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ITALY 2021
The catalogue
Grand Tours We offer ideal tours, to lead you on a discovery of our country: from North to South, we accompany you through the big cities and small villages, our spectacular lakes, our high mountains, our medieval cities, our high country or our beaches under the moonlight. To admire or visit palaces, churches, monuments, archaeological sites, museums, art galleries, squares, streets; or just to take a coffee on a terrace, a smell of history, the "Dolce Vita", the taste of a good wine or a cappuccino...
Italian Regions Visit suggestions We provide details of the visits to the various regions of Italy, as well as the cost of entry to museums and monuments, to organize your best trip to Italy. City Breaks We offer trips in our art-cities to enjoy them in small pieces, and the possibility to lose yourself in its atmosphere, the discovery of its well- known and unknown treasures.
Events We offer holidays for special exhibitions and events in order to rediscover the tradition and folklore of the beautiful country and live Italy as Italians.
A team at your service Quality of service A professional, dynamic and qualified team offers Our hotels are selected by our contract and Quality you tailormade solutions studied on your needs, to manager Mr. Rami Ghali and are visited about twice a guarantee a successful trip. year. We also have a selection of restaurants that offer quality and menus with specialties, typical dishes Our professionalism at your service to meet your and culinary traditions in each Italian region. needs in order to offer a detailed trip. The guided tours are provided by professional, perfect A long experience in the sector, allows us to select English-speaking guides some tour on request by your hotels providing the best services and the best value in native language . quality and price, respecting your budget. We take care of booking your tickets to the most important museums and monuments of our country, without any additional cost.
General Conditions
The prices in this catalog are given in EUR and are quoted net, Cancellation fee include all taxes and apply for groups. They do not include: • 10% of the participation rate in case of cancellation from 60 drinks, transport (unless otherwise specified), free of charge and days before the arrival of the client; extras and services that are not included in the program. • 25% of the participation rate in case of cancellation from 59 till 45 days before the arrival of the client; Prices • Between 44 and 30 days before arrival: 50% of the total cost • Prices are per person, quoted net and confidential and are • Between 29 and 15 days before arrival: 100% of the total cost subject to change without prior advice. • The prices given in this catalog, cannot be applied during Vouchers certain special events such as fairs, exhibitions and bank A voucher must be issued for each service, booked and paid holidays (Carnival, Eastern, Ascension, Pentecost, Corpus through Amici Veri . A copy of it will be sent before the arrival Christi, etc.). of the group. • The prices are valid for groups of 25 persons, unless otherwise indicated. Variations / confirmations Bookings can only be confirmed on payment of the deposit. Free of charge If the services included in the tour cannot be supplied or there One every 25 paying participant is free of charge. are changes for reasons beyond the control of Amici veri, Amici Veri could for instance substitute hotels already booked Accommodation with others of the same category or even superior. Groups of adults are accommodated in double rooms and in few single rooms (against a supplement). All rooms have Complaints private bathrooms. Half board includes breakfast, dinner and In case of complaints, these must be passed on to Amici Veri overnight stay. Full board includes breakfast, lunch in hotel immediately and in any case during the holiday. Amici Veri or in a restaurant for groups of adults and package lunch for cannot be held itself responsible for complaints received by the groups of students, dinner and overnight stay. Hotels usually Company after the departure of the group. serve continental breakfast. Breakfast buffets are also available on request and against payment of an extra charge. Note: some Responsibility hotels do not have a restaurant service. In this case meals will be Travel arrangements for the services arranged are regulated by served in a nearby restaurant. law 1084 of the 27.12.77 enforced by the International Convention relevant to Travel Contracts (CCV) signed in Brussels Surcharges on the 23.04.70 and by D.L. nr. 206 dated 06.09.2005 subject: Stays of less than three nights may require a supplementary consumption code (“Codice del consumo”). Responsibilities on payment, which will be communicated upon request. By the the part of Amici Veri can in no case exceed the limits specified same token, all surcharges pertaining to special periods, such as under the above law. national or religious festivities (Carnival time, Christmas, Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Liberation Day, Labour Day...) or Services trade fairs, exhibitions or special events will be communicated In order to guarantee the arrangements made with the clients, upon request. Amici Veri has stipulated a special insurance policy with N. 2020/1-3101 “Fondo di Garanzia” in accordance with art. Monuments and museums n. 6 L.R. 14.6.84 n. 31. Information concerning monuments and museums are given in co-operation with local tourist boards and refer to the current Court proceedings year (2020). In the event of any disputes, jurisdiction will be exclusively at Venice / Italy High Court. City tax Please note that the city tax, which is requested in some Italian Technical organization cities, is not included in the price. The tax is to be paid by the Amici Veri Travel Agency copy sent to the Provincia of Venice customer to the hotel directly on spot, at check-in. It is not during the month of October 2020. possible to include the tax in our proposed prices.
Hotel services In case of requests for services outside of the hotel reservation, AMICI VERI TRAVEL AGENCY such as city access fees and monuments entries, a booking fee Via Nazionale ,170 • of € 25,00 will be applied. 30034 Mira (VE) • Italy Tel. +39 041 20044 Payments www.clubamiciveri.com Upon confirmation of booking, a deposit of 30% of the total [email protected] amount will be charged. The balance is to be paid 4 weeks before your stay.
ITALY 2021 Index 2021
Grand Tours 08 Italian Lakes Enchanting Rivers 09 Grand Tour of Italy “La Dolce Vita" 10 Welcome to Italy Italy’s highlights 11 Tuscany Breathtaking view: Coast of Tuscany and Cinque Terre 12 Secrets of the south Ancient Rome and Colorful Sorrento Coast Regions of Italy 14 Aosta Valley 15 Aosta Valley and Piedmont The rooftop of Italy 16 Piedmont 17 City Break in Turin 18 Piedmont Truffle and wine 19 Lombardy 20 City Break in Milan 21 The Italian lakes 22 Milan, Mantova and Cremona Fashion & Music 23 Lake Maggiore Beautiful Islands and Gardens 24 Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and Milan Charming lakes and Milan skyline 25 Liguria 27 Liguria Colorful Coasts: Riviera dei Fiori and Costa Azzurra 28 Liguria Sea Reflex of Riviera di Levante: Genoa, Portofino and Cinque Terre 29 Veneto 30 City Break in Venice 31 Italian Lakes and Venice A journey through time 32 Venice Garda Lake, Venice and its Venetian cities 33 Venice Carnival the liberty of carnival 33 Music Tours Verona Festival 34 Trentino South Tyrol 35 Friuli Venezia Giulia 36 Greedy Friuli Discovering the flavors of the region 37 Emilia Romagna, Marche, Republic of San Marino 39 City Break in Rimini 40 Emilia Romagna A taste of medieval Italy 41 Emilia Romagna, Parmigiano, Sangiovese and Spaghetti 42 Marche Italy’s undiscovered jewel 43 Tuscany 45 City Break in Florence 46 Tuscany Treasures of Tuscany 47 Tuscany and Isola Elba Sweet Tuscany 48 Surroundings of Tuscany Small villages, vineyards and olives 49 Gourmand Tuscany “Bruschetta”, wine and oil 50 Palio of Siena This is the start! 50 Carnival in Viareggio The tradition and folklore 51 New Year in Florence Let’s celebrate the New Year! 51 Southern Tuscany Authentic countryside 52 Umbria 53 Umbria Italy’s spiritual heart 54 Lazio 56 City Break in Rome 57 Rome and Lazio Art, nature, lakes and hills 58 Christmas and Easter in Rome The Holy Mass of Pope Francesco 59 Bay of Naples and Sorrento (Campania) 60 City Break in Naples 61 South Italy “Bella Napoli” 62 Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria 64 Puglia Trulli, Caves and Pearl of Baroque 65 Calabria Jasmine Coast and the Bronze Riace 66 Sicily 68 Sicily Cruise: Genoa/Palermo/Genoa 69 Sicily and the Aeolian Islands Charming Sicily 70 Sardinia 71 Sardinia The emerald island Note 72 Circulation of tourist coaches 74 Calendar 2021/2022 75 Map of Italy
BEST SELLER GRAND GRAND TOURS Tours
ITALIAN LAKES Lake Maggiore Lake Como Bellagio
Lake Como Enchanting Rivers Orta Lake Garda Milan Verona
Lake Maggiore - Lake Como - Lake Garda - Verona
GRAND TOURS
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 5 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in a
middle class hotel as follows: 2 nights at Lake Maggiore, 3 nights at Lake Garda
• Full day hostess for visit Lake Maggiore 2nd day
• Full day hostess for visit lake Como 3rd day
DAY Lake Maggiore • Private steamboat for excursion to the 01 Arrival on Lake Maggiore in the afternoon. Accommodation in a hotel in Stresa or Borromean Islands (half day) surroundings. Dinner and overnight. • Private steamboat for half-day tour on Lake Garda to Sirmione DAY Lake Maggiore • Steamboat from Cadenabbia to Bellagio 02 After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Stresa and excursion by ferry boat to the and return Borromean Islands: “Isola Bella”, “Isola Madre” and “Isola dei Pescatori”. At midday re- • Full day hostess of Sirmione turn to Stresa. Time at leisure for example to visit the “Villa Pallavicino” or the famous • Half-day guided visit of Verona gardens of “Villa Taranto” in Pallanza. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons
DAY Lake Maggiore - Lake Como - Lake Garda NOT INCLUDED: 03 After breakfast at the hotel departure to Lake Como. Guided visit of the city and con- • Entrances, drinks and everything else not tinuing to Cadenabbia. Crossing by ferry boat to Ballagio to visit this beautiful village. listed. Time at leisure. Return by ferry boat to Cadenabbia and continuing towards Lake Garda. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Lake Garda 04 After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Sirmione, one of the most fashionable vil- lages of this region. Visit with our local hostess. In the afternoon excursion by ferry Price per person in double boat on the lake. rooms for groups with a minimum of 25 paying Return at the hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Verona 05 After breakfast departure to Verona. Meeting with the local guide and visit the city centre: “Piazza Bra”, the Arena, “Piazza delle Erbe”, the house of Juliet etc. Time at 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-31/10 € 269,00 leisure. Return in the hotel, dinner and overnight. 29/03-31/06 - 14/09-30/09 € 289,00 DAY Lake Garda
06 After breakfast end of our services. Single room supplement: € 78,00 per person
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Verona GRAND TOUR OF ITALY Lido di Jesolo Venice
“La Dolce Vita" Montecatini Terme Florence
Siena
Venice - Florence - Siena - Rome Rome
GRAND TOURS
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 6 nights half board accommodation in
double rooms with shower/WC in a middle class hotel as follows: 2 nights in Lido di Jesolo, 2 nights in Montecatini or surroundings and 2 nights in the surroundings of Rome (Fiuggi) DAY Lido di Jesolo • Full day guided visit of Rome 01 Arrival in early evening in Lido di Jesolo. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. • Half day guided visit of Venice, Verona, Florence and Siena DAY Lido di Jesolo - Venice • Boat from Punta Sabbioni (Lido di Jesolo) 02 After breakfast departure to Venice. In the morning visit of the most important monu- to St. Mark’s Square (Venice) (and return) ments of the Lagoon city. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons Lido di Jesolo. NOT INCLUDED: DAY Verona - Montecatini • Entrances, drinks and everything else not 03 Breakfast and departure to Verona and in the morning guided visit of: Piazza Bra, listed. Arena, Piazza delle Erbe. The tour goes on to Montecatini with dinner and overnight • Venice entrance tax. in middleclass hotel.
DAY Florence - Montecatini After breakfast departure to Florence and in the morning visit to the well-known town 04 Price per person in double of the Renaissance. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Mon- rooms for groups with a tecatini. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Siena - Fiuggi 05 After breakfast departure to Rome with a short visit of Siena with guide. The tour goes on to Fiuggi, a thermal resort about 75 km south of Rome. Dinner and overnight in hotel. 01/03-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 209,00
01/05-31/05 - 10/09-30/09 € 224,00 DAY Rome 06 After breakfast departure to Rome. Whole day excursion Ancient + Baroque Rome 01/06-30/06 - 01/09-10/09 € 240,00 to the “Eternal City”: Fontana di Trevi, Spanish Steps, Fori Romani, etc. Dinner and overnight in hotel. 01/07-31/07 € 255,00
DAY Fiuggi Single room supplement: € 65,00 per person 07 Departure after breakfast.
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WELCOME TO ITALY
Venice Italy’s highlights
Rimini
San Marino Florence
Rimini - Venice - Florence - San Marino
GRAND TOURS
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 4 nights bed and breakfast
accommodation in middle class hotels, on the Adriatic Coast (Rimini or surroundings)
in double rooms with shower/WC • Full day hostess for the excursion to Venice and Florence DAY Adriatic Coast • Half-day guided visit of Venice (2 hours) 01 Arrival on the Adriatic Coast (Rimini area) in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel. and vaporetto from Tronchetto to St.Mark • Half day guided visit of Florence (about 2 DAY Rimini - Venice hours) 02 After breakfast departure with hostess for the full day excursion to Venice: tour of • Half-day hostess for the visit of San the city centre of Venice, canals and bridges, the famous church of Saint Mark and Marino its beautiful square. Afternoon at leisure in Venice. In the evening return to Rimini. • 1 free pax every 20 paying persons Overnight at the hotel. NOT INCLUDED: DAY Rimini - Florence 03 After breakfast departure with hostess for the full day excursion to Florence and visit • Entrances, drinks and everything else not of the city centre with guide: the Cathedral, the Cathedral Square, the Baptistery, listed. Piazzale Michelangelo, etc. Afternoon at leisure in Florence. In the evening return to • Venice entrance tax. Rimini for overnight.
DAY Rimini - San Marino 04 Do you like shopping? Well, after breakfast let’s go to San Marino, the oldest republic in the world. Half day sightseeing with our hostess, and return to the hotel around 12:00. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in the hotel.
Price per person in double DAY Adriatic Coast rooms for groups with a 05 Departure after breakfast. minimun of 25 paying
01/03-31/05 - 15/09-31/10 € 124,00
01/06-30/06 - 01/09-14/09 € 137,00
Single room supplement: € 36,00 per person
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TUSCANY
Carrara Cinque Breathtaking view: Terre Lucca
Pisa
Coast of Tuscany
and Cinque Terre Pisa - Lucca - Cinque Terre - Carrara
GRAND TOURS
OUR PRICES INCLUDE:
• 5 nights half board; accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in a middle-class hotel in Versilia
• Half day guided visit of Pisa and Lucca • Full day excursion to the “Cinque Terre” (guide, boat, train) DAY Versilia • Half day guided visit of Carrara 01 Late afternoon arrival in Versilia. Accommodation in a hotel, dinner and overnight. • Train Riomaggiore-Monterosso • Boat Monterosso-La Spezia DAY Pisa/Lucca • Full day guided visit of Portovenere and 02 After breakfast, departure for a guided tour of Pisa and its main monuments: “Piazza half day boat dei Miracoli”, the Baptistery, the leaning Tower, etc. In the afternoon the tour con- • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons tinues to Lucca, famous city of art within 16 th century walls from which numerous towers emerge. In late afternoon return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED:
DAY Cinque Terre • Entrances, drinks and everything else not 03 After breakfast, departure to “La Spezia”. Meeting with the local guide and continu- listed. ing by bus along the panoramic street which leads to Manarola. You can enjoy the beautiful view: Military arsenal, gulf and the Alps. After a few kilometers you can reach the coast of Cinque Terre with its terraces modeled by clay. The steep coastline is nominated by the UNESCO as World Heritage. Departure by train to Monterosso. In the afternoon return by boat to “La Spezia”. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Carrara 04 After breakfast, departure to Carrara. Meeting with the local guide and visit of the marble quarries. Price per person in double Late morning continuing to Colonnata and visit of a “Larderia”. In the afternoon free rooms for groups with a time. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Portovenere 05 After breakfast, departure to Portovenere and meeting with guide. Visit of the char- 01/03-28/03 € 202,00 acteristic village. Ferry boat trip to the Gulf Islands: “Tino”, “Tinetto” and “Palmaria”. Short stopover on Palmaria. Return to Portovenere. Early afternoon departure to Le- 29/03-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 219,00 rici. Time at leisure. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. 01/05-15/06 - 15/09-30/09 € 235,00 DAY Versilia Single room supplement: € 66,00 per person 06 After breakfast at the hotel end of our service.
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SECRETS OF THE SOUTH
Ancient Rome and Rome Fiuggi Colorful Sorrento Coast
Naples Pompeii
Sorrento Rome - Naples - Pompeii - Sorrento - Capri - Amalfi Capri
GRAND TOURS
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 5 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in a
middle class hotel in the surroundings of Rome - Fiuggi (2 nights) and in a middle class hotel in Sorrento or its surroundings such as S.Agnello, S. Agata, etc. (3 nights) • Full day local guide in Rome
DAY Fiuggi • Full day local guide for the visit of Naples/ 01 Arrival and accommodation in a hotel in the surroundings of Rome (Fiuggi - about 75 Pompeii km south of Rome). Dinner and overnight in hotel. • Whole day excursion to Capri (full day) - local guide, ferryboat, bus DAY Rome • Hostess for the sightseeing of the Amalfi 02 After breakfast departure to the centre of Rome and whole day visit of the “Eternal Coast - FD City”: Vatican (St. Peter's Dom) and Baroque Rome. Return to the hotel. Dinner and • Minibus for the visit of the Amalfi Coast overnight. • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons
DAY Naples - Pompeii - Sorrento NOT INCLUDED: 03 After breakfast departure to Naples. Upon arrival, meeting with the local guide for • Entrances, drinks and everything else not a short sightseeing tour. Early afternoon arrival in Pompeii. Excursion to the roman listed. ruins: theatre, houses, paintings, marble and bronze sculptures. Accommodation in a hotel in Sorrento or surroundings. Dinner and overnight.
DAY Capri - Anacapri - Sorrento 04 After breakfast full day excursion to the wonderful Island of Capri. Not to be missed: Anacapri, the Augustus’ gardens, the small harbor, the Blue Caves (optional). Return Price per person in double to the hotel. rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying Dinner and overnight.
DAY Positano - Amalfi - Ravello - Sorrento 05 After breakfast full day excursion along the Amalfi coast with a hostess. A stop will be 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-30/11 € 273,00 made in Positano to admire its beautiful landscape, then in Amalfi to visit its cathedral and the town centre. Time at leisure; in the afternoon short visit to Ravello. Return to 29/03-31/07 - 01/10-31/10 € 292,00 the hotel. Dinner and overnight. 01/09-30/09 € 309,00 DAY Sorrento December-Christmas time 06 Departure after breakfast. 01/12-20/12 € 273,00 Single room supplement: € 75,00 per person
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ITALIAN ITALY REGIONS OF Regions
Aosta Valley
AOSTA CASTLE SARRE Classical Halfday Itinerary with guide The castle is located on a hill, overlook- The tour is entirely on foot. The journey ing Aosta and dominates the access to begins on the Roman bridge near the the upper valley. Arch of Augustus and continue along It has an elongated structure with a the pedestrian street where you can square tower in the center and is used admire the monumental complex of as a museum of the presence of Savoy Sant'Orso (church with frescoes and in Aosta Valley. Roman Bell Tower, Palazzo del Prio- MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 rat), then it goes to the church of San BARD Lorenzo with the archaeological site of The building, a fortified complex, whose Aosta early Christian Basilica, Porta Praetoria history goes back to the High Middle • Roman Theatre and Archaeological and the Roman theater (outdoor). Pass- Ages, belonged to the Lords of Bard and Museum ing the Piazza Emilio Chanoux, City Savoy, is now a cultural fortress. (www.regione.vda.it) ...... € 5,00 Hall, and possibilty to visit the church In 1996, the castle was restored, the Castle Fenis of Santa Maria Assunta. Along the city various parts of the imposing building, • Entrance walls you can see more structures of (www.regione.vda.it) ...... € 5,00 house of the Museum of the Alps, Mu- Closed on Monday from october to march. the Middle Ages and the Roman Age seum of the Western Alps and "The Alps Castle Sarre such as the Tower Lebbroso, Tower of Children", an interactive course for • Entrance Pailleron and more. younger explorers, "prisons" a historic (www.regione.vda.it) ...... € 3,50 military site as well as rooms for tem- Monday closed from october to march. CASTLE FENIS porary exhibitions and a parade scene Bard Fenis is one of the most famous castles, devoted by many cultural, musical and • Entrance mainly because it consists of several theatrical events. The tip of the rocky (www.fortedibard.it) ...... € 3,00 towers, which makes it an exceptional promontory, is accessible via panoram- • Prison ...... € 5,00 castle and give the visitors the impres- ic lifts. Closed on Monday. sion of a fairytale castle. As an emblem Obligatory Reservation free. of the Aosta Valley of medieval architec- ture, it is now one of the major tourist attractions in the region.
IDEAS!
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REGIONS OF
AOSTA BARD AOSTA
VISITSUGGESTIONS: Tasting and visit of a « Grappa » Tasting and visit of a delicatessen Tasting and visit in Aosta region of a « distillery, Italian eau de vie factory in the Bard region, famous Fontina » cheese collection center with for Lard, ham and salami an itinerary dedicated to history, territory and transformation of milk into cheese
AOSTA VALLEY AND PIEDMONT Courmayeur
Aosta
The rooftop of Italy Turin
Aosta - Courmayeur - Turin
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in the region of Aosta • Half Board treatment from the dinner
on the first day until breakfast on the 5th day • Half Day Guide in Aosta DAY Aosta Valley • Half Day Guide in Courmayeur 01 Arrival in the Aosta Valley. • Visit of a bacon factory with tasting Accommodation, dinner and overnight in hotel. • Half Day Guide in Turin • Tasting of a “Bicerin” in a typical coffee DAY Aosta - Pont Saint Martin - Bard shop 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Aosta. Guided visit of the city center on foot. • 1 person free each 25 paying person The visit begins with the Roman Bridge, near the Arch of Augustus and leads the group through the pedestrian zone, from where they can admire the monumental complex NOT INCLUDED: Sant’Orso (Church with monastery with frescoes and Bell Tower), as also the church of San Lorenzo with its archaeological excavations of the early Christian Basilica, Porta • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, Preatoria and the Theater (only external visits). parking charges, fees of access and Follows the Emilio Chanoux Square, for visiting its church of Santa Maria Assunta. transportation permit for the transport Along the walls of the city the group can see many medieval buildings, as for example in the visiting cities, City tax and every
the new tower, Tower of the Leper, the Pailleron Tower and so on. service or extras not listed.
In the afternoon, visit in Pont Saint Martin and in Bard. Visit of the castle and the me- dieval village, whose 20 houses have been declared national monument (Entrance of the castle against payment. Please ask us!). Return at the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
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DAY Courmayeur - Sarre 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Courmayeur. In the morning visit of the city center. In the afternoon visit of the Castle of Sarre. Later, visit of a regional bacon fac- tory with tasting. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. Price per person in double rooms for groups with a DAY Turin minimun of 25 paying 04 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Turin, the former capital of Italy. Meet the local guide for the visit of the historical center of the city: Piazza Castellon Royal Palace. In REGIONS OF the afternoon leisure time and possibility to taste a “Bicerin” (hot drink with coffee and
chocolate) in a typical coffee shop. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. 01/04-31/07 - 21/08-31/10 € 231,00 DAY Aosta Valley - Return Single room supplement: € 88,00 per person 05 After breakfast, departure of the group.
