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EUROPE 2017 Boscolo offers culinary refinement Boscolo hospitality A true gourmet is your taste ingrained by nature bud’s best friend. Homesickness is a feeling you will Travelling is a complex balance never experience with Boscolo. between history, culture , traditions. But to know a place in all aspects We have a history of choosing means also to learn about its culinary hotels with expertise and traditions. Food and wine is arguably painstaking care, balancing quality the best way to know a country as with good value, because comfort it highlights the history and local and relaxation are essential specialities. elements for an enjoyable, perfect We carefully select restaurants with journey. originality and local dishes so to give The experience of your stay will live you the best in each journey. long in the memory of a trip.

Boscolo is always Boscolo has the there when needed “know how” to fulfil Your attentive travel your requirements companion. We know that each trip and The journey is a moment of relax, each traveller are unique. an itinerary that has to proceed without any problem or difficulty. We know that each trip and each But when this unfortunately traveller are unique. happens, our staff is always available Our staff of experts waits ready to take to support you and to find the best on your most unusual requests. solution. Tireless attention to each individual and Boscolo traveller will never be to individuals details is our recipe for alone. Let the experience of an excellent service. Experience and Boscolo work for you. proven organizational skills enable us to deliver tailor made solutions that best fit the needs of the travellers. Let us help you to create your next itinerary, together.

2 3 Group travels Sharing emotional experiences though unique itineraries.

Boscolo Group was born of a family’s passion and the art of hospitality. It is about a team of world experts, connoisseurs of culture and lovers of travel. Thirty years of know-how are the starting point for our exclusive itineraries especially created for your groups; some of which you will find described here. For those who love sharing travel experiences and travelling in good company,and for those who wish to make long lasting friendships.

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Coming back from a journey is like Wonders of Italy 8 carrying with us a precious gift Italian lakes, 5 Terre and Venice 10 made of emotions, sensations and Naples and Apulia 12 instants of our life. Sardinian culinary experience 14 Boscolo organizes your journey by taking care of every single element Italy, from North to South 16 so to create the perfect journey and Sicily and Aeolian Islands 18 the perfect gift for yourself. Rome and the Amalfi Coast 20

Each hotel is chosen like it is your Treasures of Umbria, Tuscany and Ligury 22 own house to make your feeling like Christian tour of Italy 24 you were at home. Classic Spain 26 Each single moment of the journey will be a moment of relax, Spain and Portugal 28 happiness and taste. England and Scotland 30

Travelling in Italy and in Europe Grand tour of Britain and Ireland 32 with Boscolo: a warranty as well Flavors from France 34 as a joy. France, mystic abbeys and renaissance castles 36

Budapest and Prague, all inclusive Danube River Cruise 38

Highlights of Germany 40

Moscow and Saint Petersburg 42

France and Spain 44

France, the UK, Belgium and The Nederlands 46

Best of eastern Europe 48

Italy, Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic 50

France and Italy 52

European circuit 54

6 7 MILAN Day 1 After custom clearance at the airport, you will WONDERS OF ITALY meet your professional Tour Leader and your FLORENCE driver for a private transfer to your hotel in Day 5 Milan. Check-in and time to rest. Boscolo will After breakfast, you will board your water Cradle of the west civilization and of the catholic welcome you to Italy with a very special dinner taxi to Venice rail station to catch your high culture with its sweet climate, the beauty of the costs, in an exclusive restaurant located on the 20th speed train to Florence on board of the floor of a charming building in Milan. You will comfortable Frecciarossa trains. Enjoy the the richness of art and history, love for food, make Italy enjoy a mouthwatering meal with a great 360 beautiful landscape on a first class seat. In the a country to discover. A fascinating journey through the degrees’ view of the city. (meals: B. D.) late morning you will arrive in Florence and check in at your hotel. In the afternoon, you most beautiful Italian cities and masterpieces… ROME - VATICAN MUSEUMS will meet with your private guide at the hotel Day 8 MILAN Day 2 lobby for a half day walking guided tour of Welcome to the Eternal City! This morning the city center. You will see the square of the you will experience a very special private You will begin this day with an orientation tour Cathedral with the Giotto’s Bell Tower and the guided tour of the priceless collection of art of Milan city center. The first stop will be at Baptistery, the church of Santa Maria Novella and treasures found in the Vatican Museums. the magnificent basilica (called Duomo) and and finally a visit to the Accademia Gallery, You will be amazed by the beautiful wall its famous square (Piazza Duomo). You will where the original Michelangelo’s David is frescoes created by Michelangelo, Perugino then continue to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, exhibited. Dinner in a local restaurant and and Botticelli. The unique ceiling of the the Opera House and the Sforzesco Castle overnight in Florence. (meals: B. D.) Sistine Chapel is surely one of Michelangelo’s (only exterior visit). In the afternoon you will greatest achievements. Continue to St. Peter’s visit one of the most important masterpieces Basilica, the largest church in the Christian in the world: the Da Vinci’s Last Supper. This LUCCA world, built over the tomb of St. Peter. Then fresco was painted between 1494 and 1498, Day 6 you will proceed to Piazza Venezia and the and to do so, Leonardo substituted the usual This morning your private driver will take you Roman Forum, with a stop at the Colosseum method of the fresco with a new technique to Lucca for a full day excursion. Your local - a testament to the greatness of Rome’s past. called “a secco” (on a dry wall). This is a very guide will meet you in the city center. Most Continue your full tour day with visits to the popular attraction and viewing is limited. of the attractions in Lucca today show its Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, Castel Dinner in a local restaurant and overnight in ancient history: from the trace of the Roman Saint Angelo. Dinner at leisure and overnight Milan. (meals: B. D.) amphitheater that can be seen in the shape of in Rome. (meals: B. D.) the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro to the archaeological remains under the 12th century church of Saints VERONA - VENICE Giovanni and Reparata (the first city cathedral, Day 3 ROME located just around the corner from the Day 9 Breakfast at your hotel and then board your present-day cathedral of San Martino), to the private coach for a private transfer to Verona, Full day at leisure with many interesting various towers and villas from the 12th to 16th home town of Romeo and Juliet. Our local things to see and do. You may want to visit centuries. Return to Florence in the afternoon guide will lead you to a beautiful promenade some of the famous churches or some of for dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) featuring a view from the outside of the the museums or take the underground to the famous Arena (the Roman amphitheater) and many sights such as the Spanish Steps, the the Balcony of Juliet. Then our driver will take Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona. SAN GIMIGNANO you to our final destination: Venice, city of Day 7 Tonight our farewell evening will take place in canals and palaces. Once in Venice, enjoy a Your Italian experience continues as you will local restaurant where you will be entertained scenic private taxi-boat ride to your centrally drive across Tuscany towards Rome, our first with Italian singers and their arias. located hotel. Pizza dinner in a nice local joint stop is the medieval town of San Gimignano, (meals: B. D.) near by the hotel. (meals: B. D.) an enchanting village with narrow street located BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS on a hilltop. Then we will stop in Cortona, the place that inspired Frances Mayes’s novel DEPARTURE Day 10 VENICE “Under the Tuscan Sun”. Here you will visit a n Welcome dinner on a skyscraper in Milan. n MILAN, Hotel The Square – 4* Day 4 Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport n Scenic transfer from Venice to Florence ceramic shop where you can learn how the n VENICE, Hotel Splendid – 4* After breakfast, you will start a gorgeous in Rome on fist class seat fast train. famous ceramics are made and painted. For walking tour of Venice. Venice is eternally n FLORENCE, Hotel Santa Maria Novella – 4* lunch you will be hosted by a lovely Tuscan beautiful and culturally vigorous. You will have n ROME, Hotel Imperiale – 4* family, visit their farm and learn how they make a half day walking tour of Venice, including their wine by visiting their winery. You will also a visit to the Doge’s Palace with its splendid taste their home-made olive oil and other local rooms decorated by 16th century artists. You specialties. You will finally proceed to our final will also visit the Bridge of Sighs and St. Mark’s destination for the day: Rome. Dinner and Basilica, one of the most valuable church in the overnight. (meals: B. L. D.) world with over 4000 feet of mosaic artwork. After lunch some relaxing time on a gondola with a tour through the inner canals. Dinner at the hotel and overnight. (meals: B. D.) • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

8 9 PARMA – LA SPEZIA Day 5 MILAN - COMO Day 1 After breakfast and hotel check-out you will be transferred, by private coach, to the Arrival at Milan airport. After clearing customs, city of Parma. Whatever your interests may ITALIAN LAKES, you will meet your private tour escort. You will be, Parma won’t let you down. The heart board a coach for a private transfer from Milan of Parma is its square, Piazza Duomo. See airport to the hotel in Como. Check-in and the buildings that dominate the square, 5 TERRE AND VENICE time to rest. the Duomo, the adjoining Campanile (bell Welcome to Lake Como one of the most tower) and the striking Battistero (baptistery). BOLOGNA - VENICE beautiful corners of Italy. Day 9 Parma is famous all around the world for Overnight in Como. (meals: B. D.) The magnificent scenery of the Italy Lake District its fine cheese (parmigiano or parmesan) After breakfast, you will check-out from your together with the picturesque beauty of the Cinque and prosciutto and you will have a great hotel in Florence and board your private opportunity to taste these extraordinary coach for a comfortable transfer to the city Terre have enchanted artists and travelers for centuries. COMO - BELLAGIO Day 2 Breathtaking gardens and villas, overhanging coasts culinary traditions. Your driver will then take of Venice. Along the way you will stop in After breakfast you will take a walking tour of you to your hotel in La Spezia. Check in, Bologna, the capital of the prosperous Emilia over the sea with bays and small beaches, this is an the city center, Piazza Cavour, a magnificent dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) Romagna region. A stroll in the city to enjoy unfailing itinerary for aesthetes. square that overlooks the lake, and the its medieval street and the beautiful porticos. monumental Piazza Duomo, built in 1927. After lunch we will proceed to the unique Then you will proceed to the Broletto, home of 5 TERRE Day 6 town of Venice, where your private water taxi the town hall, and the majestic Cathedral, the will take you to the centrally located hotel. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the interiors are worth a visit thanks to the paintings, Dinner will be served in a local restaurant. embarkation point where you will meet your the altars and the decorated tapestries. (meals: B. D.) private guide for an excursion of the Cinque In the afternoon enjoy a two-hour panoramic Terre. Cinque Terre means ‘five lands’, and cruise of Lake Como to the enchanting Italy’s famous Cinque Terre are five perilously- village of Bellagio. On your cruise, admire the VENICE perched villages strung along a short stretch Day 10 lakeside villas set in tropical gardens. The mild of cliffs of the Region: Manarola, Riomaggiore, Venice is eternally beautiful and culturally Mediterranean climate ensures an abundance Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. vigorous. This morning we will have a half of exotic and rare plants to thrive year round. You will have lunch in a local restaurant in day walking tour of the city including a visit Docking at the town of Bellagio, one of the Monterosso. In the afternoon your guide will to the Doge’s Palace with its splendid rooms most famous towns on the lake, you can follow take you to Portovenere, a very picturesque decorated by 16th century artists. We also visit the steep alleys running up from the lake and village set on a slope behind a traditional the Bridge of Sighs and St. Mark’s Basilica, one stop for a coffee or gelato at one of the lively harbor. Time at disposal to explore the old of the most valuable churches in the world cafes housed in grand historic buildings. Return town. Return to the hotel in La Spezia for with over 4000 feet of mosaic artwork. After by boat to Como for dinner and overnight. dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) lunch you can relax on a gondola with a tour (meals: B. D.) through the inner canals. Back to the hotel and dinner in a local restaurant. (meals: B. D.) FLORENCE SIRMIONE Day 3 Day 7 After breakfast, you will check out your room After breakfast, you will check out your room VENICE and board your private coach to Florence. A Day 11 and board the coach for a private transfer city-size shrine to the Renaissance, Florence Today you visit Rialto Fish Market (not open on from Lake Como to Lake Garda, the largest offers frescoes, sculptures, churches, palaces Sundays) and experience a unique lunch inside lake in Italy. You will arrive at your hotel in and other monuments from the richest a private Palazzo overlooking the Gran Canal. Sirmione, the so called “Pearl of the Lake”, set cultural flowering the world has known. Meet You will meet our English speaking guide along a narrow peninsula on the southern your guide for a half day walking guided tour near the Rialto Bridge and start your culinary part of the lake. After check in, you will enjoy of the city center. You will see the square of adventure as locals do – at the Rialto Fish strolling around the town, with its narrow the Cathedral with the Giotto’s Bell Tower Market. This is where the seafood restaurants in medieval streets, the old Scaliger Fortress, the and the Baptistery, the church of Santa Maria Venice buy their fish daily. striking Roman Villas and the Catullo Caves, Novella and finally a visit to the Accademia For lunch you will be hosted by a Venetian known as the most imposing archaeological Gallery, where the original Michelangelo’s countess in her Palazzo, a memorable aperitif area in Northern Italy. Dinner and overnight at David is exhibited. The rest of the afternoon is overlooking the Gran Canal followed by a tasty BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS the hotel. (meals: B. D.) free. Hotel check in, dinner and overnight in buffet lunch. Free afternoon at leisure. Dinner n Enjoy lunch in a private Palace in Venice n COMO, Hotel Palace – 4* Florence. (meals: B. D.) and overnight at the hotel. (meals: B. D.) overlooking the Gran Canal n SIRMIONE, Hotel Olivi Therme – 4* BARDOLINO n LA SPEZIA, Hotel NH La Spezia – 4* TORRI DEL BENACO Day 4 LUCCA DEPARTURE n FLORENCE, Boscolo Hotel Astoria – 4* Day 8 Day 12 Lake Garda offers many off-the-beaten path n This morning we will take you to Lucca for a full Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport VENEZIA, Hotel Splendid – 4* gems, such as Torri del Benaco and Bardolino. day excursion. Your local guide will meet you in in Venice. You will enjoy a full day excursion on these the city center. Most of the attractions in Lucca Lake shores. The mild climate makes Bardolino today show its ancient history: from the trace ideal for vineyards—so it’s no surprise that its of the Roman amphitheater that can be seen hilly and picturesque landscape produces the in the shape of the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro to the famous Bardolino red wine. Then you will archaeological remains under the 12th century continue to Torri del Benaco, one of the lake’s church of Saints Giovanni and Reparata (the first smaller towns, with a lovely harbor filled with city cathedral, located just around the corner • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. colorful fishing boats and an imposing Scaliger from the present-day cathedral of San Martino), • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. Castle. Return to Sirmione for dinner and to the various towers and villas from the 12th • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. overnight. (meals: B. D.) • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected] to 16th centuries. Return to Florence in the afternoon for dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.)

10 11 AMALFI COAST Day 4 NAPLES AND APULIA After breakfast, enjoy a full day excursion on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. We will make a short LECCE ROME - NAPLES Day 7 Day 1 stop in Positano to take in the stunning views, Lecce is the capital of a stunning region in Arrival at Rome airport. After clearing customs, ideal for taking pictures that will be the envy Apulia called Salento. Lecce is also called the Explore the beauty of the Sorrento peninsula, the you will meet your tour manager for a of your friends. Then we proceed to the town Florence of the South, thanks to its fabulous “heel” of Italy’s boot, which looks onto two seas, the comfortable transfer to your hotel in Naples. of Amalfi that was one of Italy’s four Marine architecture. Your visit to Lecce will begin in Check-in and time to rest. Naples is one of Republics along with Venice, Pisa and Genoa. In Adriatic and the Ionian. An extraordinary journey the main square (Piazza Duomo), considered the most beautiful cities in Italy; a walking tour the afternoon we visit the charming little village through two of southern Italy’s regions; sometimes the most elegant part of the town. Not far through Spaccanapoli (a long straight street of Ravello, a mix of history and legend. During from the square, you will find the evidence green and lush with large vineyards and olive groves, that splits Naples in two) and its colourful the day there will be a Limoncello tasting, after of Roman colonisation with the ruins of a sometimes rocky and rough with ravines, caves and streets will be the perfect opportunity to which, we drive back to the hotel in Sorrento. traditional Roman amphitheatre. You will discover Naples’ most magical and genuine After dinner, we take an evening walking tour gorges where ancient civilisations settled. also visit the renaissance palace, Palazzo locations. You will then proceed to the Royal in Sorrento and maybe some well deserved BARI, GROTTE DI CASTELLANA, del Seggio, also known as the “Seat,” the Palace, the Maschio Angioino, the Capuano gelato. Dinner and overnight stay in Sorrento. POLIGNANO A MARE Day 9 Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Castle and the lungomare, and take a walk (Meals: B. D.) Castle of Charles V. Not to be missed is the This morning is dedicated to a visit to the along the beach from where you will enjoy Basilica of Santa Croce with its monumental “città vecchia” the old town. Together with stunning views. Dinner and overnight stay in façade and beautiful interiors, a harmonious our guide you will see the Basilica of St. Naples. (Meals: B. D.) MATERA Day 5 balance between the sobriety of classical Nicholas one of the most beautiful examples After breakfast and check out from the hotel, style and the splendour of Lecce’s Baroque. of Romanesque architecture in Apulia, the board your private coach that will take you to In the afternoon you will take part in an Swabian castle, Piazza del Ferrarese, Piazza VESUVIO AND POMPEI Day 2 Matera, where you will spend the night. authentic cooking course, a special “hands Mercantile and the old port. Experience Arco After breakfast, you will take a tour of the Matera is famous, in the main, for an area of the on” experience, where you will learn not only Alto and Arco Basso where women make and “sleeping giant”, Mount Vesuvius (weather town called “I Sassi” (ancient buildings carved regional recipes but of the culture of this part sell “orecchiette” the typical Apulia homemade permitting). After the tour, we stop at a famous into the rock). Visiting this area transports you of Apulia. Dinner and overnight stay in Lecce. pasta. In the afternoon, we tour the Castellana farm that produces amazing olive oil and a through time along the human journey from (Meals: B. L. D.) Caves and spend time in Polignano a delicious wine called Lacrima Christi. Along the Palaeolithic age to the present day. You will Mare. “Grotte di Castellana” is a wonderful with a wine expert, you will visit the winery, also admire the rock churches built by religious experience; within its 70-metre deep caves walk through the vineyard and taste some fine communities, who were always looking for the ALBEROBELLO - BARI Day 8 witness an amazing scenario made up of wine. In the afternoon we drive to Pompeii, soul’s purification, and the elegant streets of the stalactites, stalagmites, fossils, and cavities. In “the metropolis of ancient times,” for a private Piano, rich in seventeenth century monasteries This morning we drive to Alberobello where Polignano a Mare we will enjoy the lively and guided tour of this incredible archaeological and palaces. Matera is also known for its bread we spend a relaxing day at leisure. Alberobello picturesque city centre, the terraces offering site. We then return to the hotel for a succulent and baked goods and that is why your next stop has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since breathtaking views of the Adriatic sea and the dinner and, if it takes your fancy, a traditional will be a local bakery for a tasty treat of Matera’s 1996 and is world famous for its characteristic jagged coastline. This is also the birthplace show. Dinner and overnight stay in Naples. bread, Focaccia bread and traditional biscuits. cone shaped buildings known as “trulli”. of Domenico Modugno the author of “Nel (Meals: B. D.) Dinner and overnight stay in Matera. (Meals: B. D.) The trulli are built entirely without the use blu dipinto di blu (Volare oh oh!). Return to of mortar and are whitewashed inside and Bari. We say farewell tonight with a typical out. The trullo originated in the late 1500s dinner, giving you the opportunity to savour AMALFI COAST - CAPRI Day 3 TARANTO - LECCE Day 6 when the Count of Conversano authorised traditional Apulian cuisine, simple ingredients the peasants to build dwellings without using and rustic flavours together with a large variety This morning we leave Matera for the town of After breakfast and check out from the hotel, mortar so that they could be easily dismantled of seafood from the Adriatic Sea. (Meals: B. D.) Taranto, called the city of two seas because we drive to the town of Sorrento. Here you in the case of inspection, in order to avoid of its location on a strip of land that sits will be transferred by ferry to the island of paying building taxes. In the historic centre between two seas. The artificial channel Capri for a full day private excursion. Along you will see Aia Piccola and Rione Monti, both DEPARTURE Day 10 that connects them is surmounted by the with a panoramic tour of the island, which national monuments. Here we walk through famous Swing Bridge, beyond which lies the Transfer by private coach from the hotel to BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS includes the villages of Capri and Anacapri, the incredible alleyways and pay a visit to heart of old Taranto. You will visit this ancient the airport in Bari. your expert guide will give you an introduction the Siamese Trulli and the Master Trullo, built n Axel and Munthe’s Villa in Capri. n NAPLES, Grand Hotel Santa Lucia – 4* Medieval town with its Cathedral of San to Axel Munthe the man, and his famous around 1700, which is the only dwelling with n An authentic cooking course, a special n SORRENTO, Hotel Antiche Mura – 4* Cataldo and Aragonese Castle, also known memoirs, written in 1929. This unique more than one floor. You are free to explore “hands on” experience, in Lecce. n MATERA, Hilton Garden Inn – 4* as Castel Sant’Angelo. After lunch we move experience will offer an insight into this unique Alberobello on your own, with time for n LECCE, Hotel Risorgimento – 4* on to Grottaglie. The surrounding area is very Swedish character who lived here in Capri for shopping and lunch before we continue with n BARI, Hotel Nicolaus – 4* rich in clay and it is therefore perfect for the over 50 years. You will also visit a very special our itinerary and head for Bari. We arrive in production of pottery crafts. The origin of place in Capri; Villa San Michele, Munthe’s Bari in the afternoon. Bari is a sparkling resort pottery crafts in this town dates back to the home and its beautiful garden. At the end of town with a lovely historic centre. We will stop Middle Ages. You will visit a ceramics workshop the day we return to Sorrento and check in for well deserved refreshing lemonade or iced to experience this ancient art. At the end of at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at the coffee at one of the many sidewalk cafes. the day we depart to one of the most beautiful hotel. (Meals: B. D.) (Meals: B. D.) towns in Apulia: Lecce. You will check in, relax and have some great food at the hotel. (Meals: B. D.) • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

