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Italian Lakes Lake Como U Lake Maggiore U Lake Orta Aug The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M around the Italian Lakes u u Lake Como Lake Maggiore Lake Orta Aug. 11-19, 2018 Howdy, Ags! High on the list of the most captivating destinations in the world is northern Italy’s fabled Lake District. Its unique, extraordinary landscape of glacial waters, Alpine peaks, and ancient towns painted in ocher and terra cotta hues and its distinctly bella figura Italian style, combined with its rich history, have inspired poets, composers, musicians, artists and philosophers for centuries. Join our small group of former student travelers in the quintessentially Italian città di Como—your picturesque “home” for a full week—for this one‑of‑a‑kind, Village Life® around the Italian Lakes soggiorno, an exceptional way to experience the true essence of life in Italy’s beautiful and charming regions of Lombardy and Piedmont. Our carefully designed, expert‑guided excursions explore the artistic and architectural treasures commissioned by Roman patricians, medieval lords and Renaissance princes, including the fashionable city of Milan and a specially arranged viewing of Leonardo da Vinci’s renowned masterpiece, The Last Supper, hung in the UNESCO World Heritage‑designated Santa Maria delle Grazie. Enriching presentations and the exclusive Village Life® Forum, featuring local residents, offer you personal perspectives on Lombardy cultural heritage and contemporary life. You will have opportunities to taste northern Italy’s acclaimed cuisine and wines and learn basic Italian phrases to make your time in Como all the more enjoyable. Your accommodations for this comprehensive program are ideally located in the heart of charming Como in the prestigious, lakeside Palace Hotel, just steps away from the city’s Gothic‑style Duomo. This historic hotel overlooks stunning Lago di Como and welcomes guests with warm Italian hospitality and impeccable service. Indulge in the simple, authentic traditions of the Italian Lakes and join us on this unique, popular travel program, where you unpack only once in one of Italy’s loveliest settings. It is an excellent value and has sold out every time it has been offered, so I encourage you to book now while early booking savings and space are still available. Gig ’em! Jennifer Bohac ’87, Ph.D. Director of Travel—Outreach and Engagement Traveling Aggies Phone: (979) 845‑7514 or (800) 633‑7514 Fax: (979) 845‑9263 No funds donated to The Association of Former Students or to Texas A&M University have been used in the production or mailing of this travel brochure; all such costs are covered by our tour supplier. Cover: Enjoy a private boat ride across the tranquil waters of Lake Orta, the hidden Experience Bellagio’s authentic old-world gem of the Italian Lake District. charm and beauty. o UNESCO m o C World Heritage Site Itinerary e Air Routing k Day a Villa del L e Balbianello 1 Depart the U.S. Borromean gior Bellagio g Islands a M 2 Milan, Italy/Lake Como Stresa e ◆◆ k Check into the Palace Hotel in Como. a L 3 Como Lake Orta Como ◆◆ Walking tour of Old Como. Sacro Monte di Orta Cultural Enrichment: ITALY ◆◆ Lecture by Como scholar. Verona A M Venicedr 4 Lake Maggiore/Borromean Islands/Stresa e iat d ic it Sea ◆◆ er Milan Private cruise on Lake Maggiore S ra around the Borromean Islands. ea nean Cultural Enrichments: ◆◆ Tour of Isola Bella’s magnificent 17th‑century palazzo and gardens. ◆◆ Explore the charming strade (streets) of Stresa at your own pace. around the 5 Milan ◆◆ Guided tour of Milan. Italian Lakes Cultural Enrichment: Stay in the heart of charming Como on the ◆◆ Visit to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Santa Maria delle Grazie to see shores of this picturesque Italian lake, and Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. experience firsthand the authentic character of Italy’s romantic Lombardy and 6 Lake Como/Villa del Balbianello/ Piedmont regions. During this specially Bellagio designed small group soggiorno, visit charming ◆◆ Private scenic cruise on Lake Como. lakeside città (towns) and villaggi (villages) Cultural Enrichments: along the shores of Lake Como, Lake Maggiore ◆◆ Specially arranged tour of the Italian National Trust’s Villa del Balbianello. and Lake Orta. Experience the rhythms of daily life and traditions of Italy’s elite, and enjoy ◆◆ Exclusive Village Life® Forum. ◆◆ custom‑designed Cultural Enrichments, Explore charming Bellagio at your such as the UNESCO World Heritage‑designated own pace. Sacro Monte di Orta, the exquisitely 7 Como/Lake Orta Italian Villa del Balbianello and secluded ◆◆ Private boat ride across Lake Orta to visit Isola Bella and a private viewing of Da Vinci’s the beautiful Isola San Giulio. unrivaled painting, The Last Supper, a fixation ◆◆ Walking tour to medieval Orta San Giulio. for scholars since its inception. Engage with Cultural Enrichment: local Lombardi during the exclusive ◆◆ Guided tour on Sacro Monte di Orta. Village Life® Forum, hear insights from a Como 8 Como scholar and lifelong resident and sample savory Cultural