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Piedmont
TURIN SUPERGA Former capital of Italy, capital of the The basilica was designed by Juvarra Baroque, the capital of innovation, Mu- and is situated on the hill of Superga, seum of the cinema, the radio, the tel- where you have a magnificent view of evision and the architecture. the city of Turin. In the crypt there are Classic half-day itinerary the graves of the Royal House of Savoy, Piazza San Carlo with equestrian mon- at the request of King Vittorio Amedeo ument of Emanuele Filiberto, Palazzo III. Reale, Piazza Castello, Turin cathedral MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 with the grave cloth, Via Po and Via VENARIA REALE Roma. The Venaria Reale is a huge complex Turin near Turin, with 80,000 square meters • Egyptian Museum RIVOLI of monumental Palace and 50 acres (www.museoegizio.it) ...... € 15,00 Closed on Monday afternoon. The Castle of Rivoli is one of the most of gardens, properties that are located Please note: Obligatory Reservation . important symbols of the dynasty of near the historic center of Venaria, al- reservation ... € 10,00 for groups max 25 pax Savoy, part of a design that in the '500 ready page the seventeenth century reservation ... € 20,00 for groups max 50 pax lead to the creation of the so-called and 3000 hectares of the La Mandria • Museum of Cinema Crown of Delights, a symbol of abso- Park. (www.museonazionaledelcinema.it) lute power. The complex consists of It is a masterpiece of architecture and Museum and Panorama Elevator ...... € 12,00 Closed on Tuesday two buildings: the castle, in its aspect of landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Please note: Obligatory Reservation. the eighteenth century and the Manica Site since 1997 and opened to the pub- Lunga, built in 1600, as a Pinakothek of lic since 2007, after the major restora- Rivoli • Museum of Contemporary art Duke Carlo Emanuele I. The two build- tion in Europe. (www.castellodirivoli.org) ...... € 6,50 ings are separated in the atrium by col- Closed on Monday. umns and pillars, a project by Juvarra. SACRA DI SAN MICHELE Please note: Obligatory Reservation. The two buildings belong to two dif- Millennium abbey of the Benedictines Superga ferent times and this has been proven built at the top of Mount Pirchirianot. • Graves of Savoia thanks to the different characters. The The Sacra of San Michele is the symbol (www.basilicadisuperga.com) ...... € 4,00 castle now houses the Museum of Con- of Piedmont since 1994. Obligatory Reservation. temporary Art. Venaria Reale • Royal Palace (www.lavenaria.it) Entrance to the Palace and to the garden ...... € 14,00 Closed on Monday. Obligatory Reservation ...... € 14,00 for groups up to 28 pax San Michele • Sacra di San Michele (ww.sacradisanmichele.com) ...... € 6,00
Please note: Obligatory Reservation.
ITALY REGIONS OF
PIEDMONT City Break in Turin
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3-star-hotel in the region of Turin DAY Region of Turin • Half board treatment from dinner on the Arrival in the region of Turin in the late afternoon. Accommodation, dinner and over- 01 first day till breakfast on the 4th day night in hotel. • Half day guide in Turin • Tasting of a “Bicerin“ in a typical Coffee DAY Turin shop 02 After breakfast in hotel, departure to the city Centre, meeting with the city guide to • Half day guide for the Cinema Museum visit: Piazza San Carlo, Piazza Castello, the Royal Palace, Dome. Not far from the • Half day guide for the Venaria Reale Palace Center, is located the beautiful Valentino Park, designed in 1800 by the French archi- • 1 person free each 25 paying person tect Barrillet-Deschamps. In the heart of it, stands the lovely Valentino Castle, clas- sified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1997 with its other royal seats of Savoia from NOT INCLUDED: Piemont. You can see also other buildings inside the Park. One of the singulars villages is of course the medieval one, rebuilt in 1400 with its fortified houses, shops, lanes, a • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, drawbridge and the “Rocca” (the castle of the village). In the afternoon, tasting of a parking charges, fees of access and “Bicerin” (hot drink with coffee and chocolate) in a typical Coffee shop. Return to the transportation permit for the transport in hotel for dinner and overnight. the visiting cities, City tax and every service or extras not listed DAY Turin - Cinema Museum - Venaria Reale 03 Breakfast in hotel. In the morning you will have a guided visit of the Cinema Museum. It is one of the world important museum, thanks to its rich heritage and the count- less scientific activities and its popularization. The special design makes the museum interesting. In fact the museum is located inside the Mole Antonelliana, a unique and und fascinating monument and symbol of Turin’s city. In the afternoon we continue with the Venaria Reale Palace, the Versailles of Savoia, an important Residence, which found recently its identity. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Price per person in double DAY Region Turin - Return rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying 04 After Breakfast ends our service.
01/02-28/02 - 01/06-31/08 € 134,00
01/03-31/05 - 01/09-31/10 € 142,00
Single room supplement: € 88,00 per person
IDEAS! TURIN Tasting of the typical « Bicerin »
(hot drink with coffee, chocolate ITALY
MORE and cream) in an old café in Turin
REGIONS OF
TURIN LANGHE VERCELLI
VISITSUGGESTIONS: Visit of Museum and newsroom Tasting and visit of vineyards Lunch and visit of a rice field of newspaper « La Stampa » and cellar to a local producer of in Vercelli region in Turin organic wine, to understand the old process of bottling
PIEDMONT
Truffle and wine
Turin Alessandria
Alba AcquiTerme
Aqui Terme - Alba - Alessandria
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
DAY Acqui Terme - Alessandria • Accommodation in a middle class hotel 01 Arrival early in the afternoon in Alessandria. Guided visit of historical town centre: the situated in the region of Acqui Terme/ façades of Ghiaini’s Palace, St. Peter’s Cathedral, and church of Santa Maria Del Cas- Alessandria tello. In the evening, accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight. • 4 nights half board • Half day guided visit of Alessandria DAY Acqui Terme • Half day guided visit of Acqui Terme 02 Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, guided visit of Acqui Terme located agreeably • Visit of a farm in the region and tasting of between hills and Bormida River. The town has always been attached to sources of wines and typical products warm water that comes from the underground, as testifies the Roman Swimming • Half day guided visit of Alba Pool, a thermal swimming-pool of roman age. The town houses numerous important • Tipical lunch in a farm in the region monuments: the roman aqueduct, the Dom of roman origin, St. Peter’s Basilica, the • Visit of a wine cellar situated in the region Fountain of “Bollente”, where the water reaches 76°, symbol of Acqui. Free time for of Monferrato lunch. In the afternoon, visit of a farm in the region and tasting of wines and local • Full day hostess on 4th day products of the territory. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons
DAY Alba NOT INCLUDED: Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Alba. Meeting with the local guide and visit of 03 • Drinks, entrances and everything else not historical centre, St. Lorenzo’s cathedral and the church of Savoy family. Lunch with listed. home cooking in a farm with tasting of typical products. In the afternoon, excursion
to the lands of truffle and Barolo with tasting of wines and typical brandy matching the tasteful local products. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Montferrato ITALY 04 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Casale Monferrato. In the morning, visit of the town, ancient capital of Monferrato: St. Evasion’s Cathedral, roman-gothic building of Price per person in double XII century, the Castle, the Synagogue, one of the richest of Piedmont, the Treville Pal- rooms for groups with a ace. Lunch at leisure. In the afternoon, departure to discover the Monferrato, with its minimun of 25 paying sweet hills and vineyards. Then, passing through San Giorgio Monferrato, overlooked by its castle and Vignale Monferrato with the Callori Palace, seat of the Regional Wine Cellar. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. 01/04-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 217,00
REGIONS OF DAY Acqui Terme - Alessandria 01/05-31/05 € 233,00 05 End of our services after breakfast. 01/06-30/09 € 255,00
Single room supplement: € 55,00 per person
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Lombardy
MILAN COMO Classical halfday itinerary Typical itinerary for a half-day visit: Sforza Castle (from the outside), the The Cathedral, Broletto (the seat of the lyric theater "La Scala" and its square, Medieval town hall), Piazza Verdi with the trade gallery Vittorio Emanuele II its beautiful monuments dating from (also known as "Salotto di Milano"), the various periods in history, the Medi- cathedral (one of the most important eval walls, the neoclassical theatre, the monuments of Gothic architecture). former Casa del Fascio, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, the Romanesque Basilica MILAN FASHION of San Fedele and the beautiful square MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 Classical halfday itinerary with the same name, the imposing tow- The tour begins with Piazza Cadorna, er and Piazza della Vittoria, with a statue Milan where you can see the sights "Ago e dedicated to Garibaldi. • The Cathedral...... Filo», dedicated to the devoted Haute (www.duomodimilano.it) ...... € 3,00 Obligatory headphones ...... € 2,50 Couture. You can also admire the TREMEZZO, VILLA CARLOTTA • Dom terrace (www.duomodimilano.it) modern station Cadornan, which was Villa Carlotta is a place of rare beauty: with lift min. 15 pax ...... € 14,00 renovated by architect Gae Aulenti, here the masterpieces of nature and on foot min. 15 pax ...... € 10,00 and is known internationally for the de- people live together in harmony on • Sforza Castle (www.milanocastello.it) € 8,00 velopment of the renowned Museum 70,000 square meters of gardens and Closed on Monday. d'Orsay; Quadrilatero della Moda, museums. The park of Villa Carlotta is • The last supper of Leonardo Vinci which is defined by four main streets famous for the blooming rhododen- (www.cenacolo.it) ...... € 15,00 Obligatory booking ...... € 2,00/person (Via Monte Napoleone, Via della Spi- drons and azaleas in the spring, which Closed on Mondays. ga, Via Sant'Andrea and Via Manzoni), are available in 150 varieties. However, • The Scala Museum which owns the heart of fashion with in any period of the year it’s worth a (www.teatroallascala.org) ...... € 7,00 the most prestigious boutiques of Ital- visit: The ancient varieties of camellias Obligatory Reservation ian designers. and cedars, the old redwoods and giant • Pinacoteca di Brera ...... € 15,00 plane trees greet visitors in an environ- Obligatory reservation ...... € 2,00 (25 pax max) Closed on Monday. CHIC MILAN ment that was created over the centu- Classical halfday itinerary ries by the garden architects. Mantua • Palace Te (www.palazzote.it) ...... € 9,00 Tour of the Quarter "dei Navigli", a dis- Obligatory reservation ...... € 1,50 trict that is crossed by artificial canals. MANTUA Closed on Monday morning. Navigli, which has a romantic charm Since July 2008, Mantonva takes part • Doges’ Palace (www.beniculturali.it) € 13,00 is animated by several restaurants, art- with Sabbioneta of the heritage of hu- Obligatory booking ...... € 20,00 ists' shops, artisans, and Discotheques, manity by UNESCO. group of 25 pax max so this is the most beautiful part of the Classical halfday itinerary Closed on Mondays. city, charming and quiet during the day, Visit of Piazza Sordello, a large rectan- Pavia but revived in the late afternoon, time gle of gravel; Cathedral of St.Peter, tes- • Charterhouse of Pavia for the aperitif, a real local tradition; timony of three eras. To the right of the (www.certosadipavia.com) ...... free Closed on Mondays. Porta Ticinese, dedicated to the trium- cathedral, is the Domus Magna and the phal entry of Napoleone Bonaparte in Captain's Palace. Between Piazza Sor- Como • The Cathedral ...... € 1,00 Milan. The tour ends at the Basilica of dello and the old town, you can see an Sant'Eustorgio and the "Colonne San arch. Then it goes on to Piazza Brolet- Lorenzo". to, with the Fountain of the Dolphins at its center; on the one side, the Ar- BERGAMO gentario Arc and on the other, the city Typical itinerary for a half-day visit: tower, with its bell. The heart of Mantua: The Citadel (the upper part of the Me- Piazza delle Erbe, the majestic Palazzo dieval city with fortifications dating from della Ragione, La Rotonda of San Lor-
the 14th century), Via Gombito and Via enzo. The trading house fills the space ITALY Colleoni, Piazza Vecchia, (the very between the dome of the Basilica of St. heart of the town that is lined with beau- Andrea, the tower and the Palace of tiful buildings such as the 12th century the Podestà. Palace of Justice and its majestic bell tower), the Palladian library and Con- PAVIA AND THE CHARTERHOUSE tarini Fountain, the cathedral of Saint The Charterhouse of Pavia was built
Mary Major (which was built between between 1396 and 1542. The majestic REGIONS OF the 12th-17th century and houses the complex consists of a church, a mon- tomb of the musician Donizetti), Colle- astery, a small cloister, a larger cloister oni Chapel (a Renaissance mausoleum and a refectory decorated with wonder- commissioned by General Colleoni and ful frescoes by Bergognone. built in polychrome marble with fres- coes by Tiepolo) and the Rocca, a 14th century fortress that offers spectacular panoramic views of the city.
LOMBARDY
City Break in Milan
Greedy Italy OUR PRICE INCLUDES: DAY Milan 01 Arrival of the group in Milan region • Accommodation in a 3 star hotel in MILAN in late afternoon. Accommodation at Milan region Restaurant the hotel, dinner and overnight. • Half board accommodation from dinner of Gourmet restaurant in the city center rd 1st day until breakfast of 3 day with seasonal products of the italian DAY Milan • Half day local guide english speaking of tradition. Milan 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure Meat Menu to the city centre. Meet the local • 1 person free of charge every 25 paying • Aperitivo di benevenuto guide and visit: The Dom, one of the person main example of Gothic art, Galleria • Affettati misti con pomodori secchi, Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala Theatre NOT INCLUDED: fritto di verdurine assortite pastellate, (outside). Free time for lunch. mozzarella di bufala Campana Dop • Drinks, entrances, coach transportation, • Bis di: Penne rigate con ragù toscano In the afternoon free time for shop- parkings, coach permission tickets for the cotto al forno a bassa temperatura e ping in the district of Quadrilatero visiting cities, tourist taxes and anything risottino alla milanese della Moda, so-named because it’s else not listed • Tagliata di scottona insaporita al ti- surrounded by four fashion streets full of shops, boutique and show- mocon contorno di patatine • Tiramisù rooms of the most important and well known fashion labels. The heart of the Seafood Menu district is Via Montenapoleone, one of • Aperitivo di benvenuto the most prestigious and expensive Price per person in double • Insalata di gamberetti alla catalana road. Return back to the hotel. Dinner rooms for groups with a con cipolla rossa di Tropea ed emul- and overnight. minimun of 25 paying sione di aceto balsamico di Modena,
zuppetta di moscardini e bagnetto al DAY Milan prezzemolo, noci di capesante al gra- 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure tin of the group. End of our service. 01/01-28/03 - 01/07-31/08 € 92,00 • Bis di: risotto con gamberetti sgusciati 01/11-20/12 e allumette di zucchine e paccheri di 29/03-30/06 - 01/09-31/10 € 103,00 gragnano scampi rosa e pomodorino pachino all'olio extravergine
• Filetto di branzino con cassé di po- Single room supplement: € 45,00 per person modoro datterino, olive taggiasche e Price not valid during fairs and exhibitions cappero di pantelleria • Panna cotta con crema ai frutti di bosco
IDEAS! MILAN MILAN Walk on the ramparts of the Sforza Visit of the San Siro Stadium and
ITALY Castle with guide, duration 1h30 Museum MORE
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MILAN MILAN MILAN VISITSUGGESTIONS: Little cruise on the Canals of Milan Cocktail in an fashion bar, the well Tasting of a delicious slice of « Navigli », duration 55 min known « Camparino in the Gallery » « Panettone », typical cake of Milan, located in the heart of Milan with a hot drink
The italian lakes
LAKE MAGGIORE vation). You will arrive in Locarno in the Borromean Islands afternoon. For an hour and a half you Isola Bella was a small island of bare will cross a wild and romantic region rock until 1632 when Count Carlo III with the Centovalli railway: meadows Borromeo built the Borromeo Palace. alternate with daring bridges, streams This splendid Baroque-style building is of the purest water, vineyards, and renowned for its Italian garden, which chestnut forests with villages clinging to contains many rare and exotic plants. mountain slopes. Isola Dei Pescatori is a picturesque fish- ing village with a beautiful church, nar- LAKE COMO row, winding streets and a charming Bellagio MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 walkway through the north of the is- Situated in a strategic position on the land. Isola Madre boasts the Borromeo promontory that divides the two lower Lake Maggiore Palace, which has one of the oldest and branches of the lake: this is the real jew- The Borromean Islands most beautiful botanical gardens in Italy. el of the town. Its narrow streets, which • Museum and Garden Isola Bella are topped with arches, its superb aris- (www.borromeoturismo.it) min 20 pax.. € 14,00 Stresa and Villa Pallavicino tocratic villas and its luxurious hotels, Open from mid march to end october The “pearl of the lake” is, without doubt, make it particularly interesting to visit. • Museum and Garden Isola Madre one of the most beautiful and prestig- (www.borromeoturismo.it) min 20 pax.. € 12,00 ious lakeside destinations in Europe. Como Open from mid march to end october Villa Pallavicino Park, on the other hand, Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. The • Garden Isola Bella and is famous for its huge variety of ancient Cathedral, Broletto (the seat of the Garden Isola Madre ...... € 20,00 trees, its beautiful gardens and flowers, Medieval town hall), Piazza Verdi, with Tax subject to change...... and the spectacular panoramic views its beautiful monuments dating from ...... € 0,50 per island and per person over the lake and surrounding moun- various periods in history, the Medi- eval walls, the neoclassical theatre, the Stresa tains. former Casa del Fascio, Corso Vittorio • Villa Pallavicino (www.parcozoopallavicino.it) Pallanza and Villa Taranto Emanuele II, the Romanesque Basilica min. 20 pax ...... € 9,00 Pallanza, which is of Roman origin, is of San Fedele (and the beautiful square Open from mid march to end october extremely proud of its beautiful monu- with the same name), the imposing Pallanza ments including the Romanesque tower and Piazza Della Vittoria, with a • Villa Taranto (www.villataranto.it) ...... € 8,00 church of Madonna di Campagna, Villa statue dedicated to Garibaldi. Open from mid march to end october Remigio, Villa Giulia and Villa Taranto. Lake Como Villa Taranto has an English-style bo- Tremezzo, Villa Carlotta Bellagio tanical garden that boasts more than Villa Carlotta built in the 18th century • Villa Melzi (www.giardinidivillamelzi.it) € 5,00 20,000 different species of plants and and partly modified in neoclassical style, Open from mid march to end october trees. with a grand flight of steps and an Italian Tremezzo garden (botanical garden). • Villa Carlotta (www.villacarlotta.it) ..... € 10,00 Lake Orta and Giulio Island Open from mid march to end october Orta (a Medieval borough), Sacro Mon- LAKE GARDA te Park (situated about 1 km away on a Desenzano Lake Garda hillside, covered in lush vegetation and This small but lively town is famous for Sirmione woods, where there is a complex of its cathedral and the remains of a Ro- • Rocca Scaligera (www.sirmione.com) € 6,00 religious buildings consisting of about man villa dating from the beginning of Closed on Monday. twenty chapels consecrated to Saint the 4th century A.D. that boasts extreme- • Caves of Catullo (www.sirmione.com)... € 8,00 Francis of Assisi) and San Giulio Island ly beautiful polychrome mosaics. Closed on Monday (which has an early Christian basilica). Gardaland Gardaland
• Entrance (www.gardaland.it) ...... € 31,00 The Hermitage of Saint Catherine A big theme park situated at about 2 km. Valeggio Sul Mincio This building, which was proclaimed a from the railway station of Peschiera • Parco Giardino Sigurtà (www.sigurta.it) . € 9,50 national monument in 1914, is carved Del Garda. Welcome into the world of
Closed November-March into the rock and clings to a cliff about dragons, pirates and other imaginative ITALY Obligatory booking 18 meters above the lake. It can either figures in a wonderful green park. be reached by land (after a steep climb of 267 steps) or by ferryboat across the Sirmione lake (and then 80 steps on foot). The poet Catullo used to call Sirmione “the pearl of all the islands and penin- Lake Maggiore Express sulas” and indeed, it enjoys spectacular The Lago Maggiore Express offers you surroundings, set between clear blue an unforgettable journey by train and waters and lush green olive groves. Par- ship. You will travel in Italy and in Ticino, ticularly worth visiting are the Della Sca- REGIONS OF the southern part of Switzerland. Start- la Fortress (with an interesting Roman ing from Stresa or Verbania, you will lapidary art collection) and the Caves of navigate across the Lago Maggiore for Catullo (the remains of an imposing Ro- three hours, to admire the Borromean man villa). Islands, the Cannero castles and the Brissage Islands and a beautiful shore- line with quaint villages and picturesque bays. You will have the opportunity to have lunch on board (obligatory reser-
MILAN, MANTOVA AND CREMONA Lake Maggiore
Lake Como
Fashion & Music Lake Milan Lake D'Orta Garda
Cremona
Mantua
Lake Garda - Milan - Mantua - Cremona
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 4 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC, in a
middle class hotel on Lake Garda • Half day guided visit of Milan, Mantua and DAY Lake Garda Cremona and Sabbioneta Arrival and accommodation in hotel on Lake Garda, dinner and overnight in hotel. 01 • Lunch in a typical restaurant in Mantua
• 1 free pax every 25 paying persons DAY Milan
02 After breakfast departure for day trip to Milano. Here meet with local guide and half NOT INCLUDED: day visit to: cathedral, the Vittorio Emanuele's Gallery, outside of Scala Opera House, the Sforza Castle. Lunch at leisure. Afternoon at leisure free for shopping and op- • Entrances, drinks and everything else not tional excursions. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. listed.
DAY Mantua and Sabbioneta 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure for half day guided visit of Mantua, the famous Virgilian city: the visit includes the Duke’s Palace, the Cathedral Piazza delle Erbe, St.
Andrew’s basilica and the main monuments of the city. Lunch in a typical restaurant. In the afternoon guided visit of Sabbioneta, reinassance city. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
ITALY DAY Cremona 04 Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a half day guided visit of Cremona with its mediaeval charm. The visit includes the cathedral, the baptistery, the famous Ponchi- Price per person in double elli theatre, Stradivari’s tomb and the school of violinist, famous in all over the world. rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying Free time for lunch. Afternoon at leisure for shopping. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Lake Garda REGIONS OF 05 Departure after breakfast. 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-31/10 01/11-20/12 € 185,00 29/03-30/06 - 15/09-30/09 € 206,00
Single room supplement: € 57,00 per person
In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
LAKE MAGGIORE Lake Maggiore
Como Pallanza Beautiful Islands Lake D'Orta Milan and Gardens
Lake Maggiore - Pallanza
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 3 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC, in a
middle class hotel on Lake Maggiore • Excursion by ferryboat to Borromean DAY Lake Maggiore Islands: Isola Bella, Isola dei Pescatori and Late afternoon arrival at the Lake Maggiore. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and 01 Isola Madre overnight. • Full day hostess on the second day
• Excursion by ferry boat from Orta to St. DAY Borromean Islands Giulio Island and back Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Stresa. Meeting with the local guide and ex- 02 • Full day hostess on the third day cursion by ferry boat to the Borromean Island: “Isola Bella”, whose palace is consid- • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons ered one of the masterpieces of Baroque Art and “Isola dei Pescatori” (Fisherman’s
island), an old village of fishermen with a clear medieval structure. In the afternoon, NOT INCLUDED: departure to visit the island “Isola Madre”. Return to Stresa and free time. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. • Entrances, drinks and everything else not listed. DAY Pallanza - Lake d’Orta 03 After breakfast at the hotel departure for Pallanza. Visit with local guide of “Villa Taranto” and its famous gardens. Continuing to “Lago D’Orta” and visit of Orta, cross- ing by boat to the island “Isola San Giulio” for a visit to the Basilica. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. ITALY
DAY Lake Maggiore Price per person in double After breakfast at the hotel, end of our services. rooms for groups with a 04 minimun of 25 paying
REGIONS OF 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-31/10 € 171,00
29/03-30/06 - 14/09-30/09 € 181,00
Single room supplement: € 54,00 per person
In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
LAKE MAGGIORE, LAKE COMO AND MILAN Lake Maggiore
Lake Como Charming lakes Lake D'Orta Como and Milan skyline Milan
Lake Maggiore - Lake Como - Milan
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
DAY Lake Maggiore • 4 nights half board accommodation in 01 Arrival on Lake Maggiore. Accommodation, dinner and overnight in hotel. double rooms with shower/WC, in a middle class hotel at Lake Maggiore DAY Lake Como • Full day hostess at Lake Como 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a guided visit of Como and its main monu- • Full day guided visit in Milan ments. The heart of the old town is “Piazza del Duomo” and the Cathedral of Santa • Half day guided visit in Como Maria Maggiore, the historic town hall and the “Torre Del Comune”, a beautiful scene • Private steamboat for half-day excursion full of art. After that, departure for Tremezzo and visit of the wonderful “Villa Carlotta” to the Borromean Islands of the 17th century. From Cadenabbia you can reach the small charming village of • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons Bellagio, “the Lake Como’s Pearl”. Dinner and overnight in hotel. NOT INCLUDED: DAY Milan 03 In the morning departure for a full day visit of Milan. Milan is one of the most impor- • Entrances, drinks and everything else not tant cities of Italy for its commerce and industry and its banking houses. The world listed. knows Milan as city of the music too thanks to the Scala Opera House and to its Academy of Music. Visit of the city: the Cathedral, one of the most important works ITALY of art dating from the Italian ornate Gothic period, the Vittorio Emanuele’s Gallery, the Scala Opera House with its beautiful Square, the Sforza Castle. Return to the hotel,
dinner and overnight.
