21. PASSAGGE TO NORTH-WEST. FROM THE LAKES DISTRICT TO THE DOGES’ LANDS

Starting from Euro 1900,00 - 16 days

1^st day

Arrival on the Maggiore Lake. Hotel check-in. Dinner and overnight.

2^nd day
Morning: meeting the tour guide. Full day dedicated to the excursion to the three Borromean Islands. Embarkation in Stresa on the boat and departure towards Isola Bella...

3^rd day
Meeting the tour guide. The visit of Orta San Giulio starts from Piazza Motta, hearth of the village. It is possible to recognize the sixteenth-century Palazzo della Comunità, the Renaissance Palazzo Gemelli, the fourteenth-century Casa dei Nani and other elegant buildings putting together several architectonic styles...

4^th day
Morning: meeting the tour guide. Aboard a cog train, we begin our trip to the Top of Europe, an unforgettable experience in a world of snow and eternal ice. After arriving at Grindelwald station, one of the most famous holiday destinations of the Bernese Oberalp, we're off to Keine Scheidegg, 2061m above sea level...

5^th day
Morning: meeting the tour guide. Departure from Domodossola on board of "Centovalli" railway for a nice trip through suggestive lands, spectacular falls, precipices and bold bridges. The white and blue carriages of the narrow-gauge Railway will take one hour and a half to cross the Val Vigezzo known as the "Painters Valley" and to get to Locarno...

6^th day
Morning: meeting the tour guide and visit of Lugano, town lying on the banks of the homonimous lake. The pedestrian area, very suggestive, preserves the historical centre rich of marvellous buildings...

7^th day
Morning: Meeting the tour guide. Visit of the historical centre with the Duomo, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the Opera House "La Scala" and the Castello Sforzesco...

8^th day
Morning: visit of Sirmione, location known for the nice climate and for the beauty of the landscape. Lunch in a restaurant. Afternoon: embarkation and departura for a cruise that takes from Desenzano to Riva del Garda; a trip of 4 hours to discover the beauty of the Lake...

9^th day
Morning: meeting the tour guide and visit of the town: Piazza dei Signori, seat of the Renaissance Loggia della Gran Guardia, Piazza delle Erbe, Palazzo della Ragione, Caffè Pedrocchi, Piazza Duomo and the magnificent Prato della Valle...

10^th day
Morning: meeting the tour guide. Visit of St. Mark's Square with its famous St. Mark's Basilica, and the Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), the ancient seat of the main government departments...

11^th day
Morning: The itinerary starts from Piazza dei Leoncini, and follows to Ponte Canonica and Ponte dei Greci, where there is the greek-orthodox church better known as San Giorgio dei Greci. Not far away there is the Basilica dei SS Giovanni e Paolo, built in 1300. The funerary monuments of doges and illustrious personages kept inside are interesting and make San Giovanni e Paolo the pantheon of the history of the Serenissima...

12^th day
Morning: Visit of the town of Treviso by walking. Piazza dei Signori, seat of both the Palazzo dei Signori and the Torre Civica. The Duomo can be reached walking down the Calmaggiore. Following the visit of the Cathedral of S. Nicolò...

13^th day
Morning: departure towards Valdobbiadene, capital of Prosecco and Cartizze. Stop in a local wine cellar for tasting, then departure towards Follina, seat of the renowned Cistercense Abbey and its cloister. The next stage is the little town of San Pietro di Feletto and its millenary perish rich of Romanesque - Byzantine style frescoes...

14th / 15th day
Free time in Castelbrando for relax, visits and excursions...

16th day
Departure.

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