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Piombino in April 2026 Trip Report

We set off again on a Sunday. The motorway between Brescia and Cremona is never busy and today is almost deserted. We arrive by the coast in Marina di Massa just as the rosticceria Andrea found is opening. There's reasonably safe parking on the main road because there are quite a few people around but we take the backpack with our computer and other essentials with us just in case. The food is good and I order plenty. Prices are by the etto or one hundred grams not by the portion, except for the rotisserie chicken. We have a chicken, a portion of melanzane alla parmigiana, some tasty grilled courgettes with red onions and a portion of chips. With coperto and bread and a beer it comes to 27 euros, eaten at the clean wood tables. It's a sunny April Sunday and just about warm enough to eat outside. So far I've been doing well, but there isn't really time for us both to get coffee if we want to make the agreed arrival time at the apartment and the last hour and a half is an...

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