cost the same, Euro 3,10 each way.
Very slow: Departs Montecatini Centro 6:59 AM, arrives Lucca 7:51 (52 minutes)
Faster: Departs Montecatini Centro 8:05 AM, arrives Lucca 8:30 (25 minutes)
Sorta slow: Departs Montecatini Centro 8:33 AM, arrives Lucca 9:21 (48 minutes)
The cooking school, which is located at the Hotel Carignano, is about fifteen minutes from the train station by cab.
The Lucca train station is located in Piazzale Ricasoli, and the hotel address is Via di Sant'Alessio, 3680, 55100 Lucca. The total distance is 4.8 miles (7.8 km).
Google map from Lucca train station to the Hotel Carignano and Cucina Italiana:
I think the best way to get to the Hotel Carignano would be for groups of us to grab cabs at the train station in Lucca and take it to our cooking class. For those who love to walk, there will be time in the afternoon to walk all around Lucca and enjoy this lovely town before we have to catch a train back to Montecatini..
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