Traveling to Tuscany

Hi!

Me and my friends (around our early 20s) are trying to plan a trip to tuscany from sweden but we dont know how to go about it. Either we stay in Florence and make day trips by train to other cities in tuscany and cinque terre. The problem with this option is that even hostel in Florence is expensive and we are going between 30 april - (3 or 4th) may. The other option is to live in a cottage (airbnb) on the country side of tuscany and rent a car which can take us to different cities and towns. Problem here is the parking situation? Im not sure how much it would cost to drive to florence and park there for a whole day for example? We arent quite sure what the best option is so any help would be much appreciated! If you guys have any other suggestions please let me know!

Author: sayaasage