Price per person in double DAY Lake Maggiore rooms for groups with a 04 After breakfast boat excursion to the Borromean Islands: “Isola Madre” and “Isola Bel- minimun of 25 paying la” with their well-known old mansions and the “Isola dei Pescatori” where you will have the possibility to visit an old and picturesque fishing village. In the afternoon we
REGIONS OF suggest you to visit Stresa, the Pearl of Lakes and the Park of Villa Pallavicino where you will appreciate its hundred-year-old trees, the beauty of the gardens and flowers 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-31/10 € 222,00 and where you will admire the marvelous panorama of the lake and the mountains. Dinner and overnight in a hotel on Lake Maggiore. 29/03-30/06 - 14/09-30/09 € 236,00
DAY Lake Maggiore Single room supplement: € 70,00 per person Departure after breakfast. 05 In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Liguria
GENOA hour stop for a quick visit to this pictur- The panoramic bus tour departs from esque and uncontaminated village that the Aquarium car park and proceeds still has only 16 inhabitants and boasts to Piazza Cavour and Corso Quadrio, an ancient abbey dating from the ninth along the ancient city walls, to the old century A.D. The return journey begins fishing village of “Boccadasse”. The Al- with a half hour boat trip to Portofino, baro quarter, with its Liberty-style 16th the most famous village in Liguria, century villas, Piazza della Vittoria un- where there will be a guided tour and til the Piazza Manin and Piazza Dante. some free time. Return to Rapallo by From here, it is possible to continue the boat. tour on foot. The standard tour includes ATTENTION: Coaches are not allowed MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 the Ducal Palace, the Cathedral, and to enter the town of Portofino; you can Columbus’ house, Soprana Gate, Piazza only reach Portofino by boat. Genoa San Matteo, Campetto and the old Port. • Aquarium MONACO AND MONTECARLO (www.acquariodigenova.it)...... THE CINQUE TERRE In the Principality of Monaco there is min 20 pax ...... € 28,00 Excursion program: departure from a chance to visit the marvelous exotic • Galata Museo del Mare La Spezia and continuing by bus along gardens that contains more than 6,000 (www.galatamuseodelmare.it) the panoramic route of the pleasant cactus plants from Mexico and Africa Museum ...... € 11,00 Manarola. To discover La Spezia from as well as the Anthropological Museum Museum and submarine ...... € 17,00 the top, the importance of its Military and beautiful panoramic views over the • Bigo Arsenal, the view at the Golf and the entire country. The tour proceeds in the (panoramic lift) ...... € 4,00 Apuanes Alps. A few kilometers further old town with a visit to the Cathedral • Cristoforo Colombo ...... we will arrive at the coast of the Cinque (where the tombs of the Princes are) childhood house ...... € 3,00 Terre, a dizziness coast, shaped by dry and the Palace (changing of the guard). Closed on Monday stone terraces, a location recognized The tour continues along the Port, Combined ticket house and Porta Soprana as National Park in 1999 and UNESCO where numerous yachts are anchored, ...... € 8,00 • Red Palace, White Palace, protected territory since 1997 as a sys- towards Monte Carlo with its elegant Tursi Palace combinet ticket ...... € 7,00 tem of naturalistic environmental in- hotels and the Café de Paris. Visitors Closed on Monday and on 25/12 terest. Going down to Manarola and will also have the opportunity to visit the Ventimiglia continuing on foot to visit the village. famous and extremely popular Casino • Hanbury botanic garden ...... € 7,50 Proceeding the nice walk along the before returning along the Principality’s Closed on Monday from 01/11 to 28/02 Lovers’ Way or “Via dell’Amore”, an ex- “Grande Cornice” (with possibility to visit cavated street in the rocks form the last Nizza). Cinque Terre century, arrival at Riomaggiore, another • Card Train picturesque village of the Cinque Terre, SANREMO (www.cinqueterre.eu.com) ...... € 16,00 Known as the “city of flowers” and Free for children 0-3,99 years with its “houses tours” colored buildings Children reduction 4-11,99 years along the flood. The trip goes further from the Italian Song Festival. Along by train in the direction of Monterosso the marble-paved, seafront road Corso where lunch is foreseen. In the after- Imperatrice to the Russian church that noon, some free time to spend. Return stands next to the Liberty-style Munici- by boat to La Spezia, without stops. pal Casino at Via Matteotti, with elegant boutiques. The tour then crosses the GULF OF TIGULLIO Old City, (known as “La Pigna”, due to its AND PORTOFINO characteristic shape that reminds that The visit departs by ferryboat from the of a “pigna” or pinecone), to reach the small port of Rapallo and continues Basilica-Concathedral of San Siro built along the coast, passing the pictur- in Romanesque-Gothic style. On top of
esque villages of Santa Margherita Lig- the “Pigna” stands the beautiful Sanctu- ure and Portofino to San Fruttuoso di ary of Madonna della Costa. Capodimonte. Here there will be a half
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LIGURIA
Greedy Italy
MONTEROSSO AL MARE Ristorante Al Pozzo www.alpozzoristorante.net The restaurant « Al Pozzo », located in the heart of Monterosso al Mare, in- vites you to enjoy a warm and sugges- tive atmosphere, in a red bake stoned hall with arches and a large aquarium, filled with the lobsters and crayfish. In the restaurant «Al Pozzo» you have the possibility to taste the products of the land and the sea, for example: «Pesto» and the fish specialties, accompanied by the best regional wine of Cinque Terre.
Menu • Insalata di mare • Trofie al pesto • Trancio di pesce spada ai ferri • Insalata mista • Dessert
CINQUE TERRE Boat trip of the Bay of Byron, Blue Grotto and 3 Islands: Palmaria, Tino, Tinetto. Duration about 40 minutes
Boat trip along CINQUE TERRE SANREMO IDEAS! the Occidental Ligurian coast Tasting of wine and visit of cellar Visit of a nursery in the region with departure and return in La Spezia and vineyards of Sanremo, known as the City of
ITALY and stop in Vernaza, Monterosso Flowers thanks to the wealth of its and Portovenere (Full day).
nurseries MORE
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IMPERIA SESTRI LEVANTE IMPERIA Olives Museum discovering Tasting and visit of a factory of Visit of the old Medieval Village
VISITSUGGESTIONS: the history of olive, origins, use. pork-butchery in the area of Hand- Dolceacqua, hold onto the hill with Tasting is possible barrow, famous for Bacon, ham and Castle on top and the splendid bridge salami painted by Monet
LIGURIA
Colorful Coasts: Genoa Riviera dei Fiori Alassio
San Remo and Costa Azzurra Montecarlo Alassio - Sanremo - Genoa - Montecarlo
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 4 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in a
middle class hotel on the Riviera • Half-day guided visit in San Remo and DAY Alassio - Diano Marina Genoa Arrival and accommodation in a good standard hotel on the Riviera, for example in 01 • Full day hostess for guided visit of Alassio or Diano Marina, dinner and overnight. Monaco, Monte Carlo and Nizza
• 1 free pax every 25 paying persons DAY San Remo
02 After breakfast, departure for the excursion in San Remo. Meeting with the local guide NOT INCLUDED: and visit of the coastal city which is situated between the coast and the sea. Visit of the Cathedral, a Russian church, the gardens and “La Pigna”. In the afternoon con- • Entrances, drinks and everything else not tinuing to dolce aqua, time at leisure to visit the little village, which is known for the listed. production of quality wine. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
DAY Genoa Breakfast in the hotel and departure for Genoa. Meeting with the local guide and visit 03 ITALY of the city centre: the impressive buildings, the elegant houses and churches. After- noon at leisure. Dinner and overnight in the hotel. Price per person in double DAY Montecarlo - Nice rooms for groups with a 04 After breakfast in the hotel departure for a full day excursion along the Liguria Riviera minimun of 25 paying to Nizza, Monaco and Montecarlo. Visit of the Oceanographic Museum, the Aquar- ium, the Tropical Garden, the park of Fontvieille, the casino, the Cathedral and the Palace. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
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DAY Alassio - Diano Marina 05 After breakfast in the hotel end of our services. 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-30/11 € 153,00 29/03-31/05 - 15/09-31/10 € 162,00
Single room supplement: € 52,00 per person
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LIGURIA
Sea Reflex of Riviera di Genoa Rapallo
Portofino Levante: Genoa, Portofino Chiavari Cinque Terre
and Cinque Terre
Chiavari - Genoa - Cinque Terre - Rapallo - Portofino
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3* hotel in Liguria based on half board, starting with dinner
at the 1st day and ending with breakfast th on the 5 day DAY Chiavari - Cavi di Lavagna • Half-day guided visit of Genoa 01 Late afternoon arrival in Liguria. Accommodation in a hotel in Chiavari, Cavi di La- • Full day guided visit “Cinque Terre” vagna or surroundings. Dinner and overnight. • Train Manarola-Rio Maggiore-Monterosso • Boat Monterosso-La Spezia DAY Genoa • Crossing by boat from Rapallo to 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Genoa. Meet the local guide and visit of this Portofino city which is the capital of this region: Port “Piazza Della Vittoria”, “Piazza Corvette”. • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons The visit ends with a stroll along the Carrugi Promenade, which is known for its nar- row alleys, the historical centre, the beauty of unusual corners and its palaces and NOT INCLUDED: churches. Afternoon at leisure. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. • Entrances, drinks and everything else not
listed. DAY Cinque Terre 03 After breakfast at the hotel departure to La Spezia. Meet the local guide and continu- ation in a bus along the panoramic street which leads to Manarola. You can enjoy ITALY the beautiful view: Military arsenal, gulf and the Alps. After a few kilometers you can reach the coast of Cinque Terre with its terraces modeled by clay. The steep coastline is nominated by the UNESCO as World Heritage. Train Manarola to Riomaggiore. De- parture by train to Monterosso. In the afternoon return by boat to La Spezia. Return Price per person in double to the hotel, dinner and overnight. rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying DAY Rapallo - Portofino 04 Breakfast at the hotel and morning at leisure. Departure to Portofino passing by Ra- pallo, with the beauty of the Riviera. Departure by boat to Portofino, a beautiful fish- REGIONS OF ing village with colorful little houses situated in a natural bay. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-20/12 € 237,00
DAY Chiavari - Cavi di Lavagna 29/03-31/05 - 15/09-31/10 € 259,00 After breakfast at the hotel, end of our services. 05 Single room supplement: € 61,00 per person
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Veneto
VENICE Signori, Scaligeri arc (such as the monu- Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. mental Scaglieri graves in the courtyard St. Mark’s Square (the very centre of city of the Church of S. Maria Antica), Juliet's life), St. Mark’s Basilica (that owes its House (Facade with beautiful brick). outstanding beauty to the mosaics that adorn its walls, vaults and cupolas), the VICENZA Doges’ Palace (once the symbol of the Classical Halfday Itinerary glory of Venice) and the Bridge of Sighs, The tour begins with the Olympic Thea- that connects the Palace to the prisons. tre, designed by the architect Andrea Palladio in 1580 and continues with a MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 VENICE stroll away through the streets of the OFF THE BEATEN TRACK city. Venice Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. You can admire the church of Santa Co- • St. Mark’s Basilica Saint Zachariah’s church and square, rona (external) and Contrà Santa Coro- (www.turismovenezia.it) ...... free the church and square of Santa Maria na. Continue to the Piazzetta Santo Ste- Priority entrance reservation ...... € 3,00 Formosa, the church of Saints Joseph fano and crossing the Contra Porti. The (not possible from 03/11 to 31/03) and Paul (where the tombs of the Dog- "contra" are the roads that run through • Bell Tower...... € 4,00 es are housed), Marco Polo’s house, the the city with historic buildings. • Doges’ Palace Rialto Bridge and the “calli” or typical, The tour ends at the Piazza dei Signori, (www.palazzoducale.visitmuve.it) ...... € 25,00 Obligatory headphones ...... € 3,00 narrow Venetian streets. the main square of the old town, origi- • Frari’s Church nally a Roman forum and marketplace, (www.basilicadeifrari.it) ...... € 3,00 THE ISLANDS OF THE LAGOON and with the Palladian Basilica, once the • Scuola S.Rocco Visit to three islands: Murano, famous seat of the public magistrates of Vice- (www.scuolagrandesanrocco.org) ...... € 8,00 for the workshops of its glass craftsmen nza. • San Rocco Church ...... free and its unusual Y-shaped canal over- • Gallerie dell’Accademia looked by Renaissance houses, Burano, VENETIAN VILLAS (www.gallerieaccademia.it) ...... € 15,00 the fishing village that is famous for lace The Palladian villas have their seat in Obligatory booking: € 2,00 per person. and Torcello, which was once the resi- Veneto, especially in the province of • Torcello Cathedral (www.turismovenezia.it) dence of the Bishop and still has a fa- Vicenza, designed by the architect An- min. 10 pax ...... € 4,00 mous cathedral. drea Palladio (1508-1580). Twenty-four Obligatory booking: € 1,50 per person. of these villas have been included in the • Jewish Ghetto (including ...... GONDOLA RIDE World Heritage List of UNESCO in 1996, 3 Synagogues and Museum)...... € 12,00 A romantic tour of the city by gondola the registration of the historic center of • La Fenice Theatre ...... € 13,00 travelling along the Grand Canal, under Vicenza (with twenty-three buildings) (including inside guide) bridges and along other smaller canals. came two years ago. Padua There is also the possibility to book The term villa was always used to de- • Scrovegni Chapel musicians to play a repertoire of Italian scribe the house in the countryside, (www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it) ...... € 10,00 songs. Obligatory booking while the town, palace, this became the • Basilica Sant'Antonio ...... Free rule in Venice. Obligatory headphones ...... € 2,50 per person PADUA Several noble families who had a villa, Verona Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. also had a palace on the Grand Canal in • Arena Saint Anthony’s Basilica (this impos- Venice, and in most cases, palaces and (www.comune.verona.it) ...... € 7,50 ing Romanesque-Gothic style building, villas were named with the family name, Closed on Monday mornings. with eight cupolas and Byzantine-style as Barbaro Foscari Palace, Villa Barbaro • Juliet’s House bell towers, houses the mortal remains and Villa Foscari in Venice. (www.comune.verona.it) ...... € 4,50 of the saint), Piazza delle Erbe and Piaz- Closed on Monday mornings. za della Frutta (where a traditional and CORTINA D’AMPEZZO Strà picturesque market is held every day), AND THE DOLOMITES
• Villa Pisani the Palace of Justice (the seat of the cit- A combination of majestic mountain ITALY (www.villapisani.beniculturali.it) ...... € 10,00 ies law courts), Pedrocchi Cafe and the peaks, green valleys and romantic land- Obligatory booking ...... € 1,00 famous University. scapes to ensure that a day spent in Closed on Monday. these parts, where the people are gen- Vicenza VERONA erally courteous and very attached to • Villa Almerico Capra, detta La Rotonda Classical Halfday Itinerary their age-old traditions and customs, is Villa and gardens Wednesday and Saturday ...... The tour begins with a panoramic tour truly unforgettable. Cortina d’Ampezzo ...... € 10,00 by bus and on foot: Piazza Bra, with the is a world famous international ski re- Gardens ...... € 5,00 REGIONS OF Closed on Monday. fountain of Madonna Verona in its cen- sort that hosted the Winter Olympics in • Villa Valmarana Ai Nani ...... € 9,00 tre, one of the landmarks of the city and 1956. the arena (Roman amphitheater from the 1st century AD - C) Castel Vecchio, Porta Borsari, Piazza delle Erbe (pictur- esque square that is occupied by the old Roman forum of Verona), Piazza dei
VENETO
City Break in Venice
DAY Lido di Jesolo OUR PRICE INCLUDES: 01 Late in the afternoon, arrival in Lido di • 3 days half board accommodation in Jesolo. Dinner and overnight. double rooms with shower/WC in a
middle class hotel in Lido di Jesolo DAY Venice • Transfer by private boat from Punta 02 After breakfast, departure for a half- Sabbioni/Venice/Punta Sabbioni on 2nd day guided tour of Venice. Boat ride day to Punta Sabbioni in St.Mark’s Square • Half day guided visit in Venice (2 hours) where you meet up with guide and • Boat trip with hostess to the islands of the start the guided tour of the Basilica, lagoon, lunch included the Bell Tower, Palazzo Ducale, etc. • Transfer by boat from Venice to Punta Afternoon at leisure for shopping. Sabbioni on 3rd day Return to hotel in Lido di Jesolo, din- • 1 free every 25 paying persons ner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED: DAY Venice • Entrances, drinks and everything else not 03 Breakfast in hotel. Excursion by steam listed boat to Murano (which is world-wide • Price does not include transport. known for its glass work), Burano re- Bus is not included nowned for its lace. Lunch on board • Venice entrance tax. on the way to Venice. The group will be left in Venice city centre. After- noon at leisure. Return to Punta Sab- Price per person in double bioni by ferry. Dinner and overnight in rooms for groups with a hotel. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Lido di Jesolo 04 Departure after breakfast. 01/03-31/03 € 145,00
01/04-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 152,00
01/05-31/05 - 15/09-30/09 € 162,00
01/11-30/11 € 145,00
Single room supplement: € 36,00 per person
VENICE VENICE VENICE VENICE IDEAS! Visit of a Gondola Factory with Visit of a Venetian Commedia Visit of an industrial mill where the the possibility of a Gondola ride Masks workshop dell’arte show in flour is made, in the surroundings of ITALY Italian. Duration 1 Venice
hour MORE
REGIONS OF
VERONA VERONA VICENZA Visit and tasting of a wine producer, Visit and tasting of an Olive Oil mill Tasting and visit of a «Grappa»
VISITSUGGESTIONS: well known for the producction of in the area of Verona distillery, Italian eau de vie wine «Bardolino»
ITALIAN LAKES AND VENICE A journey Lake Maggiore
Lake Lido di Jesolo d’Orta Lake Garda through time Verona Venice
Lake Maggiore - Lake Orta - Lake Garda - Verona - Lido di Jesolo - Venice
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 5 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in
a middle class hotel as follows: two overnights at Lake Maggiore, one
overnight at Lake Garda and two overnights in Lido di Jesolo • Guided excursion by steamboat to the
DAY Lake Maggiore Borromean Islands (Lake Maggiore) 01 Late afternoon arrival and accommodation in a hotel situated on Lake Maggiore. • Half-day guided visit in Como and Verona Dinner and overnight. • Guided visit in Venice (2 hours) • Guided excursion by steamboat to the DAY Lake Maggiore - Lake Orta islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello 02 After breakfast, departure to Stresa and visit by boat of the Borromean Islands “Isola (half day) Bella” with its famous Palace and the island “Isola dei Pescatori”. In the late morning • Private boat from centre of Venice return to Stresa. to Punta Sabbioni for transfer in the In the afternoon continuing for the visit to Lake Orta. Ferry boat trip from Orta to San afternoon Giulio. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons
DAY Como - Lake Garda NOT INCLUDED: 03 After breakfast departure to Como. Meeting with the local guide and visit the city • Entrances, drinks and everything else not centre. Time at leisure. Continuing to Lake Garda and accommodation in a hotel, listed. dinner and overnight. • Price does not include transport.
Bus is not included. ITALY DAY Sirmione - Verona - Lido di Jesolo • Venice entrance tax. 04 After breakfast in the hotel, time at leisure with the possibility to visit Sirmione, a little Fishermen’s village. In the afternoon departure to Verona. Meet the local guide and visit the city centre: “Piazza Bra”, the Arena, the house of Price per person in double Julia etc. Continuing to Venice and arrival in Lido di Jesolo. Accommodation in a rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Murano - Burano - Torcello - Venice 05 After breakfast departure in private ferry boat from Punta Sabbioni to the island of REGIONS OF the Lagoon. To island “Murano” and visit the world - renowned crystal factory, to the 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-31/10 € 250,00 island “Burano”, the island of the artists. Later in the morning return to Venice. In the 29/03-31/05 - 15/09-30/09 € 267,00 afternoon meeting with the local guide and visit the city “La Serenissima”: the Saint Mark’s Square, the famous Basilica, the bell Tower and the famous Bridge of Sighs. 01/06-15/06 € 274,00 Trip on private ferry boat to Punta Sabbioni. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Single room supplement: € 71,00 per person DAY Lido di Jesolo After the breakfast end of our service. In case of arrival by plane or train, 06 we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
VENICE
Garda Lake, Lake Garda Vicenza
Venice and its Venice Venetian cities Lake Garda - Venice - Vicenza
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 4 nights half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in a middle class hotel on the south coast DAY Lake Garda of Lake Garda 01 Arrival and accommodation in hotel on the southern coast of Lake Garda. Dinner • Transfer by private boat to the centre and overnight. of Venice on 3rd day and back • Half-day guided visit of Verona, DAY Lake Garda Venice and Sirmione 02 After breakfast departure to Sirmione. Here meet with local guide end visit to Sirmione, • Full day guided visit of Vicenza a little fisherment's village. Departure to Verone. Lunch at leisure. Early afternoon and Venetian villas meet with local guide and visit the city centre: Piazza Bra, the Arena. Return to hotel. • 1 free pax every 25 paying personsn
DAY Venice NOT INCLUDED: After breakfast departure for Venice. Transfer by private steam boat to St. Mark’s 03 Square for the guided tour of the “Dream’s Town” in the morning: St. Mark’s Square • Entrances, drinks and everything else not and St. Mark’s Basilica, Clock Tower. Afternoon at leisure for shopping. Dinner and listed. overnight in the hotel. • Venice entrance tax. ITALY
DAY Vicenza - Venetian Villas After breakfast departure to Vicenza. Arrival in Piazza Matteotti and guided visit of 04 Price per person in double Teatro Olympic Palladiano, Church of Santa Corona, Corso Palladio till the main rooms for groups with a square with its Basilica Palladiana. In the afternoon the tour goes on to the Ville minimun of 25 paying Venete (Venetian Villas). The first villa that you will visit is called “La Rotonda”: it is a masterpiece by Palladio and is famous for its external architecture and its gardens. The tour goes on to Villa Valmarana “Ai Nani”. This villa can be visited also inside; par- REGIONS OF ticularly interesting are the frescoes by Gianbattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo dat- ing back to the middle of the 17th century. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-31/10 € 175,00
DAY Lake Garda 29/03-30/06 - 15/09-30/09 € 193,00 05 Departure after breakfast. Single room supplement: € 57,00 per person
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VENICE CARNIVAL OUR PRICE INCLUDES: • 3 days half board accommodation in double rooms with shower/WC in a The liberty middle class hotel in Lido di Jesolo (from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the fourth day) • Welcome drink of carnival • The ferry from Punta Sabbioni to Venice (return trip) for 2 days, taxes included • Half day guided visit of Venice (2 hours) • 1 person free each 25 paying person
NOT INCLUDED: DAY Lido di Jesolo 01 Arrival in the late afternoon in Lido di Jesolo. Accommodation in hotel; welcome • Entrances, drinks and everything else not drink, dinner and overnight. listed. • Venice entrance tax. DAY Discovering Venice 02 After breakfast, departure on ferry from Punta Sabbioni and crossing the lagoon. Ar- rival near St. Mark’s Square with guided tour: St.Mark’s Square and its famous basilica with its domes, the bell Tower, the façades of the Duke’s Palace residence of the Doges and of the government, a splendid example of Gothic architecture, the Bridge Price per person in double of Sighs, etc. Afternoon at leisure to visit the city. Return to Punta Sabbioni by ferry. rooms for groups with a Dinner and overnight in hotel. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Free day Venice 03 Breakfast in hotel. Transfer from Punta Sabbioni by ferry to the centre of Venice. Day 05/02-08/02 - 06/02-09/02 € 129,00 at leisure allows you to experience the carnival atmosphere. Return to Punta Sabbioni by ferry. 08/02-11/02 - 09/02-12/02 € 116,00 Dinner and overnight in hotel. 11/02-14/02 - 14/02-17/02 € 155,00 DAY Lido di Jesolo Single room supplement: € 33,00 per person 04 Departure after breakfast. In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
MUSIC TOURS VERONA OUR PRICE INCLUDES: • 2 days half board accommodation and 1 day bed and breakfast accommodation Festival in double rooms with shower/WC in a middle class hotel on Lake Garda area • 2 opera tickets (unnumbered seats on arena steps) • Half-day guided visit of Verona • Half-day boat trip on Lake Garda • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons
NOT INCLUDED:
DAY Lake Garda • Entrances, drinks and everything else not 01 Arrival and check-in at hotel in Lake Garda area. listed. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
ITALY DAY Verona - Opera 02 Departure after breakfast for excursion to Verona, city of Romeo and Juliet. Visit to famous Piazza delle Erbe, Roman Arena and other main monuments. Afternoon at Price per person in double leisure for shopping. First opera concert at the Arena. Return to hotel and overnight. rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying
DAY Lake Garda - Opera 03 Departure after breakfast for trip on Lake Garda by private boat. Afternoon at leisure for shopping.
