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BEST OF ITALY
FROM MILAN TO ROME VIA VENICE AND FLORENCE
ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS
• Discover what fashion is all about in trend-making
Milan
• Breathe in the magic of Italian lakes, a mixture of
romanticism and stunning landascapes
• Take the chance to live Shakespeare in real life
through the town of Romeo and Juliet: Verona
• Discover why Venice is considered the most beautiful city in the planet
• Drive through Tuscany’s sweet rolling hills before
entering the world of Rome, the Eternal City
Lake Maggiore
Lake Como
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Bergamo
Verona
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Milan
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Lake Garda
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Venice
UNESCO - WORLD HERITAGE SITES
• Roma, hystorical city centre
• Milan, the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
• Historic centre of Florence
• Historic centre of Siena
• Venice and its Lagoon
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Florence
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Siena
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Your programme in details
DAY 1
MILAN
Arrival in Milan and meet with English speaking
assistant. Milan is the second largest city in Italy
and the capital of the Lombardy Region. Transfer
to your hotel. Check-in and overnight.
DAY 2
MILAN - LAKE MAGGIORE
Panoramic tour (3 hours) of this amazing city
which combines art, fashion, style and finance.
See the Duomo, the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery
(called Milan’s lounge), the Scala Opera House
and the amazing Castello Sforzesco, once home of
the Sforza Family and the Last Supper by Leonardo
da Vinci, in Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie. Lunch
on your own. In the afternoon time at leisure for
shopping. In the late afternoon, transfer to Lake
Maggiore. Hotel check-in. Dinner at leisure and
overnight.
DAY 3
LAKE MAGGIORE
Hotel breakfast and drive to Lake Maggiore. Depart from the Stresa Pier to the Borromean Islands. Visit Isola Bella with the Borromeo Palace and
its beautiful botanical garden. Time at leisure for
lunch. In the afternoon, continue navigation to
Isola Madre and visit its exotic garden. Afternoon
return to Stresa. Dinner at leisure and overnight.
DAY 4
LAKE MAGGIORE - LAKE COMO
Hotel breakfast and leave for Lake Como, the third
largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake
Maggiore. Lake Como has been a popular retreat
for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman
times, and a very popular tourist attraction with
many artistic and cultural gems. It’s the location
of many villas and palaces (such as Villa Olmo, Villa Serbelloni, and Villa Carlotta). Meet the guide
for the tour of Villa Carlotta, a neoclassical palace
with a beautiful garden. Cross the lake by boat
and arrive in world known Bellagio, called “the
pearl of the lake”. Guided tour of Bellagio and
then free time for lunch. Afternoon check-in at the
hotel in Tremezzo. Dinner at leisure and overnight.
DAY 5
LAKE COMO - BERGAMO - LAKE GARDA
Hotel breakfast. Drive to the city of Bergamo, located on the site of the ancient town of Bergomum,
founded as a settlement of the Celtics. . The town
has two centres: “Città alta” (upper city), a hilltop
medieval town, surrounded by 17th-century cyclopic defensive walls, and the”Città bassa” (lower
city). Lunch on your own and then transfer to lake
Garda. Hotel check-in. Dinner at leisure and overnight.
DAY 6
LAKE GARDA - VERONA - LAKE GARDA
Hotel breakfast. Full day escursion to Verona, Romeo and Juliet’s town. The city’s main attractions
include Castelvecchio, Gavi Arch, Borsari Gate,
Pietra Bridge and the Roman Theatre. Then you
will walk to the Scaligera Arches before reaching
Piazza dei Signori, Piazza delle Erbe, Juliet’s house
and the world famous Arena, a Roman amphitheatre dating back to 1st Century a.d.. Time at
disposal for lunch. Afternoon at leisure for shop-
ping. Return to Lake Garda. Dinner at leisure and
overnight.
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DAY 7
LAKE GARDA
Hotel breakfast and meet the guide to start your
full day excursion around the lake. Start by driving
to Sirmione, then cross by boat to the other side
and visit Salò, Gardone, Toscolano Maderno. Limone, Torri, Riva Del Garda. free time for lunch. Afternoon return to Desenzano along the spectacular
and panoramic Gardesana Road. Dinner at leisure
and overnight.
