The charming Lake Garda and the Opera House of Verona

The charming Lake Garda and
the Opera House of Verona
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Day 01
Arrival at the airport in Bergamo or Milano. Meeting with the tour leader and transfer to Desenzano del Garda
(or another village on Lake Garda) by private bus.
Desenzano del Garda
Accommodation, dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 02
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach
Malcesine by private boat: you will visit this small but
evocative village and the mountain that stands above it,
Monte Baldo.
Get to the top of the mountain and enjoy a spectacular
view of the light blue water, the green trees and the grey
rock.
Lunch in Malcesine.
Malcesine
Developed around the ancient Castello Scaligero and Palazzo dei Capitani, Malcesine still preserves its old
aspect of a medieval village protected by fortified walls. As well as other villages on the Lake Garda, it has
very old origins that date back to prehistory.
Visit of the castle.
Return to Desenzano del Garda at 6,00 p.m. Free time.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
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Day 03
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader and the private bus to Mantova, a Unesco
World Heritage Site.
Enter the city through a peculiar bridge, meet
a local guide and visit the magnificent Castle of St. George and Palazzo Ducale –famous
residence of the Gonzaga family consisting of
500 rooms.
Mantova
In the afternoon, departure to Sabbioneta. Guided tour.
Situated in the Po’s valley, Sabbioneta is a real Renaissance jewel. By surrounding it by walls and bastions, Vespasiano Gonzaga turned a small rural centre into an ideal
city, an exceptional testimony of city planning with a great
artistic content. Today Sabbioneta is still surrounded by
the ancient walls.
Return to Desenzano sul Garda at 7,30 p.m.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Sabbioneta
Day 04
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach the