Discovery of North Italy
8 Days / 7 Nights
Day 1: Milan
Arrival in Milano.
Check-in at the hotel. Overnight
Day 2: Milan
After breakfast full day visit of Milan.
Pleasant stroll to visit the most famous places of
Milan.
Piazza della Scala - and Galleria, - the city's splendid
parlor. From the Brera Art Gallery in search of inestimable
masterpieces of italian art. Free lunch. Then the
famous Corso Vittorio Emanuele and its shopwindows,
the Duomo, S. Ambrogio Basilica and the Scala, the
famous opera theatre. Free time at the end of the
visit.
Overnight by the hotel.
Day 3: Franciacorta
After breakfast departure to Franciacorta Region,
a very important wine region situated between Brescia
and Iseo Lake. The first stop will be in a small town.
Rodengo Saiano, to visit Villa Fenaroli, dating back
1700 and Saint Nicola Abbey. Continue to Provaglio
d'Iseo for the first wine tasting and a typical lunch
stop in one "Azienda Agricola". After the
lunch we continue to San Pietro in Lamosa Monastery,
datind 1100 and the big Torbiere. Dinner in a restaurant
with local specialities. Overnight at the hotel by
Iseo Lake.
Day 4: Franciacorta
Breakfast hotel. Time at disposal in Iseo for a stroll
and cruise to Mont'Isola a small Isle in the middle
of Iseo Lake. It's a mountain rising from the water
up to height of 600 mt. crowned on its top by the
sanctuary of Madonna della Ceriola. After lunch departure
to Borgonato to visit one of the best Azienda Agricola
for wine tasting. This Company produces "Franciacorta"
champagne (spumante), one of the most appreciated
in Italy.
Time at disposal in Sarnico for shopping.
O vernight at hotel.
Day 5: Verona
After breakfast departure to Verona.
Check in at the hotel in the city center and meeting
with the guide englich speaking for the visit of “Tour
of Verona's Ancient Roman Past”.
It’s a guided walking tour of Verona, with particular
attention paid to the ancient Roman sites.
Visit of the Arena, Giullietta’s
Free Lunch.
For the afternoon, time at disposal for shipping.
Wine tasting will be at a local enoteca. Back to the hotel and overnight.
Day 6: Venice
Departure after breakfast to Venice.
Arrival in the later morning. Boat transfer to the
hotel in the city center.Check in.
In the afternoon guided tour of Venice –
HD 2 Hours: St Mark's square, the basilica and the
doge's palace
St. Mark's square was the political and religious
center of the Republic of Venice; since ancient times
it has been a place extraordinarily rich in historical
and artistic value: we shall visit the basilica with
its precious mosaics and the ducal palace with its
well-known Bridge of Sighs, the Procuratie palaces
and the Napoleonic Wing, the Clock Tower, the Campanile
and the Marciana National Library. You can decide
whether to include in the tour the visit to the doge's
palace inside or continue our walk through campi and
campielli to the Rialto area.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Venice
After Breakfast guided visit of the Guggenheim Collection
The Guggenheim Museum in Venice
Ca' Venier de' Leoni, the Peggy Guggenheim's Venetian
house. Here are exposed masterpieces by Kandinsky,
Pollock, Ernst, Chagall, Dalì and many others.
In the afternoon time for shopping for the Murano
Glass with a small “cicchetti” in the
tipical “bacaro veneziano” to taste the
venetian fish speciality (sarde in saor – moscardini
– crostini di baccalà with a glass of
white wine).
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: Venice
Departure to the Venice Airport
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