DAY 8
LAKE GARDA - VENICE
Hotel breakfast and leave for Venice. Meet the guide and start the guided tour of this city, considered
one of the most beautiful in the whole world. Sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by
canals and linked by bridges, it is located in the
marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along
the shoreline, between the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its spectacular architecture and its artworks.
The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage
Site, along with its lagoon. You will get the chance
to see: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, the
Doges Palace, the Bridge of Sighs that connects
the Palace to the prisons. Lunch on you own. Venice is also a fantastic shopping experience! Dinner
at leisure and overnight in hotel.
DAY 9
VENICE
Hotel breakfast, transfer to Tronchetto and then
by boat to Piazza san Marco. Full day at leisure.
Our suggestion is to visit the small Islands in the
Venetian Lagoon: Torcello, Murano and Burano.
Meet with the group in the early evening for dinner in the city centre. Transfer back to the hotel,
overnight.
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FEATURES
• Modern air-conditioned motor coach throughout
• English speaking tour escort from first to last
day of the programme
• Hotel accommodation in 4 star hotel, rooms
with private facilities, with buffet breakfast
• English speaking guide during sightseeings
• Luggage Handling (1 per person)
• Service charges and hotel taxes
• Non stop 24/7 English Speaking Assistance by
phone.
• Lake Maggiore Ferry
• Lake Como boat in Bellagio
DAY 12
MONTECATINI - SIENA - ROME
Hotel breakfast and leave for Siena, driving
through the beautiful region of Chianti wine.
The tradition of cultivating vines in Chianti goes
back to the Etruscans that inhabited the area
before the Roman empire. Arrive in Siena, one
of the most beautiful medioeval towns in Italy.
Its historic centre has been declared by UNESCO
a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation’s
most visited tourist attractions, famous for its
cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and
the Palio, a horse race in traditional costumes. Meet the guide for the city tour: the City
Hall,Piazza del Campo, the Cathedral. Lunch on
your own. Continue towards Rome, with evening arrival. Hotel check-in, dinner at leisure
and overnight.
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VENICE - MONTECATINI
Hotel breakfast and leave for Montecatini, in the
Toscana Region. Hotel check-in, lunch at leisure
and afternoon for optional activities. Dinner at leisure and overnight.
ROME
Hotel breakfast and meet with English speaking
assistant for a full day guided tour of Rome, the
capital of Italy and also of the Lazio Region.
Rome’s history spans more than 2500 years,
since its legendary founding in 753 BC and it is
referred to as “The Eternal City”. In the ancient
world it was successively the capital city of the
Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the
Roman Empire, and is regarded as one of the
birthplaces of Western civilization. In the afternoon, guided tour of ancient Rome: the Palatine, the Roman Forum, the Coliseum, the Baths
of Caracalla. Dinner at leisure and overnight in
hotel.
DAY 11
MONTECATINI - FLORENCE - MONTECATINI
Hotel breakfast and morning transfer to the
railway station and leave by train for Firenze, the
capital city of Tuscany. Centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest
cities of the time, Florence is considered the
birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called “the Athens of the Middle Ages”. The historic
centre attracts millions of tourists each year, and
Florence is ranked as one of the most visited cities
in the world. Declared a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 1982, the city contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery
and the Pitti Palace and still exerts an influence
in the fields of art, culture and politics. On arrival,
3-hour guided tour of the city and get the chance, among others, to see the “David” sculpture by
Michelangelo. Lunch on your own. Late afternoon
return by train to your hotel in Montecatini. Dinner
at leisure and overnight.
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DAY 14
ROME
Hotel breakfast and full day at leisure for your
personal discovery of Rome. Possibility to visit
the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, Spanish Steps,
Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain. Lunch and
dinner at leisure. Hotel overnight.
DAY 15
ROME
Hotel breakfast and transfer to the airport in
time for your flight. End of services.
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