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Group Travel to Italy Since 1985 2016 - 2017 Il Viaggio È Lo Scopo the Journey Is the Aim Italia Group travel to Italy since 1985 2016 - 2017 Il viaggio è lo scopo The journey is the aim Already in its third decade, ours is a journey of Tour icons discovery of all that the immense legacy of Italy has to off er. We have always loved Italy, rightfully so since it is “the most beautiful country in the world”. The Great Beauty of Italy can certainly be found in the celebrated wonders everyone is familiar with, such as the Milan Cathedral, Arrival by bus Venice, the Uffi zi Gallery in Florence, the Imperial Forum in Rome, the island of Capri, and Etna. Yet, there are hidden treasures of all dimensions that enrich every Arrival by plane corner of the country. That is precisely what our journey and our destination is about: The best of getting visitors more involved in the infi nite number of discoveries Italian food and that make our country unique in all the world. wine tradition We guide you through nature, culture, good food, age-old skills, or in other words, through a sea of emotions that only a trip to Classics Italy can deliver. We work with passion and professionality, we’ve done so for over Experience 30 years. Active travels Claudio Scalambrin Owner & Managing Director 2 | Tel +39 0183 548 1 - Fax: +39 0183 548 222 - info @gadis.it Index Lombardia, Lago Maggiore Team [email protected] Piemonte, Lucia Who is taking care Liguria & Côte d’Azur +39 0183 548 413 of your groups Noemi [email protected] +39 0183 548 412 Marta Trentino, Veneto, +39 0183 548 202 Friuli Venezia Giulia, TrentinoTTrentino AltoAlto Adige Patrizia LombardiaLago di Garda +39 0183 548Aosta 208 Friuli [email protected] Lombardia Veneziaia Giulia Maria Veneto +39 0183 548 510 PiemontePi t Michela +39 0183 548 511 Côte d’Azur Liguria Emilia Romagna Emilia Romagna, Toscana Toscana, Marche, Umbria Marche [email protected] Umbria Monica +39 0183 548 313 Corsica Roswitha +39 0183 548 312 Sardegna & Corsica Lazio [email protected] AbAbruzzobruuzzo Veronica +39 0183 548 316 Molise Rita Puglia +39 0183 548 315 Sardegna Lazio [email protected] Campania Graziano +39 0183 548 611 Basilicata Calabria Abruzzo, Molise, Campania Puglia, Calabria & Sicilia, Sales Tour Italien [email protected] [email protected] Vittoria Fabiola +39 0183 548 206 Sicilia +39 0183 548 201 Jolanda +39 0183 548 205 | 3 Piemonte Piedmont, a classic evergreen! Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, Dolcetto are only some of the names of the many important wines from Piedmont that are well-known all over the world. A refi ned tour on the trail of the work, passion and devotion hidden in every bottle of these precious wines. Hillsides studded with vineyards provide the striking background for this tour, which takes us on a journey in pursuit of wine and the many other delicious local products from the Langhe and Monferrato that you will not be able to resist tak- ing home with you. extraordinary hillside landscape full of vineyards, farms, castles and fortresses which makes for a truly Programme details unforgettable experience. In the morning, a visit to Alba, Cookery Course the city of one hundred towers and the heart of truffl e featuring dishes • 4 Nights in B&B in a 4 Hotel in the territory. The afternoon will be spent discovering the from Piedmont Alessandria area hazelnuts of Piedmont with a visit to a rural production with its crops. Buff et tasting session with hazelnuts Tip • Large buff et breakfast with a wide selection and home-made cakes: "Nocciola IGP Tonda Gentile • 3 dinners at the hotel, based on a 3-course delle Langhe". Roasted hazelnuts, hazelnuts covered menu in chocolate (from October to March), hazelnut cakes • 1 dinner in a rustic restaurant with tasting of and biscuits produced locally. Dinner in the hotel and 6 wines overnight accommodation. Day 3 After a large breakfast in the hotel we set • Full day guided tour to Alba and Langhe region off to discoverMonferrato , another vine-clad area of • Visit to a hazelnut plantation with a short Piedmont, to immerse ourselves in the tasty, striking tasting session atmosphere of the Canelli wine cellar, also known as the "Underground Cathedral" and taste the sparkling wine Learn the most traditional recipes of cooks from • Visit to a nougat factory, whit sparkling wine made there using the traditional production method tasting Piedmont in a triumph of taste garnished with from Piedmont. stories and fun. Followed by dinner with all the • Full day guided tour to Monferrato, Canelli, Stop at a traditional distillery nearby with an opportu- participants and tasting of a large selection of tour of a distillery with a chance to taste nity to taste grappa. wines. grappa Dinner at a family restaurant in the countryside with • Full day guided tour of Casale and visit to a wine tasting. Return to the hotel and overnight accom- Castello Grinzane modation. rice plantation Cavour Day 4 After a large breakfast