plug / power converters are not available at Il Ciocco, please bring your own
The web site for train information in Italy is www.trenitalia.com. Catch the train from either Pisa Aeroporto, or Pisa Centrale. Pisa Centrale is a 5 minute (3km) cab ride from the airport, so it is often easier to do this (as trains are more regular from the Pisa Centrale). There is also another station after Pisa Centrale called Pisa S. Rossore. The train route you need is "Pisa - (Lucca) - Barga-Gallicano".
Barga-Gallicano is the station most convenient to Il Ciocco. When searching for this station using www.trenitalia.com, type it exactly as written here. Barga-Gallicano is about 5km from Il Ciocco. When you reach the station, you can call the hotel (0583 7191) from the bar next to the station and ask them to send a taxi for you. A taxi to the hotel is approximately EUR10.00 - EUR20.00.
The total journey time varies but is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. After Lucca, the train is a small slow valley train. To assist you, the station before Barga-Gallicano is Fornaci di Barga. A word of warning regarding your ticket: once purchased, you must stamp it using the small yellow machines which are located on the platforms. This puts a date stamp on your ticket and validates it. You can be fined if your ticket is not validated!