12 13 CAGLIARI Day 1 SARDINIAN CULINARY Arrival at Cagliari airport. You are welcomed by our tour manager and transferred to your hotel. According to the arrival time lunch is at leisure. Dinner at the hotel in Santa Margherita di Pula EXPERIENCE and overnight stay. (Meals, B,D) ORISTANO Day 5 CAGLIARI Sardinian cuisine is somewhat diverse, enriched through the Day 2 Today we leave the south of Sardinia and head centuries by cross culture contact and trade with other peoples. This morning explore the city centre of Cagliari to the central area of the region. Your culinary It is considered to be an important part of the Mediterranean with a guided walking tour. Lunch is at leisure. experience today will be along the way to Oristano, at the Organic Farm of Cuscusa. diet and it was declared a masterpiece of the oral and intangible After lunch you will have your first culinary experience with a special treat; a local chef will It is located in the middle of Marmilla, in heritage of humanity in 2010 by UNESCO. Boscolo’s view on a introduce you to the art of Sardinian sweets. Gonnostramatza, in a fertile area of 190 hectares, culinary experience is that it is not just a cooking class, but rather Amaretti, Sardinian almond biscuits, Pardula, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation. The the complete cultural food experience, which is also a fun way to dough filled with fresh ricotta cheese and farm’s main activity is the breeding and rearing of domestic sheep. Sheep are reared principally for discover and thoroughly enjoy this beautiful island. At the end of spiced with saffron and orange peel, Seadas, deep-fried pastry made with lard and filled with their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep’s milk), this particular journey you will certainly not be disappointed. fresh sheep’s cheese, served warm and drizzled and fibre (wool). You will visit the animal shelter with honey or sugar. These are only a few of and the milking parlour equipped with milking ORISTANO Day 7 the sweets you will taste! Our chef will also machine, the shearing area and all the logistics You cannot leave Sardinia without tasting the show you the secret of one of his recipes! facilities necessary for the efficient functioning of world renowned Cannonau wine and the Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Santa the farm. All sheep at the farm have a pedigree, Purceddu (roasted pork). Today we will explore Margherita di Pula. (Meals, B,D) are highly selected and fed with organic forage and corn. The company also produces cheese, Sardinian nature among the ancient oaks. In wine and organic extra virgin olive oil, but what the mountains the shepherds cook the lunch under the shade of the age old junipers, among CAGLIARI Day 3 prevails is the production of milk for sale to third parties and the sale of high quality meat. Lunch the flavours and perfumes of the natural After breakfast we depart for Calasetta. From is served at the farm; simple homemade food environment. This is based on salami, cheese, here we take the ferry to the island of San served in a familiar and cosy ambiance. After boiled sheep with “patata perras,” roasted Pietro located at the extreme western edge lunch your journey continues to Oristano. Hotel pork and typical bread. Of course, everything of Italy. We arrive in Carloforte a picturesque check in, dinner and overnight stay in Oristano. becomes twice as tasty when accompanied village, the only one on the island. Carloforte (Meals, B, L, D) by the full-bodied local wine, Cannonau. The owes its name to the king of Sardinia Carlo production of this particular red wine will be Emanuele III and was founded in 1738 by explored after lunch with a visit to the winery of Ligurian fishermen. You will explore the island ORISTANO Day 6 Oliena. The origins of Cannonau are uncertain; in a 4x4 Jeep; lunch is included in a local it might have been introduced to the island in restaurant, tasting typical dishes. In the morning you have free time to explore the fifteenth century during the colonisation of Red Tuna is the main dish in this region and Oristano for shopping; lunch is at leisure. Your the Spaniards. However the discovery of grape there are dozens of local tuna recipes. You Sardinian journey continues this afternoon, seeds dates back to 3200 years ago. After the may also be surprised to learn that the local visiting the production of Bottarg, another visit we will return to the hotel for dinner and cuisine has a strong influence from the regional food of excellence. Often called the overnight stay. (Meals, B, L, D) Arabian world. Also remember to taste the poor man’s caviar, bottarga is the Italian word cassulli cu pestu and curzetti, chickpea flour for a dense cured fish roe made from tuna. The and the cashca, a vegetarian variant of the fishing company you will visit is called Cabras. DEPARTURE Day 8 Tunisian couscous. In the afternoon we will The company is now in its fifth generation of Morning departure to Cagliari airport and back take the ferry back to Calasetta and drive back fishermen and traders. The owner is Mrs Amadu, home. to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at the who dedicates her life with love and passion to hotel in Santa Margherita di Pula. (Meals, B,L,D) the preparation of this particular ingredient. The BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS visit to the fishing company is followed by an excursion to the Sinis territory. The particularly n n 4x4 Jeep excursion in Carloforte CAGLIARI, Santa Margherita di Pula, Forte Village – 4*Sup. mild microclimate of this area makes these lands n CAGLIARI Day 4 Out of the ordinary cooking lessons and n ORISTANO, Horse Country Resort – 4* unique for the cultivation of the Vernaccia vines. wineries visits. This morning is dedicated to a visit to Argiolas You will be introduced to Mr Mauro Contini, winery where you will learn about the Turriga the owner of Contini Winery at his vineyard. vine. The family Argiolas opened the winery in The vineyard is situated in the Sinis territory and the early 1900s; it was a home of farmers, olive Tirso Valley; the Contini family manages about groves and vineyards. The tradition has been 40 hectares of vineyards. End of the visit and handed down through the family; today the drive back to the hotel. Dinner at the hotel and Winery is run by the third Argiolas generation. overnight stay. (Meals, B, D) An expert will take you around the winery, showing the ancient equipment. The tour ends with a wine tasting served with some Sardinian speciality foods. In the afternoon our tour • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. manager and driver are available to take you • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. to one of the beautiful beaches nearby. Dinner • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. and overnight stay in Santa Margherita di Pula. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected] (meals, B,D)

14 15 ITALY, FLORENCE Day 4 FROM NORTH After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a wonderfully full day excursion to the medieval towns of Siena, San Gimignano and to the SORRENTO Day 8 ROME Day 11 TO SOUTH beautiful countryside of Chianti to visit a charming winery and taste some of the best After breakfast at the hotel, you will board your Today is dedicated to a visit to Vatican City. wines in the world. First stop in Siena, where private motor coach for a full day excursion In the morning we will depart for St. Peter’s you will visit the city’s famous basilica and the to the Amalfi Coast to visit gems such as Square, where each Wednesday it is possible Listen to an aria echoing from a gondola on a Venetian canal, relax very centre of the city to admire its narrow Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. The founding to attend the Papal Audience, when Pope at a trattoria sipping a glass of ruby red wine in the Chianti region, streets and its beautiful square (Piazza del of Amalfi can be traced back to the Romans; Francis blesses the attending crowd. In the VENICE taste a refreshing Limoncello in Capri and smell the aroma of fresh Day 1 Campo), a UNESCO World Heritage site. After we visit the most famous monument the afternoon we will visit the Vatican Museums, cathedral (Duomo) built in an Arabo-Norman Meet your English speaking tour manager who Siena and a good lunch, we will proceed to the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica. In herbs in Campo dei Fiori. There’s no better Country than Italy to style. The natural beauty of this location is will assist your private transfer from the airport San Gimignano, another fine example of well the Vatican Museums you will be shown a why the city of Amalfi has been classified as satisfy your senses. A journey from North to South: Venice, Florence, to your hotel in Venice. To reach your centrally preserved medieval architecture, with its towers fine collection of antiques. The visit includes: a world heritage site by UNESCO since 1997. Sorrento and Rome, where art, food and culture reach their located Hotel, you will take a water taxi. Then, overlooking the whole town. On the return to the Sculpture Museum, the fascinating We continue to Positano; a curious note is pinnacle. Italy is a country as varied and colourful as the palette of time to leisurely familiarise yourself with the Florence we will traverse the Chianti region Tapestry Gallery, the Gallery of Maps and the that in the latter half of the 19th century, more hotel surroundings. Welcome dinner at your with its villages, hills and vineyards. We will stop world famous Sistine Chapel decorated by its great Renaissance artists, and thanks to Boscolo Tours you will than half the population emigrated, due to hotel. (Meals: B. D.) in the heart of Chianti at Rocca delle Macie for Michelangelo. The tour will then proceed experience the best of everything it has to offer. some wine tasting and relaxation. Back to the the city falling on hard times, and the majority to St. Peter’s Basilica where you will view hotel and time for a hearty dinner and perhaps chose the United States. Our last stop will be the artistic treasures of the largest Roman Ravello, a terrace jutting out into the sea. From VENICE a mouth watering gelato. Dinner and overnight Catholic Church in the world, which includes Day 2 stay in Florence. (Meals: B. D.) this vantage point the Amalfi Coast becomes Michelangelo’s Pietà. Our final stop is the After breakfast, meet your English speaking a vision of rare beauty. Dinner and overnight Grand Piazza Navone, one of the most guide in the hotel foyer. We begin with a tour stay in Sorrento. (Meals: B. D.) beautiful piazzas in Rome, where you may of the highlights of Venice; starting with a FLORENCE Day 5 wish to remain, explore and have a meal walk through the St Mark’s square, highlighting in one of the many restaurants in the area. its most celebrated monuments such as the After breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your SORRENTO Day 9 Overnight stay Rome. (B.) Bridge of Sighs, the beautiful architecture of the private English speaking guide for a half day tour After breakfast, you will enjoy a full day tour Doge’s Palace and the Renaissance Marciana of Florence and the Accademia Gallery. You will of the beautiful island of Capri; known for Library. We will then visit the golden Basilica of visit the heart of the city experiencing amazing ROME its dramatic views, striking Faraglioni rocks Day 12 St. Mark to admire some of its most precious locations such as Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza and sheer beauty. We will visit Villa San treasuries: about 90,000 square feet of golden della Signoria, Santa Maria Novella, Santa Maria After breakfast at your hotel, you will be taken Michele, built in the early 20th century by Axel mosaics, the four famous bronze horses and del Fiore Cathedral with Giotto’s masterpiece, by private motor coach to the Coliseum. Here Munthe, a Swedish physician; it is home to an the astonishing Golden Screen, decorated with the bell tower and Baptistery of San Giovanni. you will meet your private English speaking enchanting and serene garden that is billed as 1,927 precious gems. Late afternoon, our tour You will then visit the Accademia gallery where guide for a stroll back in time, visiting the one of the top 10 gardens in Italy. We will take guide will take you through the backstreets “far David’s Michelangelo is waiting for you! The rest Coliseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. a stroll through the historic centre of Anacapri, from the madding crowd,” to discover some of of the day is spent at leisure. Dinner is also at In the Coliseum you will be surrounded by less crowded than Capri, the atmosphere here the more tranquil corners of the city. You will leisure tonight. Overnight stay in Florence. impressive monuments and the ruins of the is also more laid-back, with a more authentic see where Marco Polo’s house used to be, and (Meals: B. D.) Arch of Constantine the Great. The tour will character. (Meals: B. D.) venture to Campo San Giovanni and Paolo, then proceed to the Roman Forum, the old one of the most interesting monumental centre of the Imperial City where the Senate areas of the city; here you have the chance FLORENCE Day 6 House, the Basilicas and the Temples of the ROME to taste the “Cicchetti” (Venetian tapas) and a Day 10 major gods are located. You will walk the Via After breakfast at the hotel, you will board your Sacra and pass by the Arch of Titus. Then, good glass of wine. Dinner tonight is at leisure. After breakfast at your hotel, you will check private motor coach for a full day excursion to your English speaking guide will take you Overnight stay in Venice. (Meals: B.) out and board your private motor coach the Cinque Terre area. You will arrive in the town to Palatine Hill, the location where brothers as we head for the city of Rome. Along the of La Spezia and board a public boat to visit Remus and Romulus battled over who would way we will stop in Pompeii for a two hour some of the five towns of this charming area: found the first empire, and where Romulus FLORENCE Day 3 private tour of the excavations. This fascinating Manarola, Vernazza, and Monterosso. After your founded the city that would become Rome. archaeological site was buried by lava and ash BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS After breakfast at your hotel, you will leave private boat excursion and a local lunch, you The rest of the day is spent at leisure. Tonight following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Venice by private water taxi for the city coach will be taken to the town of Pisa (or Lucca if you enjoy a farewell dinner at the beautiful n Cicchetto tour, Venetian Tapas n VENICE, Starhotel Splendid - 4* Our guide will take you on a compelling walk terminal, board the deluxe motor coach prefer) for a two hour private, guided tour of the Trastevere, the place where Romans go to eat, experience. n FLORENCE, Grand Hotel Cavour - 4* through the ancient streets of Pompeii where and then on to your next Italian destination, town. Back to Florence in the late afternoon. people watch and enjoy ice cream. Overnight n you can see baths, forums and villas built by the SORRENTO, Hotel Antiche Mura - 4* Florence. Check in at your hotel in the centre Dinner and overnight stay in Florence. (Meals: stay in Rome (B.D.) prosperous Romans in the year 80 BC. Admire n ROME, Hotel Imperiale - 4* of Florence. The rest of the day is set aside for B. D.) the fabulously preserved Frescos that decorate leisure. Dinner and overnight stay. (Meals: B. D.) the walls and floors of the villas. After the visit, DEPARTURE Day 13 SORRENTO Day 7 we will proceed to Rome, check in at your hotel and take some time for a stroll or simply to relax. Transfer by private coach from the hotel to After breakfast at your hotel, you will board Dinner and overnight stay. the airport in Rome. your private motor coach for a transfer to your hotel in Sorrento. Along the way we will stop in the Castelli Romani region for a succulent lunch. After check in at the hotel the rest of the day can be spent at leisure under the sun of • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. the Amalfi Coast. Dinner and overnight stay in • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. Sorrento. (Meals: B. L. D.) • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

16 17 SICILY AND PALERMO Day 1 After clearing customs, you will meet your PIAZZA ARMERINA LIPARI, STROMBOLI AEOLIAN ISLANDS private Tour Manager and your driver for TAORMINA Day 4 a comfortable transfer to your hotel in AND SALINA Day 7 Palermo. Palermo is the regional capital of After breakfast at the hotel we will drive to After breakfast at the hotel, we will leave Sicily, the largest Italian island which is separated from Sicily with its own distinct atmosphere. The Piazza Armerina for a guided tour of the Taormina and head towards Milazzo. From grandeur of Palermo’s wonderful palaces and Villa Romana del Casale, built between the here a ferry transfer takes us to the Lipari. Lipari the continent by the straits of Messina, is reached by rd th churches gives way to popular areas with a late 3 and early 4 century B.C. Because of is the largest of the Aeolian Archipelago islands the Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean Sea. This very particular life. This is about the markets, the floors decorated with some of the finest and perfectly balances leisure, amusement beautiful treasure awaits you. Discover the unbelievable whose Arabic origins are still evident today surviving mosaics from Roman antiquity, and natural beauties. The center is brimming archaeological monuments that will take you back to a thanks to their noise, smells, colours, narrow it considered one of the most important with shops, where one can enjoy pleasant labyrinthine streets, the splendid array of food archaeological sites of Sicily. Today lunch is glorious past… afternoons of shopping, and delightful and other goods on display and the general included in Piazza Armerina. After lunch we evenings in the most renowned restaurants ‘souk’ atmosphere. According to the arrival then continue our journey to Taormina where celebrated for their food and wine specialties. time, you will enjoy an orientation tour of the we will overnight. Taormina is a wonderful Today you will also enjoy an excursion to city centre. Tonight a welcome dinner at the medieval town located on the slopes of Vulcano, the nearest island for a relaxing hotel is included. (meals: B. D.) Mount Tauro, an attractive and permanently- promenade. Lunch is at leisure. Dinner and fashionable destination. Our suggestion is overnight at the hotel. (meals: B. D.) visit of the Greek-roman theatre (optional) PALERMO - MONREALE Day 2 followed by a walk along the Corso Umberto. Dinner tonight is at leisure. (meals: B.L.) Breakfast at the hotel and morning departure PANAREA - STROMBOLI Day 8 for a full day excursion to Palermo and Morning and lunch at leisure. In the afternoon Monreale. Our English speaking guide will MOUNT ETNA Day 5 we will join an excursion to the islands of accompany you to discover the capital of Panarea and Stromboli, reaching the two Sicily with its unique history, monuments, After breakfast at the hotel, you will enjoy an islands by boat. First stop will be Panarea markets, people and churches. You will adventurous exploration of Mount Etna. Is the where we will discover the beautiful bays and enter the Royal Palace with the 12th century highest volcano in Europa. It is also called the the colorful “streets” of its marina. We later Palatine Chapel. The nearby Cathedral built by “Mongibello” from the Arabic “gebel” meaning transfer to Stromboli with time to visit the the Normans and decorated at various times mount, source of fertility and destruction. You little village and for swimming. We tour the since in many different styles. After lunch will go up the Volcano to a height of 1800m islands and stop to see the “Sciara del Fuoco”, we drive to Monreale. Monreale is a historic and have the opportunity to reach the crater hopefully we get the chance to see the hill-town, a picturesque place most famous by jeep. Today lunch is included. Return to wonderful fireworks of the eruption. Dinner for the fine mosaics that can be found inside Taormina for dinner at leisure and overnight is served on board on our return by boat to the great Cathedral. Return in the afternoon stay. (meals: B.L.) Lipari. (meals: B. D.) to Palermo and dinner at leisure. Overnight in Palermo. (meals: B.) SIRACUSA Day 6 SALINA Day 9 After breakfast at the hotel we travel to MARSALA - AGRIGENTO Day 3 Breakfast at Hotel and visit the island of Siracusa, “The most beautiful Greek city” Salina. You can easily identify Salina thanks Breakfast and hotel check out. Morning where you can admire the fusion of different to the contours of its two mountains, that’s departure to Marsala. architectural styles. In the morning we will the reason why the Greeks called it Didyme Today we will explore the Marsala region, best visit the famous Archaeological Park. Inside (twins), it is also the greenest island of the known for its wine. We will visit a wine cellar the Park are situated most of the classical Aeolian archipelago. Besides its natural beauty and finish the tour with a delicious tasting and monuments of the Greek and Roman the island is renowned for the production of a typical lunch. After lunch the tour continues Siracusa, most importantly the Greek Theatre “capers” and “Malvasia”, a distinctive wine with BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS to Agrigento. The history of Agrigento began (fifth century B.C.), which is the largest a very sweet flavor and aroma derived from in 581 B.C. and the city reached the height of theatre in Sicily and one of the largest of the n Dinner and cruise on board of a typical n PALERMO, Piazza Borsa Grand Hotel – 4* raisins. We will have a tasting with lunch on its splendour in the 5th century B.C. During entire Greek world. In this park there is the boat in Lipari. n AGRIGENTO, Hotel della Valle – 4* the island. Tonight we say farewell to Sicily this period, art and culture were intensely famous “Latomia of Paradise” where we find n TAORMINA, Excelsior Palace – 4* and its beauty with a typical dinner in Lipari. pursued, the temple of Olympian Zeus was the mythical cave Ear of Dionysius. Our day n LIPARI, Hotel Tritone– 4* Overnight in Lipari (meals: B.L.D.) constructed as well as most of the other continues to Ortigia where you will enjoy temples, rendering Agrigento, according to lunch at leisure and free time. Return to the the Greek poet Pindaro, “The most beautiful hotel in Taormina for dinner and overnight. DEPARTURE Day 10 among the dwellings of mortals.” The Valley of (meals: B.D.) the Temples is the most renowned attraction, Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport a large archaeological site containing the in Catania. remains of various Doric temples. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. (meals: B.L.D.)