19/06-30/06 € 206,00 REGIONS OF Return to hotel, dinner and second opera concert at the Arena. Return to hotel and overnight. 01/07-04/09 € 226,00
DAY Lake Garda Single room supplement: € 46,00 per person 04 Departure after breakfast. In case of arrival by plane or train, For the performance of Saturday and Sunday supplement: € 2,00 we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Trentino South Tyrol
TRENTO In the basement of the abbey you can Established to connect the Germanic taste renowned wines, accompanied and the Latin world, the city retains the from excellent bacon, smoked sausag- sights and ancient traditions, its history, es, cheese, local bread, all in a tradition- in a natural environment of incompa- al atmosphere. rable beauty, which offers one of the highest levels of quality of life in Italy. CASTEL TIROLO It is the largest castle in South Tyrol. Classic Half Day Tour Dominating the valley of Merano and We begin with the Castle Buoncon- the mouth of the Val Venosta and Val siglio (external visit), walk through the d'Adige, the castle is one of the most MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 old town to admire the frescoes of the strategic positions to control the pas- facades of Renaissance palaces and to sage of troops and convoys. Trento reach finally the Dome. The tour con- The unusual architectural form has al- • Castello Buonconsiglio tinues with a panoramic bus through ready let known from a distance, the (www.buonconsiglio.it) ...... € 8,00 the medieval quarter with tower houses power of the family and whose prop- Closed on Monday. in the new town and where you can erty are the different countries between • Museo della Scienza also admire the facade of the museum Adige Valley and the Inn. (www.muse.it) ...... € 11,00 "Museo di Scienze naturali" created by Note: The castle is only accessible by Closed on Monday. Renzo Piano (Opening July 2013). Here foot (20 minutes walk). Bolzano ends the Tour. • Archaeological Museum MERANO (www.iceman.it) ...... € 7,00 BOLZANO In the footsteps of the historic and artis- Reservation is recommended. Closed on Monday. Bolzano is fascinated by its two faces: tic expressions of the city, you can walk two souls that live in perfect harmony in in a constant play between the glorious Tyrol • Castel Tirolo a cultural exchange and language. past and a vibrant present along a route (www.schlosstirol.it) ...... € 5,00 For centuries, the city was the center of among its most representative places. Closed on Monday and from early the privileged trade between the Italian Buildings full of charm as the palace of december to mid march. and Germanic regions. The character of the Prince and the Cathedral of Saint- Novacella this story now can be found in church- Nicolas, Piazza Terme, Piazza della • Abbey es, palaces, streets and squares. Rena. (www.kloster-neustift.it) ...... € 8,00 Classic Half Day Tour Closed on Sundays and religious holidays. Visit of the historical centre with the Pi- THE DOLOMITES Merano azza Walter and the Dome, Via Argen- Itinerary 1: Val Venosta, Glorenza and • Prince’s Castle tieri, i Portici, Piazza delle Erbe. Castel Coira Glorenza and Castel Coira (www.suedtirolerland.it) ...... € 5,00 (during the visit you can admire: Loggia, Closed on Monday. BRESSANONE the house of Giacomo, the library, the • Botanical Garden (www.trauttmansdorff.it) ...... € 11,00 AND THE ABBEY Hall of Antenati, the walkway, the Ar- Bressanone / Brixen, the oldest baroque moury, Old Chapel, the old building, the Rovereto town of Tyrol, is a perfect combination terrace, indoor and outdoor courtyard • MART Museo d'Arte Contemporanea (www.mart.trento.it) ...... € 7,00 of Italian « Dolce Vita » and sobriety, and the chapel of St. Jacques). Closed on Monday. two aspects that make it unique. The abbey is one of the most impres- Itinerary 2: Small Tour of the Dolomites Sluderno • Castel Coira sive and best preserved monasteries in Val D’Ega, Val di Fassa, Val Gardena, Or- (www.churburg.com) ...... € 8,00 Tyrol. tisei. Closed from November to mid-March. A visit is equivalent to a walk through Reservation obligatory.
the most important epochs in the histo- Itinerary 3: The big Tour of the Dolo- ry of art: Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque mites and Rococo are still visible and can be Val D’Ega, Val di Fassa, Cortina, Lago di
ITALY admired in a harmonious combination. Misurina, Val Pusteria, Dobbiaco.
REGIONS OF
IDEAS! BOLZANO - TRENTO BOLZANO – TRENTO Visit of a farm with tasting of local wine Tasting and visit of a « Grappa »
MORE MORE and other local products like Spek distillery, Italian eau de vie (smoked ham) and cheese VISITSUGGESTIONS:
Friuli Venezia Giulia
TRIESTE GORIZIA AND COLLIO Classic Half Day Tour In Gorizia you can breathe the atmos- We start with a panoramic tour by bus, phere of a typical border town: Piazza to the Roman theaters and high ride for Transalpine, which was divided by a wall Colle San Giusto to visit the cathedral. until 2004, so you are with one foot We can go down, right through the me- in Italy and one foot in Slovenia. After dieval district, the oldest in the city and a walk in the city center, we continue take a break in one of the historic cafes. to Collio to visit the region with the op- Alternatively, the departure by bus to Pi- portunity to stop at a winery for a wine azza Unità d'Italia and the Grand Canal tasting (San Floriano and Spessa). MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 in the city. UDINE AQUILEIA Classic Half Day Tour Trieste Walk in the archaeological site, which Walk on the hill on which the castle • Castle Miramare (www.castello-miramare.it) (01/04-11/05) ...... € 10,00 has also been named a UNESCO World is located (external visit) until down (12/05-30/12)...... € 12,00 Heritage Site: (IV c) the remains of the through the narrow streets with shops Reservation obbligatory Roman Forum and the famous Basilica of artisans on the Piazza delle Erbe, the Groups of max 25 pax booking free ...... € 1,50 with early Christian mosaics are an im- largest square in Venice on the main- Udine portant step in the history of Italian art. land in Udine. Visit of the Duomo and • Palazzo Arcivescovile/Gallerie di Tiepolo the Oratorio della Purità with works by (www.musdioc-tiepolo.it) ...... € 7,00 Tiepolo. Reservation obbligatory. Closed on Tuesday.
ITALY
REGIONS OF
IDEAS! TRIESTE PORDENONE UDINE Tasting and presentation of the typical Guided visit (obligatory) to the school Tasting of SAN DANIELE ham, typical coffee of the region at « L’Antico Caffé
MORE MORE of Mosaics, opened since 1922 regional product known in the World, San Marco », place of cultural meeting easy identified thanks to its guitar form
VISITSUGGESTIONS: since 1900 by intellectual people like Joyce and Svevo
GREEDY FRIULI
Discovering the Udine Gorizia
flavours of the region Grado Triest
Grado - Udine - Gorizia - Triest
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in Grado
• Half Board accommodation from dinner th on the first day until breakfast on the 5 day • Half Day Guide in Udine DAY Grado • Visit of a ham production of “San Daniele” 01 Arrival in the evening in Grado. Ham with tasting of typical products Accommodation, dinner and overnight in hotel. • Half Day Guide in Grado • Boat trip in the Grado lagoon DAY Udine - San Daniele in Friuli • Half Day Guide in Aquileia 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Udine. Meet the local guide and visit the heart • Half Day Guide in Triest of the city: "Loggia del Lionello", "Torre dell’Orologio", “Loggia di San Giovanni". Pos- • Visit of a cellar in Collio and Aquileia sibility to visit the house of wine, where is offered regional typical wine. In the after- with wine tasting noon, visit of a Ham Factory where is produced the famous San Daniele Ham. Tasting • 1 person free each 25 paying person of typical products. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED: DAY Grado - Aquileia 03 After breakfast, departure to the small haven and boarding for a Boat trip in the la- • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus,
goon with stop at the Barbana Isle with visit. In the afternoon, trip to Aquileia and parking charges, fees of access and coach
guided visit of the Basilica, which was classified World Heritage by UNESCO in 1998. permission tickets. City tax and every Visit of a regional cellar with wine tasting. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. service or extras not listed.
ITALY DAY Triest - Collio 04 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Triest. In the morning guided visit of the heart of the city. In the afternoon visit of a regional cellar with wine-tasting. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Price per person in double DAY Grado - Return rooms for groups with a 05 After breakfast ends our service. minimun of 25 paying
REGIONS OF 01/03-28/03 € 234,00
29/03-31/10 € 248,00
01/11-20/12 € 234,00
Single room supplement: € 66,00 per person In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Emilia Romagna, Marche
and the Republic of San Marino
BOLOGNA Renaissance, then the honor courtyard Bologna is located between the river Po of the palace of the Marquis, and shortly and the Apennines, and is the capital of after the castle Este, it goes on in the the region of Emilia-Romagna. It is the city of the Renaissance with its large seat of the oldest university in the West- and elegant streets, characterized by ern world, the University of Bologna the famous diamond palace. (1088). The cultural impact gave the University the nickname "La Dotta" (the THE BEAUTY OF CYCLING knower). The city has other nicknames ON DISCOVERY OF FERRARA such as "La Rossa" (the Red), in allusion This route is recommended even for MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 to his terracotta tiles and also for its po- cyclists with les experience. Departure litical soul, and "La Grassa" (the fat) for from the castle and on the bike path it Parma its excellent cuisine. comes to Ferrara to admire the famous • Baptistery ...... € 6,00 Classical Half Day Itinerary defense system of the family D'Este. Obligatory headphones ...... € 2,00 The tour begins with the famous Piazza Continue with the medieval city, along Ferrara Maggiore, famous for the valuable land- the characteristic Via San Romano, old • Castle Estense scape of its buildings dating from the street of the medieval pilgrims and mer- (www.castelloestense.it) ...... € 6,00 Middle Ages as the Accursio Palace, the chants. Arrival at the Cathedral of San Closed on Monday. Palace of the notaries, the facade of Giorgio from the 12th century and the Ravenna the Palazzo dei Banchi, the palace "Po- end of the tour. • Combined ticket ...... destà", the Palace of King Enzo. In the Cycle hire against charge, please con- (www.ravennamosaici.it) ...... € 10,50 middle of the square, the bronze Nep- tact us! (groups max 40 pax) tune fountain, a masterpiece of Giam- • Mausoleum Galla Placidia ...... bologna and Tommaso Laureti, built COMACCHIO supplement ...... € 2,00 to celebrate the papal power. The next Comacchio is a little nice town in the Faenza step is dedicated to the church of Bo- Po Delta of Ferrara; the historic center • Ceramics Museum ...... € 7,00 Closed on Monday logna and the Basilica of San Petronio; it is riddled with channels that can be There is a supplement in case of temporary is home to masterpieces of late Gothic, crossed due to small and large bridges. exhibitions Renaissance and Baroque. Then the Classical Half Day Itinerary Rimini space Galvani is crossed to reach the The tour begins with the Marais Fat- • Domus del Chirurgo imposing Archiginnasio Palace, the tibello to the bridge Trepponti (Three (www.domusrimini.com) ...... € 5,00 original site of the town's university. Its Bridges), symbol of Comacchio from Closed on Monday interior is decorated with more than the 17th century, and ends in the old San Leo 5,000 weapons. Subsequently, the visit town, where are the "Loggia del Grano" • Fortress (www.san-leo.it) ...... € 7,00 of the amphitheater of anatomy. After (Lodge of wheat) and the bell tower. Shuttle to go up or down ...... € 1,00 per way a walk through the Protico del Pavagli- The trail continues to the Cathedral of Urbino one, crossing the streets of the medi- San Cassiano, which has a characteris- • Palazzo Ducale eval market in front of the Loggia della tic tower. This former fishing village has (www.palazzoducaleurbino.it) ...... € 8,00 Mercanzia (Loge des Marchands). The been rebuilt in the 18th century during Closed on Monday afternoon. Please note:...... next stop is the discovery of the Basilica the reign of the papacy. Nevertheless, Reservation recommended ...... € 1,00 of Santo Stefano, better known as the it is possible to visit the old "Manifattura • House of Raffaello complex of the "Seven Churches". dei Marinati" (production of pickles), (www.accademiaraffaello.it) ...... € 3,50 The tour ends in the shadow of two which still marinate the eels tradionally. Booking fee ...... € 0,50 symbols of the medieval city: Asinelli This activity was the only real source Gradara which is known as one of the tallest of income for the people of Comac- • Fortress (www.gradara.org) ...... € 8,00 towers in Italy, and the Garisenda tow- chio. Within this building, which has just (groups max 40 pax) closed on Mondays er, which was also cited by Dante's "In- been restored, visitors can enjoy various afternoon Booking is recommended ...... € 1,00 ferno". functions such as the room "Sala dei fuochi" (firebox) with its 12 fireplaces, or ITALY Frasassi Caves "acetaia" (vinegar hall) and on this way • Entrance (www.frasassi.com) ...... € 18,00 FERRARA Obligatory reservation free 135 km from Rimini, Ferrara, a city with they can understand better the stages medieval and Renaissance testimonies. of preparation of fish and the hard life Classical Half Day Itinerary of a man near the lagoon. The journey begins with a visit to the Schifanoia Palace, they say a "joy" to PARMA
the family of Este. Here is the show for A Roman city that is rich of extraordi- REGIONS OF its frescoes of the 15th century, which nary Roman monuments and is the are seen as representatives of the ma- birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo jor fresco cycle of pagan Europe. The Toscanini and had its best times during most famous local Renaissance paint- the period of ducats of Parma, Piacenza ers worked there: Cosme Tura, Franc- and Guastalla. Today Parma is famous esco del Cossa and Ercole de 'Roberti. everywhere for the Royal Theatre, for The tour continues with a visit to the its cuisine and the excellent quality of Cathedral, which has a Romanesque food: ham, parmesan cheese, meat, and Gothic style, with its apse from the pasta much more.
Emilia Romagna, Marche
and the Republic of San Marino
700 YEARS RAVENNA since Dante Alighieri’s death the Museum of Sacred Art and the City Ravenna was the capital of the Roman Museum (exhibition of torture instru- Empire and has many monuments ments). from this period with beautiful mosa- ics, which was also classified as a World URBINO Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Urbino, which dates from the Renais- Classical Half Day Itinerary The Mau- sance, is the birthplace of Raffaello. soleum of Galla Placidia (fifth century, Classical Half Day Itinerary Palaz- identification Unesco), the Basilica of San zo Ducale, Nationel Gallery of the Vitale (sixth century, the identification Marche, the House of Raffaello, the of UNESCO), the Mausoleum of Theo- medieval district of San Giovanni. deric (sixth century, the identification of THE WORLD'S UNESCO), the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare GRADARA Nuovo (sixth century, Unesco identifica- A medieval picturesque village situated BEST ITALIAN tion), the Baptistery Neonian (identifica- on a hill on which dominates the for- tion Unesco). tress Malatesta. FOOD EXPERIENCE Classical Half Day Itinerary Visit of the FAENZA fortress with a walk along the small al- City of pottery and ceramics. leys of the village. Classical Half Day Itinerary The Inter- ALL THE WONDERS national Museum of Ceramics (tech- LORETO niques and the history of Italian produc- Loreto is the famous seat of the Basilica OF ITALIAN tion to date), the elegant residences in della Santa Casa one of the most impor- the historic center, Piazza del Popolo, tant places of pilgrimage in the Catholic BIODIVERSITY Palazzo della Podestà, Palazzo dei Man- world. According to tradition, the house fredi, Piazza della Libertà with the foun- from the Virgin Mary was lifted up and IN ONE PLACE tain from the seventeenth century and transported in one night by angels from the Cathedral (fifteenth century). Nazareth to Loreto.
RIMINI GENGA/FRASASSI CAVES Famous seaside resort on the Adriatic 135 km from Rimini are the Frasassi coast with its center of Rimini, which caves that offer a spectacular stage suggests an ancient heart and has and an unforgettable journey (Ancona found especially its splendor in the re- Abyss, room 200, Grand Canyon, the cent years, gaining a majestic number hall of bears, infinity hall). of visitors and cultural developments. Classical Half Day Itinerary Tiberio SAN MARINO Bridge, Corso d’Augusto, Arch of Au- 25 km from Rimini is situated San Ma- gustus, Temple of Malatesta and its old rino, which is the smallest and oldest town. republic in the world and was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in SAN LEO 2008. 32 km from Rimini, San Leo offers its Classical Half Day Itinerary Porta San visitors a perfectly preserved fortress. Francesco, historical center with stop at Classical Half Day Itinerary The for- different monuments, Piazza della tress, the cathedral (twelfth century), la Libertà, Palazzo del Governo and the
ITALY Pieve (ninth century), Palazzo Medici, Basilica of the HolySan Marino.
REGIONS OF
IDEAS! BOLOGNA PARMA PARMA Visit of the « Gelato Museum », tasting Visit of a Parmiggiano Reggiano Visit of a Parma Ham Factory,
MORE MORE of Ice-Cream at Gelateria Carpigiani. Cheese factory, including a little tasting extraordinary raw ham, well-known
VISITSUGGESTIONS: On request is possible to add a of cheese for its delicate flavour workshop of « Gelato »
EMILIA ROMAGNA, MARCHE AND SAN MARINO
City Break in Rimini
DAY Rimini Arrival in Rimini region in late afternoon. Welcome drink and dinner at the hotel. 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: Overnight. • Accommodation in a 3 star hotel in Rimini DAY Hinterland and San Marino region; 02 Breakfast at the hotel. Meet the local tour escort and departure to the hinterland • Half board accommodation from dinner and visit the little Medieval towns like Santarcangelo, Verucchio and San Leo. Typi- of the first day ‘till breakfast of 4th day cal lunch in a local restaurant with local dishes. Continues in the afternoon to San • Welcome drink the day of arrival Marino, the oldest Republic of the World. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. • Full day tour escort on day 2 and day 3 • Typical lunch on day 2 DAY Rimini, Urbino and Gradara • 1 person free of charge every 25 paying 03 Breakfast at the hotel. Meet the local tour escort and departure to Urbino, one of the person most important place of the Italian Renaissance, UNESCO site since 1998. Visit of the historical center. In the afternoon visit of Gradara, ancient medieval village. Walking NOT INCLUDED: along the narrow streets and passing through the fotress builted by Malatesta. Free • Drinks, coach trasportation, entrances, time for lunch during the excursion. Return at the hotel for dinner and overnight. parkings, coach permission ticket for the
visited cities. Tourist tax and every other DAY Departure service not mentioned. 04 After breakfast, departure of the group. End of our services.
Price per person in double rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying
01/03-28/03 - 01/11-20/12 € 108,00
29/03-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 111,00
01/05-30/05 - 15/09-30/09 € 121,00
Single room supplement: € 26,00 per person
IDEAS! MODENA Visit of a Balsamic Vinegar Producer
with a tasting of Balsamic Vinega ITALY
MORE
REGIONS OF
MODENA RIMINI RIMINI Ferrari test drive in a circuit in Modena Dinner in a typical restaurant with Tasting of « Fossa Cheese » typical VISITSUGGESTIONS: area traditional music « Ciambella » (a product seasoned in the caves (fosse) typical sweet) and wine
EMILIA ROMAGNA
A taste of Ferrara Modena Ravenna Bologna medieval Italy Rimini
San Marino
Rinimi - San Marino - Modena - Bologna - Ravenna - Ferrara
DAY Rimini 01 Arrival in Rimini late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in hotel. OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
DAY The Republic of San Marino - San Leo • 5 nights half board accommodation 02 After breakfast departure for San Marino that with its 61 square kilometers is the in double rooms with shower/WC smallest and the oldest republic in the world and UNESCO-Heritage. in a middle class hotel in Rimini Departure to San Leo and visit of the town. This picturesque village is situated on an or surroundings edge rock where the Romans built a temple dedicated to Jupiter that later became • Full day hostess in San Marino and San the St. Leo’s Church. The 12th century Dom is an example of the panoramic fine arts Leo of Italy. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. • Full day guided visit of Ravenna • Half day guided visit of Ferrara, Modena, Bologna DAY Bologna - Modena • 1 free pax every 20 paying persons After breakfast, departure to Modena, since 1997 UNESCO World Heritage. 03 Guided tour visit: Piazza Grande, the Cathedral and Civic Tower. Late morning, de- NOT INCLUDED: parture to Bologna and guided city tour: the centre of Bologna is “Piazza Maggiore”; here you will find near the Basilica of San Petronio some beautiful medieval mansions • Entrances, drinks and everything else not and the Neptune’s fountain. You will appreciate the oldest European University and listed. the symbols of the city: The Garisenda’s and The Asinelli’s Towers. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Ravenna After breakfast departure to Ravenna, the city of Mosaics classified World Heritage.
04 During the guided city tour you will see the most important architectonic monu- ments of the Gothic and Byzantine time: the Mausoleum, Sant’Apollinare Nuovo Price per person in double (the Ostrogothic King’s Palace), Galla Placidia (the oldest architectonic monument rooms for groups with a
ITALY in Ravenna), the Mosaics and the Basilica of San Vitale “the Wonder of Ravenna”. At minimun of 25 paying the end the visit of the Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare in Classe out of town. The Basilica is a meaningful testimony of the ancient Christian architecture. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Ferrara 05 Ferrara became with Este Dukes the centre of the Renaissance. You can visit the Ca- thedral, the Estense Castle, and the Palace Schifanoia with the well-known painting in “fresco” and the Diamond Palace. REGIONS OF In the afternoon, time at your disposal to individual sightseeing. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. 01/03-31/05 - 15/09-31/10 € 155,00
01/06-30/06 - 01/09-14/09 € 176,00 DAY Rimini
06 Departure after breakfast. Single room supplement: € 44,00 per person
In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
EMILIA ROMAGNA
Parmigiano, Parma Sangiovese Modena
Rimini and Spaghetti San Marino
Parma - Modena - Rimini - San Marino
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 1 half board accommodation in doubles with shower/wc in a middle class hotel in
Salsomaggiore and surroundings • 3 half board accommodation in double
rooms with shower/WC in a middle class hotel in Rimini or surroundings • Visit to a cheese factory near Parma on 2nd
DAY Salsomaggiore day nd 01 In the afternoon, arrival and accommodation in a middle class hotel in Salsomag- • Visit to a balsamic vinegar producer on 2 giore or surroundings. day rd Dinner and overnight. • Full day hostess on 3 day • Visit to a wine cellar with wine tasting rd DAY Parma - Modena - Rimini on 3 day th After breakfast, departure for a cheese factory located in surroundings of Salsomag- • Half day guided visit of Rimini on 4 day 02 th giore. This area is well known for its cheese production, particulary Parmesan Cheese. • full day hostess on 4 day During the visit, tasting of cheese. Departure for Parma - free time. In the afternoon • Visit to a wine cellar with wine tasting th departure for a visit to the “Balsamic Vinegar Producer” of Spilimbergo, a town in on 4 day the hills around Modena, where for centuries a vinegar has been produced boasting • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons unique characteristics and preciousness: Balsamic vinegar. There will be a visit to the vinegar producing area and its barrels. Then the tour goes on to Rimini. NOT INCLUDED: Dinner and overnight in a hotel located in Rimini or surroundings. • Entrances, drinks (except during the wine tasting) and everything else not listed. DAY San Marino - Verrucchio ITALY 03 After breakfast, meet the hostess and departure for visit San Marino, the smallest and oldest republic of the world. Free time for the visit of historical centre and shopping. In the afternoon the tour continues to Verrucchio - free time for visit this small vil- lage. Visit to a wine cellar in the area and wine tasting. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. Price per person in double rooms for groups with a DAY Rimini - Santargangelo minimun of 25 paying 04 After breakfast departure to Rimini city centre, meet the local guide and visit to the historical centre. Back to hotel. Afternoon drive to Santarcangelo di Romagna and REGIONS OF visit to this small medieval village, Tufa caves and ancient printing press. Visit a cellar 01/03-28/03 - 01/10-30/11 € 175,00 in the area and tasting of local product. Farewell dinner with typical dishes. 29/03-15/06 € 188,00
DAY Rimini 16/06-30/06 € 195,00 05 Departure after breakfast. Single room supplement: € 49,00 per person In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
MARCHE Pesaro Urbino Ancona
Jesi Italy’s Loreto undiscovered jewel
Pesaro - Urbino - Jesi - Loreto - Ancona
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel DAY Pesaro in Pesaro 01 Arrival in late afternoon in the area of Pesaro. Accommodation in a hotel. Dinner and • Half Board accommodation from dinner overnight. on the first day until breakfast on the 6th Day
DAY Urbino - Urbania • English speaking hostess for the whole day during the excursions on the 2nd, 3rd, 02 Breakfast in the hotel and departure to Urbino, one of the most important centre of th th the italian Renaissance and is classified world heritage by UNESCO in 1998. Guided 4 and 5 day visit of the historical centre. • Half Day Guide in Urbino In the afternoon continues to Urbania, visit the historical centre and the countless • Half Day Guide in Ancona number of churches, with mummies of the Medieval and Renaissance host in some • 1 person free every 25 paying person of them. Possibility to walk along the city wall, from where it is possible to see the river Metauro, which surrounds the city. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED: • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, DAY Frasassi caves - Jesi parking charges, coach permission tickets. 03 After breakfast, departure to Genga for visiting the caves of Frasassi, unique in the City tax and every service or extras not world (Entrance not included. Please ask us). At the end of the morning, visit of the listed. Abbey of St Viktor, one of the most important Benedictine Monastery of the region. In the afternoon the visit continues to Jesi, where the group can visit the centre of the city. Stop in a regional wine shop with wine tasting. Return to the hotel. Dinner
ITALY and overnight.
DAY Loreto - Porto Recanati Price per person in double Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Loreto. Guided visit of the small centre with its rooms for groups with a 04 minimun of 25 paying basilica, where is situated the Holy House of the Virgin Maria, which was brought by the angels in only one night from Nazaret. In the afternoon it goes to Porto Recanati. Visit of the historical centre with its Abbey and the Swabian Castle (external visit). Din- ner and overnight in hotel.
REGIONS OF 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-20/12 € 235,00 DAY Ancona - Conero Coast 05 Breakfast in the hotel and departure to Ancona. Meeting with the local guide for visit- 29/03-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 241,00 ing the heart of the centre and its famous Dome. In the afternoon continues to the Coast of Conero for visit. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. 01/05-31/05 € 263,00 Single room supplement: € 83,00 per person DAY Pesaro - Return 06 After breakfast ends our service. In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Tuscany
Francesca, on Arezzo ground getting plan), Campo Santo (rectangular build- untied in Valtiberina, around the locali- ing with blind arches and a beautiful ties of San Sepolcro, Monterchi, native veranda).
village from the mother Monna Roma-
na and the town of Arezzo. SAN GIMIGNANO Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. CARRARA Porta San Giovanni, Via San Giovanni,
This region is well known all over the which is overlooked by numerous inter- world for its marble. The streets are a esting buildings including the remains series of enormous whit wounds which of the façade of the church of Saint are split along the steep and primitive Francis and Piazza della Cisterna that 700 YEARS slopes where small streets replace gi- along with Piazza del Duomo, repre- since Dante Alighieri’s death gantic blocks of stone. In Carrara the sents the very heart of the town. FLORENCE marble has been extracted for more Lying at the River Arno, Florence has, than 2000 years. The white marble of SIENA besides its cultural and artistic heritage, Carrara has been processed in order A charming medieval city. a charm, an atmosphere and a magic to produce artistic and architectonic Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. that can still be enjoyed today. works which decorate the places, the Saint Domenic’s church (an important, Classical halfday itinerary palaces and houses all over the world. Gothic basilica that houses Saint Cathe- The tour begins at the San Marco Traditional route for a half day visit. rine’s Chapel and a tabernacle contain- Square and the Convent of San Marco Visit to a sawmill and a marble work- ing the reliquary of the saint), Via Banchi (from the outside) and proceeds to the shop with explanations of all the meth- di Sopra, Tolomei Palace, Via di Città cathedral with its dome by Brunelleschi, ods concerning work of the marble and (the Medieval main road through the the bell tower of Giotto, the Baptistery operation of the machines used in the centre of the city), Chigi-Saracini Palace with the pearly gates of Ghiberti. You sawmill. The tour continues with the (which houses the prestigious Chigiana can visit the medieval quarter, with its visit of an active street with explana- Music Academy), the Cathedral or Duo- houses, to Orsanmichele, a unique tions of the modern methods of extrac- mo (one of the most beautiful examples building in the Gothic style. Continue tion and the methods used in the past, of Italian Romanesque-Gothic art), the on to the "Piazza della Signoria", an with information about the technical, Baptistery, Piazza del Campo (the shell open air museum, the Uffizi (from the geological and petrographic nature. valve-shaped heart of the city where the outside), Ponte Vecchio. The excursion will end with a visit to a famous Palio is held) and Fonte Gaia. laboratory for the production of Lardo FIESOLE di Colonnata. VOLTERRA Small village originally Etruscan and Ro- Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. man who enjoys a panoramic position THE ISLAND OF ELBA Piazza dei Priori (one of the most inter- dominating the Arno Valley and who of- This is the largest of the minor Italian is- esting and beautiful Medieval squares fers a beautiful view of Florence. lands and is characterized by extremely in Italy), which is surrounded by aus- steep rocky ridges interrupted occa- tere buildings such as Priori Palace, the VINCI sionally by small bays and beaches. Elba Duomo or Cathedral and the Baptistery. Worldwide known of the birth of Leon- is dominated by Mount Capanne (1018 Also worth visiting are the Etruscan ne- ardo, Vinci is a small village on the meters), the highest point of the island. cropolis and the Roman theatre. western slopes of Montalbano in the The vegetation is typically Mediterra- beloved and undulating countryside. nean with olives, cactus plants, arbutus Here everything is consecrated to the berries, chestnut trees and vines to pro- memories and the works of Leonardo, duce delicious wines such as Aleatico starting with the medieval castle of Gui- and Moscato. di, who gives hospitality to the museum dedicated to Leonardo, a curious inven- LUCCA Greedy Italy tory of instruments, machines, realized Classical halfday itinerary projects or just qualified imaginations. Walk through the historic center and SIENA The Leonardo myth nourishes also the the city walls of the Renaissance along: Ristorante ideal Museum, situated in an old gallery Cathedral of San Martino, San Fredi- Malborghetto of the castle. The route will be com- ano Basilica (with simple and elegant pleted with a visit to the birth house of facade, has a small balcony with archi- www.ristorantemalborghetto.it Leonardo in Anchiano, situated 2 kilom- trave decorated with Byzantine mo- Situated in the old town of Siena, only eters away.
saics), Piazza San Michele (revitalized few steps from Piazza del Campo, the ITALY center and characterized by the city restaurant offers the best plates of the AREZZO life), Piazza Anfiteatro (number of medi- Located in the middle of Tuscany, in the tuscany kitchen. In the two huge dining eval buildings, which were built around rooms and the wonderful Veranda, the convergence of 4 valleys which com- the theater and close the space as a poses this province, Arezzo is a city with guests can take a peaceful meal in the ring, an impressive architectural crea- heart of the city. In a family atmosphere an illustrious past, starting from its Etrus- tion), Piazza Napoleone. can origins, while passing by its medi- it protecs rustic charm but sophisti- cated at the same time it's own city of eval history to arrive at the importance PISA of the Renaissance, testified by works of Siena.
Classical halfday itinerary REGIONS OF Piero della Francesca. Piazza del Duomo, also Campo dei Menu Traditional route for a half day visit. Miracoli (Square of Miracles) gennant, • Antipasto toscano Church of San Francesco, which shel- where the main monuments of the Ro- • Ribollita toscana - Pici alla toscana ters the frescos of Piero della Franc- man Pisan art are and where also the • Tagliata della casa esca, the historical centre with Piazza following monuments gather: The Bell • Patate arrosto - Insalata Grande, Pieve de Santa Maria and the Tower or Leaning Tower (the most fa- • Vin Santo e Cantucci Cathedral, to end with the Church of mous tower in the world), the cathe- San Domenico, which shelters Crocif- dral (one of the greatest masterpieces isso of Cimabue. of Italian art), the Baptistery (majestic The route in the footsteps of Piero della Gothic building with a circular ground
MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020
Florence • San Marco Convent ...... € 4,00 • Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (www.firenzemusei.it/sanmarco) (www.operaduomo.firenze.it) ...... free Booking fees Inside the Cathedral it's possible to visit the (reservation recommended) ...... € 3,00 Crypt of Santa Reparata and the Brunelleschi In case of temporary exhibitions there is a Cupola: Combined ticket: ...... € 18,00 supplement to consider. • Giotto’s Bell Tower, Brunelleschi Cupola, Closed on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sunday of the Baptistery month and the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month Combined ticket...... € 18,00 Arezzo • Opera Medicea Laurenziana • Basilica di San Francesco - Cappella Bacci (www.operamedicealaurenziana.it) ...... € 7,00 (www.pierodellafrancesca.it) ...... € 8,00 • Opera di Santa Croce Obligatory reservation. (www.operadisantacroce.it) ...... € 6,00 Elba Island Headphone ...... € 1,50 • Villa dei Mulini ...... € 5,00 • San Miniato al Monte Basilica ...... free In case of temporary exhibitions there is a • Santa Maria Novella Basilica supplement to consider. (www.chiesasantamarianovella.it) ...... € 7,50 Closed Tuesday. • Cappella Brancacci • Villa San Martino ...... € 5,00 (www.museicivicifiorentini.it) ...... € 8,00 In case of temporary exhibitions there is a • Palazzo Vecchio (www.comune.firenze.it)...... supplement to consider. Museum ...... € 12,50 Closed Monday. Closed on Thursday afternoon. Lucca • Cappelle Medicee ...... € 9,00 FLORENCE • Cathedral ...... € 3,00 Workshop of «Pasta Fresca» (www.firenzemusei.it/medicee) • Cathedral Museum ...... € 4,00 (Fresh hand made pasta) with Booking fees explanation of the ingredients (reservation recommended) ...... € 3,00 Pisa and the tradition. Making of 3 kind • Cathedral of pasta and lunch. In case of temporary exhibitions there is a supplement to consider. (www.opapisa.it) ...... free • Uffizi Gallery (www.comune.firenze.it) • Monumental Cemetery from March to October ...... € 24,00 (www.opapisa.it) ...... € 5,00 IDEAS! January, February, November, • Baptistery December ...... € 16,00 (www.opapisa.it) ...... € 5,00 Reservation fee obligatory ...... € 4,00 • Leaning Tower
Closed on Mondays. (www.opapisa.it) ...... € 18,00 MORE • Galleria dell’Accademia Required Headphones ...... € 2,50 Booking fee ...... € 2,00
(www.imss.fi.it) ...... € 12,00 Booking fee ...... € 4,00 FLORENCE Siena Meal at the central market of Closed on Mondays. • Cathedral (www.operaduomo.siena.it)
Florence. Through a pre-booked • Galleria Palatina ...... € 16,00 From August to October ...... € 5,00 ITALY ticket the group will be able Booking fee ...... € 3,00 Obligatory headphones with guide...... € 2,50 to enter until the 1st floor where Closed on Mondays. • Palazzo Pubblico the local products are selling • Boboli garden ...... € 10,00 (www.operaduomo.siena.it) ...... € 10,00 Booking fee ...... € 3,00 • Torre del Mangia In case of temporary exhibition there is a (www.operaduomo.siena.it) ...... € 10,00 supplement to consider Vinci Closed the first and last Monday of the month
VISITSUGGESTIONS: • Combined Ticket Museo Leonardiano and • Museum Bargello
REGIONS OF birth house of Leonardo (www.comune.firenze.it) ...... € 8,00 (www.museoleonardiano.it) In case of temporary exhibition there is a min. 15 pax ...... € 9,00 supplement to consider • Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci Booking fee obligatory...... € 3,00 (www.museoleonardo.it) ...... € 6,00 nd th FLORENCE Closed: 2 and 4 Monday of the month and • Casa Natale di Leonardo Anchiano . € 3,00 Panoramic rafting excursion along 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of the month the Arno River through the city Volterra center of Florence. From San • Etruscan Museum Guarnacci Nicolò district to Santa Rosa. (www.comune.volterra.pi.it) ...... € 6,00
TUSCANY
City Break in Florence
DAY Region of Florence Greedy Italy 01 Arrival in the evening in the region OUR PRICE INCLUDES: of Florence. Accommodation, dinner FLORENCE and overnight stay in hotel. • Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in Ristorante the region of Florence Vecchia Firenze DAY Florence • Half Bord treatment from the dinner on th 02 After breakfast, guided visit of the city the first day till the breakfast on the 4 day www.vecchiafirenze.eu centre: Piazza del Duomo, Baptistery, • Full day Guide in Florence “Vecchia Firenze” is certainly the most Giotto Tower, Piazza della Signoria, • Half day Guide in Fiesole adapted name for a restaurant which the old Palace till to the bridge “Ponte • Visit of a regional wine cellar with wine thanks to its position is linked to the Vecchio“. In the afternoon you can tasting most famous aspects of the history of continue visiting the city or you have • 1 person free each 25 paying person Florence. Good hospitality. the possibility to visit the Uffizi Gal- lery (Entry against payment. Please NOT INCLUDED: Menu ask us!). Return to the hotel for dinner • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, and overnight. parking charges, fees of access and • Antipasto toscano di salumi misti transportation permit for the transport • Spaghettini alla carrettiera DAY Florence - Fiesole in the visiting cities, City tax and every Penne ai funghi porcini 03 After breakfast you have leisure time. service or extras not listed Ravioli burro e salvia In the afternoon departure to Fiesole, • Arrosti misti alla brace where you will meet the city guide to • Patate arrosto visit Villa die Medici, classified world Insalata mista heritage by UNESCO. • Torta della nonna In the evening visit of a regional cellar for tasting wine. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Price per person in double DAY Region of Florence - Return rooms for groups with a 04 After breakfast ends our service. minimun of 25 paying
01/03-31/03 - 01/11-30/11 € 141,00
01/04-31/10 € 190,00
December-Christmas-time € 141,00 01/12-20/12 Single room supplement: € 60,00 per person
IDEAS! FLORENCE SIENA SIENA Painting school in a central workshop Visit of a farm in the region Visit of the ceramic house, little factory.
in Florence, possibility to make your of Siena well-known for the production Demonstration of ceramics decoration ITALY own fresco of wine and olive oil. Possibility of
MORE tasting local products.
REGIONS OF
CARRARA LUCCA PISA Visit of a sculpture shop with a short Guided bike tour of the city. Tasting and explanation of VISITSUGGESTIONS: teoric session and later a sculpture Duration 1 hour the cacao production and chocolate demonstration products in the region of Pisa
TUSCANY Lucca Montecatini Terme
Florence
Treasures of Tuscany Pisa
Siena
Montecatini Terme - Florence - Siena - Lucca - Pisa
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a middle class hotel in Montecatini based on half board, starting with a dinner on the 1st day until DAY Montecatini breakfast on the 5th day 01 Arrival of the group in Montecatini Terme. Accommodation in the hotel, welcome • Half day guided visit of Florence drink. Dinner and overnight. • Half day guided visit of Siena • Half day guided visit of San Gimignano DAY Florence • Half day guided visit of Lucca 02 Breakfast at the hotel and bus departure to Florence. Meet the guide and visit of • Half day guided visit of Pisa the historical centre: Piazza del Duomo, Cathedral, Baptistery, Piazza Della Signoria, • 1 person free per 25 paying persons Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio. Afternoon at leisure. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED:
DAY Siena - San Gimignano • Drinks, entrances and everything else not 03 Breakfast at the hotel and bus departure to Siena. Meet the local guide and visit to the listed. historical centre: Duomo, Baptistery, Piazza del Campo... • Flights at your charge. In the afternoon, further to San Gimignano and guided visit of the medieval village. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
ITALY DAY Lucca - Pisa 04 Breakfast at the hotel and bus departure for Lucca. Meet the local guide. Further to Pisa. In the afternoon guided visit of Pisa and its monuments: Cathedral, Baptistery, Price per person in double “Torre pendente”. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying
DAY Montecatini 05 Breakfast at the hotel. Departure of the group and end of our services.
REGIONS OF 01/03-28/03 - 01/07-31/08 € 131,00
29/03-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 144,00
01/05-30/06 - 01/09-30/09 € 157,00
Single room supplement: € 40,00 per person
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TUSCANY AND ISOLA ELBA
Montecatini Terme
Florence Sweet Tuscany Arezzo
Siena
Elba Island Montecatini Terme - Florence - Elba Island - Siena - Lucca - Pisa
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 5 nights half board accommodation in a middle class hotel in Montecatini or surroundings DAY Montecatini • Half day guided visit in Florence, Siena, 01 Arrival in late afternoon in Montecatini. Accommodation in a middle class hotel in Arezzo and S.Gimignano Montecatini. Dinner and overnight. • Full day local hostess on Elba Island • Steamboat to Elba Island (Piombino/ DAY Florence Portoferraio/Piombino) for coach and 02 After breakfast, departure to Florence, the wonderful capital of the Renaissance. Visit passengers with local guide of the Art city: the Cathedral, the Baptistery, “Piazza Della Signoria”, • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons “Ponte Vecchio” etc. Afternoon at leisure for individual excursions and shopping. Re- turn to the hotel, dinner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED:
• Entrances, drinks and everything else not DAY Elba Island listed 03 After breakfast at the hotel, departure to the port of Piombino. Boat trip to Portofer- raio and visit with local guide of the beautiful island, which is rich of wine-growing districts. In the afternoon return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Siena - San Gimignano
ITALY 04 After breakfast, departure to Siena, a typical medieval city. Visit with local guide of the city centre and the famous “Piazza del Campo” known for the “Palio“ a very famous horse race that takes place every year. In the afternoon continues to San Gimignano Price per person in double and local guided visit of the historical centre with its beautiful towers. Return to the rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY Arezzo - Cortona 05 After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Arezzo. Meet the local guide and visit of the city which is situated on a hill, and its historical centre. Continues to Cortona, a 01/03-28/03 - 01/07-31/08 € 194,00 REGIONS OF medieval city who has conserved an impressive atmosphere at the fortifications, its buildings and the little streets. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. 29/03-30/04 - 01/10-31/10 € 211,00
DAY Montecatini 01/05-30/06 - 01/09-30/09 € 228,00 06 After the breakfast end of our service. Single room supplement: € 50,00 per person
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SURROUNDINGS OF TUSCANY
Florence Small villages, S. Gimignano
Siena vineyards and olives Pienza Chianciano Terme
S. Gimignano - Siena - Pienza - Chianciano Terme
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3 star hotel in DAY Chianciano Terme Chianciano Terme Arrival late afternoon in Chianciano Terme. Accommodation at the hotel, dinner and 01 • Hostess full day: 2nd day overnight. • Hostess full day: 3rd day
• Two taste of wine: 3rd day DAY Monte Uliveto Maggiore - Pienza • Half day local guide in Siena After breakfast, departure to Monte Uliveto Maggiore and visit of the abbey with 02 • 1 pax free every 25 paying persons magnificent fresco’s of Luca Signorelli. Continues to Pienza. Afternoon guided visit
of Pienza with its historical centre and Dom, a high example of the Renaissance art. NOT INCLUDED: Dinner and overnight at the hotel. • Drinks, entrances and everything else not DAY Val d'Orcia discovery
listed. 03 Breakfast at the hotel. A discovery day of tasting, art and nature. An unforgettable trip between Siena and Montalcino, crossing hills, vineyards, and the "crete senesi". Morn- ing visit of Sant'Antino Abbey. Wine tasting along the way in the morning (Montalcino
ITALY Area). Continues towards Montepulciano and wine tasting in the afternoon. Back to hotel in late afternoon.
Price per person in double DAY Siena and San Gimignano rooms for groups with a 04 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Siena. Meet the local guide and visit of the city minimun of 25 paying centre. Continues to San Gimignano. Optional visit to the medieval village. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY Chianciano Terme REGIONS OF 05 Breakfast at the hotel. End of our services. 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-20/12 € 164,00 29/03-15/06 - 15/09-31/10 € 178,00
Single room supplement: € 39,00 per person
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GOURMAND TUSCANY Montecatini Terme
Florence “Bruschetta”, Lucca S. Gimignano wine and oil Siena
Montecatini - Lucca - Florence - Siena - San Gimignano
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 5 nights half board accommodation in DAY Montecatini double rooms with shower/WC, in a Arrival and accommodation at the hotel in Montecatini or surroundings. 01 middle class hotel in Montecatini Dinner and overnight in hotel. • Half day guided visit of Lucca, Florence,
Siena and Volterra DAY Oil press - Wines from Lucca • Visit to a farmhouse for wine and oil Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a guided tour of Lucca. After the visit the 02 sampling on 2nd day tour continues along the Lucca hinterland, famous in the world for the production • 1 typical lunch in restaurant on 2nd day of extra-virgin olive oil. Typical lunch at the farmhouse. After lunch visit to the wine • Wine sampling in the Chianti region cellar for wine sampling. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. on 4th day
• Wine sampling in San Gimignano on 5th DAY Florence day Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a half day guided visit of Florence considered 03 • 1 free every 25 paying persons the jewel of Italian architecture. Visit to the Cathedral Square and the Cathedral, the
Baptistery, Michelangelo’s Square, Ponte Vecchio etc. Free time for lunch. Afternoon NOT INCLUDED:
for shopping and any optional excursion. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. ITALY • Entrances, drinks and everything else not DAY Siena - Chianti listed Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Siena. Meet the local guide and visit of the 04 Price per person in double medieval city centre. Free time for lunch. After lunch, the tour continues to Greve in rooms for groups with a the Chianti region. Visit to a wine company with wine tasting. Return to hotel, dinner minimun of 25 paying and overnight.
DAY Volterra - San Gimignano 01/03-28/03 - 01/05-15/08 € 210,00 REGIONS OF Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Volterra. Meet the local guide and visit. At the 29/03-30/04 - 16/08-31/08 05 € 232,00 end, the tour continues to San Gimignano with a short stop to admire its character- 06/10-31/10 istic towers. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon visit a wine cellar for wine sampling. 01/05-30/06 € 249,00 Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. 01/09-05/10 € 260,00 DAY Montecatini 06 Departure after breakfast. Single room supplement: € 55,00 per person In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
PALIO OF SIENA
This is the start!
DAY Montecatini Terme Arrival in Montecatini Terme late in the afternoon. Accommodation at the hotel, wel- 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: come drink. Dinner and overnight. • Accommodation in a middle class hotel in DAY Siena/Palio Montecatini Terme 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Siena. Meet the local guide and visit of the • Double rooms and some single rooms town centre. • 2 nights half board and 1 night bed and In the afternoon, meeting in Piazza del Campo to witness the famous Palio: breakfast › 15.30 h. After the blessing of horses, at first the figureheads advance alone to the • Half day guided visit of Siena Cathedral. • Half day guided visit of Florence › 16.30 h. The historical large procession makes for Piazza of Campo. Before the • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons horses make their debut in Campo for the “big entry”, the seventeen Contradas march in the square and make a parade of flags that increase the “suspense” and NOT INCLUDED: announce the start. • Drinks, entrances and everything else not › 19.30 h. Start! listed. Dinner at leisure in Siena. Return to the hotel. Overnight.