Enrichment: regional specialties and the colorful Italian dialect. ◆◆ Day at leisure. Opt to stroll Como’s This popular program in the Village Life® series colorful market and mingle with Lombardi. immerses you in an intimate and comprehensive 9 Como/Milan travel experience at just the right pace and includes Post-Program Verona ◆ Venice Option* exceptional accomodations, specially arranged or meals and all excursions—an excellent value. ◆◆ Return to the U.S. * Available at additional cost. Como features gorgeous architecture at every turn, but its most iconic building is the 14th-century Roman Catholic Duomo. Sacro Monte di Orta is one in the sacred series of calvaries—Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy— known for their great virtue and impeccable integration into the natural landscape. Como During the exclusive Village Life® Forum, Founded by the Romans in 196 B.C., Como has residents will discuss contemporary life in the been internationally known for its silk‑weaving dazzling and historic Italian Lake District. industry since silkworms were first imported Savor the delights of a northern Italian here in the 14th century. At one time, Como was dinner in a local ristorante. Peruse the the largest European silk producer—dyeing, fresh fruit and vegetables in the tri‑weekly weaving and designing fabrics to be shipped to outdoor market, a local tradition for centuries. the fashion houses of Milan, Paris and London. Lago Maggiore Enjoy ideally located accommodations for the entire week in the Palace Hotel on the Italy’s second‑largest lake is a natural boundary shores of Lake Como and in the centro storico between the regions of Lombardy and (old town) of this charming Italian città. Piedmont and a close rival to Lake Como Stroll beside medieval towers and walls, as the most spectacular in the Lake District. Renaissance palaces and churches, Lake Maggiore’s mild climate allows gardens neoclassical 19th‑century villas and small to grow rare and exotic plants beneath the family‑owned negozi (shops) leading high Alps, particularly on the remarkable to the Piazza Cavour and the tranquil Borromean Islands. Enjoy a private boat cruise lakeside promenade. See the magnificent amidst its charming islands that served as Duomo di Como, arguably the most beautiful inspiration for Flaubert, Wagner and Goethe. cathedral in Lombardy—which took nearly Borromean Islands 400 years to complete, reflecting a seamless Lake Maggiore’s enticing islands are blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. graced with elegant villas and striking Cultural Enrichments: natural beauty. Isola Bella, Isola di San Giovanni, A local scholar of Como from the Roman era Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori are to the present and resident art historian collectively known as the Borromean Islands, Giuseppina Lucini will present private, named after the powerful and influential expert lectures. Borromeo family. On Isola Bella, visit a magnificent 16th-century villa and stroll through one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. Lush parks with fragrant gardens and poplar trees surround the lakeside village of Bellagio, which is comprised of many traditional patrician houses and villas. Cultural Enrichment: Cruise by private boat across the sparkling Visit the exquisitely preserved Isola Bella and waters of Italy’s deepest—and perhaps most walk through its splendid Italianate gardens, paradisal—lake and learn more about its where white peacocks stroll among fascinating history and allure as you survey the seasonal blaze of roses, gardenias, the quaint coastal village of Bellagio and azaleas and rhododendrons. Commissioned by grand Renaissance villas, built on the slopes of Count Carlo Borromeo III in 1632, this secluded snowcapped mountains. Baroque retreat is dedicated to his wife, Isabella. Tour the 17th‑century Palazzo Borromeo, Villa del Balbianello filled with priceless masterpieces by such artists Just across Lake Como from Bellagio is as Tiepolo and the sculptor Canova, and the exquisite Villa del Balbianello and see the unforgettable grotto, decorated entirely its magnificent terraced gardens. Built in with mosaics of marine life. 1787 by Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini, this consummate Italian lake villa was Stresa renovated in the early 20th century by an An 18th‑ and 19th‑century “Grand Tour” of American veteran of World War I and more Europe was considered incomplete without recently purchased by Italy’s first explorer a visit to Stresa to experience its spectacular to summit Mt. Everest, Guido Monzino, mountain views, tropical gardens and who bequeathed it to the Italian the resplendent glistening waters of National Trust. It remains a paragon of Lake Maggiore. A young Ernest Hemingway, authentic Italian luxury, and repository of recuperating in Stresa during World War I, 18th‑century French and English furniture and was inspired to make it the setting for the collection of Monzino’s Chinese, Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley’s pre‑Columbian and African art.
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