• This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

18 19 ROME AND THE AMALFI COAST

From Rome, the Eternal Town, with its antique monuments to the Sorrentine peninsula, a wild NAPLES – CAPRI ISLAND ROME country rich in different landscapes, lemon and olive Day 1 NAPLES Day 4 Arrival in Rome and transfer to the hotel. trees with a spectacular view on the sea. Breakfast at the hotel will be followed by a Depending on flight arrival times, take time full day excursion to the island of Capri, one to relax or explore the city at your leisure. of the loveliest resorts in Italy, a dramatic SORRENTO Day 7 Overnight in Rome. island soaring upward from the sea with After breakfast, enjoy a full free day to explore sweeping views, whitewashed homes and the city at your leisure. Overnight in Sorrento. villas, lemon trees, narrow winding lanes, ROME Day 2 and flower-filled courtyards. We reach the After breakfast at the hotel, we will begin island by hydrofoil and enjoy a guided tour of SORRENTO - CASERTA - ROME Day 8 our guided tour to St. Peter’s Square, whose its main towns: Capri and Anacapri. We will basilica is the biggest in the world and enjoy a walk through the narrow streets and After breakfast in the hotel we will depart to is considered the spiritual centre of the admire the lovely terraces, piazza and the Caserta to visit the Royal palace. Created by Catholic Church. We will then go to the breathtaking landscapes. Lunch included in a the Bourbon king Charles III in the mid-18th Vatican Museums and take a guided tour of local restaurant. In the late afternoon we will century to rival Versailles and the Royal its collection of masterpieces; we visit the take the hydrofoil back to Naples. Overnight Palace in Madrid, is exceptional for the way Sistine Chapel, the greatest masterpiece in in Naples. in which it brings together a magnificent Western art planned and executed by one palace with its park and gardens, as well as man, Michelangelo. In the afternoon, enjoy natural woodland, hunting lodges and a silk a guided tour of Ancient Rome by visiting NAPLES - (MOUNT VESUVIUS factory. It is an eloquent expression of the Piazza Venezia, the Campidoglio, heart of AND POMPEI) - NAPLES Day 5 enlightenment in material form, integrated political life, the Via dei Fori Imperiali, ancient into, rather than imposed on, its natural Following breakfast we will take a guided tour setting. In 1996, the Palace of Caserta was heart of political, commercial and legal life, of the “sleeping giant”, Mount Vesuvius. We the exterior of the Colosseum, arena of the listed among the world heritage sites on the will stop at an agricultural business producing ground that it was ‘the swan song of the gladiators and Arch of Constantine, dedicated olive oil and the wine called Lacryma Christi, by the Senate and the people of Rome to spectacular art of the baroque from which it visiting its cellar and vineyard with a wine adopted all the features needed to create the Constantine in 315. You will also see the expert with a chance to taste fine wine. In Palatine, ancient dwelling of emperors and illusions of multidirectional space’. We will visit the afternoon we will head to Pompei “the the apartments richly decorated with gold, influential people, the exterior of the massive metropolis of ancient times” where we will Circus Maximus, the ancient city’s main venue stucco and marble and contain empire style visit the ancient Roman city considered as one furnishings and fine pavements and the park for chariot races. We will return to the hotel in of the most important archaeological sites in the late afternoon. Overnight in Rome. covering an area of some hundred hectares the world. Overnight in Naples. and its beautiful fountains. After the visit we will head to Rome for the last overnight. Overnight in Rome. ROME - NAPLES Day 3 NAPLES - COSTIERA AMALFITANA After breakfast we will head for Naples, one SORRENTO Day 6 of the most beautiful cities in Italy: a walking After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the DEPARTURE Day 9 tour through “Spaccanapoli” and its colourful Amalfi Coast where you will see magical and BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS streets will be the perfect opportunity to Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending breathtaking views. We will make a short stop on the flight departure time, transfer from the n Traditional Tarantella Show at Tasso n ROME, Hotel Imperiale – 4* discover the most magical and genuine at the Positano viewpoint and visit Amalfi, the parts of Naples. In the afternoon we will visit hotel to the airport and return to your original Theatre in Sorrento. n NAPLES, Grand Hotel Oriente – 4* first of the Sea Republics. In the afternoon we departure city. n Traditional lunch on Capri island. the exterior of Palazzo Reale, Castel Novo n SORRENTO, Grand Hotel Flora – 4* will head for Ravello, cross-point of history known as Maschio Angioino, the San Carlo and legend. Drive back to the hotel in the theatre, Capuano Castle and the lungomare, late afternoon in Sorrento. After dinner, enjoy from which you will enjoy a stunning view. a traditional Tarantella show. Overnight in Overnight in Naples. Sorrento.

20 21 TREASURES OF UMBRIA, ROME - TERNI Day 1 FLORENCE Day 5 TUSCANY AND LIGURY Arrival at Rome airport and transfer to the hotel in Terni. Depending on flight times, take After breakfast, we will begin a full day time to relax or explore the city at your leisure. guided tour of Florence, a symbol of the Overnight in Terni. Renaissance and a must for art lovers. We Journey dedicated to the discovery of Umbria, Tuscany and Ligury: will visit the exterior of the main monuments: Umbria, in the true heart of Italy, is for one-third mountains and for the Cathedral and the Baptistery, the Cupola the rest hills covered with olive trees and vineyards, and acknowledged TERNI - CASCATA DELLE by Brunelleschi and the Campanile by Giotto. In the afternoon we will walk around among the most beautiful landscape in Italy. Tuscany, green hills with MARMORE - SPOLETO SPELLO - PERUGIA Day 2 discovering the Pitti Palace, Santa Croce rich vineyards, romantic towns with historical monuments, old castles, church, the Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge fortified middle aged towns, the most beautiful renaissance history. Ligury After breakfast, we will visit the Marmora falls of the city, and Michelangelo Square where (the highest in Italy at 165 metres) and see the with the Cinque Terre - the picturesque beauty, with its overhanging you can admire a stunning view on the town. Clitumno springs, revered since Roman times Overnight in Florence. coasts, thousands of kilometres of dry-stone walls, rural building, the and also admired by Byron. We will then stop medieval quarters and the panoramic trails over the sea. for a tasting session of olive oil and typical produce at one of the many well-known FLORENCE Day 6 farms in Umbria. We will then continue to Spoleto, an important city within the old Papal After breakfast, enjoy a full free day to explore the city at your leisure. Overnight in Florence. GENOVA - RAPALLO State and stop for a walking tour. We will then PORTOFINO - GENOVA proceed to Spello, a lovely village where the Day 9 time seems to have stood still, before heading After breakfast in the hotel we will depart for Perugia for an overnight stay. FLORENCE - PISA - GENOVA Day 7 to the Gulf of Tigulio. Entire day dedicated to the visit of some of the amazing villages After early breakfast in the hotel, we will travel belonging to the gulf. We will start with PERUGIA - ASSISI to Pisa, home to the world famous leaning Rapallo, the largest Italian Riviera seaside GUBBIO - PERUGIA Day 3 tower. Enjoy a panoramic tour to admire resort town. The discovery goes on with the After breakfast, we will visit Assisi and its Piazza dei Miracoli and the Baptistery. We then picturesque castle in the sea , a small harbour Basilicas: St Mary of the Angels and the head for Genoa, Columbus’ birthplace and and the seaside promenade: Portofino, Porziuncola chapel which was the initial whose name is believed to derive from Genua international and fascinating town which will nucleus from which the Franciscan order was founded by the two headed Giano, protector be reached by a beautiful navigation. Lunch born and where the saint died on October of ships and coins. We will enjoy a guided tour in local restaurant in Portofino. Free time at 4th 1226. We will visit the Basilica of St Francis that will include the fascinating carrugi (the disposal. We will then return to Genova for an and admire the beautiful rose window and the narrow medieval alleys), the beautiful historical overnight stay. stunning fresco decorations. In the afternoon buildings and squares of the largest old town we will proceed to Gubbio to visit the most centre in Europe. We will reach Columbus’ important monuments such as 40 Martyrs house in Piazza Dante and the majestic cathe- DEPARTURE Day 10 dral of San Lorenzo. Overnight in Genova. Square, the Major square, the exterior of the Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending Consuls Palace and the Cathedral. We will on the flight departure time, transfer from the then return to the hotel in Perugia for the hotel to the airport and return to your original overnight. GENOVA - CINQUE TERRE - PORTOVENERE - GENOVA Day 8 departure city. This morning experience a very special private PERUGIA - SIENA - SAN guided tour of the priceless collection of art GIMIGNANO - FLORENCE Day 4 and treasures found in the Sistine Chapel BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS and Vatican Museum. You will be amazed by Following breakfast, we will head for Siena n Tasting session of olive oil in Umbria. n TERNI, Best Western Garden Hotel – 4* the beautiful wall frescoes created by Miche- with its well-conserved medieval streets langelo, Perugino and Botticelli. The unique n Wine tasting is San Gimignano, Tuscany. n PERUGIA, Sangallo Palace Hotel – 4* and piazzas like the beautiful gothic Piazza ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is surely one of n FLORENCE, Hotel Santa Maria Novella – 4* del Campo (otherwise known simply as Michelangelo’s greatest achievements. Con- “Il Campo”), the secular heart of Siena, its n GENOVA, Hotel Bristol Palace – 4* tinue to St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church public palace and cathedral. We will stop for in the Christian world, built over the tomb of a walking tour and you can enjoy some time St. Peter. Then proceed to the Piazza Venezia, there at your leisure. We will then continue to and the Roman Forum, with a stop at the San Gimignano, an old medieval city rich of Colosseum - a testament to the greatness of several monuments (the Duomo, the People’s Rome’s past. Continue your full tour day with Palace, the church of St Agostino) where we visits to the Arch of Constantine, Circus Maxi- will enjoy a guided tour with a wine tasting in mus, Castel Saint Angelo. Dinner at leisure and a local Tuscany winery before proceeding to overnight in Rome (meals: B. D.) Florence. Overnight in Florence. • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

22 23 CHRISTIAN TOUR OF ITALY

ROME Day 1 ASSISI - LORETO - LANCIANO Day 6 Journey dedicated to the discovery of the Christianity. Arrival in Rome and transfer to the hotel. After breakfast we will journey from Assisi to Rome, the capital of culture and faith, the cradle of the Depending on flight arrival times, take time Lanciano via Loreto where we will stop to visit western civilization but first of all a real museum in the open to relax or explore the city at your leisure. the Holy House of Nazareth and the beautiful Overnight in Rome. Madonna of Loreto. We will then continue to air. Modern and old, past and present go side by side, all Lanciano where we will visit the sanctuary of the time. Assisi, the top destination for pilgrims who visit the the Eucharistic Miracle. Overnight in Lanciano. churches and relics of Saint Rufino, Saint Francis and Saint ROME Day 2 Clair. Puglia (Apulia), the heel of Italy’s boot that looks onto After breakfast at the hotel, we will begin SORRENTO Day 7 two seas: Adriatic and Ionian with amazing blue waters… a our full day guided tour including St. Peter’s After breakfast, enjoy a full free day to explore suspended region between tradition, religion and art. Square, whose basilica is the biggest in the the city at your leisure. Overnight in Sorrento. BARI - GROTTE DI CASTELLANA world, the Vatican Museums and its collection ALBEROBELLO - LECCE Day 11 of masterpieces followed by a visit to the Sistine Chapel. In the afternoon, we will visit LANCIANO After breakfast, we will depart to Castellana Piazza Venezia, the Campidoglio, the Via dei SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO Day 8 Grotte: the beauty of the caves is determined Fori Imperiali, the exterior of the Coliseum and by the great quantity of calcareous Circus Maximus. Overnight in Rome. concretions formed over millions of years. After breakfast we will depart to San Giovanni At the end of the visit transfer to Alberobello Rotondo where we will visit the places of where we will enjoy a walk in the historical Padre Pio: the Sanctuary, the Convent of S. ROME Day 3 centre of the beautiful “capital of the Trulli”, Maria of the Graces and his tomb. We will declared a UNESCO world heritage site. In Breakfast in the hotel. This morning we depart also enjoy a breathtaking view of the Cargano the evening, we will proceed to Lecce for an for a guided tour with focus on ‘Christian Peninsula and a visit to the Grotto of Michael overnight stay. Rome’: we will visit St Mary Major basilica, the Archangel. Overnight in San Giovanni the Basilica of St John in Lateran and St Paul Rotondo. Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St Paul under its main altar. We will also LECCE - OTRANTO - LECCE Day 12 see the ancient Baths of Caracalla and the SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending catacombs of St Callistus. Overnight in Rome. BARI Day 9 on the flight departure time, visit the city on Following breakfast we will journey from your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer ROME - CASCIA - ASSISI Day 4 San Giovanni to Bari, the beautiful Byzantine from the hotel to the airport and return to city. We will take a guided tour of the city to your original departure city. After breakfast, we will depart from Rome to visit the most important sights: the historical Assisi via Cascia where we will stop to visit centre, the Romanesque Basilica of St Nicola the sanctuary of Santa Rita, consecrated and St Sabino’s cathedral. Enjoy an afternoon LECCE - DEPARTURE Day 13 and opened to the public in 1948 and the free for leisure. Overnight in Bari. Monastery with her cell and the crucifix from Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending which she received her stigmata. We will then on the flight departure time, visit the city on proceed to the medieval hillside town of Assisi BARI - MASSAFRA your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer and home of St Francis. Overnight in Assisi. TARANTO - BARI Day 10 from the hotel to the airport and return to BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS your original departure city. Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning n n Farewell dinner in a typical local ROME, Hotel Imperiale – 4* ASSISI Day 5 we will depart to Massafra where we will restaurant in Lecce. n ASSISI, Roseo Hotel – 4* take a guided tour of the caves with the Breakfast in the hotel. Today we will take a characteristic country Churches and the n LANCIANO, Hotel Villa Medici – 4* half-day guided tour of Assisi that includes Church of S. Maria della Scala. We will then n SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Hotel Parco delle Rose – 4* an orientation walk of the upper town and its proceed to Taranto for a guided tour that n main square , a visit to the great Basilica of St BARI, Hotel Mercure Villa Romanazzi Carducci – 4* includes the Cathedral of St Cataldo, St Angel Francis, St Mary of the Angels Basilica and the n LECCE, Hotel President – 4* Castle, the revolving bridge and the Doric Church of St Clare before heading back to the columns of the Temple of Poseidon. Return to hotel. Afternoon free for leisure. Overnight in the hotel in Bari for an overnight stay. Assisi.

