Milan to Mandello ?????

[Turpin Crock]

I'm going on a trip to Milan in November without independant transport. I'm on a work junket for want of a better term.

Would it be realistic to try to go to see the Guzzi factory/museum. Would it be worth it?

 

Has anyone any info??

[Bill Hagan]

I'm going on a trip to Milan in November without independant transport. I'm on a work junket for want of a better term.

Would it be realistic to try to go to see the Guzzi factory/museum. Would it be worth it?

 

Has anyone any info??

 

Congratulations.

 

There have been quite a number of posts on visiting Mandello on this site and elsewhere, e.g., www.wildguzzi.com, in the last few months. I don't have the time to search for those now, but it will be worth your while to do so. Make sure to see Dan Kalal's pics, too.

 

Kathi and I were in Mandello this past June, and I have been before. Motoguzziland is reached easily by numerous trains from Milan, via Lecco. And, you don't need a car in Mandello, as it's not large, and the factory, Agostini's, lodging, and food are all in easy walking distance from the Mandello train station. If you stay and choose a hotel on the "uphill" side, getting down is easy, but up can be, as you might guess, ardurous.

 

Prior coordination and strange schedules used to be the order of the day at the museum, but that seems to have relaxed a bit. That said, don't count on it, unless you have made some web and other inquiries. Even then, be prepared to stay an extra day in case what you thought you heard (and are pretty certain about it!) turns out to be ... "impossibili." Think of it as an opportunity to savor Italy and its delighfully maddening quirks.

 

Have a fine time; it's hard not to.

 

Bill

[Alex-Corsa]

I'm going on a trip to Milan in November without independant transport. I'm on a work junket for want of a better term.

Would it be realistic to try to go to see the Guzzi factory/museum. Would it be worth it?

 

Has anyone any info??

 

 

A visit in Mandello for a Guzzisti is always a nice experience, besides, the train station of Mandello is direct out of the factory,so won't be hard to find it .

Museum is open after 14:00 (if I can recal correct) Mo-Fr.

 

P.S. Oh , I forgot , be equiped with a foto camera for lots of pics.

[Daniel Kalal]

Would it be realistic to try to go to see the Guzzi factory/museum.?

 

Yes.

You can easily get to the factory from Milan and make it back in a day. The train stops directly in front of the factory, and there are several trains between Lecco and Mandello del Lario. Getting from Lecco to Milan is even easier.

 

Would it be worth it?

 

Yes. They have a large number of motorcycles on display, extending all the way back to the very first one.

 

 

And, where else are you going to see this?

 

Has anyone any info?

You can read of my recent (but brief) visit to the museum by clicking here

[Turpin Crock]

Thanks everyone!