NATIONAL Car Rental at Pisa Airport

Pisa airport has its own Car Rental Terminal where customers can find the service desk for National Rent A Car.

Maggiore and National work together as partners at Pisa's Car Rental Terminal. A convenient shuttle bus takes passengers from their terminal on the 500 meter trip to the Car Rental Terminal – a journey that can be made on foot in just 5 minutes.

The National service desk can be contacted directly by telephone on tel +39 (0) 50 42574 or on tel (0)199 151 120 and by fax on F +39 (0) 50 425 74. Advance bookings can be made online using the form above. The station is open from Sundays to Saturdays from 08.00 am to 10.00 pm every day.

Economy range cars from National Pisa International Airport include the 3-door Fiat Panda Dynamic 1.2, which can seat 5 passengers and accommodate 2 pieces of luggage. The Fiat Punto Dynamic 1.3 can also accommodate 5 people and 2 pieces of luggage.

Compact range cars from National comprise of vehicles like the Alfa Mito 1.6, which seats 4 people and the Opel Astra Estate 1.9, which has seating for 5 people and space for 4 pieces of luggage. This car features manual transmission, air conditioning and ABS break system.

Intermediate cars from National car hire Pisa Airport include the Fiat Croma Dynamic 1.6 and the 5-door Lancia Delta 1.6, which has room for 5 passengers and 4 pieces of luggage.

National's Intermediate Crossover category offers cars like the 5-door Nissan Qashqai 1.5 and the VW Touran 1.6. While the former can accommodate 5 people and 4 pieces of luggage, the latter can seat 5 passengers but only has room for 3 pieces of luggage in the boot.

Full-size options from National include the Mercedes C220 Cdi 2.2 and the Full-size Minivan Fiat Ulysses Dynamic 2.0, which is ideal for large families or small groups, as it can seat up to 7 passengers.

Tuscany is located roughly where the "Italian Boot" would have its knee. Among the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites that are located in the Tuscany region, San Gimignano's walled hill town is one of the most famous. It is located in the province of Siena, which also as a historic center that is classed as UNESCO World Heritage.

San Gimignano's skyline is an unforgettable sight. Its 14 white towers rise up into the deep blue of the Tuscan skies, while the town is entirely surrounded by vineyards and dark green forested hills. Perched on top of a hill with fabulous views over the countryside, San Gimignano has some splendid examples of Gothic and Romanesque architecture to offer, among them the Collegiate Church and the Palazzo Comunale.

Famous for its white wine, the Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the town lies on the ancient pilgrim's route to the Vatican. The Via Francigena is a road that dates back to early medieval days, when pilgrims and merchants passed through the little town on their way to Rome, picking up locally grown saffron and Vernaccia wine on their way. A stroll through the main streets of Via San Giovanni and Via San Matteo, taking in the Piazza Duomo and the Collegiate Church on the way, is an unforgettable experience. The Piazza Agostino and the Church of Sant'Agostino are also two must-see locations.

Unlike other Italian towns from that period, San Gimignano did not lose its towers or reduce all of them in height, so that the towns skyline looks very much as it would have done back in May 1300, when Dante Alighieri was made ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany. One of the oldest surviving towers, the Torre Chigi, dates back to 1280, while its highest, the Torre Grossa (54 meters), dates back to 1311. Runner up is the Torre della Rognosa with 51 meters.

San Gimignano is just a 36.8 mile/59.23 km drive from Pisa. The town's museum houses an amazing reconstruction of the entire medieval town as it was 700 years ago, complete with figurines, towers and piazzas.