24 25 CLASSIC SPAIN BARCELONA Day 1 After custom clearance at the airport, you MADRID Day 5 will meet your professional Tour manager After breakfast we check-out from our hotel There is a plethora of reasons to visit Spain; it is a Country of many different peoples, each and your driver for private transfer to your hotel in Barcelona. Check-in and time to rest. and drive to Madrid. Today we will show you with their own culture, attitude and cuisine. Discover Spain’s fascinating past, its seductive Welcome dinner in a local restaurant and the highlights of this cosmopolitan city. We Gypsy soul, and the modern vitality of its Catholic faith. Our journey explores Barcelona and overnight stay in Barcelona. (Meals: B. D.) will visit Puerta de Alcalá, Cibleles Fountain, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Catedral de the iconic Gaudi buildings, Zaragoza and a glimpse of the Basque country with an excursion la Almudena. We will take you down medieval to Pamplona. We enjoy the cosmopolitan city life of Madrid; we visit Toledo and El Escorial. VALENCIA Day 8 BARCELONA Day 2 streets, across majestic squares and through We also travel through traditional villages on rolling green hills flanked by mist-covered 1200 years of history. We will walk from the We leave Madrid this morning and take you to mountains, taste wines and gastronomic delicacies in the Cuenca, and of course, we experience Following breakfast at the hotel take a heart of the city through twisted medieval sunny Valencia, the third largest city in Spain. morning tour of Catalonia’s capital, including streets and along grand boulevards to give Along the route we will stop in Requena, an Valencia and the beautiful coastlines. This itinerary reveals Spain’s diverse heritage, and its Park Guell with its amazing stone structures you a truly wonderful taste of Madrid, its important village specialising in fine wine culture and traditions guarantee a fascinating journey of discovery. and stunning tiling. The tour includes the architecture, culture and its traditions. productions. We will visit a local winery where absorbing “Barrio Gothic” and Santa Maria del We welcome you to Madrid with a special you will experience the culture and traditions Mar Church, symbol of Catalonian mariners. dinner and exhilarating Flamenco show. of winemaking. You will also visit an artisan You will then take a walk on the famous Overnight stay in Madrid. (Meals: B. D.) sausage boucherie where you will enjoy thoroughfare La Ramblas, a bustling street of local “embutidos”. Our journey continues sights, colours and people. Dinner at the hotel to Valencia where you will see special and overnight stay in Barcelona. (Meals: B. D.) MADRID Day 6 monuments such as the City of Arts and Science, an avant-garde building designed by This morning is dedicated to a visit to Madrid’s Santiago Calatrava, the Cathedral, Plaza de la ZARAGOZA Day 3 top cultural sight, The Prado Museum. Reina, Plaza de la Virgen, and Plaza Redonda. Together with our expert guide you will tour Dinner at the hotel and overnight stay in Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before we depart one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It Valencia. (Meals: B.L.D.) for the city of Zaragoza on the banks of the displays works by great European masters River Ebro. This city has been influenced such as Velázquez, Goya, Raphael, Rubens, throughout time by the Romans, Moors and and Bosch. In the afternoon we drive just BARCELONA Christians evident when taking your walking 45km north-west of Madrid and discover Day 9 tour to admire the eclectic mix of buildings another of Spain’s famous sights; the Royal After check out from the hotel in Valencia we throughout the city. We visit the Basilica Palace of El Escorial. Spanish monarchs as board our private coach and drive to Barcelona. del Pilar dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with far back as Carlos V are buried here in the We are close to the end of the trip and cannot free time to explore at leisure. After a whole Panteón de Reyes and this will also be the miss a visit to see Gaudi’s architecture at the day spent visiting Zaragoza, the best way to current monarch’s final resting place. Return inspiring Sagrada Familia. During your guided restore our strength is to visit a few of the to Madrid for dinner at the hotel and overnight sightseeing tour with our local guide you bars in the El Tubo neighbourhood. This is stay. (Meals: B. D.) will also visit Plaça Catalunya and view the an area of small alleyways packed with bars monument to Christopher Columbus. and restaurants, where the usual custom In the afternoon we experience a special visit, is to go from one bar to another sampling TOLEDO Day 7 as we drive to Montserrat to see the shrine the speciality served at each location, of the Black Madonna, affectionately known accompanied by a glass of wine or beer. Today, enjoy a full day excursion to Toledo. in Catalonia as ‘La Moreneta’. Return to your (Meals: B. D.) Upon arrival we begin with a panoramic walking tour. We enter the Alcazar and old city hotel and prepare to say goodbye to your to visit the Primate Cathedral, a magnificent group at tonight’s farewell dinner. (Meals: B. D.) BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS PAMPLONA Day 4 example of flamboyant Gothic style. We continue through the old Jewish quarter to n Wine tasting in the Province of Cuenca n BARCELONA, Catalonia Diagonal – 4* After breakfast we drive out to the heart visit the Church of St. Tomé with the famous DEPARTURE Day 10 including cold cuts. of the Spanish Basque Country. We arrive n SARAGOZA, Catalonia El Pilar – 4* painting of El Greco “The Burial of Count Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport n Visit of Montserrat Monastery in Pamplona where a local guide will be n MADRID, Catalonia Gran Via – 4* Orgaz”. The old Synagogue of St. Maria la in Barcellona. waiting to give you an insider’s look at the Blanca and the Monastery of San Juan de n VALENCIA, NH Valencia Center – 4* city’s art, food and cultural sites, along with los Reyes. We will end with a panoramic bus a good dose of history. Pamplona’s name tour around the outskirts with a short stop is synonymous with the running of the to admire the views from the other side of bulls; enjoy a pleasant stroll through the the river and allow for the opportunity to city’s meandering stone streets where this take photos of the beautiful views. Return to event takes place. We return to Zaragoza Madrid. Dinner tonight is at leisure. (Meals: B.) in the afternoon for dinner at the hotel and overnight stay. (Meals: B. D.)

26 27 GRANADA Day 5 SEVILLE – LISBON Day 9 MADRID Day 1 After breakfast we will take a guided tour After breakfast we will drive to Lisbon, capital of one the most important monuments in of Portugal and legendary city with over 20 Arrival at Madrid airport and transfer to the SPAIN AND Spain: the Alhambra. You will discover the centuries of history. Once the launch pad for hotel. Depending on flight times, take time unique Arabic medieval citadel, probably the many of the voyages of discovery (notably to relax or explore the city at your leisure. best preserved in the world. We will show Vasco da Gama’s epic journey to India), Lisbon Overnight in Madrid. PORTUGAL you the gardens and yards, like the Partal or was the first true world city, the capital of an the Generalife Gardens; the fortress and the empire spreading over all continents, from dungeons and the sultan’s palaces such as Brazil to China (Macao). It is forever known as A tour to discover Spain and Portugal. Starting from Madrid, located in the geographic centre of the MADRID Day 2 the Palace of the Lions or the Throne Palace. the city of the explorers, and you too will be country and is the capital for over 500 years, when Philip II decided to bring his court there. Among After breakfast, we will take a guided tour of You will feel the atmosphere of Moorish filled with the spirit of discovery as you retrace culture surrounded by the scent of the flowers the footsteps of Prince Henry the Navigator the many attractions of the city including the internationally renowned art galleries, rich museums that the city to visit the most important places in Madrid including its fountains, Cibeles and and the murmuring of the water. Spend the or Ferdinand Magellan. On arrival, relax and preserve the art and history of the nation, majestic squares and imposing buildings, the first of the Royal Neptun, view of the Prado, Reina Sofia and afternoon at your leisure or perhaps pay a visit take time to explore the city at your leisure. Palace, the royal residence for centuries, now used for state occasions. The journey will continue to the Thyssen Bournemitza, Atocha Liberty railway to Plaza Isabela the Catholic, Gran Via, the Overnight in Lisbon. magical atmosphere of Andalusia. From Granada, full of Moorish and Christian witnesses suggestions, station and one of Madrid’s symbols: Puerta Gothic Cathedral and the old market known as Corral del Carbon and the Alcaiceria, Cordoba with its Cathedral and the Jewish quarter, Seville scented with orange and jasmine and its d’Alcala. We will go on to Plaza de Toros, the Paseo of the Castellana and exterior of the that resembles an Arabic souk. Overnight in LISBON Day 10 Alcazar. Ending in Lisbon, whose unique urban layout creates a sinuous course made of steps, climbs and Royal Palace and Opera. Enjoy free time for Granada. dizzying descents, steep alleys and unexpected sights.You will fall in love with the Iberian Peninsula. lunch. In the afternoon we will visit Toledo, a After breakfast, we will take a half-day guided World Heritage sight, the Mudejar Cathedral, tour of the city: we will drive down Avenida the church of Saint Tome’ with its famous El GRANADA - CORDOBA Day 6 da liberdade to Rossio, the very heart of the city and then up the hill for a stop at St Greco painting, then a short walk in this open After breakfast we will proceed to Cordoba air museum. In the evening we will enjoy George’s castle to have a glimpse at the old and enjoy a guided tour of the Mezquita, a quarters. Then we will drive along the riverside a typical dinner in a tapas restaurant with a mosque of exceptional beauty with its 850 typical flamenco show. Overnight in Madrid. to admire black old square, the bridge over columns, the Cathedral and the Jewish the Tagus with stops at the Belem Tower and quarter. We will enjoy a short walk to discover the monument to the discoveries. There we the old city centre. Overnight in Cordoba. MADRID Day 3 will see the largest collection of some of the world’s finest old coaches. In the afternoon, After breakfast, enjoy a full free day to explore enjoy free time. In the evening you may the city at your leisure. In the morning, take CORDOBA - choose to see an optional Fado show with an optional guided tour of the Prado Museum RONDA SEVILLE Day 7 dinner. Overnight in Lisbon. to see Goya and Velasquez masterpieces. After breakfast we will travel from Cordoba In the afternoon, you may take an optional to Ronda, one of Andalucia’s loveliest towns, guided tour of the famous Monastery Real steeped in history and dubbed the Dream City LISBON of El Escorial. The structure comprises by the poet Rilke. We will proceed to Seville, (SINTRA-CASCAIS-ESTORIL) Day 11 a monastery, church, pantheon or royal called “the city of grace”, a magical town, Following breakfast, we will take a full day mausoleum, a palace intended as summer simultaneously Spanish and Arabic. Dinner and autumn residence of the court, college, excursion to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril. We is followed by a beautiful boat trip along the will enjoy a walking tour through the historical library, art galleries and is renowned as the Guadalquivir River. Overnight in Seville. eighth wonder of the world. It was begun in center of Sintra, classified as a World Heritage 1563, at the order of Philip II, by the architect site by Unesco. We will visit the Pena palace, the most beautiful romantic palace in Portugal Juan Bautista de Toledo, assisted by Lucas SEVILLE Day 8 de Escalante and Pedro de Tolosa, and was before proceeding to the picturesque and intended to commemorate the Spanish Breakfast at the hotel will be followed by a charming town of Cascais, where we will take victory over the French at the battle of St- guided tour of Seville. We will visit the old city a short walk through its animated center. We Quinten in 1557. Probably another reason was with the Cathedral and the Giralda tower at will then drive past the Estoril casino and its that Philip II was obliged by the will of Charles its heart. (You can climb the steps inside the gardens and will enjoy a tour along the coast V to erect a royal mausoleum. Overnight in tower for a magnificent view of the City). Very road of Estoril, one of the most beautiful and BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS Madrid. close by are the royal Mudéjar palace known charming itineraries of Lisbon’s surroundings. as the Alcazar with its marvellous gardens We will then continue to Lisbon and stay n n Typical dinner in a tapas restaurant with a MADRID, Senator Gran Via 70 Spa Hotel – 4* and the Santa Cruz quarter with its cramped overnight. typical flamenco show in Madrid. n GRANADA, Andalucia Center Hotel – 4* MADRID-ARANJUEZ streets, flowered balconies, richly decorated n Dinner and boat trip along the n CORDOBA, Hotel Cordoba Center – 4* GRANADA Day 4 facades and hidden patios. Other sights not Guadalquivir River in Seville. LISBON n SEVILLE, Hotel Tryp Macarena – 4* to be missed in the old city are the Casa de Day 12 Following breakfast we will depart from Pilatos, a large sixteenth-century mansion n LISBON, Real Palacio Hotel – 4* Madrid to Granada via Aranjuez, where we After breakfast, enjoy the city of Lisbon at your where Mudejar, Gothic and Renaissance styles leisure Overnight in Lisbon. will visit the Royal summer castle with its blend harmoniously amidst exuberant patios magnificent gardens. We will then head south and gardens and, crossing the Triana bridge to Granada driving through La Mancha region, over the large Guadalquívir River, the lively LISBON - DEPARTURE the world’s largest wine producing area. popular quarter of Triana with its charming Day 13 Overnight in Granada. In the evening enjoy an narrow streets around the church of Santa Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending optional Gipsy show in the picturesque area Ana and traditional ceramic factories. In the on the flight departure time, visit the city on of Sacromonte and visit of the Albaicin quarter afternoon take an optional visit to Reales your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer with its fantastic view over the Alhambra. • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. Alacazares, masterpiece of Mudejar Art. from the hotel to the airport and return to • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. Overnight in Seville. your original departure city. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

