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NORTHERN ITALY
Lake Como - Milan - Pavia - Turin
- Genoa - Cinque Terre - Portofino - Parma - Lake Garda - Verona
FOR
PRE-ORGANIZED GROUPS
Day 1:
Arrival at Milan.
Arrival at Milan Airport. Transfer to your Hotel near Como Lake. Lunch
in a restaurant. In the afternoon guided tour of Lake Como. Travel back
to your Hotel for Dinner and overnight.
Day 2:
Milan.
After breakfast travel to Milan. In Milan you will experience with your
local guide the treasures of the city symbol for football, economy and
fashion. You’ll visit the Sforza Castle, the Duomo, the famous
Operahouse "La scala" and the Gallery Vittorio Emanuele II.
After lunch if you don’t want to do shopping in the famous Via Monte
Napoleone you could spend time in the Brera Museum, the Pinacoteca
Ambrosiana or the Monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie with the famous
"Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci. Dinner and overnight in
the hotel in the Milan area.
Day 3:
Milan – Certosa di Pavia – Turin.
After breakfast travel to Pavia for visit of the beautiful Renaissance
Carthusian Monastery of Pavia. We continue our journey direction Turin,
famous for the car-industry Fiat, its football team Juventus and the
historical centre. Free time for luch. We meet our local guide for the
visit of the town, former capital of the Kingdom Italy between 1861 and
1865. We arrive for dinner and overnight in the Hotel in the Turin area.
Day 4:
Turin – Genua.
Breakfast in the hotel. We continue to visit the town to see the Dome,
the egyptian museum and the Sabauda gallery, the Holy Synod etc. After
the visit we leave for Genoa, one of the main hoarbours of Italy. Free
time for lunch. We’ll stroll along the beautiful palaces of the via
Balbi and see the house of Columbus. Time for a visit of the Aquarium
for who wants. In the evening travel to your Hotel in Genoa area. Dinner
and overnight.
Day 5:
Genoa – Cinque Terre – Portofino – Genoa.
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for the beautiful Riviera of the
flowers. The Cinque Terre is a unique 18 kms coastline. With a local
guide we’ll visit by boat and by train the 5 small villages of
Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso, carved out of
the cliffs. Free time in the Genoa area for dinner and overnight.
Day 6:
Genoa – Parma – Lake Garda.
After breakfast departure for Parma. This town is not only well know for
its cheese and ham but also houses beautiful collections of paintings,
statues and medieval buildings. On arrival we meet our local guide to
visit the Piazza del Duomo and the Baptistery. After the lunch we’ll
be bound for Lake Garda where there is the possibility to have a small
boat trip. Later on we go further Verona area where we go for dinner and
overnight in Hotel.
Day 7:
Verona.
After breakfast Today after breakfast we visit with our local guide this
unique town famous for its roman ruins and theatre, the Dome, the San
Zeno Maggiore Church, the Giusti Gardens, the typical Medieval palaces,
the narrow streets and the beautiful squares and the legendary
"House of Giulietta". Time for your lunch. In the afternoon
short free visits in Peschiera del Garda and Sirmione. Dinner and
overnight in the hotel in the Verona area.
Day 8:
Verona – Milan.
After breakfast transfer to the Malpensa Airport in Milan.
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