DAY Florence 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Florence. Meet the local guide and visit of the city centre: Dom’s Square with the Cathedral and Price per person in double the Baptistery, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio and Ponte Vecchio. Afternoon rooms for groups with a free time. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Montecatini Terme 01/07-04/07 € 97,00 04 Departure after breakfast. Single room supplement: € 33,00 per person
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CARNIVAL IN VIAREGGIO
The tradition
and folklore OUR PRICE INCLUDES: DAY Montecatini Terme • Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in 01 Arrival in the evening in Montecatini Terme. Accommodation at the hotel. Welcome the region of Montecatini Drink, Dinner and overnight. • Half Board from dinner of first day until th breakfast on the 5 day • Half Day Guide in Pisa DAY Pisa - Carnival in Viareggio • Half Day Guide in Florence 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Pisa. In the morning, meet the guide and visit • 1 person free each 25 paying person the monumental Centre of the city: the miracle square, Cathedral, Baptistery and ITALY the famous Leaning Tower (external visit). In the afternoon, you will participate to the NOT INCLUDED: carnival in Viareggio. Leisure time to enjoy the carnivalesque atmosphere. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, parking charges, fees of access and DAY Florence transportation permit for the transport 03 After breakfast, departure to Florence. Meet the guide and visit the city centre. In the in the visiting cities, City tax and every afternoon free time for shopping. Return to the hotel. service or extras not listed. Dinner and overnight.
REGIONS OF DAY Montecatini Terme - Return 04 After breakfast ends our service. 05/02-08/02 € 110,00 13/02-16/02 € 110,00 Single room supplement: € 33,00 per person
Price per person in double In case of arrival by plane or train, rooms for groups with a we can arrange the transfer for you. minimun of 25 paying Please ask us!
NEW YEAR IN FLORENCE
Let's celebrate the new Year!
DAY Florence Arrival in the evening in Florence. Accommodation, overnight in hotel. 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
DAY Florence • Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in 02 Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning, meeting with the local guide for visiting the Florence centre of the city. In the afternoon time for leisure. New Year's Eve preparations. Gala • Bed and breakfast with gala dinner of Dinner in a centrally located restaurant: 31.12. • Half Day Guide in Florence Example Menu: • Half Day Guide in Pisa Aperitivo di benvenuto • 1 person free each 25 paying person Gran Antipasto tipico toscano (fantasie di crostini e selezione di salumi tipici) Bistecca alla fiorentina NOT INCLUDED: Patate arrosto Verdure saltate • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, Bavarese all’ananas parking charges, fees of access and Water, wine, coffee. transportation permit for the transport in the visiting cities, City tax and every The dinner ends about 23.30 o’clock. On this way the clients can celebrate the new service or extras not listed. year outside of one of the squares of Florence. There’s also the possibility to book a Gala Dinner with music in a Palace: Please ask us! Overnight in hotel. Price per person in double rooms for groups with a DAY Florence minimun of 25 paying 03 Breakfast in the hotel. Leisure time in the morning. In the afternoon departure to Pisa for a guided visit of the monumental centre. Return to Florence for overnight at hotel. DECEMBER - 30/12-02/01 € 248,00
DAY Florence - Return Single room supplement: € 65,00 per person 04 After breakfast end our services. In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
SOUTHERN TUSCANY Authentic Countryside
OUR PRICE INCLUDES: DAY Chianciano • 3 nights accommodation in a middleclass Arrival at the hotel in Chianciano Terme. Dinner and overnight. hotel in Chianciano on half board basis. 01 From dinner of 1st day until breakfast of 4th day. DAY Siena – San Gimignano • Full day guided visit of Siena and San 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Siena, typical medieval town. Guided tuor of Gimignano; the city centre and the wellknown Piazza del Campo where every year the “Palio” • Half day guided visit of Pienza; • Wine tasting in San Gimignano with little takes place. In the afternoon continues to San Gimignano and guided tour of the old snack; ITALY town with its beautiful towers. Wine tasting in San Gimignano. Return back to the • Cheese factory visit in Pienza with cheese hotel for dinner and overnight. tasting; • Wine tasting in Montepulciano DAY Monte Uliveto Maggiore - Pienza NOT INCLUDED: 03 Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Monte Uliveto Maggiore visit the abbey where the paintings of Luca Signorelli are held. Continues towards Pienza. Guided visit of • drinks, entrances and anything else not listed. the historical old town of Pienza, the cathedral and the Renaissance Art Museum. At • coach transportation. the end, visit and tasting in a cheese factory in Pienza. Return at the hotel for dinner and overnight. REGIONS OF
DAY Montepulciano Departure 04 Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to hills and vineyards in Montepulciano. Wine tasting 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-20/12 € 147,00 of typical Montepulciano wine. Departure of the group. End of our services. 29/03-15/06 - 15/09-31/10 € 157,00
Single room supplement: € 30,00 per person
Price per person in double In case of arrival by plane or train, rooms for groups with a we can arrange the transfer for you. minimun of 25 paying Please ask us!
Umbria
ASSISI ORVIETO The history of its famous Saints Francis The town, which was founded by the and Clare combined with the history of Etruscans, is situated on top of a tufa some of the most important artists from cliff that can be reached by a funicular. the middle Ages. Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. The Duomo or Cathedral, the Palazzo Saint Clare’s Basilica where Saint Clare del Popolo and the medieval quarter, a is buried and where it is possible to visit visit to churches and palaces under the the Christ Crucified to whom Saint Fran- golden light of tufa. Also worth seeing cis spoke. Saint Francis’ Basilica is the is the church of San Giovenale and the centre of Franciscan spirituality and the church of San Giovanni. birthplace of middle-aged art, built on the MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 grave of the saint of Assisi. The latter was VISIT ORVIETO UNDERGROUND built on two levels above the tomb of the www.orivietounderground.it Assisi saint. It is an architectural masterpiece A pleasant visit which makes it possible • Basilica of San Francesco that houses some of the best Medieval to discover the undergrounds of the (www.comune.assisi.pg.it) ...... € 2,50 Italian art with pieces by Cimabue, Giotto, city, realized by the former inhabitants • Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti. in 2.500 years of uninterrupted excava- (www.comune.assisi.pg.it) ...... free tions. A one hour tour to discover a sur- • Basilica of Santa Chiara PERUGIA prising thousand-year-old underground (www.comune.assisi.pg.it) ...... free This has always been Umbria’s main city. Obligatory headset ...... € 1,50 per person town and is situated on high ground Gubbio that offers spectacular panoramic views NORCIA • Cathedral (www.comune.gubbio.pg.it) € 1,00 over the region. The centre can be Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Orvieto reached thanks to a modern system of The church of Saint Benedict, the Cas- • Necropolis ...... € 3,00 escalators. tellina, the church of Sant’Agostino, the • Museo dell’Opera del Duomo (www.opsm.it) Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Cathedral of Santa Maria Argentea and min. 15 pax ...... € 4,00 The most important monuments are the “Tempietto”. • Pozzo di San Patrizio (www.opsm.it) Rocca Paolina (a fortress), Fontana min. 15 pax ...... € 3,50 Maggiore, Priori Palace and the Etrus- SPOLETO • Orvieto underground ...... € 5,00 can Arch. Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Perugia Torri Bridge (which was also admired by • Mini-metro (closed from 01/8 to 15/8) GUBBIO Goethe), the Cathedral or Duomo, the (single journey, valid 70 min)...... € 1,50 This beautifully preserved medieval Roman theatre, which is still used for town hosts the crazy “Corsa dei Ceri” performances during the Spoleto Fes- Spoleto (Race of the Candles). tival and can be visited along with the • Roman Theatre+Archaeological Museum Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Archaeological Museum (entrance fee (www.comune.spoleto.pg.it) ...... € 4,00 The most important monuments are payable) and the Crypt of Sant’Ansano. Closed on 01/5, 25/12, 01/1. Piazza Consoli and Consoli Palace, the church of Saint Francis and the Duomo LAKE TRASIMENO or Cathedral. A typical visit. Situated in the very heart of Umbria and covering a total of 128 TODI square km, this is the largest lake on This pleasant town is situated on a hill- the peninsula and it is famous thanks to side in central Umbria. Roman battles fought here. It has three Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. islands, Polvese (which is the largest), At the foot of the town, the Tempio Maggiore (the most populated) and Mi- della Consolazione, a beautiful Renais- nore, which is uninhabited and is a des-
sance temple built following a miracle, tination for nature tourism. the Franciscan church of San Fortunato and the main square, which is over- looked by three municipal palaces and ITALY the Duomo or Cathedral.
REGIONS OF
IDEAS! PERUGIA PERUGIA Visit of an Olive Oil mill and tasting Visit a local factory famous for the cold MORE MORE of a first quality Olive Oil, that is made cuts products of the region
VISITSUGGESTIONS: since many generations and tasting of ham, salami, « lonza » and « lonzino »
UMBRIA
Lake Trasimeno Perugia Italy’s Assisi
spiritual heart Orvieto
Assisi - Perugia - Lake Trasimeno - Orvieto
DAY Chianciano 01 Arrival late in the afternoon in Chianciano. Accommodation at the hotel, dinner and OUR PRICE INCLUDES: overnight. • 4 nights half board accommodation DAY Assisi - Spello in double rooms with shower/WC in a 02 After breakfast at the hotel departure to Assisi, the St. Francis’ town, for a classical half middle-class hotel in Chianciano day visit: the Cathedral of Santa Chiara, the Cathedral of St. Francis, heart of the Fran- • Half day guided visit of Perugia, Assisi and ciscan spirituality and medieval European culture cradle. In the afternoon departure Orvieto to Spello and time at leisure to visit the medieval centre. Later visit of a winery of the • Hostess half day: 3rd day area and winetasting. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. • Private steamboat for excursion on Lake Trasimeno DAY Perugia - Lake Trasimeno • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons 03 In the morning, after breakfast, departure to Perugia. A local guide will meet the • winetaste on the 2nd day group and show the historical town centre with its medieval palaces. In the afternoon departure to Lake Trasimeno, meet with hostess and starts a boat NOT INCLUDED: excursion to Isola Maggiore and Lake Trasimeno. Return to hotel, dinner and over- night in Chianciano. • Drinks, entrances and everything else not ITALY listed. DAY Orvieto - Todi • Prices do not include transport. 04 After breakfast in hotel departure to Orvieto. A local guide will meet the group and • Bus is not included. show the historical town centre and the Cathedral. Departure to Todi and free visit of the town. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight. Price per person in double rooms for groups with a
DAY Chianciano minimun of 25 paying REGIONS OF 05 Breakfast in hotel and departure.
01/03-15/06 - 15/09-31/10 € 161,00 Single room supplement: € 40,00 per person
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Lazio
MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020
Rome • Vatican Museums (www.vatican.va) ...... € 17,00 Closed on Sundays (except last Sunday of the month, free entrance). Obligatory booking fee ...... € 4,00 Obligatory headphones ...... € 1,50 • St. Peter’s Basilica (www.vatican.va) ...... free Obligatory headphones: € 1,50 per person. Entrance to the Cupola with lift to the terrace, then 320 steps ...... € 8,00 on foot 551 steps ...... € 6,00 • Basilique de San Clemente (www.basilicasanclemente.com) Underground ...... € 10,00 • Colisseum, Forum and Palatine Hill (www.pierreci.it) ...... € 17,60 BAROQUE ROME Basilica of Saint John Lateran and the • Catacombs of S. Callisto Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Basilica of Saint Paul outside the walls. (www.catacombe.roma.it) ...... € 8,00 The visit includes a tour of the main Closed on Wednesdays and in February. squares and fountains including the THE VATICAN, • Castel S. Angelo Trevi Fountain (the most famous and ITS SQUARE AND BASILICA (www.castelsantangelo.com) ...... € 15,00 monumental fountain in the city), the Classical Halfday Itinerary In case of temporary exhibition there is a Pantheon (the best preserved Roman San Pietro Basilica (the largest and most supplement to consider. • Galleria Borghese monument from the era of Augustus), imposing complex of Christian basilica, (www.ticketeria.it) ...... € 15,00 the piazza and church of San Luigi dei heart of the Christian world) and the fa- In case of temporary exhibition there is a Francesi, Piazza Navona (a grand Ba- mous square, with two notable obelisks supplement to consider. roque square) with Neptune’s Fountain and fountains of the seventeenth cen- Obligatory booking: € 2,00 per person. and the Fountain of the Four Rivers, tury in its center. Obligatory headphones: € 2,00 per person. • Terme di Caracalla ...... € 8,00 with the allegorical statues of the Nile, Reservation recommended Ganges, Danube and Rio della Plata, VATICAN: VATICAN MUSEUMS max. 30 pax ...... € 30,00 Rivers that symbolize the four parts of Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. Closed on Mondays afternoon. the world or in other words, Africa, Asia, The Vatican Museums and Galleries Ostia Antica Europe and America. deserve a special mention because • Entrance
they represent the entire history of art (www.ostiaantica.net) ...... € 12,00 ANCIENT ROME through the works of the most illustri- Closed on Mondays. In case of temporary exhibition there is a Classical Halfday Itinerary ous figures of each era. Suffice to men- supplement to consider.
ITALY The tour begins at the Colosseum, tion the Sistine Chapel, frescoes by (where you can find the world's larg- artists such as Pinturicchio, Perugino, est collection of tools from the Roman Botticelli, Signorelli, Ghirlandaio and Mi- era) and the Arch of Constantine, built chelangelo, Raphael’s rooms, the Nic- in 315, and restored in the eighteenth colina Chapel and the Art Gallery, which century. Continue on to the forum to is full of masterpieces from throughout see the remains of many buildings: the history. Basilica Aemilia, Basilica of Constantine, REGIONS OF the Temple of Castor and Pollux and OSTIA ANTICA much more. The forum is dominated Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. by the Capitol Hill, the symbol of the Rome’s old port boasts the square of center of ancient Rome. the ancient “Corporation” (square of the Guilds), Cerere Temple, the theatre, Di- CHRISTIAN ROME ana’s house, the Decumanus Maximus Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. (the main decuman road), the Forum, The mystery of the ancient churches: the Capitolium (Jupiter Temple) and the the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the Baths of Neptune.
Lazio
TIVOLI Santa Maria Nuova with its original Lom- Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. bard monastery to admire the numer- Villa Adriana (one of the most fascinat- ous fountains of the city, until arriving ing archaeological complexes dating at « Piazza del Comune » with the « from Roman times), with the imposing Palazzo dei Priori ». ruins of the villa commissioned by the Emperor Adrian and Villa d’Este with its TARQUINIA wonderful gardens. Classical Halfday Itinerary Visit of the National Etruscan Museum, THE CASTELLI ROMANI inside the Palazzo Vitelleschi (duration MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 Typical itinerary for a half-day visit. 1.5 hours). Then go down to 3 km dis- This is an excursion into the lush green tance to Necropolis with its valuable Tivoli hillside that surrounds Rome, to Cas- painted tombs, which is one of the larg- • Villa d’Este telgandolfo (the Pope’s summer resi- est complexes of ancient painting and (www.villadestetivoli.info) ...... € 10,00 dence), Nemi and its lakes, and Frascati. only comparable to those of Egypt (du- In case of temporary exhibition there is a ration 1.5 hours). supplement to consider. Closed on Mondays CASSINO • Villa Adriana The abbey, which is situated on the CERVETERI (www.villa-adriana.net) ...... € 11,60 top of Mount Cassino (516 m), can be The city is located beside the ancient Obligatory reservation:...... € 30,00/group reached by a small road that winds its site of Caere (the Etruscan Kysry), one of In case of temporary exhibition there is a way along the mountain’s rocky side, the most important commercial cent- supplement to consider. offering spectacular panoramic views ers which is famous for its necropolis. Bomarzo of the surrounding area. The necropolis of Banditaccia provides • Monster Park (Sacro Bosco) the best example of the Etruscan grave (www.bomarzo.net) ...... € 9,00 VITERBO, CITY OF THE POPES architecture. You can hike through the Tarquinia Classical Halfday Itinerary marked roads, which let appear it such • Etruscan Museum The start of the tour is at the Cathedral as wonderful placer, where everything, (www.tarquinia.net) ...... € 6,00 • Necropolis Square with the Pope's Palace, its log- even the equipment of the grave cham- (www.tarquinia.net) ...... € 6,00 gia and the Cathedral. Then it goes on bers are made of tuff. A real city of the • Combined ticket: with visiting the facade of the Palazzo dead where the evolution of species Necropolis and Etruscan Museum .. € 8,00 Farnese in the direction of the medieval of the grave stones are arranged by Closed on Mondays. quarter of San Pellegrino with the old- circular hills to square tombs along an Cerveteri est houses in the city that are decorated orthogonal axis, which gives an idea of • Necropolis with arches, balconies and stairs out- the cityscape of the colonies of the VII (www.comune.cerveteri.rm.it) ...... € 6,00 side the house. At the end of the visit century. • Etruscan Museum it goes towards the Roman church of (www.cerveteri.rm.it) ...... € 6,00 • Combined ticket: Necropolis and Etruscan Museum € 10,00
ITALY REGIONS OF
LAZIO
City Break in Rome
DAY Rome Greedy Italy 01 Arrival in the afternoon in Rome. Accommodation in middle class hotel O UR PRICE INCLUDES: ROME, NAVONA/PANTHEON within ringroad. • 3 day half-board accommodation in Oste al Falcone dal 1815 Accommodation in hotel. double rooms with shower/WC in Dinner and overnight. In the heart of the city and just steps a middle class hotel in Rome within from the Pantheon, makes this restau- ringroad rant from the tradition its philosophy DAY Rome "The Eternal City" nd • Full day guided visit of Rome on 2 day and offers a typical Roman cuisine, After breakfast, whole day excursion rd 02 • Full day guided visit Rome-Tivoli on 3 based on a selection of careful prod- to the "Eternal City": Fontana di Trevi, day ucts. Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Fori Ro- • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons mani, Colosseum. Back to hotel. Din- The “maestro”, Tonino, welcomes guests with his music and his sympathy. ner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED:
• Entrances, drinks and everything else not DAY Rome - Tivoli Menu After breakfast, with guide half day listed 03 • Appetizer Roman style visit Vatican: square and S.Peter's Ba- • Flights at your charge • Pasta with cheese and pepper silica. Departure to Tivoli. • Coach transport • Maccaroni “Amatriciana” Guided tour of Villa Adriana or Villa (with bacon and tomatoes) d'Este. Return to hotel. • Chicken with peppers Roman style Dinner and overnight. Price per person in double • Baked potatoes rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying • Home made dessert Tiramisú DAY Rome 04 Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. End of our services. 01/03-28/03 - 01/07-31/08 € 162,00
29/03-30/06 - 01/09-31/10 € 202,00
December Christmas-time 01/12-20/12 € 162,00
Single room supplement: € 66,00 per person
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ROME IDEAS! Pizza making lesson including dinner. Maestro Pizzaiolo will show the steps
ITALY of making pizza, then he will follow the customers with the preparation. Dinner
MORE at the end.
REGIONS OF
ROME ROME ROME Visit of an ancient « Gelateria », ice- Wine tasting with local products: Visit of beekeeper in the region
VISITSUGGESTIONS: cream factory. Demonstration of cheese, « porchetta », olives, biscuits, with explanation of production and the ice-cream production and tasting in the Castles Region extraction of honey. Visit of beehive at the end with alive bees. Tasting
ROME AND LAZIO Viterbo
Art, nature, Lake Bracciano Tivoli Cerveteri lakes and hills Rome
Viterbo - Rome - Tivoli - Cerveteri - Lake Bracciano
DAY Region of Rome Arrival in late afternoon in the surroundings of Rome (Fiuggi). 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: Accommodation, dinner and overnight at the hotel. • Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in DAY Viterbo - Bomarzo - Civita Castellana the surroundings of Rome-Fiuggi 02 After breakfast, departure to Viterbo. Meeting with the guide and visit of its historical • Half Board treatment from the dinner on centre with its medieval district of San Pellegrino and its countless number of foun- the first day until the breakfast on the 6th tains. After follows the visit Bomarzo, where is located a original Monster Park, where day you can admire stone-sculptures. • Half Day Guide in Viterbo In the afternoon go towards Civita Castellana. Here you will have time to visit the • Full Day Guide in Rome picturesque centre. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. • Half Day Guide in Tivoli • Full Day Hostess for the visit of the region DAY Rome of the Roman Castles 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Rome. Guided visit of the city: Piazza Venezia, • Half Day Guide in Cerveteri Via die Fori Imperiali, Colosseum, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain (only ex- • Hostess during the excursions on the 5th ternal visit of monuments). In the afternoon guided visit of the Vatican, its square and Day the Basilica of St. Pietro. Return to the hotel. • 1 person free each 25 paying person Dinner and overnight. NOT INCLUDED: DAY Tivoli - Roman Castles 04 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Tivoli. In the morning, guided visit of Villa • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, D‘Este. Later move towards the region of the Roman Castles. Visit of a regional wine parking charges, fees of access and cellar with wine tasting. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. transportation permit for the transport
in the visiting cities, City tax and every ITALY DAY Cerveteri - Pyrgi - Bracciano Lake service or extras not listed. 05 After breakfast, departure to Cerveteri. Meeting with the local guide and visit of the necropolis, very suggestive for the size of its landscape. Later the trip continues to the coast, where you can see, still before arrival in Santa Severa, the ancient Castle, built with three circular walls to protect its small city - Pyrgi. Later continues to the Bracciano Lake, where is situated the Orsini-Odescalchi Castle. Guided visit of Bracciano. After the visit of the Isles Farnese and Veio, to see Price per person in double rooms for groups with a
the Ruins of the temple, where hosts the famous Apollo. Return to the hotel for din- REGIONS OF ner and overnight. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Region of Rome - Return 01/03-28/03 - 01/11-30/11 € 192,00 06 Departure of the group after breakfast. 29/03-31/10 € 214,00 Single room supplement: € 55,00 per person
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CHRISTMAS AND EASTER IN ROME
The Holy Mass of Pope Francesco
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• Accommodation in a 3 - Star - Hotel in Rome inside G.R.A. • Half Board treatment from the dinner on DAY Rome the first day until breakfast on the 4th day. 01 Arrival in the evening in Rome. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner and overnight. • Half Day Guide for the Vatican • Half Day Guide for the baroque Rome tour DAY Rome, the Eternal City • Half Day Guide for the antique Rome tour 02 Breakfast at the hotel. Morning guided visit of the Vatican, its square and the basilica • 1 person free each 25 paying person St. Pietro. Possibility to visit the Museum of Vatican (with entrance fee. Please ask us!). In the afternoon guided visit of the baroque Rome, tour of squares and fountains. NOT INCLUDED: Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, parking charges, fees of access and DAY Rome transportation permit for the transport 03 Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning you have the possibility to take part in the Holy in the visiting cities, City tax and every Mass (it is possible to reserve a place. Please ask us!). service or extras not listed. In the afternoon, guided tour of the ancient Rome: Colosseum, Constantine's arch,
Via dei Fori Imperiali, Forum, Palatine (visit of the monuments: only external). Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY Rome - Return ITALY 04 After breakfast ends of our service.