28 29 GLASGOW Day 9 Boscolo introduces Glasgow on its distinguished way with an exterior design tour. ENGLAND STONEHENGE, SALISBURY Barcelona has Gaudí, Chicago has Frank Lloyd BATH Day 5 Wright and Glasgow has the pioneering Art Nouveau of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Our Today after breakfast we will lead to the most AND SCOTLAND walking tour looks at the fascinating exterior YORK Day 13 LONDON Day 1 important prehistoric monument in the whole design of the Mackintosh Building along with of Britain: Stonehenge. What we see today is the a number of hidden architectural gems in the Our itinerary is close to an end as our journey Arrival at London airport, meet our professional final stage that was completed about 3500 years local area with a special connection to this continues south back to London. Relax on a Tour Manager and private coach transfer to A tour that imbues everything from majestic landscapes ago, but the monument is 5000 years old. celebrated architect. The rest of the day is at scenic rail trip admiring enchanting landscapes your Hotel. Check-in and time for leisure We will have a short break for lunch in Salisbury leisure in the Scotland biggest city. (meals: B. D.) and travel from Edinburgh to York by train. We and great cities, to a proud heritage and the warmth to get acclimated to new time zone. Your and in the afternoon we will drive to Bath walking will arrive in York for lunch time. of people. Learn more about locations such as Lake first night in London commence with a on the ancient pavements as the Romans did After lunch, you will visit the medieval city starting unique welcome dinner. Meet the chef at the District, Stonehenge and the always charming London 2,000 years ago. We will visit The Great Bath, LOCH LOMOND from the Exhibition Square, you will see the 4th restaurant and savor fine food whilst taking in and Edinburgh. one of the best preserved Roman remains in the GLASGOW Century Roman fortifications and the ruins of the the incomparable views of London skyline. Day 10 world. Over one million liters of steaming spring North’s largest medieval abbey, St. Mary’s. We will (meals: B. D.) water reaching 46 °C (115 °F) still fill the bathing Woods, forests and wild flowers, this morning we enter two of the four major medieval gateways site every single day. There’s one thing you must get off the coach and take a very easy walk inside into the City, Bootham and Monk Bars and take check off your to-do list of this trip: an English the nature. We will stop in Luss and explore this a walk along part of its walls, (The walk along the LONDON Day 2 Afternoon Tea. Not just any tea, we’re talking conservation village with an easy hiking activity walls involves climbing and descending stone along the Loch Lomond lake shore. Your day in After breakfast we will begin our tour of a good, old-fashioned English tea time, with steps), giving amazing views of York Minster. the nature continues with the visit of the Inveraray London. We will visit Buckingham Palace, finger sandwiches, dainty china cups and all the Towards the end, we will also visit Holy Trinity Castle’s gardens. The garden and park covers 180 official residence of the Royal family, Oxford formality a Downton Abbey lover could wish for. Goodramgate, a hidden medieval gem with 15th hectares and form one of the most important Street, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and the Return to Bristol and overnight. (meals: B. D.) Century. The final part of the tour takes us to designed landscapes in Scotland. On our way back Big Ben, one of the most famous symbols York’s oldest street, the Shambles. Dinner and to Glasgow, we will introduce you to an important of London. We will also visit the Tower of overnight in York. (meals: B. D.) Scottish tradition, the Whiskey. We will stop at a London, where the crown jewels have been STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, distillery and have fun … not too much though! kept since the 14th century. Dinner and LIVERPOOL Day 6 Dinner and overnight in Glasgow. (meals: B. D.) overnight in London (meals: B. D.) YORK, LONDON Check out from your hotel in Bristol and drive Day 14 to Liverpool. Stop en route to Stratford-Upon- We will leave York this morning and driver to Avon where we will find out more about the EDINBURGH Cambridge. The visit will cover the history GREENWICH, WINDSOR CASTLE Day 11 Day 3 English poet and playwright that makes it of Cambridge, it’s personalities, scientists, Trace Edinburgh’s hidden gems, our today Stand at the home of time. This morning you famous, William Shakespeare. We will visit the poets and writers as well as the discoveries itinerary will explore this beautiful city and savor will enjoy a cruise along the river Thames birthplace, the house where the world’s most that have changed the world. Entrance to the the best of it. The views from the summit of up to Greenwich. Come and stand on the famous playwright was born and grew up to magnificent King’s College and Chapel and Scott Monument are well worth the climb, be world-famous Greenwich Meridian Line. From discover more about his early years. Arrival in beautiful Queens’ College is also included aware there are 287 steps. St Giles Cathedral the top of the hill of Greenwich park you can Liverpool and overnight. (meals: B. D.) when available. Later in the afternoon let’s contains memorials to around 200 distinguished admire one of the best views of the city. In the punting! Led by a private chauffeur you will Scots, as well as some incredible stained afternoon we will visit the oldest and largest enjoy this lovely boat trip on the River Cam, the glass windows. There’s just time for a quick occupied castle in the world, Windsor Castle, LIVERPOOL Day 7 only way to see the riparian colleges in comfort photo with Greyfriars Bobby before the stop the Queen’s favorite weekend residence. & style. Our drive continues to London for Welcome to Liverpool, a city of art, culture Edinburgh’s most popular and famous attraction, Return to London for dinner and overnight. dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) and music. Liverpool is proud to be the Edinburgh Castle. Home to Royalty for hundreds (meals: B. D.) birthplace of the Beatles, the first stop of the of years including Queen Margaret, Mary Queen day will be the Albert Dock, a fantastic visitor of Scots and James VI. In the afternoon another LONDON Day 15 attraction dedicated to the Fab Four. Later we Boscolo special visit, Rosslyn Chapel. Founded in OXFORD, LACOCK BRISTOL Day 4 will take you on a gentle and relaxing cruise 1446, as the Collegiate Church of St Matthew, it This day is entirely dedicated to you, you are Time to leave London, but you will be back in to Chester. Here your guide will lead you on took some 40 years to complete. Our guide will free to go shopping in the best known malls in a few days for your souvenirs shopping. We a captivating journey through 2,000 years of tell you how Rosslyn has survived turbulent times Knightsbridge or enrich your travel experience BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS drive to Bristol and along the route we stop in history, taking in all the main sites including and focus the tour on the recent interesting with our tips, visit the Wallance Colletion Oxford for a tour of the town. We continue and the Rows, Walls, River and the Cathedral. We program of conservation. Return to Edinburgh for example, the entrance is free, but please n Welcome dinner with view over the n LONDON, Park Plaze Hotels – 4* visit Blenheim Palace, home to the 12th Duke return to Liverpool via coach for dinner and for dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) save some energy for our farewell dinner. skyline in London. n BRISTOL, Hotel Marriott – 4* and Duchess of Marlborough and birthplace overnight. (meals: B. D.) English food, beer and fun at Dickens’s Inn, n Easy hiking on Lake District. tonight you can share with your travel fellows n LIVERPOOL, Mercure Liverpool Atlantic of Sir Winston Churchill. A true masterpiece n Let’s punting in Cambridge. EDINBURGH the thoughts and stories about this amazing Tower – 4* of 18th Century Baroque architecture. Before Day 12 arriving in Bristol you will explore the village of LAKE DISTRICT, GLASGOW Day 8 journey through England and Scotland. n After breakfast, today we will discover the story of GLASGOW, Glasgow City Hotel – 4* Lacock which dates from the 13th century. This (meals: B. D.) Drive today through the Lake District, British golf visiting the British Golf Museum. It is the n EDINBURGH, Apex Hotels Group – 4* village with its lime-washed half-timbered and England’s largest National Park. There are most comprehensive golf collection in Britain that n YORK, Royal Hotel York – 4* stone houses, was used as a location in the TV breathtaking lakes, soaring mountains known displays material dating from the 17th century to the and film productions of Pride and Prejudice, DEPARTURE locally as ‘fells’, picturesque valleys and even present day. Driving further north, we reach Glamis Day 16 Moll Flanders and Emma and Harry Potter. sandy coastline. Times may have changed Castle the legendary setting for Shakespeare’s Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport Dinner and overnight in Bristol. (meals: B. D.) but your ‘runaway’ wedding can still happen Macbeth, we will visit this breathtaking monument. in London. here at Gretna Green! Discover why so many Back to Edinburgh for special theatre evening! The couples got married in this tiny village. Dinner world-famous Fringe and International Festivals • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. and overnight in Glasgow. (meals: B. D.) might take place in August, but there are great • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. performances taking place all year round. Tonight • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. you can get a flavor of the festival experience as we • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected] book a seat in one of Edinburgh’s many theatres. Dinner and overnight in Edinburgh. (meals: B. D.) 30 31 EDINBURGH Day 14 LONDON Day 1 Wake up this morning as Scotland’s capital welcomes you. With Boscolo you discover Arrival at London airport, meet our professional an Edinburgh beyond mass tourism. Our first Tour Manager and take a panoramic tour GRAND TOUR OF SLIGO - DONEGAL - BELFAST Day 10 visit will be Edinburgh Castle with an easy of central London with a visit to St Paul’s skip-the-line entrance. Battles and sieges were Cathedral. You are transferred to your Hotel for Today, before leaving Sligo, we visit the Today, DUBLIN - CHASHELL fought over it, royalty lived and died within BRITAIN AND IRELAND check-in and time to rest. Overnight in London before leaving Sligo, we visit the Dominican KILLARNEY its walls, and countless generations have (meals: B. D.) Day 6 abbey that survives from medieval days. Built in 1252 and accidentally burnt down been inspired by it. We will continue with This morning you visit Dublin. Pop in the ivy- in 1414, it was further damaged during the Blair Street Underground. Beneath the bustle covered stone buildings of Trinity College to Explore the best of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales on this in-depth Grand Tour. 1641 rebellion. Legend says that worshippers of Edinburgh’s Old Town you will discover a LONDON Day 2 see the Old Library’s vast rows of antiquarian Visit London and attend to a concert in St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, explore the royal saved the abbey’s silver bell which was thrown dark, damp world unchanged since the 18th books. Visit Dublin Castle’s and St Patrick’s Windsor Castle. Drive to Liverpool through scenic Cotswolds and stop in Oxford. Cross Begin your tour with one of the country’s into Lough Gill and only those free from sin century. The rest of the day is free, return to Church, Ireland’s largest church. In the the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin, Ireland’s capital. Explore the popular resort of most potent icons, Westminster Abbey, where can hear it peal. In the same morning we the hotel and get ready for an informal dinner afternoon we drive to The Rock of Cashel one most of England’s kings and queens have drive towards Belfast. On the route we stop out. Overnight in Edinburgh. (meals: B. D.) Killarney, along the scenic “Ring of Kerry” see sparkling seascapes, mountains dotted of Ireland’s most spectacular archaeological been crowned. You will admire the House of in Donegal and visit the Castle. Built by the with brightly colored farmhouses. Head west to the spectacular 668-foot Cliffs of Moher. sites. We later reach Killarney where we check Visit Galway and Belfast. Cross the border to Cairnryan and spend the night in Glasgow. Parliament and the Big Ben and spend time O’Donnell chieftain in the 15th century, it is in and overnight. (meals: B. D.) DURHAM - YORK Day 15 Follow the banks of mysterious Loch Ness on the way to Inverness. Reach regal Edinburgh, at Trafalgar Square. In the afternoon stroll furnished throughout and includes Persian along Regent Streets and Piccadilly Circus. We Scotland’s capital, continue south to Blair Castle and York, England’s most complete rugs and French tapestries. Overnight in We leave Edinburgh and drive to Durham. welcome you tonight with a music concert Belfast. (meals: B. D.) KILLARNEY - RING OF KERRY Its Castle, together with the Cathedral, was medieval city; enjoy time in Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon on your way back to at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church. Dinner and Day 7 awarded the status of a World Heritage London for the finale of your unforgettable Grand Tour. Overnight in London. (meals: B.D.) Be ready for a beautiful journey along part Site in 1986. Opening can vary and are of the Ring of Kerry to view spectacular CAIRNRYAN - GLASGOW Day 11 subject to availability. We will continue to mountain scenery. Visit a farm to watch After breakfast we invite you to a pleasant walk York, where you will visit the medieval city LONDON - BERKSHIRE Day 3 trained dogs herding sheep and tour the through the heart of Belfast. From the City starting from the Exhibition Square, see the gracious 19th century Muckross House. In the After breakfast this morning, visit the oldest Hall we will take a look at the vibrant industrial Roman fortifications and the ruins of the afternoon head back to Killarney. Overnight in and largest occupied castle in the world, heritage, through to its rich maritime past. North’s largest medieval abbey, St. Mary’s. Killarney. (meals: B. D.) Windsor Castle, the Queen’s favorite weekend Walking the River Lagan and pass by the site of We will enter two of the four major medieval residence. Have a peek at the lavish State the original castle we will end outside Titanic gateways (Bootham and Monk Bars) and Apartments and see the impressive artwork Belfast. The city is indeed home to Titanic take a walk along part of its ancient walls, THE BURREN - GALWAY hanging on the walls. During the tour you Day 8 Studios where Game of Thrones is shot. (The walk along the walls involves climbing will also visit St George’s Chapel – the resting Early this morning we drive through the Early We drive to Cairnryan in the afternoon where and descending stone steps). Towards the place for many past monarchs, including this morning we drive through the Gallway. we take the ferry to UK. Overnight in Glasgow. end of the tour, we will also visit Holy Trinity Henry VIII, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth Stop at J. B. Keane’s Pub in Listowel for tea (meals: B. D.) Goodramgate, a hidden medieval gem with the Queen Mother. Return to London for with scones, cross the River Shannon Estuary 15th Century. Dinner and overnight in York some time at leisure. Dinner and overnight in by a scenic ferry ride. Continue to Burren to (meals: B. D.) London. (meals: B. D.) view the majestic Cliffs of Moher, which rise DRUMNADROCHIT - LAKE LOCHNESS 700 feet above the foaming Atlantic Ocean. INVERNESS Day 12 Overnight in Galway. (meals: B. D.) STRATFORD-UPON-AVON OXFORD - COTSWOLS After you morning breakfast, we depart to LONDON Day 16 LIVERPOOL Day 4 Drumnadrochit. Once arrived at this village on the lake shore, we meet our experienced This morning we drive further south England GALWAY - CONNEMARA Today we depart towards Liverpool. On route skipper for a trip on Loch Ness. During the up to Shottery, 1 mile from Stratford-upon- SLIGO Day 9 we pass through Oxford, renowned for over cruise you will enjoy stunning views of the Avon. Relive Shakespeare’s Tudor love story 900 years as a center of academic excellence. Experience today the beauty and heritage Great Glen and the ruins of Urquhart Castle. and visit the Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, the Discover at your own pace the college of Galway city. The tour includes a visit to On board instruments monitor sub surface childhood home of Shakespeare’s wife. The courtyards, narrow alleys and the historic town Spanish Arch, the Collegiate Church of St activity showing the bottom profile and targets young Shakespeare would have courted Anne square. Harry Potter fans might want to see Nicholas, Lynches Window, Eyre Square, everyone hoping for a glimpse of the monster. here and the thatched cottage has often been Christ Church, where many scenes from the and Augustinian Church. Spend the rest of Overnight in Inverness. (meals: B. D.) described as the most romantic in England. films have been shot. After lunch prepare to the day on a panoramic drive through the Enjoy beautiful gardens in Stratford upon BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS be intrigued by Cotswolds, one of the most beautiful Connemara. As we leave Galway Avon. Time to relax and taste a scrumptious ‘quintessentially English’ and unspoiled regions and head towards Sligo, we will drive INVERNESS - PITLOCHRY English afternoon tea in the café. Overnight in n Far from tourist paths visits. n LONDON, Park Plaza Hotels – 4* of England where you cannot help but fall in through Connemara taking breaks to admire EDINBURGH Day 13 London. (meals: B. D.) n A concert in London at the St Martin-in- n LIVERPOOL, Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Tower – 4* love with the uniqueness of it. We arrive in everything around us. You will really enjoy This morning we begin our day discovering the-Fields Church. n DUBLIN, Maldron Cardiff Lane – 4* Liverpool for dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) taking pictures and it will be hard to decide Inverness, the highland capital. We will have a n KILLARNEY, Killarney Plaza – 4* what to shoot when everything around is LONDON Day 17 panoramic view of the Castle and St Andrew’s n GALWAY, Radisson Blu – 4* picture-worthy. We stop in Cong where you Church. In the afternoon we will drive south Our last day together will be spent in London n SLIGO, Clarion Sligo – 4* DUBLIN Day 5 can admire the location of “The Quiet Man” to Blair Atholl and visit the Blair Castle. The visiting Tower of London with its spectacular n BELFAST, Clayton Belfast – 4* the famous 1952 movie starred by John After your included breakfast we travel to Albert building dates back to 1269 and has been Crown Jewels. We later embark onto a n GLASGOW, Glasgow City Hotel – 4* Wayne. Another stop through Connemara Dock, Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, for our transformed through the ages to a Victorian panoramic river Thames cruise up to Greenwich. n INVERNESS, Kingsmills Hotels – 4* includes the visit of Kylemore Abbey. Our included visit to the Beatles Story. This exhibition castle in the baronial style. The different Return to the hotel and let’s meet once again n EDINBURGH, Apex Hotel Group – 4* journey continues to Sligo where we takes you on a journey through the lives, times, influences can be seen across the 30 rooms for the farewell dinner. We say goodbye at the n YORK, Royal Hotel York – 4* overnight. (meals: B. D.) culture and music of the Beatles, with a fantastic on full display. We will continue our trip to Dickens Inn, make up a cheers with a Lager, up array of information, images and memorabilia. In to next trip with Boscolo tour. (meals: B. D.) • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. Pitlochry for lunch and arrive in Edinburgh for the afternoon we drive to Holyhead and take a • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. dinner and overnight. (meals: B. D.) short ferry boat trip to Dublin. Overnight in Dublin • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. (meals: B. D.) DEPARTURE Day 18 • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected] Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport in London. 32 33 FLAVORS BEAUNE Day 3 After breakfast and check out, we visit another FROM FRANCE gem of Burgundy, the city of Beaune. This lovely medieval town is nestled in the heart of a vine-growing region. We will visit the city centre France with its traditions of gastronomy and wine will stimulate your exploring the striking 15th century Hôtel-Dieu senses. With this particular itinerary you will become familiar with the finest des Hospices before heading out to drive past PARIS Day 1 fields dotted with vineyards, as we head to the flavours of Burgundy, Alsace and Champagne. We will certainly entertain Renaissance Chateau Clos de Vougeot; the you; visiting cultural and historical locations, while discovering sensorial Arrival at Paris airport. After clearing customs, castle was established by monks in the 12th you will meet your private tour manager and century. Now, another culinary experience pleasures. Paris, one of the most alluring locations in the world, gives you a board our deluxe air-conditioned coach. REIMS Day 6 very warm welcome. We visit Dijon, Paris’s sister, Colmar the “Ville Fleurie” awaits you! We hunt among the hazel, First, a stunning panoramic tour, where hornbeam and black pine to find a real local Today we explore the Champagne region, (Flowering City) and the medieval towns of Beane, Strasburg and Reims. you will see Paris’s most famous sights and luxury, the Burgundy truffle! We will also have skipping the famous vineyards and searching Again, back to Paris where you will say “au revoir” to France with an monuments: Place Vendôme, the Opera a tasting of this fragile (and very expensive!) for smaller cellars where we can taste exquisite dinner with panoramic views, at the Eiffel Tower. House, the Pantheon, the Luxembourg Palace musky scented fungus. Drive back to Dijon for excellent champagne. We visit Reims the and Gardens, the Orsay Museum, Place de dinner and overnight stay. (Meals: B. D.) square Drouet d’Erlon, the Reims Cathedral la Concorde, the Champs-Elysées, the Arc where the kings of France were crowned and de Triomphe and the Invalides. We come to the Carnegie library. Reims is also a city of Art a stop at the Eiffel Tower where we climb COLMAR - BARR Deco like New York City and Miami. You will aboard a riverboat to take a cruise along the STRASBURG Day 4 be able to admire many ornamented facades Seine. Here you can admire the amazing with low reliefs, cut off corners, wrought iron architecture of the Louvre Museum and Today we head to the heart of Alsace to gates and guard rails, mosaics made with Notre Dame Cathedral while seated in the visit the picturesque city of Colmar. Centre ceramic and stainless steel windows. We fully-glassed boat with terrace. In accordance of culture since the 13th century, Colmar will also visit a winemaker and his cellar for with, the arrival time we can also include a was an important city during the Protestant a wonderful Champagne experience. Dinner visit to the Eiffel Tower, Paris’s most popular Reformation in the 16th century. We will and overnight stay in Reims. (Meals: B. D.) monument. Check in at your hotel, dinner and walk along the tree-lined Krutenau Quarter, time to rest. (Meals: B. D.) also known as “Little Venice.” Our local guide will give you an introduction to the famous PARIS sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, Auguste Day 7 DIJON Day 2 Bartholdi, who was born here. We continue Before heading back to Paris, it is well worth our journey along the Wine Route, from south a detour to the idyllic village of Hautvillers, After your petit déjeuner, our France to north, below the wooded foothills of the known as the birthplace of champagne. In the experience begins with a tour of the Burgundy Vosges Mountains. Along the way, you can 18th century the monk Dom Pérignon realised Region. We stop in Vézelay and visit the find hundreds of inviting wine cellars with here, in the ancient Benedictine abbey of Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene, the largest excellent wines, just waiting to be discovered. Hautvillers, the champagne wine-making Romanesque church in France, only 10 We will be stopping in the village of Barr process. Dom Pérignon’s tomb rests today in yards shorter than Notre Dame in Paris. We for a delicious tasting, and will end our day the chancel of Saint-Sindulphe abbey. After, continue to Dijon, which is just as chic as in Strasburg with dinner and overnight stay we arrive in Paris where you will have some Paris, without the big city vibe. We will take (Meals: B. D.) free time for shopping. You will be entertained a pleasant walking tour that begins at the this evening with a feast for the eyes as well spacious Place de la Libération, where you as the palate as you join our farewell dinner in will see the huge Palais des Ducs et des États STRASBURG Day 5 the Eiffel Tower. Dinner and overnight stay in de Bourgogne. Rising behind the palace, is Paris. (Meals: B. L. D.) the ancient Tour Philippe le Bon, the tallest Good morning Strasburg! After breakfast BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS structure in the historic centre. You might we will take a tour of the city, on foot. We wish to climb it if you’re up to the 316 steps! will visit Notre Dame Cathedral, a richly DEPARTURE Day 8 n Burgundy truffle tasting n PARIS, Mercure Montmartre – 4* We will stroll along Rue de la Liberté, Dijon’s decorated gothic masterpiece of pink-tinted n DUON, Oceania Le Jura – 4* main pedestrian street for shopping. Here, Vosges sandstone. You will be suitably Transfer by private coach from the hotel to n STRASBURG, Cour du Corbeau – 4* we will taste the Kir, the famous drink made impressed by its high bell tower (466ft) the airport in Paris. (Meals: B.) n RIEMS, Best Western Plus Hotel de la Paix – 4* from crème de cassis (black currant liqueur) and the remarkable Renaissance Horloge and white wine. Dinner and overnight stay in Astronomique (Astronomical Clock), one of Dijon. (Meals: B. D.) the world’s largest clocks. In the afternoon we visit Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg. This site is one of the symbols of Alsatian heritage and offers breathtaking views over the Alsace plain, the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest. The armoury and canons of this impressive castle permit you to step back in time to the Middle Ages. Dinner and overnight stay in Strasburg. (Meals: B. D.) • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

34 35 BORDEAUX Day 1 Arrival in Bordeaux. After clearing customs, you FRANCE, will meet your private tour guide and driver for a comfortable transfer to the hotel. En route enjoy a panoramic sightseeing tour of TOURS - AMBOISE Day 5 MYSTIC ABBEYS AND Bordeaux from the motor-coach where you Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Board will see some of the city’s most important sites your private motor coach and travel to the such as the Porte Cailhau, Palais de la Bourse Loire Valley. We arrive in Tours, known for its RENAISSANCE CASTLES Grand-Theatre and the Grosse Cloche. Check- quiet atmosphere; Tours is a city that really in and time to rest. Dinner and overnight stay has to be visited. Admire the well-preserved in Bordeaux. (Meals: B. D.) PARIS Day 9 historic centre, the magnificent cathedral and No matter what your beliefs, we will take you on a journey through time, looking at spirituality the basilica that houses the tomb of Saint In the morning you will enter the second most and art, while revealing mystical places. France has some of the world’s most beautiful Abbeys Martin. After lunch we travel to Amboise. visited Museum in the world; the first is a bit DAX - SORDE L’ABBAYE CHARTRES - VERSAILLES and Castles and all have unique and fascinating histories, tied to the fortunes of their monastic Day 2 Amboise is a serene, easygoing town where Day 7 further away being the Palace Museum in orders and Kings. Our journey begins in Bordeaux, a city with a rich history spanning at After breakfast we depart for Dax, a commune you will enjoy exploring the streets lined This morning enjoy a guided tour of Chartres China. At the Louvre you will see the Apollo least two thousand years. We visit Abbaye St Jean in Sorde l’Abbaye and the Abbey of Saint in Aquitaine, sub-prefecture of the Landes with boutiques as well as the esplanades old city with its beautiful buildings, cobbled Gallery, admire the ceiling and the King’s Savin-sur-Gartempe. We continue towards the Loire Valley to discover world renowned Castles: department, whose history dates back to along the Loire river banks with excellent streets, and religious monuments dominated crown; you will also visit the Medici gallery and Château de Chambord which was built in the early 16th century, and probably the most well pre-roman times. We will visit the Cathedral, views of the river. We will visit a spectacular by the magnificent Cathedral. We visit the view Italian paintings from the Renaissance, known French palace, and Versailles, the residence of the famous Sun King, Louis XIV. We Notre Dame, and the Abbaye St Jean in Sorde monument from the Renaissance period, Cathedral with over 1,000 beautiful stained such as Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Also not to be end in Paris discovering the spiritual message of Notre-Dame de Paris and the Abbey of St l’Abbaye. Feel welcomed in this solemn place the Royal Amboise Castle. Perched on a glass windows. Pilgrims have marvelled missed are masterpieces such as “La Liberté Denis, mostly forgotten by visitors; and where most of the French Kings are buried. The Louvre where the stone, water and clean lines invite promontory overlooking the Loire, the castle is for centuries at this masterpiece of Gothic Guidant le Peuple,” Liberty leading the People, Museum and the Tour Eiffel will also be paid a visit and is not to be missed. contemplation and impose sanctity. Return to surrounded by landscaped gardens. It houses architecture. The Cathedral contains part of by Delacroix, and “Le Sacre de Napoléon,” Bordeaux where you will visit the Cathedrale an exceptional collection of Gothic and the Sacred Tunic, worn by the Blessed Virgin Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis Saint Andre, as well as the Basilique Saint Renaissance furniture. The tomb of Leonardo at the time of Jesus’ birth. Before arriving in David. Finally, you have the chance to see “La Seurin and Basilique and Fleche Saint Michel. da Vinci, who spent his final years in Amboise, cosmopolitan Paris we take you through the Vénus de Milo”, Aphrodite from Milos. Our visit They have all been listed as UNESCO World is located in the chapel. We drive back to enchanted grounds of Palais de Versailles, lasts approximately an hour and a half but if Heritage Sites since 1998, as part of the Tours where, before dinner, we invite you to stopping to visit the magnificent Palace and you are not yet too tired, you can take a walk pilgrim road to Compostela. Dinner and partake of an aperitif in the Plumereau; many its beautiful gardens, we will reveal the stories through the museum and explore the different overnight stay in Bordeaux. (B,D) say this is the best place in France to take a of the shamelessly self-indulgent kings, galleries by yourself. After lunch, we will take pre dinner drink! Dinner in a local restaurant queens and consorts of 17th and 18th century you to Sacre Coeur for a walk through the area and overnight stay in Tours. (B.D.) France as well as the scandals that shook the of Montmartre. Return to the hotel for dinner CHATEAU LA ROCHE COURBON Day 3 monarchy and lit the fires that started the and overnight stay in Paris. (B.D.) Revolution. After the visit, we arrive in Paris for After breakfast we head towards Saintes. Not CHAMBORD - ORLEANS Day 6 dinner and overnight stay. (B.D.) far from here we visit the Château de la Roche PARIS Day 10 Courbon, known as Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. Breakfast and check out from your hotel in It is an elegant château with beautiful French Tours. This morning we will visit Chambord After your petit déjeuner, enjoy a walking tour PARIS gardens that pre-date those at Versailles. The Castle, another UNESCO jewel. Chambord is Day 8 of the Palais Garnier, Paris’ premier Opera château was originally built during the 15th an exceptional work of art built to match the After breakfast, with a stunning panoramic House, to see one of the largest theatres century, but its current style is down to Jean- tastes of François I. The chateau is inextricably tour, you will see Paris’s most famous in Europe. The Opera Garnier, as it is often Louis de Courbon who transformed it during the related to its naturally surrounding forest; it sights and monuments: Place Vendôme, called, inspired the setting for the famous 17th century. We will visit the decorated interiors, measures 5440 hectares, and is the largest the Pantheon, the Luxembourg Palace musical, ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ During the including the painted panelling and the large walled estate in Europe. You will be immersed and Gardens, Place de la Concorde, the tour, your expert guide will show you the kitchen with its full set of copper pans. We also in a uniquely enchanting atmosphere; Champs-Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Grand Foyer, the sumptuous main staircase visit the award-winning gardens and orchard, some say Leonardo da Vinci inspired its Invalides. We also visit the second floor of the (Grand Escalier), the Member’s Rotunda a flower garden, geometrical flower beds and Renaissance architecture. Enjoy the breath- Eiffel Tower, Paris’s most popular monument, and the auditorium itself. Enjoy the opulent lawns surrounding a small lake. We continue our taking view from the terraces and the 18th where we will have lunch. In the afternoon Neo-Baroque décor of this beautiful building, drive up to Poitiers, a commune and the capital century furnished apartments. After lunch we visit Notre Dame de Paris. Begun in 1163 designed by French architect Charles Garnier of the Vienne department and also part of the we depart toward Chartres and on the route and largely completed by 1250. One of the in the late 19th century. In the afternoon Poitou-Charentes region. Dinner and overnight we stop in Orleans. Orleans does not form most famous cathedrals in the world; this you will have time to shop at leisure, explore stay in Poitiers. (Meals: B. D.) part of the ‘major sights’ of the Loire Valley Gothic beauty is a must-see for its magnificent Paris at your own pace and take a stroll along and perhaps for this reason it is less visited. artworks. We later drive a few miles out of the elegant Champs Elysees, the city’s most BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS This is unfortunate because Orleans is a very Paris and visit the Abbey of Saint Denis. Its famous Avenue. Au Revoir France. The last evening meal is introduced with a special n Dinner on “Bateau Vitré” on the Seine n BORDEAUX, Best Western Bayonne Etche- POITIERS - attractive city with lots to see. We will explore construction started over 1500 years ago; Champagne aperitif on board Le Bateaux River, Paris. Ona – 4* SAINT SAVIN-SUR-GARTEMPE Day 4 Place du Martroi, where you can see a large necropolis of the kings of France, from the Parisien for an outstanding dinner cruise with n POITIERS, Mercure Poitiers Centre – 4* 19th century statue of Joan of Arc. We will first King Clovis, who died in 511, to Louis XVI After breakfast we take a walking tour of th visit the Cathedral Sainte-Croix, a 17 century and Marie Antoinette, all buried in this church. view. Overnight stay in Paris. (B,D) n TOURS, Oceania L’Univers – 4* Poitiers. We will visit the Church, Notre- gothic style cathedral and the most important We return to the city of Paris for Dinner at the n CHARTRES, Best Western Hotel Spa Grand Dame-la-Grande, a Romanesque Church historic monument in the city. We walk hotel and overnight stay. (B.L.D.) Monarque – 4* th built in the first half of the 12 century and directly along the Rue Jeanne d’Arc, the broad DEPARTURE Day 11 n PARIS, Terrass Hotel – 4* also the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre (St. Peter), avenue, to the front of the cathedral created at begun in 1160. After lunch we travel to Saint the beginning of the 19th century. After visiting Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport Savin-sur-Gartempe and visit the Abbey. This Orleans we continue our itinerary and arrive in in Paris monument is an artistic jewel registered on Chartres the “Earthly Palace of the Queen of the UNESCO world Heritage List in 1983. Heaven” for dinner and overnight stay. (B.D.) Known as the ‘Romanesque Sistine Chapel’, • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. many beautiful 11th and 12th century murals; • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. you will be impressed by its remarkable state • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the of preservation. Return to Poitiers for dinner following address: [email protected] and overnight stay. (B.D.)

