Hi All
>From time to time there have been questions about renting an Alfa to drive around Italy. My wife and I have just returned from 2+ months of travelling, most of it in Italy firstly in Sicily in a Lancia whatsitever and then on the mainland in a wait for it .. Peugeot 5008. The less said about this second car the better but it did have heaps of space for 4 plus luggage etc when 2 friends joined us to travel to Puglia and via Sorrento to Rome. When I went to collect the Lancia at Palermo Punta Raisi Airport, a new Giulietta had just been returned and if I was prepared to wait and to pay a bit extra, that would have been cleaned and made available. We were on a pretty tight schedule wanting to drive to Trapani and get up to the ancient Medieval city of Erice so I passed on that option. By the way, Erice sits on a hilltop with a commanding view of the coastline and Palermo below. Story has it that when invading troops asked the locals for a good place to camp with just those properties, they directed to that hilltop where Erice now stands. Little did they know that the area was infested with tarantulas . Nice. There are two ways to get up there, by gondola cable car or up a narrow winding road with switchbacks. I drove and what a drive! This morning I received an email from Luzzago.com the place that has a great classic car collection and also prepares/restores classics and auctions them or sells outright. They are now making available classics to rent for holidays. I do know that they have a wonderful collection of Alfas. By the way, I have never been in touch with Luzzago but apparently they are a reputable company that caters for the interests of classic car owners. Their message is pasted below. Happy Alfa motoring.. Les Singh Freezing cold in Wellington, New Zealand, after 106 degrees F in Rome! CLASSIC CARS RENT FOR HOLIDAY Luzzago can rent to you a selected classic ready for the use: CALL US NOW FOR BOOKING YOUR CAR IN TIME ! For model availability and quotation contact the n +39 - 030-2411532 or [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
