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Milan and Italian Treasures
9 DAY TOUR FROM £1275
Enoy two nights in Milan and a leisurely exploration of the beautiful Italian Lakes region, including an excursion to Venice.
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Tour Pace
Leisurely Lively
Tour experience
Scenic City
Highlights
- Milan
- Stresa
- Lugano
- Vicenza
- Bassano del Grappa
- Marostica
- Venice
- Lake Garda
- Sirmione
- Verona
- Bergamo
- Scenic drives
Sightseeing Highlights
- Milan Orientation of Italy's finance and fashion capital, including the Duomo, Galleria and "La Scala".
- Stresa See the Borromean Islands.
- Lugano Visit this beautiful Swiss resort.
- Vicenza Visit the Piazza dei Signori and the Corso Andrea Palladio.
- Bassano del Grappa Visit this town famous for its white brandy and covered bridge.
- Marostica Visit this lovely 14th century town.
- Venice Canal cruise by private launch. See St. Mark's Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a traditional glass-blowing factory.
- Lake Garda Excursion along its sparkling shores.
- Sirmione See the imposing Scaligers' Castle.
- Verona See Juliet's balcony and the Roman arena.
- Bergamo Visit this attractive town and admire the 15th and 16th century buildings at the Piazza del Duomo.
- Scenic drives Along the shores of Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and Lake Garda.
Dining Highlights
- Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Milan (WD)
- 8 hot buffet breakfasts (BB)
- 4 three-course dinners (D)
- Farewell Dinner with wine in a local restaurant in Milan (FD)
- 13 included meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights
- Return scheduled flights.
- The services of one of Trafalgar's professional Tour Directors on tour.
- A qualified local city guide in Verona.
- Complimentary transfers on Day 1 from Milan International Airport to your hotel
- in Milan and on Day 9 from your hotel to Milan International Airport.
- Travel on Trafalgar's luxury air-conditioned coaches with reclining seats and restroom facilities.
- Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
- All hotel service charges, baggage handling fees (one suitcase per person) and local taxes.
- A stylish travel wallet.
Complimentary overseas transfers:
Arrival and departure transfers will operate at various set times. Transfers arranged outside of these times due to flight timings may be subject to additional charges. Please ask your Personal Travel Consultant for further details.
Luxury Private Car UK Transfers
- Exclusive door to door airport transfers
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Day 1 (Door to Door)
Arrive Milan
Enjoy your private car door to door transfer service to your departure airport before your scheduled flight to Milan, where a transfer is provided to your first hotel. Later, we enjoy a walking tour of the city centre including the gothic Duomo, the 19th century Galleria and "La Scala" Opera house. This evening enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers. (WD)
Hotel: Crowne Plaza (SFC)
Day 2
Milan - Italian Lake District - Lake Garda
Today we head to the Italian Lakes. Our first stop is at Stresa, where we see the idyllic Borromean Islands. There is time to relax or take a boat trip before we enter the Italian speaking region of Switzerland on a visit to Lugano where there is ample time to shop for Swiss chocolates and watches. Later, back in Italy we enjoy a scenic drive around Lake Como to Como itself. At Bergamo, we join the 'autostrada' to Lake Garda for six nights. (BB, D)
Hotel: Villa Maria (FC)
Day 3
Lake Garda - Vicenza - Bassano del Grappa
First we're off to the ancient Roman town of Vicenza. Here we will visit the Piazza dei Signori and the Corso Andrea Palladio. Next, we continue via Castelfranco Veneto to Bassano del Grappa, famous for its white brandy and covered bridge over the Brenta River, and Marostica, the beautiful 14th century town renowned for its historic chess game played in the main piazza. At the end of the day we make our way back to our hotel at Lake Garda. (BB, D)
Hotel: Villa Maria (FC)
Day 4
Lake Garda - Venice excursion
On our arrival in Venice a private motor launch will take us along the canals past Palladian palazzos and churches to St. Mark's Square. Here we'll see St. Mark's Basilica and Doges' Palace. Then, after witnessing a demonstration of Murano glass-blowing, enjoy time on your own. Why not venture out to the lagoon and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch? Later, a gondola ride would be hard to resist. (BB)
Hotel: Villa Maria (FC)
Day 5
Lake Garda at leisure
After breakfast we enjoy a day at leisure to perhaps stroll along the lakeside, take an excursion to nearby Mantova visiting the Palazzo Ducale or simply relax. (BB, D)
Hotel: Villa Maria (FC)
Day 6
Lake Garda - Sirmione and Verona excursion
Today we experience the beauty of Lake Garda on an included excursion along its shores to Sirmione. Here we can admire the imposing Scaligers' castle before continuing to romantic Verona, home of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, for a walking tour of the city with a local guide where we will see the Roman arena and Juliet's balcony. Afterwards there is free time to shop or simply "do as the locals do" and sit in one of the pavement cafés on the Piazza Bra. We return to Lake Garda for the night. (BB)
Hotel: Villa Maria (FC)
Day 7
Lake Garda at leisure
Another full day at leisure in this serene area. Perhaps take a boat trip across the lake or join a full day excursion into the Dolomite Mountains where you can ride a cable car up one of the mountain peaks for spectacular alpine views. Alternatively, you may wish to relax in these peaceful surroundings. Whatever you decide, your Tour Director can advise you on how to make the most of your stay. We dine at our hotel this evening. (BB, D)
Hotel: Villa Maria (FC)
Day 8
Lake Garda - Bergamo - Milan
We visit the attractive town of Bergamo ascending the upper traffic-free town by funicular to see the town's finest buildings. We walk to the Piazza del Duomo to admire the 15th and 16th century buildings, with time for a cappuccino. (BB, FD)
Hotel: Atahotel Quark (FC)
Dining Highlights: This evening join your Tour Director and fellow passengers for a Farewell Dinner in a local restaurant.