Price per person in double rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying
REGIONS OF
02/04-05/04 € 192,00
23/12-26/12 € 135,00
Single room supplement: € 66,00 per person
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Bay of Naples and Sorrento
(Campania)
NAPLES ISCHIA Naples today is the largest city in the This is a volcanic island that covers 42 south of Italy and the third most popu- square km, making it the largest in the lated in the whole country. Departure Gulf of Naples. Full day tour with es- by bus for Naples and visit to the Na- cort. Departure by ferryboat or hydro- tional Archaeological Museum. We rec- foil from Sorrento to Ischia. Tour of the ommend you to visit Posillipo, Martel- island by private bus passing through lina and Via Caracciolo, the coast, Santa Barano, Casamicciola, Lacco Ameno Lucia (a picturesque fishing village) Cas- and Serrata Fontana with a stop along tel dell’Ovo, the Royal Palace, San Carlo the way to enjoy the spectacular pano- MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 theatre, Umberto I Gallery and Angioino ramic views. Keep. The visit proceeds to Solfatara, Naples with a visit to the still active crater. CAPRI AND ANACAPRI • Archeological National Museum Capri is famous throughout the world (www.pierreci.it) ...... € 18,00 NAPLES UNDERGROUND for its Faraglioni rocks and its “Grotta Obligatory reservation per group max. 45 pax.. www.napolisotterranea.org Azzurra”. It is an extremely beautiful ...... € 20,00 The origins of Naples, admired by a leg- island that retains a number of monu- In case of temporary exhibition there is a endary halo, are dated back form his- ments that bear witness to its glorious tory. Caves were dugged in basements past. This includes the Greek Acropolis supplement to consider. th th Closed on Tuesdays. to extract the tuff and to shelter the holy (4 - 5 century B.C.), the Baths of Ti- • Napoli sotterranea (underground) rites of the first inhabitants. On the ba- berius and Villa Jovis. From the port of sis of Piazza San Gaetano, which is not “Marina Grande”, there is a funicular that (www.lanapolisotterranea.it) ...... € 10,00 • Cloister of Santa Chiara ...... € 4,50 other than the place of the market of takes visitors to the “Piazzetta” which • Museum Capodimonte former Naples, one will discover a city thanks to its elegant boutiques and in the city. In San Lorenzo Maggiore characteristic narrow streets is an oblig- (www.pierreci.it) ...... € 14,00 one will see another archaeological atory stop for all shopping enthusiasts. Closed on Wednesdays zone where workshops were discov- Also very popular are Villa San Michele • Royal Palace (www.pierreci.it) ...... € 6,00 ered, tabernacles and the seat of Aer- and Museum, and the Charterhouse of Over 65/EEC...... free arium, where the public Treasury of the Saint James. A typical visit. Departure by Obligatory reservation per group max. 45 pax.. city was preserved. ferry from Sorrento to Capri and a tour ...... € 20,00 of the island by private bus. In Anacapri Closed on Wednesdays. CASERTA the tour will visit Villa San Michele and • Maschio Angioino Caserta is known for the famous Reg- there will be a walk to the Gardens of (Museum Castel Nuovo) min. 15 pax ..... € 6,00 gia, but the city offers the possibility to Augustus, where there are spectacular Closed on Sundays and holidays. very interesting visits, as its ancient his- panoramic views of the famous Fara- Pompeii tory and its development, which is de- glioni rocks. • Ruins (www.pompeisepolta.com) ...... € 16,00 rived from the various folks who have In case of temporary exhibition there is a benefited from the rich territory, be- AMALFI COAST supplement to consider. fore it was occupied by the Samnites, The Amalfi Coast is the most spectacu- Vesuvius and later by Romans and Lombards, lar seascape in Europe. Full day tour by • Crater (www.vesuviopark.it) ...... € 10,00 and in the middle Ages by the Byzan- bus with guide. A spectacular tour of Herculaneum thinen, Swabia and Catalens But it was the coastline with an initial stop in Posi- • Archeological area the bourbon, one of the largest and tano Alta. The tour proceeds to Amalfi (www.ercolanonline.it) ...... € 13,00 most important royal houses of Europe, (including a visit to the Cathedral) where which decided in 1750 to build the Roy- there is also an opportunity to visit the Amalfi al Palace, since it was necessary to have emerald caves. Departure to Ravello for • Dom (www.amalfitouristoffice.it) ...... € 3,50 a residence that was as far as possible a visit of Villa Rufolo. Free time for shop- • Grotta Smeralda from the sea to seek protection in case ping. (www.amalficoastweb.com)...... € 5,00 of attack. A visit to the Royal Palace in
Ravello Caserta is breathtaking. It starts with PAESTUM • Villa Rufolo ...... € 6,00 apartments in the palace, the park, be- The city of Poseidonia, near the sea Capri tween Italian and English gardens with in the gulf of Salerno, was founded by • Villa San Michele (www.capri.net) ...... € 8,00 beautiful fountains, waterfalls and for- the Achaeans in the seventh century • Giardini di Augusto ...... € 1,00 ests. The visit of the Interior is without BC and is still today the most interest- ITALY tourist guide. ing architectural nucleus: encircled by Paestum 4,750 meters of walls, it has three Doric • National Museum (www.paestum.it) ... € 6,00 POMPEII AND VESUVIUS temples - the Basilica, the Temple of • Archeological Area (www.paestum.it) .€ 8,00 Departure for Pompeii, where there is a Neptune, and the Temple of Ceres - and • Combined ticket National Museum/ guided visit to the excavations. Depar- other minor temples. Archeological area ...... € 12,00 ture for Vesuvius on foot and the crater, Closed the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. which stands about 1,000 meters above VISIT A MOZZARELLA
Caserta sea level. OF BUFFALO LABORATORY REGIONS OF • Royal Palace Paestum and Cilento are the places, be- (www.reggiadicaserta.org)...... € 14,00 HERCULANEUM tween ground and sea, in charge with Headset obbligatory in case An ancient city in the Gulf of Naples, art and history, rich in tastes and typical of guided visit ...... € 2,50 close to the sea, at the foot of Mount savors. The buffalo mozzarella is a typi- In case of temporary exhibition there is a Vesuvius. Together with Pompeii, it was cal cheese of this area. Along the road supplement to consider. buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 which goes from Battipaglia o Capac- Closed on Tuesdays. AD. Like Pompeii, it is an archaeological cio (Paestum), you will find dozens of site of note. cheese dairies where you can taste this delicious specialty.
CAMPANIA
City Break in Naples
DAY Naples Greedy Italy Arrival at the hotel in Naples or sur- 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: roundings, dinner and overnight. NAPLES • 3 days halfboard Ristorante DAY Naples • Accommodation in a middle class hotel in La Tana dell’Arte 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure Naples or surroundings for a half day guided visit of Naples • Half day guided visit of Naples, Pompeii www.latanadellarte.com and its main monuments. Free time and Vesuvius In the atmosphere of the old city, this is for lunch. Afternoon at leisure for • Dinner and "tarantella" show on the 2nd the ideal place to taste typical dishes or shopping and any optional excursions day just to get a coffee and a good Neapoli- and stop in a wine cellar for wine tast- • Wine tasting on the 3rd day tan “Sfogliatella” served on the terrace ing. Special dinner and "Tarantella" • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons of the restaurant. show in a typical place. Return to ho- Menu tel and overnight. NOT INCLUDED: • Delizie del friggitore • Entrances, drinks and everything else not (crocché, arancini, mozzarelline…) DAY Pompei - Vesuvius listed • Grigliata mista di verdure 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure • Flights at your charge Bruschette miste for a half day guided visit of Pompei • Tasting of pizza and the archaeological area. In the • Dessert: afternoon, guided visit to Mount Ve- Babà suvius. Return at the hotel and dinner Sfogliata in a typical "pizzeria" of Naples; over- Price per person in double rooms for groups with a Delizia al limone night in hotel. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Naples 04 After breakfast free time. End of our services. 01/03-28/03 € 181,00
29/03-31/10 € 193,00
Single room supplement: € 60,00 per person
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NAPLES NAPLES NAPLES IDEAS! Visit a factory of Gragnano Pasta that Visit a winery down the Vesuvius, Visit in the Gulf of Naples region is made of durum wheat flour, with local productor of red wine. of a small workshop of Cameos ITALY the Protected Geographical Indication This comes from vineyards of the rich and Corals soils of Vesuvius
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REGIONS OF
SORRENTO SORRENTO SORRENTO Visit of a local lemon productor and Dinner and show at Teatro Tasso «Sentiero Degli Dei» walking tour through a path located between the Amalfi Coast and
VISITSUGGESTIONS: tasting of delicious local products like: with typical music and Tarantella Show the Sorrento Coast. It offer one of the most tomatoes, cheese, cold cuts. Possibility breathtaking scenery of the World. of tasting local dishes of the region Duration: 3 hours
SOUTH ITALY
“Bella Napoli" Naples Pompei Sorrento Amalfi Capri
Sorrento - Pompei - Amalfi Coast - Capri - Naples
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 5 nights half board accommodation
in double rooms with shower/WC in a middle class hotel in Sorrento or
surroundings DAY Sorrento • Local guides in Pompeii and Vesuvius 01 Arrival in Sorrento and accommodation at the hotel. Dinner and overnight. (full day) • Whole day excursion to Capri DAY Pompei - Vesuvius (full day local guide, ferry boat, bus) 02 After breakfast full day excursion to Pompei, the buried volcanic town. Guided visit to • Hostess for the sightseeing of the Amalfi the roman ruins. In the afternoon guided excursion to the crater of the active volcano Coast Vesuvius. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. • Tarantella show (typical local dance) • Local guide in Naples DAY Amalfi Coast (half day) After breakfast full day excursion along the Amalfi Coast. Till Paestum. Return to the • Minibus for the visit of the Amalfi Coast on 03 rd hotel. Dinner and overnight. the 3 day • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons DAY Capri - Anacapri 04 After breakfast full day excursion to the wonderful Island of Capri. Do not miss: Ana- NOT INCLUDED: capri, the Augustus’ gardens, the small harbor, the Blue Caves (optional). Return to • Entrances, drinks and everything else not the hotel. listed. ITALY Dinner and overnight.
DAY Naples (Tarantella show) Price per person in double 05 Half day guided excursion to Naples. Afternoon at leisure. After dinner at the hotel rooms for groups with a “Tarantella show” in a typical place. Return to the hotel. Overnight. minimun of 25 paying
DAY Sorrento Departure after breakfast.
06 01/03-28/03 € 304,00 REGIONS OF
29/03-31/07 - 01/10-31/10 € 332,00
01/09-30/09 € 354,00 December-Christmas time 01/11-20/12 € 305,00
Single room supplement: € 82,00 per person In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria
PUGLIA “trulli” (there are about a thousand); low BARI buildings with a conical roof. Although this is a large, modern-looking city, it was already, founded in the pre- CASTELLANA CAVES Roman period. A wonderful group of Thanks to their immense size and depth Romanesque churches encircles the and the numerous stalagmites and old town centre and Bari retains the at- stalactites, they are without doubt the mosphere, narrow uphill streets, stone most spectacular caves in Italy. They are steps and walls of a compact, mediae- 60 meters under ground and extend for val hamlet standing on a small penin- around 3 km. sula that divides the harbor in two, with three churches in the centre. TARANTO MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 A typical itinerary for a half day visit. This was an important Spartan colony The Basilica of Saint Nicholas, a popular in the 8th century BC and subsequently place of pilgrimage, Svevo Castle and a Roman settlement. The old town is Bari the Cathedral of Saint Sabino. on an island, between the gulf and the • Norman Swabian Castle ...... € 6,00 huge, internal port. Closed on Tuesdays IN THE FOOTSPETPS OF THE TEM- A typical itinerary for a half day visit. Castel Del Monte PLERS, VISIT TO SOVERETO The Archaeological Museum, the • Entrance fee ...... € 7,00 It is one of the most attractive and mys- church of Saint Domenico, Saint Cat- Shuttle bus ...... € 1,00 terious places of this ground. A very aldo Cathedral, the Doric Temple and Grotte Castellana small and old borough, where time the swing bridge, which connects the • Short visit passes in an unreal silence. This place, island with centre of the town. (www.grottedicastellana.it) ...... € 10,00 already known in antiquity, has been (groups max 20 pax) seen as sacred (in the surroundings BASILICATA • Complete tour ...... € 13,00 there are menhirs or “pietrefittes”, testi- MATERA (groups max 20 pax) monies of old worships). But the charm Classic guided halfday itinerary Taranto of this place is the medieval complex Visit of Sassi, the ancient part of Mat- • Archaeological Museum which includes a small medieval church era, a city, carved into limestone, "tuf", and what remained of a hospital which a living system on the slopes of a deep (www.museotaranto.org) ...... € 8,00 used to have cruisers and pilgrims di- canyon with amazing natural features: Matera rectly from the Holy Land. Its history the Gravina. • Casa Grotta crosses, without any doubt, with the (www.casagrotta.it) ...... € 3,00 Templers who were very present in this CALABRIA Reggio Calabria area. And one of them, called Romaldo REGGIO CALABRIA • National Archaeological Museum de Bolenae who was the Tutor of the Classic guided halfday itinerary (www.museoarcheologicoreggiocalabria.it)...... Templers, has been buried in this small Visit of the National Museum, which ...... € 8,00 church (today private property). But with houses the Riace Bronzes, followed Closed on Mondays his sepulchral inscription, the mystery by a walk along the picturesque Lun- Sibari starts. There was written “preceptor” gomare, called "the most beautiful kilo- • Archaeological Museum ...... € 5,00 and not “praeceptor” as it would have meter in Italy" and visit of the Cathedral. Closed on Mondays been written. And considering that the events of Templers were connected to LOCRI Locri that of Graal, somebody supposed that Visit of Locri Epizephyrii, of the excava- • Archaeological Museum ...... € 5,00 it is about a contributing message to tions and the museum. Closed on Mondays, open on summer give useful indications to his discovery... Mondays. GERACE LECCE Visit of the medieval village, the Cathe- This city is mainly famous for its extraor- dral and the church of San Francesco. dinary Baroque architecture, whose ex- uberant decorations are supported by STILO the nature of the local stone, which is Visit of the Byzantine citadel and the fa- golden and soft to the scalpel. mous Cattolica. A typical itinerary for a half day visit.
Porta Napoli, Via Calmieri, Piazza Duo- MAMMOLA ITALY mo and the Cathedral, the Bishop’s Pal- Typical village in the hinterland, where ace and Seminary, Piazza S.Oronzo, the time seems to stand still! Walking Basilica of the Holy Cross, the Museum through the narrow streets of the old of the Roman Theatre, San Matteo and town, listening the sound of the ac- the old town centre. cordion on the central square, where you can dance the Tarantella (ask us to CASTEL DEL MONTE know the price ). This is the most beautiful building in
REGIONS OF Puglia and one of the most delightful SERRA SAN BRUNO mediaeval castles ever built. Its charac- Visit of the Certosa, which is situated in teristic features include the perfect bal- the middle of a pine forest. ance of its eight towers, commissioned by Frederick II in 1240. SIDERNO ANTICO Visit of the ancient city Siderno Supe- ALBEROBELLO riore, with its beautiful buildings and This interesting and particularly pictur- churches. esque town consists entirely of famous
PUGLIA, BASILICATA, CALABRIA
Greedy Italy
PUGLIA Visit of a Masseria Typically local symbols, they are rural houses transformed into fortresses to defend oneself from the attack of the brigands and pirates who frequented the region and it coasts. They have many elements of fortifica- tion: walls, swing bridges, queries. They have a mill with oil (often under- ground), a small church for the needs of the community, the head house and those for the seasonal workers and many ancient olive trees. In partnership with:
ALBEROBELLO Visit of an Olive Oil mill production and tasting
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ALBEROBELLO ALBEROBELLO MATERA Meet the local « Trullaro » he is the Visit of a dairy factory of Mozzarella Tasting of bread with pesto and oil, maker of typical turistics products. and other typical dairy products like « salsiccia lucanica » (sausage), ITALY Clients can join a workshop and create a personal little « Trullo » to bring «burrata» and «stracciatella». pepper Crusco (fried dry pepper). home Tasting at the end
VISITSUGGESTIONS:
REGIONS OF
ALBEROBELLO TROPEA MATERA Cooking class inside a Trullo with a Visit of a factory known for the «Volo dell’Angelo» in the Lucane local chef showing the making of production of the famous Red Onion Dolomites. It is an attraction that allows a new discovering of the natural 3 traditional dishes from Tropea. Possibility of tasting the heritage, secured to a special harness typical products of the region and attached to a steel cable
PUGLIA Rimini
Trulli, Caves
Gargano and Pearl of Baroque Del Monte Castle Alberobello Lecce Matera Taranto Otranto Rimini - Gargano - Alberobello - Matera - Lecce - Otranto - Taranto - Del Monte Castle
DAY Rimini 01 Late afternoon arrival in Rimini or surroundings. Accommodation, dinner and over- night in the Hotel.
DAY Gargano 02 Breakfast and departure to Puglia. Arrival in the region of Gargano or surroundings. Afternoon visit to Monte S.Angelo with its sanctuary, castle and the ancient quarters. After the visit arrival and accommodation at the Hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY Castellana Grotte - Alberobello - Locorotondo - Ostuni 03 Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning short visit of Grotte di Castellana, also the biggest speleologist site of Italy. Later move to Alberobello and visit of the "Trulli", na- tional monument since 1930. Tasting of typical products. Continues to Locorotondo and the white city Ostuni. Visit. Accommodation in a Hotel in Monopoli, Ostuni, Cis- ternino or surroundings. Dinner and overnight. OUR PRICE INCLUDES: DAY Basilicata - Sassi • Accommodation in a middle class hotels 04 Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure to Matera, located in according to program an area of uneven relief. A calcareous belt 350/400m thick, dominated by a clayed • 7 half boards, starting with dinner upland, overhanging a deep valley and two natural hollows. The Sassi, a group of at the 1st day until breakfast at the 8th day troglodyte houses are hollowed in these slopes. Further to Altamura and visit of the • Guided visit according to program Cathedral, whose portal is perhaps the most beautiful of Puglia. Visit of Gravina di from the 2nd day until the 7th day
Puglia and the Cathedral. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. • 1 free person per 25 paying persons
DAY Lecce - Otranto NOT INCLUDED: 05 Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Lecce, especially famous for its baroque ar- ITALY chitecture. Visit to the historical centre. Further to Otranto and visit to its Cathedral • Drinks, entrances and everything else not and its castle. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. listed.
DAY Taranto and the Magna-Greece 06 Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure to Taranto, town of 2 seas. In the afternoon further to Grottaglie, known for its ceramic, and to Martina Price per person in double Franca, famous for its historical centre where one can breathe the air of the baroque rooms for groups with a salantine style. Return to the hotel, dinner, overnight. minimun of 25 paying
REGIONS OF DAY Castle del Monte - Rimini After breakfast departure to Castel del Monte for a visit to its castle, residence of 07 01/03-28/03 € 242,00 Federico II di Svevia, octagonal prism with eight towers having the same shape. In the afternoon departure to Rimini or surroundings. Accommodation in Hotel. 29/03-30/06 - 01/09-31/10 € 285,00 Dinner and overnight. Single room supplement: € 105,00 per person DAY Rimini 08 End of our services after breakfast in the hotel. In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
CALABRIA
Jasmine Coast Cosenza
Tropea
and the Bronze Riace
Scilla Locri Reggio Calabria
Cosenza - Tropea - Locri - Reggio Calabria - Scilla
DAY Chianciano Terme Arrival in the afternoon in the region of Siena. Accommodation in a hotel in Chian- 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: ciano Terme. Dinner and overnight. • Accommodation in 3 - Star - Hotels as DAY Chianciano Terme - Cosenza mentioned in the program. 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Calabria. Accommodation in the evening in a • Half Board treatment from the dinner on hotel, situated in Cosenza, a city which is protected since times of its castle. Inside the the first Day until breakfast of the 8th Day cathedral is the tomb from Isabelle of Aragon. Dinner and overnight. • Full Day Guide in Calabria • Visit of an onion cultivation with tasting of DAY Pizzo di Calabria - Tropea - Jasmine Coast local products 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Pizzo di Calabria for visiting its aragonese • Visit of a Bergamot cultivation with tasting Castle and the Pedigrotta Church. In the afternoon it goes to Tropea, where you will of liqueur visit the Cathedral and the historic Centre. Visit of a cultivation of the famous red on- • Folcloric Evening-Show ions of Tropea with tasting of local products. At the end of the day, accommodation • 1 person free each 25 paying person in a hotel at the Jasmine Coast. Dinner and overnight.
DAY Serra San Bruno - Stilo NOT INCLUDED: 04 Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of a Bergamot cultivation with tasting of liqueur. Later go • Drinks, entrances, transport by bus, towards Serra San Bruno with the visit of the famous “Certosa“. In the afternoon visit parking charges, fees of access and of the “Stilo“ and the “Cattolica“, the most famous Byzantine church in Southern Italy. transportation permit for the transport Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. in the visiting cities, City tax and every service or extras not listed.
DAY Locri - Gerace - Mammola 05 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Locri for visiting the remains of the ancient Lokroi Epizephyrioi, which already was a thriving trading center prior to the coloniza- tion of the Greeks. Then it goes to Gerace to visit the relative sites of the Norman
period. Visit of the Cathedral and the church of St. Francesco, where an interesting ITALY Triumphal Arch frames the altar. In the afternoon visit of Mammola and for to make a walk among the streets of the historic center. Return to the hotel for dinner. After dinner it is possible to assist to a folkloric show with typical regional costumes. Over- night. Price per person in double rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying DAY Reggio Calabria - Scilla 06 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Reggio Calabria for visit the archaeologi-
cal Museum, which hosts the famous bronze works Riace. In the afternoon visit of REGIONS OF Scilla and its small and ancient village of fishers. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. 01/04-31/10 € 395,00
DAY Chianciano Terme Single room supplement: € 123,00 per person 07 Breakfast and departure towards Tuscany. In the evening accommodation in a hotel in the region of Chianciano Terme. Dinner and overnight.
DAY Chianciano Terme - Return In case of arrival by plane or train, 08 Departure of the group after breakfast. we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Sicily
PALERMO AGRIGENTO AND As its name suggests, the city was a THE VALLEY OF TEMPLES meeting point between East and West. This is an important tourist centre In fact “Panormus” means large port. thanks to its exceptional archaeological Typical itinerary for a half-day tour. heritage. The Cathedral (which houses the tomb The Valley of Temples boasts one of the of the Norman Kings and the Swabian greatest treasures that Greek civilization Emperor Federico II), the Royal Palace created in the ancient city of Acreages (or Norman Palace) with the Palatine during its most glorious period (5th cen- MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 Chapel, and the church of San Giovanni tury B.C.). The most important temples degli Eremiti. are dedicated to the Goddesses Juno Palermo and Concordia, the Legend of Hercu- • Cathedral* MONREALE les, Olympic Jupiter and the twins Cas- (www.cattedrale.palermo.it) ...... free The town is famous for its cloister and tor and Pollux. *Earphones mandatory in case of visit splendid Cathedral that, thanks to its with guide ...... € 1,50 mosaics, is also known as the eighth SIRACUSA • Cripte ...... € 3,00 wonder of the world. This is a unique city thanks to its his- • Catacombe Capuccini ...... € 3,00 tory and the riches and grandeur of its • Palazzo dei Normanni+Cappella Palatina (www.palermoweb.com) ...... € 12,00 TAORMINA archaeological findings. The city is now Tues/Thu ...... € 10,00 This is one of the most beautiful towns divided into two parts, Isola d’Ortigia Monreale (the old centre) and Neapolis (the ar- in Italy and is particularly famous for its • Dom wonderful beaches and its monuments, chaeological site). (www.palermoweb.it) ...... € 4,00 dated from various periods in history. Typical itinerary for a half-day tour. Taormina Typical itinerary for a half-day tour. Neapolis (the Greek city): the Greek the- • Greek Theatre The ancient theatre (built during the atre (carved from the rock with extraor- (www.taormina-network.it)...... € 10,00 Hellenistic period and extensively re- dinary precision), Latomie (now trans- In case of temporary exhibition ...... € 12,00 stored during the Roman period), the formed into lush gardens), Dionysus’s Etna Cathedral, which was built on the ruins Ear (an artificial cave) and the Roman • Volcano rd of a small medieval church, Piazza Cor- amphitheatres, which dates from the 3 (www.funiviaetna.com) ...... € 60,00 vaja and the beautiful Arab tower. century A.D. The price includes cable car ride up to 2500 meters, the jeep ride (4x4 - it is a minivan with ETNA SELINUNTE 28 seats) up to 2900 meters and walk on the crater (40 Minutes) with a volcano guide. This is the most active volcano in Eu- The archaeological park of Selinunte The price only for the cable car a/r is € 30,00 rope. is considered the largest and most im- Catania The coach will take visitors up to 1,950 pressive in Europe with its 1,740 square • Dom meters above sea level so that they can kilometers and with the numerous tem- (www.comune.catania.it) ...... free enjoy an unforgettable botanical experi- ples, shrines and altars. Piazza Armerina ence and thrilling walks on lavic soil to Classic half-day itinerary • Villa Romana del Casale the edge of the Silvestri craters. Visit to the Acropolis with the Temple C, (www.villaromanadelcasale.it) ...... € 10,00 which is dedicated to Apollo. Agrigento CATANIA In the north of the "Temple C is the tem- • The Valley of Temples The city is situated in a magnificent po- ple D, which is dedicated to the god- (www.lavalledeitempli.it) ...... € 12,00 sition at the foot of Etna. dess Athena. Siracusa Typical itinerary for a half-day tour. Crossing the ancient Greek city and • Archaeological Park The fish market, Piazza Duomo (the the Punic quarters, the tour ends with (www.apt-siracusa.it) ...... € 10,00 very heart of the city with its emblem, a walk on the eastern hills with its three Segesta ITALY Fontana dell’Elefante, at its centre), the temples. • Archaeological Site ...... € 6,00 Cathedral (which houses Saint Agatha’s Selinunte chapel and the tomb of Vincenzo Bell- • Archaeological Site ...... € 6,00 ini), Via dei Crociferi (one of the most interesting streets in the city), Via Etna, with its elegant boutiques, and Villa Bell- ini with its huge gardens.