in the hotel we leave • Lunch at a rice plantation on a guided tour that takes us to Casale Monferrato Tip where we can admire the Cathedral, the monuments Package price per person 5 days from the Renaissance and one of the most beautiful synagogues in Europe. We then continue until we reach from € 289 Desana, the rice centre of Piedmont. Visit to a rice fi eld with lunch. Excellent rice is grown in the farm, such as Day 1 Arrival and settling into hotel in the Alessan- Carnaroli, Baldo, Vialone Nano and Balilla. After the visit, dria area for 4 nights. Dinner and overnight accommoda- an obligatory traditional Risotto is on the menu to keep tion. our appetites at bay. Dinner in the hotel and overnight Day 2 Alba, Langhe accommodation. The fi rst stop on this tour is the famous Langhe, the Day 5 Departure for the return trip. 4-course dinner accompanied by wine in the spec- tacular Grinzane-Cavour castle in a truly princely atmosphere. 4 | Contact: Marta & Patrizia • +39 0183 548 202 • [email protected] Liguria Activity at the garden centre Countryside and Day 3 culture of the Riviera A journey to discover the many and fascinating aspects of the Italian Riviera and the French Riviera, luxuriant gardens with lemon trees and aromatic herbs, hills covered in olive tree groves. The famous focaccia of Pieve di Teco; the scent of olive oil and the love of the inhabitants for their area. After having gathered Mediterranean aromatic plants together, you will be able to create a paste the typical black bread of Pieve di Teco is baked, together of mixed fl avours using a pestle and mortar. As a Programme details with the famous "Focaccia" (weekly market every Tues- taste of the Mediterranean Sea to use in your fa- day). You will move on to Albenga which, thanks to its vourite recipes! • 4 nights HB a 4 hotel on the Riviera dei numerous towers, has kept its medieval charm. After the Fiori visit, you will come to an olive-oil mill in the Albenga Riviera of the Palms - • Full day tour escort for "Villas and Gardens" area for a tasting involving typical Ligurian specialities. The Hellebore Gardens Day 3 Flowers and spices • Full day tour escort trip for "Hinterland of Departure after breakfast for Capo Mortola and a guid- fl avours", the opportunity to buy typical ed tour or the Hanbury Gardens. The gardens date back products in Pieve di Teco (possible at the to 1867 when Sir Thomas Hanbury designed this mas- weekly market on Tuesdays) terpiece, with breath-taking views of the sea. You will • Visit to an olive-oil mill with a tasting of oil then visit the garden centre to get to know the typical Tip and typical Ligurian products plants of Liguria. • Full day tour escort for "Flowers and Spices" Accompanied by an expert, you will visit the greenhous- es there the lemon trees are grown and the visit will end Typical cottage garden (with gardens, vegetables • Visit to a garden centre, citrus greenhouses and fruit) surrounded by high stone walls, with a and tasting of unusual marmalades with a tasting of a very special, delicious bitter orange marmalade. Lastly, there will be a short group activity. well established collection of hellebores, started • Activity at the garden centre "How to prepare 44 years ago and containing more than 350 dif- Day 4 The villas aromatic salt" ferent types which provide a splendid show when Breakfast in the hotel. The day will be devoted to dis- they are in bloom in the winter. A new experience, • Entrance to the Hanbury Gardens covering the Principality of Monaco with a visit to the explained by the actual grower (February-March). • Entrance to the Prince's Palace of Monaco ancient town and the royal residence built on the Rock • Entrance to the Ephrussi-de-Rothschild Villa of Monaco. The visit to the palace is a journey back in Cap Ferrat - Villa and Gardens with an audio guide time through the centuries, from the Renaissance to the Ephrussie de Rotschild • Napoleonic era. The imposing spiral staircase leading to Package price per person 5 days the state apartments, the 16th century frescoes decorat- ing the rooms and the choir room enchant guests and from € 239 visitors alike. Onwards in the early afternoon towards St. Jean Cap Day 4 Ferrat, to visit the Ephrussi-de-Rothschild Villa with Day 1 Arrival at the Italian Riviera, check into hotel, its seven hectares of enchanting gardens with an audio dinner and overnight stay. In the splendour of the Cap Ferrat countryside, in guide. The park includes the French Garden, with musi- 1905 the Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild Day 2 The hinterland of fl avours cal fountains and a temple o love, the Spanish Garden, chose the Italian style palace to house her private Departure after breakfast for Val d'Arroscia in the di- the Florentine Garden, the Japanese Garden and the art collection (mosaics, Flemish tapestries, por- rection of Pieve di Teco: an old settlement with an en- Rose Garden, the favourite of Baroness Ephrussi.
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