36 37 BUDAPEST AND PRAGUE,

ALL-INCLUSIVE BUDAPEST Day 1 Arrival at Budapest airport. After clearing customs, you will meet your tour manager RIVER CRUISE BRATISLAVA - VIENNA and your driver for a comfortable transfer Day 4 MELK EMMERSDORF - to the Boscolo 5* hotel in the city centre. Your ship arrives in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, Boscolo Hotel Budapest is considered a must DUERNSTEIN Day 6 During this 10 day journey you will visit grand cities and quaint villages along around breakfast time. You will spend the for those in search of excellence; maximum morning on a city tour visiting the impressive In the morning, the ship docks at Melk - this great river. The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and the comfort alongside elegant and refined interior castle, from where you have a beautiful Emmersdorf, right in the heart of Wachau’s second-longest river in Europe after Russia’s Volga. We begin from Budapest architecture, with no shortage of marble, panoramic view of three countries: Slovakia, UNESCO-protected cultural heritage where you will have the opportunity to explore both sides of Hungary’s capital, bronze, brocades and ancient frescoes, all Austria and Hungary. After lunch on board, an landscape. A coach then takes you to this harmoniously combined with crystal and steel, traditional Buda and cosmopolitan Pest. You will experience Vienna’s imperial excursion to the Imperial Schlosshof Palace, bucolic valley dotted with tiny towns far from materials typical of modern design, in the quest once the country estate of the Empress Maria the bustle of the modern world. We will stop architecture and visit the medieval cathedral towns in Austria’s Wachau Valley. for originality and perfection. Welcome dinner Theresa; another highlight of the trip. You will in Duerstein where you will find some of PASSAU Day 9 at the hotel and overnight stay. (Meals: B.D.) also visit the imperial rooms, the chapel and You will savour premier wines and visit private vineyards. You tour ends in Prague Austria’s premier vineyards and experience Disembark after breakfast and drive to Prague. the magnificent banqueting hall. Afterwards, considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Also, learn of local a local wine tasting. After lunch onboard The journey lasts approximately 3 hours. Check there is plenty of time for a stroll through the ship, your afternoon is busy basking in the in at the 5 star Boscolo Hotel. Enveloped in a legends and why Strauss immortalised the “Blue Danube” in his waltz. BUDAPEST beautiful palace gardens. Rejoin the ship, and Day 2 spirituality of the Benedictine Melk Abbey, fabled atmosphere the hotel will captivate you spend the afternoon on board. By the time After breakfast at the hotel, meet your English Austria’s largest baroque monastery. You will with its refined details: from the rooms to the evening arrives, Vienna will already be in sight. speaking guide in the foyer and enjoy a visit the modern Abbey Museum and then join restaurant, from the Cigar Bar to the mosaic After dinner, music fans can enjoy a daylong guided tour of the town. Both the a tour to admire the splendour of the prelature bottom of the pool, everything is presented performance of “Sound of Vienna” at Vienna’s Pest and Buda embankments of the Danube, hall, the Marble Hall and the world-famous with a refined elegance that characterises the Kursalon; the “Alt Wien” orchestra plays popular extending from Liberty Bridge to the Margaret abbey library. Return to the ship and sail to hotel as being amongst the most prestigious of pieces from Vienna’s classical era and promises Bridge are all areas of World Heritage today. Linz. (Meals: B.L.D.) the Czech capital. The stuccoes, the splendour a delightful evening of lively waltz music and You will see the area encompassing the Chain of marble, classic motifs, precious woods and famous concert melodies. (Meals: B.L.D.) Bridge, Gellért Bath, and Gellért Hill with its antique furnishings; if Prague is the city of Liberty statue, the Citadel, the Castle of Buda, LINZ - SALZBURG Day 7 alchemists, the Boscolo Prague is its enchanted the Baroque churches and Turkish baths of palace. Dinner is at leisure. (Meals: B.) VIENNA Day 5 Today you will join a full-day excursion to the the so-called Water Town. The most visited romantic “Mozart city” of Salzburg and the site in Trinity Square, dominated by one of Today is entirely devoted to the former stunning lake scenery of the Salzkammergut. Budapest’s most characteristic building, is imperial seat and residence of the Habsburgs. The excursion ends in Linz where we will PRAGUE Day 10 the Mathias Church, which is over 700 years You will take a tour of the city after breakfast; transfer by coach to Passau where your ship is After breakfast meet your English speaking old. Lunch is at leisure, time to collect your passing along the Ringstrasse and into docked. In the evening the Captain will invite guide for a guided tour of Prague. The city is bags at the hotel and transfer to the port. Late Vienna’s historic centre where you can admire you to an exclusive gala dinner while we sail divided into five areas, spanning both banks afternoon you will board ship, where you will the famous sights of St Stephen’s Cathedral, on to Regensburg. (Meals: B.L.D.) of the Vltava River. Charles Bridge is the main find the friendly crew awaiting your arrival. the Hundertwasserhaus, the Hofburg Palace pedestrian connection between the two. On You will have time to appreciate the features and numerous other magnificent buildings. your walking tour, explore with your private of your cabin, all with panoramic windows In the afternoon, you will take a trip to the REGENSBURG Day 8 English speaking guide, the Old Town along and French balconies. Soon after, your Cruise majestic Schönbrunn Palace with its magical the Vltava River, Wenceslas Square and the Director will invite you to a welcome cocktail, gardens. The palace was, in its heyday, After breakfast, we reach one of the best Jewish Quarter. Lunch and afternoon is at while enjoying a romantic evening cruise under the rule of Empress Maria Theresa and preserved medieval towns in Germany, where leisure. Enjoy a farewell dinner at your luxury through the illuminated city of Budapest. The is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful there will be a morning guided tour showing hotel and overnight stay. (Meals: B.D.) head chef will soon after, treat you to a lively buildings in Vienna. Return to the ship. The you the main sights including the Town Hall, Hungarian dinner with a folklore show and “Vienna by Night” excursion (bookable only on St Peter’s cathedral and the Stone Bridge, traditional dancing; all while heading upstream board) will show you the night time splendour which has spanned the Danube ever since it DEPARTURE to Esztergom. (Meals: B.D.) of this city of over a million people. The tour was first built in the 12th century. Afterwards Day 11 takes you through the Vienna Woods to the we return to the ship in time for lunch. In BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS Transfer by private coach from hotel to airport best viewpoint in the city, the Kahlenberg, the afternoon, you join an excursion to the impressive Benedictine Weltenburg Abbey, in Prague. n Fascinating 8-day river cruise with large n BUDAPEST, Boscolo Hotel Budapest – 5* ESZTERGOM Day 3 from where there is a spectacular panoramic view of Vienna and the surrounding vineyards. one of the oldest monasteries in Bavaria and outside river-view cabin n PRAGUE, Boscolo Hotel Prague – 5* Enjoy this morning at leisure. In the afternoon Afterwards, we visit a cosy wine tavern in the home to the world-famous dark beer that is n Daily excursions with English speaking guide a coach excursion will take you to visit traditional wine -growing village of Neustift still brewed on site. A tour of these sacred Hungary’s largest church, the Basilica in the n Pre-cruise overnight at the 5 star Boscolo am Walde. With a couple of glasses of wine, buildings would, therefore, not be complete Archdiocese of Esztergom, which can be seen Hotel Budapest typical wine bar snacks and music, you will without sampling this special beer at the finish! for miles around. Here there is an excursion to n Post-cruise overnight at the 5 star soon discover the famed Viennese hospitality! To relax at the end of the day, we offer a typical Szentendre, site of a famed artist’s colony since Boscolo Hotel Prague A ride along the magnificently illuminated Bavarian evening on board, while the ship 1926. The small town is home to numerous Ringstrasse rounds off this eventful excursion. leaves Regensburg and heads back to Passau. contemporary galleries and museums, which We return to the ship before setting off for the (Meals: B.L.D.) all serve to highlight its significance as the Wachau in the evening. (Meals: B.L.D.) artistic stronghold of Hungary. Your ship joins you in Esztergom, raises its anchor and • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. continues downstream towards Bratislava. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. (Meals: B.L.D.) • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

38 39 HIGHLIGHTS OF GERMANY

From the warming Munich, to Dresden, the “Florence of the Elbe”; the multifaceted Berlin, which is constantly renewed in the wake of the avant garde, to BERLIN Day 4 MUNICH Day 1 the noble Potsdam; from Leipzig to the imperial city After breakfast, a chance to see the modern of Nuremberg. An intense and amazing journey that Arrival at Munich airport and transfer to the city of Berlin, the laboratory of the new hotel. Depending on flight times, take time Europe. After World War II, and the fall of the explores the many faces of Germany and alternates to relax or explore the city at your leisure. Berlin Wall, the city continues to rebuilt to beautifully preserved natural landscapes and Overnight in Munich. stunning effect. Take a full day guided tour of architectural wonders. A trip that makes fall in love former East Berlin, West Berlin and the exterior with this country. of the principal monuments Alexanderplatz, MUNICH – REGENSBURG Kreuzberg neighbourhood, the New DRESDEN Day 2 Jewish Museum, Nikolai neighbourhood, Gendarmenmarkt with its French and German After breakfast at the hotel, we will take a Dom, the Brandenburg Gates, the Reichstag tour of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, with and Potsdamer Platz. Then we will head for LEIPZIG – NUREMBERG its most important point the Maximilaneum, Charlottenburg, the Prussian Mansion, with MUNICH which is home to the Regional Parliament, a brief stop to see the exterior. Free time for Day 7 Koningsplatz ( Royal Square). We then lunch. Overnight in Berlin. Optional: Night Following breakfast, we depart for Nuremberg, continue our walking tour where we will find tour of Berlin. the German imperial city where we will stop the Ducal Palace, the Frauenkirche Church for lunch in a local restaurant. We will then and Marienplatz square, the heart of the old take a short walking tour to see the Castle, the town. Then we will head for Regensburg, in BERLIN Day 5 Church of Saint Sebald, Hauptmarkt square western Bavaria. Here we will stop for lunch and the church of Our Lady of the Sands, the After breakfast at the hotel enjoy a full free day in a local restaurant followed by a guided banks of the river and St Lawrence’s church. at your leisure or visit the Pergamon Museum, walking tour. The town is on the banks of the We then head to the hotel in Munich where where masterpieces such as the Pergamon Danube and its historic centre is an example we stay overnight. Farewell dinner in a typical Altar and Ishtar door can be appreciated, of perfectly integrated different architectural beer-garden with music. styles. In the afternoon we will head for or visiting the West Berlin for shopping and leisure time. Overnight in Berlin. Dresden, known as Elba’s Florence for its MUNICH / DEPARTURE Day 8 substantial artistic heritage. Overnight in Dresden. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then, depending BERLIN - CECILIENHOF on the flight departure time, visit the city on POTSDAM - LEIPZIG Day 6 your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer DRESDEN – MEISSEN from the hotel to the airport and return to After breakfast, we will take a guided visit to BERLIN Day 3 your original departure city. the Brandenburg Area in the morning, with the After breakfast we will head for Naples, one first stop at Cecilienhof (exterior of the Palace) of the most beautiful cities in Italy: a walking where the Postdam Conference took place in tour through “Spaccanapoli” and its colourful the 1945. Then we will proceed to Postdam streets will be the perfect opportunity to where, in the 287 acres of the Sanssouci park, discover the most magical and genuine we find one of the most important ensembles BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS parts of Naples. In the afternoon we will visit of masterpieces. Take a guided tour of the n Farewell dinner in a typical beer-garden n MUNICH, Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich – 4* the exterior of Palazzo Reale, Castel Novo gardens and one of the palaces. Then we will known as Maschio Angioino, the San Carlo head for Saxony. Free time for lunch. We then with music in Munich. n DRESDEN, Hilton Dresden – 4* theatre, Capuano Castle and the lungomare, arrive in Leipzig, to take a walking tour in the n BERLIN, Park Inn by Radisson Alexanderplatz – 4* from which you will enjoy a stunning view. historic centre, visiting Markplatz, with the old n LEIPZIG, Marriott Leipzig – 4* Overnight in Naples. City Hall and the gothic churches. Overnight in Leipzig.

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Russia: the hugest and most immense country in the world. We will visit its two main cities: from Moscow, with the rigorous Red Square, the stateliness of the Kremlin and the charm of St. Basil’s Cathedral with its colourful cupolas famous all over the world, up to St. Petersburg, which will enchant you with the intellectual MOSCOW Day 1 allure of the Hermitage Museum, custodian of countless Arrival at Moscow airport and transfer to the masterpieces, and the magnificent cathedral of Sant hotel. Overnight in Moscow. MOSCOW ‘Isaac. Simply an extraordinary fascinating itinerary. SAINT PETERSBURG Day 4 MOSCOW Day 2 After breakfast we will take a guided tour of SAINT PETERSBURG Day 6 Following breakfast at the hotel, get acquainted the Kremlin, which is the origin of the city; After breakfast, enjoy a guided tour of the Peter with the city with a full day guided tour. built in the 12th century, in a prime position and Paul Fortress and the St.Isaac’s Cathedral. Experience the true heart of Russia and which housed the most important religious and In the afternoon we will take a guided tour in symbol of political, religious and ideological political institutions. We will visit three cathedrals Pushkin - Tsarkoe Selo Palace and the famous power since its foundation 850 years ago. and the Armoury Museum. In the afternoon, we Amber Room. Overnight in Saint Petersburg. Today Moscow, across the Moskva river, is a will transfer to the railway station where we will modern metropolis where we will find cultural, catch the train to Saint Petersburg and transfer political, artistic and economic innovations. to the hotel. Overnight in St Petersburg. SAINT PETERSBURG Day 7 The historical city centre is sparkling: buildings, re-opened churches, lively streets and After breakfast, feel free to spend the day at commercial centres. In the morning we will SAINT PETERSBURG Day 5 your leisure or take an optional excursion visit the evocative Novodevichy (New Maiden) to Peterhof, the Tsar’s Palace on the Gulf of Monastery, built in the 16th century. In the Following breakfast we start a guided full day Finland, famous for its beautiful interior and afternoon, we will take a walking tour of the tour of Saint Petersburg. The Tsar Peter the Great fountains. In the evening you may choose to pedestrian district, Arbat, one of Moscow’s wanted Saint Petersburg to be the new capital see a local folk show with a drink. Overnight in oldest streets, followed by a visit to Moscow’s of the Empire; for the project he hired the best Saint Petersburg. majestic subway stations. An optional night architects, most of which were Italian. Saint tour is available. Overnight in Moscow. Petersburg is a city on the water with more then 100 islands and connected by bridges, on the SAINT PETERSBURG Neva River. In the morning, enjoy a panoramic DEPARTURE Day 8 MOSCOW Day 3 tour followed by lunch in local restaurant. In the afternoon we will take a guided tour in one Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending In the morning after breakfast we will visit the of the most important museums in the world: on the flight departure time, visit the city on Tretyakov Gallery, which houses the largest the Hermitage. It was the Tsar’s Winter Palace, your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer collection of Russian Art. In the afternoon you with 400 halls and it now houses more than from the hotel to the airport and return to will be free to explore the city at your leisure 2,700,000 masterpieces. In the evening we will your original departure city. or take an optional excursion to Sergiev enjoy a one-hour-mini-cruise on a boat along Posad, 60km from Moscow, a religious centre Bolshaya Neva. Overnight in Saint Petersburg. BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS built in the Middle Ages. There, you will find churches with golden roofs; Sergiev Posad n n High-speed train from Moscow to Saint MOSCOW, Marriott Courtyard Moscow City Center– 4* is the most important centre of the Russian Petersburg railway station. n ST.PETERSBURG, Novotel St.Petersburg Centre – 4* Orthodox church. Overnight in Moscow. n Mini-cruise along Neva river in Saint Petersburg.

