Italia 2017 - 2018 Group travel to Italy since 19851985 since Since more than 30 years we make our guests experience the famous Italian Bella Vita. 6 offi ces, 25 employees, over 2.000 groups per year are the main features of Gadis, one of the leading Incoming tour operator for Italy, Corsica and Cote d'Azur. 2 | Tel +39 0183 548 1 - Fax: +39 0183 548 222 - [email protected] Index Lombardia, Lago Maggiore Team [email protected] Piemonte, Lucia Who is taking care +39 0183 548 413 Liguria & Côte d’Azur of your groups Noemi [email protected] +39 0183 548 412 Marta Pag. 12 - 13 Trentino, Veneto, +39 0183 548 202 Friuli Venezia Giulia, TrTrentinoentino AAltolto Adige Patrizia LombardiaLago di Garda +39 0183 548Aosta 208 Friuli [email protected] Lombardia Pag. 4 - 11 Veneziaia Giulia Federica Veneto +39 0183 548 511 Piemonte Maria Luisa +39 0183 548 510 Pag. 14 - 15 Côte d’Azur Liguria Emilia Romagna Emilia Romagna, Toscana Toscana, Marche, Umbria Marche [email protected] Umbria Monica +39 0183 548 313 Corsica Anne +39 0183 548 321 Sardegna & Corsica Pag. 16 - 20 Lazio [email protected] AbruzzoAbbruzzo Veronica +39 0183 548 316 Molise Jacopo Puglia +39 0183 548 310 Sardegna Lazio Campania Rita [email protected] +39 0183 548 312 Graziano +39 0183 548 611 Pag. 24 Basilicata Laura +39 0183 548 612 Pag. 21 - 23 Calabria Abruzzo, Molise, Campania Sales Puglia, Calabria & Sicilia, Tour Italien [email protected] [email protected] Vittoria +39 0183 548 206 Fabiola Sicilia +39 0183 548 201 Jolanda +39 0183 548 205 Pag. 24 - 43 | 3 Piemonte Enjoy Piedmont and Liguria Liguria and Piedmont, so close and yet so apart with their culture, lifestyle and culinary specialties. Liguria: a narrow coastal strip with amazing sea vegetation, colorful houses perched on the slopes that re- mind us how the seamen on the way home recognized their houses thanks to the color of the facade. Piedmont, a locked treasure which has started to show its full beauty only in recent years, with a medieval atmosphere. Home to the Savoy family with its castles, wine estates, the typical local specialties such as cheese, truffl es and more, Piedmont uncloses with discretion to visitors from all over the world. great wines from Piedmont such as Barolo, Barbaresco located in an enchanting natural bay, its harbor being a Tour includes and Dolcetto d 'Alba. Return to the hotel and dinner. favourite stop for luxury yachts and international jet set. Day 3 Half day guided tour in Turin - In the morn- Return to the hotel and dinner • 4 Nights HB in a good 3 hotel in Acqui ing we admire the center of Turin on a city sightseeing. Day 5 Departure for the return journey. Terme The capital of the region Piedmont is not only an indus- trial city, but also the Italian capital of Baroque style and • 1 Full day tour guide Alba & Langhe with has so many attractions that you simply must have been Caffè Al Bicerin - Turin wine tasting and lunch there once in your life. When they built the impressive • 1 Wine tasting with snack baroque palaces, that make the old town a true open- air museum of this magnifi cent architectural style, Turin • 1 Half-day guided tour Turin (about 3 hours) Day 3 had, however, only about 50,000 inhabitants, but it was • 1 Bicerin tasting the residence of the powerful Duke of Savoy and, where • 1 Full day tour guide Sestri Levante, Santa the royal family resides, the nobility obviously wants to Margherita and Portofi no show its power with magnifi cent palaces and prove its • 1 Boat ride Santa Margherita - Portofi no and sense of beauty, art and culture. The afternoon is at lei- back sure. Return to the hotel and dinner. • Day 4 Full day tour guide Sestri Levante with Package price per person 5 days Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofi no - Breakfast and departure for Sestri Levante. The charming village from € 259 of Sestri Levante is located on the Ligurian "Riviera di Le- vante" between the exclusive Portofi no and the Cinque Founded 1763, Turin. Imagine yourself in the mid- Day 1 Arrival at the hotel, check-in and dinner. Terre UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sestri Levante is fa- 1800s...you are basking in the aromas that envel- Day 2 Full day guided tour in Alba & Langhe, wine mous for its two bays, which accompany the visitors on op you... Take a seat at the very same table where tasting and snack - Alba is the capital of the Langhe, their way to the peninsula of Sestri Levante, right and Cavour sat... Order a bicerin and savour its bitter- and has awesome spots dating back to the Middle Age. left: the Baia delle Favole (Bay of Fairy Tales), named in sweet fl avour of chocolate, coff ee and