ALL NORTH OF ITALY 2 week

In the morning we will pick you up and start touring around Veneto Region. First we will start with a cappuccino in Treviso and then we will vist the town recalled "the little Venice". Then we will drive in the countryside for lunch and and we will take a nice drive in the middle of Prosecco viniards. Checking in hotel Dinner and Overnight.

In the morning transfer to Padua and start visit with the Basilica of St. Antony then the biggest square in Europe (Prato della Valle). Lunch with local tipycal food. In the afternoon a nice drive in the Eugnei hills very famous for spa. Please take with you your bathing costume. Dinner and Overnight in the same hotel.

On the way to Garda Lake we will have two nice stops and visit of two local little towns whit an importand and very old history like Montagnana (.. From the eleventh century is a surrounding wall reinforced by towers (wooden towers) surrounded by a wide moat...) Light lunch along the itinerary and then checking in the new hotel for dinner and overnight

In less than half an hour we can reach Verona famous also for the drama of Shakspeare "Romeo e Giulietta" and we can take a picture of the Balcony. Then the Roman Arena, the Basilica of San Zeno, Piazza delle Erbe and then we will drive in the countryside for a taste of local food and wine. Then back to the same hotel. Dinner and Overnight.

We will drive all around the lake with a stop in Salò and Gargnano (where Mussolini was exiled from Nazi) and have a look into the wonderful palaces they occupied. We will have a lunch along the way and continue to North in the Trentino Alto Adige region with a stop in Riva del Garda to stroll around a little bit . Back to the same hotel for dinner and overnight.

In the morning we will reach a nice histocal place along a river for a good cappuccino and then we will drive to Mantua for a nice walk in town and lunch in one of the historical trattoria with local dishes. In the afternoon we will take a visit down town including the St. Andrew Church where you can see an Altar with the Sacred Vessels containing the relic of the Blood of Christ. Then back to the hotel for dinner and overnight always in Lake Garda.

After breakfast you can take a nice walk in the village (and or shop) and enjoy of your free time. Lunch and dinner on your own and relax. Overnight in the same hotel.

In the morning we will visit Cremona the homeland of Antonius Stradivarius and enjoy a cappuccino under the porch of the townhall. Theh we will reach Parma for a tast of parmesan cheese and Prosciutto. If we will have time we will take a nice walk down town and then we will reach Liguria region in the area of Cinque Terre. Dinner and Overnight by a small B&B of our friends.

In the morning we will catch a regional train to Riomaggiore. From Riomaggiore we will walk along the wonderful Via dell’Amore (about 30 minutes) - IF AVAILABLE - if still closed we will arrive directly to Manarola. Visit and a lot of pictures and lunch. After Lunch we will visit Vernazza (they have had a big flood 2 years ago) and then by train back at the same B&B for another dinner based on local tradition and overnight..

After breakfast: we will drive to the exclusive and world famous village of Portofino. After a nice walk and a lot of pictures, we will have a Lunch in Santa Margherita Ligure or we will visit a winecellar in the countryside of Piemonte because it's on the way. Then a nice drve through the countryside of Piemonte Region up to Lake Maggiore for checking in dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we will reach Lake Maggiore and catch the ferry to Isola Bella. In 1632, Count Vitaliano Borromeo began the construction of the monumental Baroque palace and the majestic and scenic gardens, which have made the island famous and which to this day bear witness to the splendors of an era. After Lunch we will visi the nice village on the way and then back to the same hotel. Dinner and overnight.

We will drive to Como and visit the town center and the nice villas waterfront then we continue along the coast stop for lunch and then a little surprise (especially for ladies), Then we will visit the famous Bellagio and in the late afternoon we will drive back to the same hotel for Dinner and overnight

We will visit Orta San Giulio Village on the Lake Orta and a the Sacred Mountain with the Franciscan Chapels (in the World Heritage List) then we will take a nice drive up the mountain for a quick lunch and a woderful view to the lake. In the afternoon another nice drive to enjoy of nice panoramas and then back to the same hotel. Dinner and overnight

Transfer to the airport of Milan for departure.