42 43 FRANCE AND SPAIN PARIS Day 1 BARCELONA Day 8 Arrival at Paris airport and transfer to the hotel. Following breakfast at the hotel, take a Depending on flight times, take time to relax PARIS / AMBOISE Journey dedicated to discover France and Spain. Paris, where the atmosphere of the capital, with its morning tour of Catalonia’s capital including or explore the city at your leisure. Overnight CHAMBORD / TOURS Day 4 Park Guell with its amazing stone structures, splendid palaces, the romantic banks of the Seine, the elegant gardens and the prestigious boutiques, in Paris. are combined with the splendor of the Loire castles, vestiges of a glorious past that continues to live After breakfast, commence a full day guided stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. Get and excite. Lourdes with its spirituality, which attracts thousands of pilgrims each year, and to enjoy tour of some of the most famous castles a thorough overview of this modern and in the Loire Valley. Known as ‘the Garden rich city with its elegant neighbourhoods. PARIS the grace of timeless medieval villages, Barcelona, the Catalan capital is synonymous with design Day 2 of France’, the Loire Valley is an enchanted Afternoon at leisure to explore the city on visionary and futuristic spaces, the city of Gaudi is also characterized elegance of the Passeig de Following breakfast at the hotel we will begin land of vineyards, flowers and rolling green your own like the ‘Barrio Gothic’ , up to Gracia, with its boutiques and stately homes, and the Sagrada Familia. A city to live. Madrid, the a full day guided tour of the city visiting Ile hills dotted with more than a thousand the Santa Maria del Mar church, symbol of Spanish capital with museums that fascinates and seduces with the beautiful Plaza de Oriente. An de la Cite’, Notre Dame cathedral, Sorbonne chateaux being the favourite residence of Catalonia for mariners, La Ramblas : a busy and St-Germain-de-Pres. In the afternoon the Kings of France during the Renaissance street of sights, colours and people. Overnight unforgettable holiday in two of the most beautiful european countries. we continue the guided tour taking in Place period .They surrounded themselves with in Barcelona. Optional dinner: Typical Catalan Vendome, Place de la Concorde, exterior the greatest artists and architects of this era. menu. of Les Invalides, Eiffel Tower, the beautiful We will have a shor visit in Amboise. We will Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe also visit Chambord castle, the most famous before returning to the hotel. You can choose and majestic castle in the Loire Valley. It BARCELONA / MADRID Day 9 combined the dream of King François I with to enjoy an optional dinner in a typical After breakfast we will take our transfer to the imagination of Leonardo de Vinci and the restaurant in Montmartre. Overnight in Paris. Barcelona railway station to boarding the result is a grandiose creation :440 rooms ,a Renfe train to Madrid. This fast train travels fabulous double staircase and a unique roof between the 2 cities in about 03h30. Arriving terrace. Enjoy lunch at your leisure. Overnight PARIS – VERSAILLES - PARIS Day 3 at Madrid railway station and transfer to your in Tours. Following breakfast, we will visit the hotel. Overnight in Madrid. sumptuous “chateau” of Versailles. You will spend the morning appreciating the fabulous TOURS / BORDEAUX Day 5 State Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors and the MADRID – TOLEDO - MADRID Day 10 After breakfast we will travel all the way to Queen’s Apartment. The Grand Apartment, After breakfast, we will take a guided tour of Bordeaux where will stop for an overnight. where Luis XIV held court, consists of 6 the city to visit the most important places in Free lunch on route. Overnight in Bordeaux. gilded salons, all of which are fine examples Madrid including its fountains, Cibeles and of baroque craftsmanship. The Queen’s Neptun, view of the Prado, Reina Sofia and Apartment includes the Queen’s bedroom Thyssen Bournemitza, Atocha Liberty railway BORDEAUX / LOURDES where royal births took place in full view of Day 6 station and one of Madrid’s symbols: Puerta the court. We will then return to Paris where After breakfast we will depart to Lourdes. In d’Alcala. We will go on to Plaza de Toros, the you can enjoy the afternoon at your leisure or the afternoon we visit the City of Lourdes Paseo of the Castellana and exterior of the take an optional guided tour of the Louvre. It together with the local guide. Royal Palace and Opera. Enjoy free time for may no longer be the centre of French power, Since 1858 it is known for its Christian lunch. In the afternoon we will visit Toledo, a but the Louvre exerts its presence both as a pilgrimage. We climb through a path that World Heritage sight, the Mudejar Cathedral, grandiose palace within the city and a symbol starts from the Basilica and ends at the the church of Saint Tome’ with its famous El of cultural Paris. It is arguably the most famous summit of the hill, where we meet the 14 Greco painting, then a short walk in this open museum in the world, in fact it is many Stations of the Cross. Overnight in Lordes. air museum. Optional: in the typical dinner in museums in one; a palace whose medieval a tapas restaurant or you can take an optional BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS origins were discovered during the Grand visit to see flamenco. Overnight in Madrid. Louvre project, it encompasses architecture LOURDES / BARCELONA Day 7 n Renfe Train Bracelona / Madrid n PARIS, Mercure Paris Tour Eiffel – 4* from every era. The main attractions are its paintings and sculptures, most of which are n TOURS, Alliance Hotels Tours – 4* After breakfast we will travel from Lourdes MADRID - DEPARTURE Day 11 housed in the vast Denone wing. Here the to Barcelona. We will arrivate late in the n BORDEAUX, Mercure Bordeaux Centre – 4* Mona Lisa has a new home, in the Salle des afternoon in the second biggest Spain’s city. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending n LOURDES, Hotel Alba – 4* Etats, it is complemented by 52 works on the Overnight in Barcelona. on the flight departure time, visit the city on n BARCELONA, Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza – 4* Venetian Renaissance, including paintings by your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer Titian and Tintoretto. In the evening choose from the hotel to the airport and return to n MADRID, Senator Gran Via 70 Spa Hotel – 4* to see an optional show at the well-known your original departure city. Moulin Rouge. Overnight in Paris.

44 45 FRANCE, THE UK, PARIS Day 1 Arrival at Paris airport and transfer to the hotel. BELGIUM AND THE Depending on flight times, take time to relax or explore the city at your leisure. Overnight LONDON Day 5 in Paris. NETHERLANDS After breakfast we will begin our full day guided tour of London. We will visit PARIS Day 2 Buckingham Palace, official residence of the BRUSSELS - ROTTERDAM An unforgettable tour to discover France, the UK, Belgium and The Netherlands. Royal family, Oxford Street, Piccadilly, Trafalgar THE HAGUE - AMSTERDAM Day 9 Following breakfast at the hotel we will begin Square and Big Ben, one of the most famous Paris, one of the most beautiful capitals in the world: the monumental splendor of Notre Dame neighborhood and the informal Following breakfast, we will start our travel a full day guided tour of the city visiting Ile symbols of London. We will also visit the atmosphere of the coffees, the splendor of the museums, alongside the glitter of windows in shopping boulevard. Paris is a city with the coach to Amsterdam passing de la Cite’, Notre Dame cathedral, Sorbonne Tower of London, where the crown jewels by Rotterdam and The Hague. Arriving in not only to visit, but to live, to discover walking along the Seine and being captivated by the atmosphere of the golden palace and St-Germain-de-Pres. In the afternoon have been kept since the 14th century and Rotterdam and enjoy a short city tour visiting of Versailles, living a waking dream. London, the non-stop business city, a tour to discover this beautiful city, from Buckingham we continue the guided tour taking in Place where it is now possible to visit the Medieval the Erasmusbrug, futuristic steel bridge Vendome, Place de la Concorde, exterior Palace. Enjoy free time for lunch. Overnight in Palace to Westminster Abbey, Covent Garden to the Tower of London and Windsor Castle. Belgium, the country in the heart of over the river Maas, the KNP tilted building Europe is revealed with its thousand faces: discreet elegance and cosmopolitan Brussels to the splendor of cities such as Bruges, of Les Invalides, Eiffel Tower, the beautiful London. Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe designed by Renzo Piano, the curious Cube where time seems to stand still in the middle ages. Not only Amsterdam with its charming maze of bridges and canals, The before returning to the hotel. You can choose Houses and the largest port in Europe with its shipyards, docks and silos. Lunch at your Netherlands has much to offer to its travelers: from the avant-garde architecture of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, to the to enjoy an optional dinner in a typical LONDON – WINDSOR leisure. In the afternoon short tour of The local markets where thousands of flowers are sold. N entire world to discover. restaurant in Montmartre. Overnight in Paris. LONDON Day 6 Hague, Government and legal capital of the Following breakfast, we will depart to Windsor world (the seat of the International Court PARIS - VERSAILLES - PARIS Day 3 for an half day tour. At the arrival we will meet of Justice, the International Criminal Court, our local guide to visit the castle. We will take and other international institutions). The city Following breakfast, we will visit the a walk through the different rooms of this offers us great examples of architecture, some sumptuous “chateau” of Versailles. You will wonderful castle and have a panoramic view of which are picturesque, as the medieval spend the morning appreciating the fabulous of the Windsor borough. After the visit return complex Binnenhof government building, State Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors and the to London where we have free time for lunch majestic and imposing others, such as the Queen’s Apartment. The Grand Apartment, and all the afternoon at leisure. Overnight in palaces of Lange Voorhout. Finally arriving at where Luis XIV held court, consists of 6 London. Optional: Ferry boat trip along the Amsterdam hotel. Overnight. gilded salons, all of which are fine examples Thames River. of baroque craftsmanship. The Queen’s Apartment includes the Queen’s bedroom AMSTERDAM Day 10 where royal births took place in full view of LONDON - BRUSSELS Day 7 the court. We will then return to Paris where Following breakfast, we dedicate the morning you can enjoy the afternoon at your leisure or Following breakfast, we will be transferred to a guided tour of Amsterdam, for centuries take an optional guided tour of the Louvre. It to St. Pancras International station to take the world’s largest commercial port, known may no longer be the centre of French power, the Eurostar train to Brussels. We will always as the “Venice of the North” because of the but the Louvre exerts its presence both as a experience another fast travel under the many canals and over 600 bridges that cross grandiose palace within the city and a symbol English Channel. Arriving at Brussels station it. Our tour includes the famous Dam Square, of cultural Paris. It is arguably the most famous and transfer to our hotel. Free afternoon to the Begijnhof, the flower market on the museum in the world, in fact it is many enjoy the city on your own. Overnight in Singel, the Tower of Montelbaan, the Waag museums in one; a palace whose medieval Brussels. and a diamond cutting factory. After lunch origins were discovered during the Grand we enjoy the afternoon to an individual visit Louvre project, it encompasses architecture or participate in the optional boat ride along from every era. The main attractions are its BRUSSELS – BRUGES the canals, admiring masterpieces of five paintings and sculptures, most of which are BRUSSELS Day 8 centuries of architecture and poetic views that housed in the vast Denone wing. Here the have inspired countless artists. Overnight in Following breakfast, we will have a full day Mona Lisa has a new home, in the Salle des Amsterdam. city tour of Brussels and Bruges with our local Etats, it is complemented by 52 works on the BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS guide. In the morning we enjoy a panoramic Venetian Renaissance, including paintings by tour of the Belgium Capital visiting the Grand n Eurostar train from Paris to London. n PARIS, Mercure Paris Centre Tour Eiffel – 4* Titian and Tintoretto. In the evening choose AMSTERDAM - DEPARTURE Day 11 Place, the little statue symbol of Mannekes to see an optional show at the well-known n Eurostar train from London to Brussels. n LONDON, Melia White Hwouse – 4* Pis little town, Sablon quarter, Laeken park Moulin Rouge. Overnight in Paris. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending n BRUSSELS, Mercure Brussels Centre Midi – 4* and the Royal Palace. Free time for lunch on on the flight departure time, visit the city on n AMSTERDAM, Die Port Van Cleve – 4* your own and after drive to Bruges on the east your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer coast of Belgium. At the arrival we will visit PARIS - LONDON Day 4 from the hotel to the airport and return to always with our local guide the historical town your original departure city Following breakfast, we will take our transfer centre reach of little canals, the Love Lake. to Paris station to board the Eurostar train to This city has been classified as the UNESCO the capital of the United Kingdom, London. heritage. Return to Brussels and overnight in Paris and London are linked by this train that the hotel. travels under the English Channel in a tunnel. Arriving at St. Pancras Ibternational station and transfer to our hotel. Afternoo at your leisure. • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. Overnight in London. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

46 47 BEST OF VIENNA Day 1 BUDAPEST - BANSKA BYSTRICA EASTERN EUROPE Arrival at Vienna airport and transfer to the KRAKOW Day 6 hotel. Overnight in Vienna. After breakfast, we depart for Slovakia with a stop in Banska Bystrica, a small town with A great journey into the heart of Europe which VIENNA Day 2 silver and copper mines. We arrive in Krakow captivates with its extraordinary cities and the in the late afternoon and stay overnight. enchanted landscapes. Vienna, with the legacies of After breakfast at the hotel enjoy a full day Habsburg and the art treasures of the early twentieth guided tour of the city. We will visit the Ring, the central area where the Opera, the KRAKOW - WIELICZKA century; Budapest and Prague, where modernity historic Art Museum, Parliament, the City Hall, KRAKOW Day 7 has left intact the charm of the past; Auschwitz, the University, and National Theatre are located; After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit you will see the Prater neighbourhood with its WROCLAW - PRAGUE testimony of the horrors of war, and then Warsaw and Wieliczka to admire the oldest salt mine. In Day 11 Krakow, welcoming and on a human scale. panoramic wheel, and view of the exterior of Vienna’s most famous symbol – St. Stephen’s the afternoon, take a guided tour of the town After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a morning An extraordinary itinerary. Cathedral. In the afternoon we will visit the included in the UNESCO Heritage list: Market guided tour in the historical centre of Wienerwald, crossing Mayerling, heading for Square in the Old town, St Mary’s church, the Wroclaw. See the market square in the old the Heiligenkreuz Cistercian abbey and Baden, Collegium Maius of the Jagellonian University town, city hall, the gothic church of Our Lady famous for its spa. Overnight in Vienna. and the Wavel hill on the gothic Cathedral. and the Leopoldinian room. We will then head Overnight in Krakow. for Prague and stay overnight.

VIENNA Day 3 KRAKOW - AUSCHWITZ PRAGUE Day 12 After breakfast, visit of Schoenbrunn Castle, KRAKOW Day 8 the most famous of the Habsburg’s imperial After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll take a full residence. In the afternoon take an optional After breakfast, we will take a morning visit day guided tour of the city: in the morning we guided tour of the exterior of Hofburg Palace, to Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration will visit the Hradcany Borough, where we will the Augustinian Church and the Imperial camp. We will then go back to Krakow where see the Royal Castle “Hrad”, the “Zlata Ulicka” Treasure Museum which is inside the Hofburg you can enjoy some leisure time in the Old (Golden Street) and the Gothic Cathedral of Palace. Overnight in the hotel. town. Overnight in Krakow. Optional dinner in St Vitius. In Mala Strana (Lesser Town) we will Dinner with music in Grinzing, the wine a typical Krakow restaurant not included. then visit St Nicholas Church, masterpiece neighbourhood, in a typical “Heuringen”. of baroque art. In the afternoon we will walk around the Church of the Holy Infant, Kampa KRAKOW-CZESTOCHOWA Island and then starting from the famous VIENNA - BUDAPEST Day 4 WARSAW Day 9 Charles IV Bridge, walk along the elegant Paris Avenue, to Josefov, the oldest Jewish Following breakfast we will journey from After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for borough in Europe. Overnight in Prague. Budapest. The origin of the modern city is in San Giovanni to Bari, the beautiful Byzantine the merger of three cities Buda, Obuda e Pest. city. We will take a guided tour of the city to visit the most important sights: the historical We will visit Pest with Roosevelt square, the PRAGUE - DEPARTURE Day 13 heart of the town, Andrassy Boulevard, Heroes centre, the Romanesque Basilica of St Nicola Square, the exterior of St Stephen Cathedral and St Sabino’s cathedral. Enjoy an afternoon Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then, depending and the neo-Gothic Parliament Palace - the free for leisure. Overnight in Bari. on the flight departure time, visit the city on symbol of the city. Overnight in Budapest. your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer from the hotel to the airport and return to WARSAW - WROCLAW Day 10 your original departure city. BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS BUDAPEST Day 5 Optional farewell dinner in a typical Prague After breakfast you will see the miracle that restaurant not included. n Dinner with music in Grinzing, the wine n VIENNA, Courtyard by Marriott Wien Messe – 4* Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by a is modern Warsaw. The architects have neighbourhood, in a typical “Heuringen” n BUDAPEST, Hotel Novotel Budapest Centrum – 4* morning visit to Buda, the old part, on the hill: completely rebuilt it using paintings, maps and the Fortress and Saint Mathias Church, the even people’s memories. In the morning, take n KRAKOW, Doubletree by Hilton Krakow Hotel – 4* Fishermen’s Bastion and the other side of the a guided tour of the Old town with the Market n WARSAW, Radisson Blu Centrum Hotel Warsaw – 4* town Pest, the exterior of the Royal Palace square, Krakowsskie Przedmiescie boulevard, n WROCLAW, Radisson Blu Hotel Wroclaw – 4* and the citadel. Free time in the afternoon. Chopin’s monument and the Belvedere n PRAGUE, Mgallery Hotel Century Old Town Prague – 4* Overnight in Budapest. Palace. We then depart for Wroclaw, the Optional: Lunch and visit to Lazar Horse Park, main town of Silesia, with medieval origin. in the suburbs of Budapest or mini cruise on Overnight in Wroclaw. the Danube not included.