REGIONS OF PIAZZA ARMERINA The town, which is situated in the very heart of Sicily, is an important archaeo- logical site and a popular tourist des- tination. About 3 km from where the town is now situated is Villa del Casale (a luxurious residence, adorned with fabulous mosaics, dated back from the Roman Imperial period).
SICILY
PALERMO CATANIA Visit of the street markes of Ballarò and Visit and tasting of honey calling the Vucciria. With the characteristics stands «Gold of Etna». Visit of the farm and full of fruits, meat, fish, cheese, spice tasting of local products like: olives, tomatoes, artichoke.
IDEAS!
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SIRACUSA BOTANICAL AND GEOLOGICAL PARK OF CATANIA Tasting of typical sweets and dessert THE ALCANTARA GORGE Visit of the Pupi Siciliani laboratory, puppets from Sicily such as «La Ciuccia» Departure from the first room 4D and the MOL exhibition (Museum of Land), then of the popular epic theater from the ITALY (consisting of wheat with berries), continues through the path and see from beginning of the 19th century. The “puparo” «Almond Pastes» and Nougat with the top the basalt walls, then down to the is dedicated to the construction and staging honey river to admire the gorges of puppets
VISITSUGGESTIONS:
REGIONS OF
MARSALA TRAPANI EOLIAN ISLANDS Tasting of typical wine of the region Visit of Trapani and Marsala Salines. Full dai boat excursion to Eolian in a cellar: Marsala, Zibinno and You will appreciate the biodiversity Islands. Depart from Milazzo to visit Almond wine through an amazing scenery Lipari and Strombori. Lunch on board with Pasta and fish
SICILY Palermo Cefalù Monreale Taormina
Etna Cruise: Agrigento Valley of the Temples Genoa/Palermo/Genoa
Palermo - Monreale - Agrigento - Valley of the Temples - Etna - Taormina - Cefalù
DAY Genoa Arrival in the harbor of Genoa. In the evening, boarding the ship “Grandi Navi Veloci”. 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: The crossing will last about 20 hours. • Ship crossing Genoa/Palermo/Genoa DAY Genoa - Palermo in double inside cabin shower/WC 02 You can enjoy your free time on board. At guests’ disposal there are: bars, swimming- (only overnight accommodation) pool, piano bar, restaurant, disco, lounge, lift, etc. Arrival in the harbor of Palermo in • Coach crossing for coach of 12 m. the evening. Departure to the hotel in Palermo or surroundings with your own coach. • 5 nights half board accommodation in a Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner and overnight. middle class hotel situated in the cities as outline in the program DAY Palermo - Monreale • Full day guided visit of Palermo 03 After breakfast full day guided visit. In the morning visit to Palermo with: the Norman and Monreale Palace with the Palatine Chapel. In the afternoon visit to Monreale with its Cathedral. • Half day guided visit of Segesta, Selinunte Return to hotel. Dinner and overnight. and Valley of the Temples • Full day guided visit of Etna DAY Segesta - Selinunte - Agrigento and Taormina 04 After breakfast, departure to Segesta with a visit to the splendid Doric Temple and the • 1 free pax every 25 paying persons beautiful theatre. In the afternoon, the tour goes on with a guided visit to Selinunte, the Temples and the Acropolis. The journey continues to Agrigento. Accommodation NOT INCLUDED: in a hotel located in Agrigento or surroundings. Dinner and overnight. • Entrances, drinks and everything else not DAY Valley of the Temples - Piazza Armerina listed.
05 After breakfast, departure for a half-day sightseeing of Valley of the Temples with local guide. In the afternoon, as an optional, visit to Piazza Armerina with Villa del Ca- sale. The journey continues to Catania. Accommodation in a hotel situated in Catania or surroundings. Dinner and overnight.
ITALY DAY Etna - Taormina 06 After breakfast, excursion to the Volcano Etna at 1.900m of altitude. Optional jeep Price per person in double and cablecar to the crater. Back to Taormina and in the afternoon a visit to this rooms for groups with a beautiful seaside resort and the Greek Theatre. Return to the hotel in Catania or sur- minimun of 25 paying roundings. Dinner and overnight.
DAY Palermo - Cefalù
REGIONS OF 07 After breakfast, departure to the seaside resort Cefalù. Free time. In the evening arrival in the harbour of Palermo, where you will re-board on the ship.
01/03-28/03 € 447,00 DAY Palermo - Genoa 08 A day to relax and to enjoy the ship facilities. Arrival in Genoa, late in the afternoon. 29/03-31/05 - 01/10-31/10 € 497,00
Single room supplement: € 240,00 per person
In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Aeolian Islands SICILY AND THE AEOLIAN ISLANDS Palermo
Monreale Taormina Charming Sicily Etna Catania Agrigento
Siracusa
Palermo - Agrigento - Siracusa - Catania - Etna - Taormina - Aeolian Islands - Monreale
DAY Palermo Arrival of the group at the airport of Palermo. Transfer in bus to a hotel in the region 01 OUR PRICE INCLUDES: of Palermo. Accommodation, dinner and overnight. • Accommodation in 3 - Star - Hotels in the DAY Segesta - Agrigento cities listed in the program 02 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Segesta. Guided visit of the archaeological • Half Board treatment from the dinner on sites. Later the group will continue with a guided visit of the Valley of the Temples and the first day till breakfast on the 8th day the acropolis. In the evening, accommodation in a hotel in Agrigento or surround- • Transfer in Bus as listed in the program ings. Dinner and overnight. • Half Day Guide Segeste • Half Day Guide in the Valley of the DAY Piazza Armerina - Siracusa - Region of Catania temples 03 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Catania. In the morning the group has the • Half Day Guide in Siracusa possibility to visit Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina (Entrance fee not in- • Full Day Guide for visiting Etna vulcan and cluded. Please ask us!). Arrival in Siracusa with a guided visit of the archaeological Toarmina sites and the Ortiga Island in the afternoon. In the evening, accommodation in the • Boat trip as mentioned in the program to region of Catania. Dinner and overnight. Panarea and Stromboli • Half Day Guide in Palermo DAY Etna - Taormina • Half Day Guide in Monreale 04 After breakfast, departure to Etna, the biggest active Vulcan in Europe, high about • 1 person free each 25 paying person 3.321 mt. Possibility to go for a visit till the crater. In the afternoon the visit continues to Taormina for a visit of the city: Greek Theater, Corso Umberto, the Naumachia NOT INCLUDED: (external visit of the sights). Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. • Drinks to the meals, Entree fees, City tax
DAY Aeolian Islands - Stromboli - Lipari and every service or extras not listed. 05 Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Milazzo. Boarding for a boat trip to the Aeolian Islands. First stop on Panarea for visiting the small centre and free time for shopping. In the afternoon the visit continues to Stromboli, with its small white houses and the ITALY colored boats, which catch the eye thanks to the black lava sand. Visit of the “Sciara del Fuoco“. Dinner on Board. In the evening accommodation on Lipari Island. Over- night.
DAY Aeolian Islands - Lipari - Region of Palermo 06 Breakfast at the hotel and visit of Lipari with its historical centre and the beach. Lei- Price per person in double sure time for shopping. In the afternoon boarding to return to Milazzo. After it goes to rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying
Palermo. Accommodation in a hotel in the region of Palermo. Dinner and overnight. REGIONS OF
DAY Palermo - Monreale 01/03-28/03 € 556,00 07 Breakfast at the hotel. Morning guided visit of Palermo. In the afternoon guided visit of Monreale. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. 29/03-31/05 - 10/09-31/10 € 576,00
DAY Palermo Single room supplement: € 135,00 per person 08 Breakfast at the hotel. Leisure time. Transfer in bus to the airport of Palermo. End of our services. In case of arrival by plane or train, we can arrange the transfer for you. Please ask us!
Sardinia
CAGLIARI Ethnographic Museum with traditional On Golfo degli Angeli is located Cagli- costumes, carnival masks of Barbagie, ari, a city that was founded by the Phoe- carpets, figures in bread and cakes is al- nicians in ancient times. As tourism ways a surprise for the visitors. and cultural policy, economic center of Sardinia, it extends over seven hills: ORGOSOLO Castello Colle San Michele, Colle di The village is characterized by its murals Bonaria Urpinu Monte, Monte Claro, Tu- on the facades of houses and on the vumannu and Tuvixeddu. The city that rocks around the village, which reflects is owned by towers and imposing bas- social, artistic and political issues. MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS 2020 tions of the largest and most important The "Coro a tenores", the traditional Punic necropolis in the Mediterranean singing of the Barbagie has been in- Cagliari • National Archaeological Museum basin, namely the Tuvixeddu, whose cluded in the World Heritage Site of (www.archeocaor.beniculturali.it) ...... € 7,00 archaeological remains are kept in the UNESCO. In case of temporary Exhibitions there is a Archaeological Museum. supplement to considerer PULA Closed on Monday. BARUMINI The city of Pula is well known thanks to Alghero The village is known worldwide thanks the ancient village of Nora. Around Pula • Neptun Grotto ...... € 9,00 Closed in case of bad weather conditions. to the Su Nuraxi, an example of a mon- you can visit archaeological sites. (groups max 20 pax) umental Nuraghe, protected site by • Nuraghe Palmavera ...... € 4,00 UNESCO. The Nuraghe Su Nuraxi, at CABRAS Barumini the entrance of the village, is one of the A few kilometers from Oristano is situ- • Su Nuraxi (www.parcodellagiara.it) .... € 11,00 most impressive expressions of Sardin- ated Cabras, a small village, which con- Bosa ian megalithic civilization. sists of one-floor houses, since ancient • St. Peter's Extramuros church times, they preserved its urban form. (www.castellodibosa.com) ...... € 2,00 ALGHERO It lies on the edge of the pond of the Cabras Alghero, the capital of the "Riviera del same name, one of the largest freshwa- • Archaeological Sites of Tharros Corallo", still preserves traditions and ter lakes of Sardinia, which is connected (www.tharros.sardegna.it) ...... € 5,00 language of Catalonia that has shaped to the sea by a series of canals. Caprera the city for centuries, although its histo- • Compendio Garibaldino ry is much older, as evidenced by Palma CASTELSARDO (www.compendiogaribaldino.it) ...... € 7,00 Nuraghe Vera and Sant'Imbenia. In the Castelsardo is a nice little seaside town, Closed on Monday. marine reserve of Capo Caccia - Isola and it is exactly the sea, which makes Nuoro Piana, is situated the Nettuno grotto, the story. The village was a defensive • Museum of Ethnography with spectacular stalactites and stalag- fortress and a place of strategic control. (www.isresardegna.it) ...... € 5,00 mites. The old city still exists with its medieval Closed on Monday fortress, with its impressive bastions, Pula NUORO steep stairs and narrow streets. • Excavations of Nora (www.coptur.net)€ 5,00 Surrounded by the green valleys of (groups max 20 pax) Monte Ortobene, is situated the city of Nuoro, as the Domus de Janas and Nuraghes where stone axes and pottery and obsidian were found. The
ITALY
REGIONS OF
IDEAS! ORGOSOLO
Typical lunch with shepherds. Lunch MORE MORE includes cold cuts, cheese, potatoes, VISITSUGGESTIONS: little roast pork, local bread and wine
La Maddalena
Olbia SARDINIA Porto Torres
The emerald Alghero Nuoro
Oristano island
Cagliari
La Maddalena - Olbia - Nuoro - Oristano - Cagliari - Alghero
OUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 3* hotels accommodation according to the program • Half board basis, from the dinner of day 1
to the breakfast of day 6 • Tour assistant for the whole tour, from the
day 1 to day 6 • Return Ferry Palau/La Maddalena island
• Typical country lunch with some DAY Porto Torres - La Maddalena - Olbia shepherds in Orgosolo on day 2 Arrival of the group at Porto Torres. 01 • Free: 1 each 25 paying pax Meeting with tour assistant and departure towards Palau to get the ferry (coach and passangers) to La Maddalena island for a panoramic tour. Continue to Caprera for the visit of Garibaldi's House. NOT INCLUDED: Free time for lunch and than back to Palau by ferry. Then departure towards Olbia • Entrances, drinks, city taxes, coach for passing though the wonderful scenary of Costa Smeralda. Dinner and overnight in the whole program and anything else not Olbia. listed.
DAY Nuoro - Oristano 02 After breakfast at hotel departure towards Nuoro. Visit of the city and continue to Orgosolo to have a typical lunch with some shepherds (typical menu and folk music).
After lunch, departure towards Oristano. Dinner and overnight in Oristano.
DAY Tharros - Barumini - Cagliari After breakfast, visit of the archeological site of Tharros. In the afternoon visit of the 03 ITALY city of Barumini to admire the lagest nuragical complex on the island. Then continue towards Cagliari. Dinner and overnight in Cagliari. Price per person in double DAY Cagliari rooms for groups with a minimun of 25 paying 04 After breakfast, in the morning guided tour of Cagliari. In the afternoon free time for shopping or individual visits. Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY Cagliari - Alghero 05 After breakfast at hotel, departure towards Bosa. Visit of the city and free time for REGIONS OF lunch. Continue towards Thiesi. In the evening arrival at Alghero. Dinner and over- night in Alghero. 01/03-28/03 € 378,00
DAY Alghero 29/03-30/06 - 01/09-31/10 € 393,00 After breakfast, in the morning guided tour of Alghero. Free time for lunch. Find of 06 Single room supplement: € 116,00 per person our services.
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ITALY 2021
Circulation of tourist’s coaches (price 2020)
AMALFI MANAROLA www.comune.amalfi.sa.it/buspass Entrance ticket: € 50,00/day Parking Piazza Flavio Gioia: rates valid for buses between 8 m and 10.36 m MANTOVA From 9:00 to 12:00: € 220,00 coach parking up to 2 hours / with Entrance ticket and parking: € 50,00 to be paid in advance reservation From 12:00 to 22:00: € 200,00 parking valid up to 2 hours / with MATERA reservation Parking € 45,00/day
ASSISI MILAN Charge for access and parking for the whole day: € 88,00 on the Online: myareac first day; reduction for more than 1 day € 40,00 per day / bus up to 8 mt € 65,00 per day / bus up to 10 mt BOLOGNA € 100,00 per day / bus more than 10 mt Entrance ticket € 100,00 pick-up and drop-off in Piazza Malpighi MONREALE CARRARA Entrance ticket: € 65,00/day Entrance ticket: € 100,00 per coach, per day Reduction for school groups MONTEPULCIANO Full day parking € 40,00 CASERTA Full day parking € 30,00 MONTECATINI www.montecatiniparcheggi.com CHIANCIANO Entrance ticket to the town and parking: Coach parking obligatory: € 38,00 From 1 to 3 nights - € 36,00 per night From 4 to 7 nights - € 27,00 per night FLORENCE www.serviziallastrada.it NAPLES PERMISSION G Half day parking € 20,00 (max 4 hours) Daily entrance ticket Full day parking € 40,00 Entrance ticket from € 160,00 up to € 290,00 Euro 6 Euro 5 Euro 4 less than 8 m € 235,00 € 265,00 € 340,00 NOTO more than 8 m € 315,00 € 350,00 € 455,00 Entrance ticket: € 50,00/day
ERCOLANO ORTA SAN GIULIO Parking € 15,00 per hour Parking fee € 10,00/hour until max. € 50,00/day
LA SPEZIA ORVIETO Entrance ticket and full day parking € 50,00 Entrance ticket and parking fee € 45,00/day
LERICI OSTIA www.comune.lerici.sp.it Coach parking: € 25,00 Entrance ticket: € 150,00 per day PADUA LEVANTO Coach parking 4h: € 15,00 www.levantoparkbus.it Entrance ticket: € 50,00 per day - Parking: not included PAESTUM Full day parking € 10,00 LUCCA www.luccaitinera.it PALERMO Entrance ticket and parking: Entrance ticket and parking € 30,00/day From 01/04 to 31/10: € 130,00 per day / to buy on the spot PISA From 01/11 to 31/3: www.pisamo.it € 105,00 per day / to buy on the spot from 01/01 till 31/03 from 01/11 till 31/12 from 01/04 till 31/10 € 134,00 € 200,00
POMPEI SORRENTO Entrance ticket € 90,00. Full day parking € 20,00 on the spot. Parking € 10,00 per hour from 09:30 to 19:30 Reduction for school groups Parking € 40,00 per hour from 21:00 to 07:00 (from 01/06 ti 30/10 parking during the night is not permitted) RAVELLO www.comune.ravello.sa.it STRESA Entrance ticket: € 30,00 per day Parking € 7,00 per hour
ROME (rates for euro 4 coach) TARQUINIA www.romamobilita.it Parking € 20,00 per hour PERMISSION A1 online on the spot TIVOLI 1st day 1st day www.asaservizisrl.com up to 8 m € 33,00 € 44,00 Entrance ticket and full day parking € 25,00 more than 8 m € 42,00 € 55,00 TORINO PERMISSION B Free access to the city for coaches, but it is necessary to register Circulation and parking in the area B, where permitted. the coach and fill in the form which can be found at the following Permission B1, B2 and B3 are valid only on Wednesday and link: Sunday. The prices are the same but the Checkpoint/Pick Up http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/ztl/3625-ncc-taxi and drop off are different. The permission has to be choosen MOD. ES. 11 EN (check-in must be made at least 10 days before at the booking but cannot be changed or modified. the date of the entrance in the city, directly by the coach) online on the spot 1st day 1st day URBINO up to 8 m € 120,00 € 160,00 Bus over 7 mt: € 50,00 per coach (payment on the spot) more than 8 m € 150,00 € 200,00 PERMISSION B4 VENICE Circulation and parking in the area B, where permitted. www.avmspa.it Destination: Mestre or Venice Lido The permission is valid only on Wednesday and Sunday with pick up/drop off and parking in Parking Terminal Gianicolo. Period Euro 6 Euro 5 Euro 4 01/01-14/04 online on the spot 04/11-31/12 € 240,00 € 250,00 € 310,00 1st day 1st day Ordinary 15/04-03/11 € 270,00 € 280,00 € 340,00 up to 8 m € 96,00 € 128,00 and carnival more than 8 m € 120,00 € 160,00 Destination: Venice / Tronchetto
Period Euro 6 Euro 5 Euro 4 PERMISSION G 01/01-14/04 Circulation and parking in the area B, where permitted. Circulation 04/11-31/12 € 280,00 € 290,00 € 360,00 Ordinary inside the Vatican is not permitted. Special Permission is needed 15/04-03/11 € 310,00 € 320,00 € 400,00 for bank holidays or events (Easter, Christams and so on...). and carnival online on the spot Reduction for school groups up to 8 m € 50,00 € 50,00 VENICE/PUNTA SABBIONI more than 8 m € 50,00 € 50,00 Check-point - entrance ticket Circulation of tourist coaches: Euro 1, Euro 2 and Euro 3 is Carnival Period € 170,00 per coach prohibited. Euro 5-6 Euro 4
SAN GIMIGNANO Oedinary ticket € 145,00 € 170,00 Entrance ticket and full day parking: Reduction for school groups From 01/11 to 28/02 € 60,00 - From 01/03 to 31/10 € 80,00 VERONA SAN MARINO www.amt.it Coach parking 1 and 2 € 4,00 per hour up to 3 hours Low season entrance ticket: € 100,00 parking not included 01/04-31/10 entrance ticket € 150,00 parking not included SIENA www.sienaparcheggi.com VESUVIO Entrance ticket and coach parking: Parking at 1000m: € 50,00/day From 16/02 to 15/11 € 130,00 - From 16/11 to 15/02 € 105,00 VOLTERRA SIRMIONE Parking € 60,00/day Piazzale Montebaldo car park € 20,00 for the first hour, € 10,00 for every additional hour. Full day parking € 70,00
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turin 118 483 168 182 182 0 145 184 406 401 336 334 871 1002 1443 1570 Cortina D’Ampezzo Merano milan 188 354 54 475 284 145 0 53 275 304 285 213 774 882 1346 1473
Bolzano bergamo 228 308 83 429 343 184 54 0 229 333 325 242 803 910 1375 1502 UDINE venice 450 274 305 222 542 406 275 229 0 271 334 156 733 820 1305 1428
Sondrio florence TRENTO Pordenone 478 447 360 463 393 401 304 333 271 0 98 123 473 678 1046 1173 Lecco Gorizia
AOSTA Como Bergamo Vicenza pisa 413 518 341 533 329 336 285 325 334 98 0 190 556 761 1128 1255 Biella Varese Treviso Grado bologna 400 355 268 356 440 334 213 242 156 123 190 0 589 678 1161 1288 Monza/Brianza VENEZIA Lignano Trieste naples Novara Brescia 948 916 829 932 863 871 774 803 733 473 556 589 0 264 593 720 MILANO Verona Padova Lido di Jesolo Sirmione Pavia Lodi Cremona bari 1069 1024 937 1021 1068 1002 882 910 820 678 761 678 264 0 773 899 Sottomarina Mantova catania 1520 1489 1402 1504 1435 1443 1346 1375 1305 1046 1128 1161 593 773 0 208
TORINO palermo Piacenza 1647 1615 1529 1631 1562 1570 1473 1502 1428 1173 1255 1288 720 899 208 0 Asti Alessandria Ferrara Parma Reggio Emilia Acqui Terme Modena Ravenna Cuneo BOLOGNA MAR ADRIA TICO Savona GENOVA Forlì
Portofino Carrara Cesena Massa Rimini Riccione Imperia La Spezia Montecatini Cattolica Pesaro Lucca San Remo MAR LIGURE SAN MARINO Fano Pisa FIRENZE Senigallia l.Trasimeno ANCONA Livorno San Gimignano Porto Recanati Siena Arezzo Gubbio Macerata Porto S. Giorgio
Piombino Chianciano PERUGIA S. Benedetto del Tronto MAR TIRRENO Grosseto Assisi Ascoli Piceno
Spoleto Orvieto Teramo Silvi Marina i. d’Elba Terni Montesilvano l. Bolsena PESCARA Francavilla Viterbo Civitavecchia Vasto Termoli
Fiumicino ROMA Ostia Fiuggi Manfredonia CAMPOBASSO Frosinone Isernia Foggia Latina Barletta i. Maddalena Trani i. Asinara Benevento Andria BARI S.Teresa i. Caprera Caserta di Gallura Baia Domizia Altamura Monopoli Castelsardo Avellino Putignano P.to Torres NAPOLI Brindisi Olbia Sorrento POTENZA Alberobello Locorotondo Sassari Amalfi Salerno MAR TIRRENO i. Ischia Lecce Alghero San Teodoro Positano Matera Taranto i. Capri CALA GONONE Otranto Nuoro Maratea S. Maria di Leuca
Scalea MAR IONIO Oristano Arbatax
MAR TIRRENO Cosenza
Iglesias Crotone
CAGLIARI i. Sant’Sntioco Lamezia Terme Villasimius Catanzaro MAR IONIO i. Ustica i. Eolie o Lipari Vibo Valentia
Messina
PALERMO
i. Egadi Cefalù REGGIO CALABRIA Trapani Monreale Taormina Marsala Giardini Naxos Enna Caltanissetta Catania MAR IONIO Agrigento Piazza Armerina
Gela MAR MEDITERRANEO Siracusa
Ragusa i. Linosa i. Pantelleria
i. Lampedusa
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