Jason:
   The cab fare is $10-$12, I THINK.  I am sorry that I don't know
exactly.  It's a good little trip up the mountain for the cab driver
with no return fare unless by some coincidence there are some students
at the castle right outside who want a taxi.
   No, you could not make a day trip up from Florence and back.  It's
just too far.  Merano is way up high near the Austrian border. Even from
Milan it's too far for a one-day round trip.
   Sorry to give bad news, but I think it's worth the extra time you
would have to take (2-3 days) before you got back on your regular
route.  I say 2-3 days because I hate to hurry when I am in gorgeous
places.
    -Grace

Jason Monios wrote:

>
>
> Grace-
>
> I'll be in Florence myself later in the year. Any idea how long the
> trip would be from Florence? Could you make it a day trip from
> Florence to the castle and back do you think?
>
> Also do you know roughly how much the cab fare is to the castle? It's
> nice to be prepared!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jason
>  >From: Grace Davis
> >Reply-To: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: DTC / Pisa Geography Query
> >Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 20:45:02 -0400
> >
> >Wayne:
> > Sorry that I don't know the directions to the DTC near Pisa, but I
> >urge you to go to Brunnenburg and see Pound's daughter.
> > I know you are going to be in Tuscany, but if you can get up to the
> >Alto Adige area, you should definitely go to the castle. Besides a
> >wonderful agricultural museum, there is a Pound "museum" room which
> is
> >open to the public.
> > From Milano (or from Florence), take the train to Bolzano and then
> >the local train (which only takes a few minutes) to Merano. When you
> >get off the train, go to the taxi stand out front and ask the driver
> to
> >take you to Brunnenburg. They have a set price for going up the
> >mountain to the castle. The view is spectacular, and Mary de
> Rachewiltz
> >is a most charming person. There will be American students studying
> >there and staying in the "croft." (The castle is closed on Tuesdays.)
>
> > Have a great trip.
> > -Grace Davis
> >Wayne Windom wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > I see from the list archives that this question has
> > > been posed before. But I didn't see any replies, and
> > > as it's been a few years, I'll try again.
> > >
> > > I'll be traveling through Tuscany next month, and I'd
> > > like to visit the area of the DTC where Pound wrote
> > > the Pisan Cantos. Can anyone give me directions, or
> > > point out any other sites of Poundian interest in the
> > > area?
> > >
> > > My route will be from Florence to Pisa. I don't have
> > > more exact details, but I should have plenty of time
> > > to wander about.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Wayne Windom
> > >
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