Day 9 (Door to Door)
Depart Milan
After breakfast it is time to bid farewell to your new-found friends as we arrange your transfer back to Milan Malpensa airport for your return scheduled flight back to the UK. On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting private car for your door to door transfer to your home. (BB)
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Crowne Plaza Milan (SFC)
Enjoy a delicious menu at the "Il Giardino" restaurant or have a tasting pizza at the "Il Buongustaio". The hotel also has a breakfast room, café, cocktail bar, gymnasium and sauna.
Atahotel Quark (FC)
Located only 10 minutes from the centre of Milan, close to restaurants, bars, tennis courts and a golf course, the hotel offers a restaurant, cocktail bar and a gymnasium.
Villa Maria (FC)
Set in a wonderful private park behind the downtown of Desenzano Del Garda and only 300 metres from the lake, the hotel boasts a restaurant, swimming pool, bar and snack bar, tennis courts, bowls and rent-free bicycles.
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Gondola Serenade
An ideal introduction to this unique and magical city. Enjoy a romantic gondola journey along canals full of character and colour, while musicians and singers entertain. See the Grand Canal with its magnificent and elegant palaces, witnesses of the past splendours of the 'Serenissima'. Euro 32
Lagoon Cruise with Lunch or Dinner
A half day off the beaten track! We are taken by private boat to the nearby islands in the lagoon of Venice. See the island of Murano and the Hermitage of San Francesco del Deserto. Lunch or dinner is taken at the island of the 'fisherman' - Burano - a photographer's paradise. Drinks are included. Euro 65
Venetian Glories
Accompanied by a local expert we are taken into the magnificent Doges' Palace - home to the rulers of the Venetian republic for hundreds of years. We are shown the main highlights of the palace and its elegant courtyards, before entering the Byzantine Basilica of St. Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of the city of Venice. Here we admire the stunning golden mosaics and wonderful Byzantine architecture. (entrance fees included). Euro 34
Borromean Islands - Isola Bella Palace Tour
A private launch takes us to the world-renowned islands of Lake Maggiore. We see the Isola Madre, the Isola dei Pescatori, and on the Isola Bella we visit the palace of the Borromean princes. Euro 34
Tour of the Lake
This is by far the best way to appreciate the largest of the Italian Lakes. We drive along its scenic shore and stop for snapshots of many of the pretty resorts which have made this lake so internationally renowned. Admire the lush vegetation and marvel at the limpid blue waters as we cross the lake, visiting several picturesque and historical towns around the lake. Euro 41
Bolzano and the Dolomite Mountains
This excursion will take us along the beautiful Adige valley northward to the bilingual town of Bolzano, capital of southern part of the Tyrol. Here we will have time to shop in the elegant arcaded streets. Later, we take a cable car to the top of the Renon and then continue on a ride on the century old "Tramvai" a unique form of communication for all the villages in this area. We will enjoy incredible panoramas from this famous mountain plateau. Finally a spectacular drive past hills and mountains terraced with vineyards brings us back to our hotel on Lake Garda. Euro 48
Mantua by night with Dinner
We drive to medieval Mantua - a charming city bordered on three sides by lakes and once the home and playground to the rich and famous. We see the Palazzo Ducale, the vast home of the Gonzaga family, and the Basilica di San Andrea - a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. Afterwards enjoy dinner in a typical local restaurant, with wines included. (without dinner, 29 euros) Euro 50
Treasures of Milan
With a local city guide we visit some of this bustling city's most famous sights. First we enter the impressive Castello Sforza - today one of the country's most important museums, where we see the Pieta by Michelangelo among other great works. Then we continue to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie to admire Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting, 'The Last Supper'. When the last supper is not available, there will be a visit to the La Scala opera house and museum. Euro 43
The 'Certosa' of Pavia
An excursion, which takes us to visit the monument, considered to be the pinnacle of artistic expression in Lombardy and one of Italy's greatest landmarks, the Carthusian Monastery of Pavia. Here we will visit the tomb of the Duke of Milan, the ivory sacristy, the fourteenth century cloisters and the cells where the Carthusian monks used to live their lives in total seclusion. Euro 28
Milan By Night & Dinner
We drive into the heart of the city and walk to the Piazza del Duomo, where we see the gothic Cathedral illuminated and join the Milanese in an evening stroll. Then we enjoy a delicious dinner including wine in one of the city's most elegant restaurants. Euro 54
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