G'Day guys,

I am heading off to Italy in September for about a month.  I will be spending a bit of time in Como before heading to Siena for a couple of weeks to study, ending up in Lucca for a couple of nights before coming home.  Does anyone know of any Alfa specialists around these regions that I should drop in to visit?  I will hopefully get some time to head out to Arese as well 

I am sure the parts won't be cheap, but it should be fun practising my Italian with Alfa-related topics!

Yes, the Arese Museum is a must - it can't be described adequately in words.  If you are there then you must go.

I visited the Alfa museum a year ago (2nd time) and nothing beats it. Entry is free with a complimentary brochure. Go in the morning when its open for 3 hours until lunch - its only open for 2 hours in the afternoon.
On another day, you could visit Monza and stake out the Ferrari factory gates and Fiorano for a couple of hours. Its incredible what you see coming and going.
Eat lots of pizza, sip real coffee and soak it in.
Then try coming home.
Cheers,
Ric.

Lautista,

I think closer to the event they will sell the individual days. I had a bit of bad timing, living 3 years in Monza but always being busy that exact weekend. Last year there I took the Friday off to watch the practice though. I could buy the tickets at the gate, this was in 2006. Its good value, much cheaper and you are allowed to sit wherever you want. As a last resort, you can see part of the track from the surrounding park. Having a walk around the old autodromo is quite interesting too, definitely a time when men were men...