48 49 ITALY, AUSTRIA,

HUNGARY AND CZECH MESTRE (VENICE) - CORTINA VIENNA – BUDAPEST Day 10 D’AMPEZZO - INNSBRUCK Day 5 After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for MILAN Day 1 Breakfast is followed by a scenic drive in Budapest. The origin of the modern city is in REPUBLIC the Italian Alps. We will enjoy the Dolomite the merger of three cities Buda, Obuda e Pest. Arrival at Milan airport and transfer to the mountains where you can admire the We will visit Pest with Roosevelt square, the hotel. Depending on flight times, take time picturesque landscapes of Cortina d’Ampezzo heart of the town, Andrassy Boulevard, Heroes to relax or explore the city at your leisure. which is one of the world’s most famous Square, the exterior of St Stephen Cathedral An itinerary that take us through four beautiful countries: Italy, Austria, Hungary and Czech republic: we will start Overnight in Milan. ski resorts where we will enjoy some leisure and the neo-Gothic Parliament Palace - the discovering Milan, the Italian capital of fashion and luxury, heading to Verona, the most loved and romantic city in time: stroll along its most famous street, symbol of the city. Overnight in Budapest. w the world thanks to the symbol of love which has been well described by William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet), Corso Italia; take pictures or simply admire the MILAN Venice, the Unique amazing town with its narrow streets, the elegant Palazzi, the nice bridges and canals, Cortina Day 2 fascinating surroundings of this picturesque D’ampezzo in the Italian Alps. Austria with Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol. The notably Salzburg - the birthplace of After breakfast, we will take a guided tour village before heading back to Innsbruck, BUDAPEST Day 11 Austria. Overnight in Innsbruck. Mozart - with stunning baroque churches and finally its capital, Vienna with its magnificent Opera House and the of Italy’s thriving capital of commerce and Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by a fashion to admire its architectural heritage and former imperial residence of the Hofburg. A small country divided by the River Danube, the twin cities of Buda and morning visit to Buda, the old part, on the hill: sophisticated lifestyle reflected everywhere the Fortress and Saint Mathias Church, the INNSBRUCK - SALZBURG Pest combine to form Hungary’s vibrant and atmospheric capital, Budapest. Eventually the stunning Prague that in its impressive buildings, the city’s old Day 6 Fishermen’s Bastion and the other side of the centre and elegant boutiques. We will visit holds 600 years of the past almost untouched. A tour made of unforgettable memories. After breakfast we will have a guided tour town Pest, the exterior of the Royal Palace the magnificent Gothic dome, the elegant of the Tyrol Capital. Enjoy a guided tour of and the citadel. Free time in the afternoon. glass-domed galleries, the famous Scala Landhaus the old Palace and the “Goldenes Overnight in Budapest. Opera House which dates back to the 18th Dachl” Gold roof. After free lunch, we depart Optional: Lunch and visit to Lazar Horse Park, century, admire views of the Sforzesco castle for for the Lakes region of Salzkammergut. in the suburbs of Budapest or mini cruise on and the elegant shopping mall Galleria Vittorio Overnight in Salzburg. the Danube. Emanuele. Enjoy an afternoon free for leisure. Overnight in Milan. SALSZBURG - VIENNA Day 7 BUDAPEST - PRAGUE Day 12 MILAN – VERONA After breakfast at the hotel, we will take a Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by a MESTRE (VENICE) Day 3 guided tour of Salzburg in the morning visiting Following breakfast, we will head for Prague. the Cathedral, the lively Residenplatz, and the The Czech Republic is a small country located Following breakfast, we will drive to Verona massive Hohensalzburg medieval fortress. at the very heart of Central Europe. The last to visit this charming city with a local guide. Enjoy free lunch. In the afternoon we will home of legendary Casanova, the place Verona was an important Roman town rich head to Vienna crossing the amazing Danube where the great poet Goethe fell in love and in archeological sites., the grandest of which valley. Overnight in Vienna. where Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni had its is the Roman Arena, where operas are now world premiere. Free lunch. Overnight in performed during the summer season. We Prague. will explore the narrow streets lined with VIENNA handsome palazzo that make up the historic Day 8 centre. It is a passion town: the unlucky love After breakfast at the hotel enjoy a full day PRAGUE Day 13 of Romeo and Juliet and of course the music guided tour of the city. We will visit the passion with its Arena. Free time for lunch. We Ring, the central area where the Opera, the Following breakfast, we will begin the day will continue our travel to Mestre. Overnight in historic Art Museum, Parliament, the City Hall, with a guided walking tour to see the Nove Venice Mestre. University, and National Theatre are located; Mesto (the New Town) and the Stare Mesto you will see the Prater neighbourhood with its (the Old town). In the Nove Mesto we will panoramic wheel, and view of the exterior of find Wenceslas Square, the heart of Prague. VENICE Day 4 Vienna’s most famous symbol – St. Stephen’s We will visit The Stare Mesto (Old Town), see Cathedral. In the afternoon we will visit the Renaissance and Baroque monuments and After breakfast at the hotel, we will spend the Wienerwald, crossing Mayerling, heading for see the City Hall, the Astronomical Clock, and day in Venice, known as ‘la Serenissima’, city the Heiligenkreuz Cistercian abbey and Baden, the Kinsky Palace, one the most significant BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS of canals and palaces. It is almost impossible famous for its spa. Overnight in Vienna. historic buildings in Prague. After free time n Dinner with folk music in a typical n MILAN, Four Points by Sheraton – 4* to find the right words to describe Venice’s for lunch take an optional mini cruise on the beauty and uniqueness. Our guided tour of restaurant in Prague. n MESTRE (VENICE), Hotel Lugano Torretta – 4* Moldave River (note that lunch is included in Venice includes St Mark’s square, the basilica n INNSBRUCK, Hotel Grauer Baer – 4* VIENNA Day 9 this trip). Spend the rest of the afternoon at of San Mark built in the 9th century and one your leisure before enjoying dinner with folk n SALZBURG, Hotel Mirabell Platz – 4* of the most valuable churches in the world, Following breakfast, we visit the Schoenbrunn music in a typical restaurant. Overnight in n VIENNA, Courtyard by Marriott Wien Messe – 4* home to over 4000 feet of mosaic artwork, Castle, the most famous of the Habsburg’s Prague. covering every surface of the interior with n BUDAPEST, Hotel Novotel Budapest Centrum – 4* imperial residence. Lucnch and afternoon rubies, diamonds, emerald, precious marbles at your leisure. Take an optional guided n PRAGUE, Gallery Hotel Century Old Town Prague– 4* and gold, the impressive and Rialto bridge. tour of the exterior of Hofburg Palace, the PRAGUE - DEPARTURE Day 14 In the afternoon enjoy free time to explore Augustinian Church and the Imperial Treasure the city at your leisure. Overnight in Venice Museum which is inside the Hofburg Palace. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending Mestre. In the museum we will see all the power and on the flight departure time, visit the city on importance of the Habsburgs. Overnight in your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer Vienna. from the hotel to the airport and return to • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. your original departure city. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

50 51 PARIS Day 1 Arrival at Paris airport and transfer to hotel. FRANCE AND ITALY Depending on flight times, take time to relax or explore the city at your leisure. Overnight in LYON - MILAN Day 7 Paris. After breakfast, we will enjoy a tour of Lyon Journey dedicated to discover France and Italy. Paris, where the atmosphere of the capital, with visiting the Roman ruins, the basilica, its cathedrals and museums and other sights of its splendid palaces, the romantic banks of the Seine, the elegant gardens and the prestigious PARIS Day 2 historical and cultural importance. We will boutiques, are combined with the splendor of Chartres cathedral and its stained glass jewel, with Following breakfast at the hotel, we will begin then travel to Milan for an overnight stay. the magnificence of Loire castles, vestiges of a glorious past that continues to live and excite. Lyon, our full day guided tour of the city. We will the second city of France, Milan the most cosmopolitan city of Italy and the world’s capital of visit Ile de la Cite’, Notre Dame cathedral and FLORENCE – SIENA ROME fashion, visiting Venice the unique amazing city of love. A special place that will enchant you with St-Germain-de-Pres. In the afternoon we will MILAN – VENICE (MESTRE) Day 8 Day 12 visit Place Vendome, Place de la Concorde, its atmosphere that rise up from the narrowns streets, the elegant palazzi and bridges. Padua, exterior of Les Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, the After breakfast at the hotel, we will enjoy a After breakfast, we will drive to Siena, one of Ravenna, Florence with the most beautiful renaissance history and the eternal city: Rome. Capital Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe. guided tour of Milan. We will visit the famous Tuscany’s architectural and historic jewels. We of culture and faith, modern and old, past and present, the cradle of the western civilization. In the evening we will have a typical dinner Duomo, the Scala opera house and admire will stop for an orientation tour to see Piazza aboard the Bateaux Parisiens to enjoy the views of Sforzesco castle. We will then del Campo, famous for its “palio” horse race atmosphere and lights of the France capital city proceed to Venice Mestre for an overnight and its beautiful medieval buildings before navigating the Seine. We return then to the stay. proceeding to Rome. Overnight in Rome. hotel. Overnight in Paris.

MESTRE – VENICE ISLAND ROME Day 13 PARIS – VERSAILLES MESTRE Day 9 PARIS Day 3 After breakfast, we will drive to Siena, one of After breakfast, we will spend the day in Tuscany’s architectural and historic jewels. We Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning we will Venice. Our guided tour includes: St Mark’s will stop for an orientation tour to see Piazza visit the sumptuous “chateau” of Versailles square, the basilica of St Mark built in the del Campo, famous for its “palio” horse race with its fabulous State Apartments, the Hall of 9th century and one of the most valuable and its beautiful medieval buildings before Mirrors and the Queen’s Apartment. We will churches in the world. We will view the Doges proceeding to Rome. Overnight in Rome. then return to Paris where you may spend the Palace, the highest expression of Venetian afternoon at your leisure or take an optional gothic architecture, the impressive Rialto guided tour of the Louvre, the most famous bridge and visit one of the most prestigious ROME Day 14 museum in the world. In the evening choose glass blowing factories. In the afternoon enjoy to see an optional show at the well-known a typical Gondola tour through the canals. After breakfast, enjoy the city of Rome at your Moulin Rouge. Overnight in Paris. Rest of the afternoon free to explore the city. leisure or take an optional excursion to Naples Overnight in Venice Mestre. and Capri. Visit the exterior of Palazzo Reale, Castel Novo, the San Carlo theatre, Capuano PARIS – CHARTRES Castle and the Lungomare from which we TOURS Day 4 VENICE (MESTRE) – PADOVA can enjoy a stunning view. The town with its RAVENNA - FLORENCE Day 10 pretty piazza, maze of streets and fashionable After breakfast we depart to the Loire Valley. We boutiques is a mecca for the jet-set. Overnight will stop at the magnificent Chartres Cathedral. After breakfast, we will drive to Padua where in Rome. We will then proceed to Tours and stop for a we will stop to visit St Anthony’s church. We short walking tour . Overnight in Tours will then travel to Ravenna, city of art, culture and mosaics. After a short guided tour of the city we will proceed to Florence for an ROME - DEPARTURE Day 15 TOURS - AMBOISE – BLOIS overnight stay. BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending CHAMBORD - TOURS Day 5 on the flight departure time, visit the city on n Paris dinner cruise aboard the Bateaux n PARIS, Hotel Mercure Paris Centre Tour Eiffel – 4* After breakfast we will begin our full day guided your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer n TOURS, Alliance Hotel Tours City Centre – 4* FLORENCE Day 11 Parisiens in Paris.. tour of some of the most famous castles in the from the hotel to the airport and return to n LYON, Best Western Du Pont Wilson – 4* n Gondola tour through Venice canals. Loire Valley with free time for lunch. Overnight After breakfast, we will enjoy a sightseeing your original departure city. n MILAN, Four Points by Sheraton Hotel – 4* in Tours. tour of the world’s greatest artistic capital. n VENICE (MESTRE), Hotel Lugano Torretta – 4* Our guided tour will include the Duomo of n FLORENCE, Hotel Santa Maria Novella – 4* Santa Maria del Fiore, the baptistery with its n ROME, Hotel Imperiale – 4* CHAMBORD soaring campanile designed by Giotto, and CHENONCEAUX - LYON Day 6 the beautiful Piazza della Signoria. In the afternoon explore the city and shop at your Following breakfast, we will spend the morning leisure. Overnight in Florence. visiting the castle known as “le Chateau des femmes” in Chenonceaux. In the afternoon we will proceed to Lyon, France’s second city. • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. Overnight in Lyon. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

52 53 PARIS Day 5 BRUSSELS – LUXEMBOURG FLORENCE - ROME Day 13 Following breakfast at the hotel we will begin a ZURICH Day 9 full day guided tour of the city visiting Ile de la Following breakfast, we will enjoy a EUROPEAN CIRCUIT After breakfast, we will continue to Cite’, Notre Dame cathedral, Sorbonne and St- sightseeing tour of the world’s greatest artistic Luxembourg where we meet our local tour Germain-de-Pres. In the afternoon we continue capital also known as ‘ the cradle of the MADRID guide for a short half day city tour. Free time Day 1 the guided tour taking in Place Vendome, Place Renaissance’, a perfect haven for art lovers. A 16 days itinerary throughout Europe to discover this fascinating continent. We will start for lunch and continue of the travel to Zurich, de la Concorde, exterior of Les Invalides, Eiffel Our guided tour will feature most of the city from Spain visiting Madrid and Toledo with theirs cultural and artistic activity, continuing rrival at Madrid airport and transfer to the hotel. Switzerland where we arrive in the evening. Depending on flight times, take time to relax Tower, the beautiful Champs-Elysees and the highlights including the Duomo of Santa Maria to Bordeaux, Chambord and Paris with its museums, art galleries, gardens, monuments, Overnight in Zurich. or explore the city at your leisure. Overnight in Arc de Triomphe before returning to the hotel. del Fiore which is Europe’s largest church, the Seine, the beauty of the every day life, London, the vibrant, multi-cultural capital of the Madrid. You can choose to enjoy an optional dinner in the baptistery with its soaring campanile United Kingdom, Belgium with its unique Bruges and Brussels, Amsterdam with its canals a typical restaurant in Montmartre. Overnight in designed by Giotto, and the Ponte Vecchio, ZURICH – LIECHTENSTEIN and flower markets. Driving to Luxembourg until the peaceful city of Zurich in Switzerland Paris. the ancient bridge crammed with jewellery INNSBRUCK Day 10 continuing to Innsbruck stopping in Liechtenstein, one of the smallest country in Europe. We MADRID - TOLEDO - MADRID Day 2 shops and the beautiful Piazza della Signoria. leave the romantic and beautiful Italy at the end after a short break in Ljubljana, the capital Following breakfast, we will enjoy a half day In the afternoon, we will drive to Rome where of Slovenia. Venice, which makes you fall in love with its narrow streets, canals and bridges, After breakfast, we will take a guided tour of the PARIS - LONDON - PARIS Day 6 guided tour of Zurich with our local guide: we arrive in the late afternoon. Overnight in city to visit the most important places in Madrid adventuring into a traditional route, the tour Rome. Florence the capital of the Reinassance history and finally the Eternal City of Rome, the Following breakfast, we will take our transfer to including its fountains, Cibeles and Neptun, focuses the old Zurich neighborhood - a place capital. A journey of a life that you will never forget. Paris station to board the Eurostar train to the view of the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen now known for its contemporary perception. capital of the United Kingdom, London. Bournemitza, Atocha Liberty railway station After learning about the history of Zurich, ROME Paris and London are linked by this train that Day 14 and one of Madrid’s symbols: Puerta d’Alcala. enjoy a visit to a famous Swiss chocolate travels under the English Channel in a tunnel. We will go on to Plaza de Toros, the Paseo of store. This walking tour terminates at the Following breakfast, we will begin our Arriving at St. Pancras International station and the Castellana and exterior of the Royal Palace lake of the city. We will then continue to discovery of the capital of Italy, the eternal meeting our local guide for a full day city tour: and Opera. Enjoy free time for lunch. In the Liechtenstein where we have free time for city of Rome which is probably the most we will visit the exterior of Buckingham Palace, afternoon we will visit Toledo, a World Heritage lunch and enjoy this small country on our fascinating of all Italian cities. It is said that official residence of the Royal family, Oxford sight, the Mudejar Cathedral, the church of own. Then we will drive to Austria, to the city “Rome is not so much a city with museums Street, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and Big Ben, Saint Tome’ with its famous El Greco painting, of Innsbruck arriving in the evening. Overnight but a city within a museum”. Every street and one of the most famous symbols of London. then a short walk in this open air museum. in Innsbruck. square offers layers of history. Our guided Then we drive back to St. Prancas station to Overnight in Madrid. tour of Rome will include some of the main take the Eurostar again to Paris. Arriving at Paris tourist sights including its legendary symbol, station and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in INNSBRUCK – LJUBLJANA the imposing Colosseum, the Roman forum, Paris. MADRID - BURGOS - SAN MESTRE (VENICE) Day 11 heart of ancient Rome and the Trevi fountain, SEBASTIAN - BORDEAUX Day 3 the most beautiful fountain in all of Rome. In After breakfast, we have a short guided tour the afternoon enjoy the city at your leisure. After breakfast, we will depart early in the PARIS - BRUGES - BRUSSELS Day 7 of the Tyrol Capital, Innsbruck with our local Overnight in Rome. morning to Burgos where we can spend free guide. Enjoy a the visit of Landhaus the old Following breakfast, we will leave France time visiting the Cathedral on our own. A Palace and the “Goldenes Dachl” Gold roof. capital and continue our trip to Belgium. masterpiece of Gothic and Heritage, rich in We will then depart to Ljubljana, the Slovenian First stop will be Bruges where we meet the ROME Day 15 relics of the pilgrimage to Santiago. We will capital, where we make a stop for a free break. local guide for a half day city tour: visiting the continue to San Sabestian where we will have Lunch at your leisure during the travelling. historical town centre reach of little canals, After breakfast, enjoy the city of Rome at your free time for lunch and enjoy the city on our We will continue to Mestre (Venice) where the Love Lake. This city has been classified as leisure or take an optional excursion to Naples own. Take a picture of the famous Playa de la we arrive in the evening. Overnight in Mestre the UNESCO heritage. Free time for lunch. and Capri to discover the most magical and Concha! We will then continue to Bordeaux (Venice). where we arrive in the evening. Overnight in Then we will drive to Brussels where we genuine parts of Naples. Visit the exterior of Bordeaux. spend our night. Overnight in Brussels. Palazzo Reale, Castel Novo known as Maschio Angioino , the San Carlo theatre, Capuano MESTRE (VENICE) Castle and the Lungomare from which we can FLORENCE Day 12 BORDEAUX – CHAMBORD BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM - enjoy a stunning view. Capri is a legendary BOSCOLO HIGHLIGHTS OUR SELECTED HOTELS PARIS Day 4 BRUSSELS Day 8 After breakfast at the hotel, we will spend the island surrounded by rose-tinted rocks with morning in Venice, known as ‘la Serenissima’, incredibly beautiful coves of translucent blues n Eurostar train Paris / London / Paris. n MADRID, Rafael Hotels Atocha – 4* Following early breakfast in the morning, Following breakfast, we will continue to city of canals and palaces. It is almost and greens. The town with its pretty piazza, n BORDEAUX, Mercure Bordeaux Centre – 4* we will spend this day visiting Amsterdam. Chambord. Free lunch during the travelling. impossible to find the right words to describe maze of streets, fashionable boutiques and n Drive to this wonderful city where we will PARIS, Mercure Paris Centre Tour Eiffel – 4* Arriving in Chambord and enjoy free time Venice’s beauty and uniqueness. Our guided smart restaurants is a mecca for the jet-set. have a full day guided tour: for centuries the n BRUSSELS, Mercure Brussels Centre Midi – 4* to discover Chambord castle (entrance not tour of Venice includes St Mark’s square, the Return to Rome for an overnight stay. world’s largest commercial port, known as the n ZURICH, Novotel City West – 4* included), the most famous and majestic castle basilica of San Mark built in the 9th century “Venice of the North” because of the many n INNSBRUCK, Hotel Grauer Baer – 4* in the Loire Valley. Then we will driving to Paris and one of the most valuable churches in the canals and over 600 bridges that cross it. Our n MESTRE (VENICE), Hotel Lugano Torretta – 4* where we arrive in the evening. Overnight stay world, home to over 4000 feet of mosaic ROME - DEPARTURE Day 16 tour includes the famous Dam Square, the n FLORENCE, Ricasoli Hotel – 4* in Paris. artwork, covering every surface of the interior Begijnhof, the flower market on the Singel, n ROME, Hotel Imperiale – 4* with rubies, diamonds, emerald, precious Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then depending the Tower of Montelbaan, the Waag and a marbles and gold and the impressive Rialto on the flight departure time, visit the city on diamond cutting factory. Free time for lunch. bridge. In the afternoon we will continue our your own for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer After the visit we will drive back to Brussels travel to Florence, Tuscany where we arrive in from the hotel to the airport and return to where we spend another night. Overnight in the evening. Overnight in Florence. your original departure city. Brussels. • This program is available for groups starting from 15 people. • The program can be modified according to your personal requests. We are always at your own disposal. • Hotel name may change according to availability; Boscolo will offer a different though similar alternative. • For any information you may need, please contact the number +39 049 7620225 or write an email at the following address: [email protected]

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