cream. This, It's called the city of "hundred towers" with many beau- honor of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, and and only this is the bicerin, a drink that has come tiful buildings, evidence of ancient and modern art. the smaller Baia del Silenzio (Bay of Silence).We continue to represent Turin, created here, on the site with Moreover, here there is the famous Saturday market, to Santa Margherita Ligure, elegant seaside resort with the same name. It's a place where the art of tast- which has become the traditional "Truffl e Fair". Sight- a beautiful promenade and the exclusive marina. From ing has made its mark in history. Cross the thresh- seeing of Alba and then drive through the famous Barolo Santa Margherita we take the boat to the secluded bay old of the Caff è Al Bicerin and discover the warm area, which, thanks to its wines, its castles, gastronomy, of Portofi no, admiring on the way the most elegant coast elegant ambience of this petite locale, exactly as the white truffl e and the beautiful scenery, enjoys inter- strip in Italy. Cape Portofi no is a headland that is covered it was 200 years ago. This is an unforgettable ex- national fame. The afternoon is dedicated to the visit with olive trees and Aleppo pines. The wonderful na- perience and a must for all those who love the art of one of the wineries in this area, with a tasting of the ture of Cape Portofi no is a natural reserve. Portofi no is of tasting. Now as it was before. 4 | Contact: Marta & Patrizia • +39 0183 548 202 • [email protected] Piemonte Piedmont, a classic evergreen! Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, Dolcetto are only some of the names of the many important wines from Piedmont that are well-known all over the world. A refi ned tour on the trail of the work, passion and devotion hidden in every bottle of these precious wines. Hillsides studded with vineyards provide the striking background for this tour, which takes us on a journey in pursuit of wine and the many other delicious local products from the Langhe and Monferrato that you will not be able to resist tak- ing home with you. of vineyards, farms, castles and fortresses which makes for a truly unforgettable experience. In the morning, Tour includes a visit to Alba, the city of one hundred towers and the Cookery Course heart of truffl e territory. The afternoon will be spent dis- featuring dishes • 4 Nights in B&B in a 4 Hotel in the covering the hazelnuts of Piedmont with a visit to a rural from Piedmont Alessandria area production with its crops. Buff et tasting session with hazelnuts and home-made cakes: "Nocciola IGP Tonda Tip • Large buff et breakfast with a wide selection Gentile delle Langhe". Roasted hazelnuts, hazelnuts • 3 Dinners at the hotel, based on a 3-course covered in chocolate (from October to March), hazelnut menu cakes and biscuits produced locally. Dinner in the hotel • 1 Dinner in a rustic restaurant with tasting of and overnight accommodation. 6 wines Day 3 After a large breakfast in the hotel we set off to discover Monferrato, another vine-clad area of Piedmont, • Full day guided tour to Alba and Langhe region to immerse ourselves in the tasty, striking atmosphere of • Visit to a hazelnut plantation with a short the Canelli wine cellar, also known as the "Underground tasting session Cathedral" and taste the sparkling wine made there us- ing the traditional production method from Piedmont. Learn the most traditional recipes of cooks from • Visit to a nougat factory, whit sparkling wine Stop at a traditional distillery nearby with an opportu- tasting Piedmont in a triumph of taste garnished with nity to taste grappa. Dinner at a family restaurant in the stories and fun. Followed by dinner with all the • Full day guided tour to Monferrato, Canelli, countryside with wine tasting. Return to the hotel and participants and tasting of a large selection of tour of a distillery with a chance to taste overnight accommodation. wines. grappa Day 4 After a large breakfast in the hotel we leave on a guided tour that takes us to Casale Monferrato • Full day guided tour of Casale and visit to a where we can admire the Cathedral, the monuments Castello Grinzane rice plantation from the Renaissance and one of the most beautiful Cavour • Lunch at a rice plantation synagogues in Europe. We then continue until we reach Tip Desana, the rice centre of Piedmont. Visit to a rice fi eld Package price per person 5 days with lunch. Excellent rice is grown in the farm, such as Carnaroli, Baldo, Vialone Nano and Balilla. After the visit, from € 289 an obligatory traditional Risotto is on the menu to keep our appetites at bay.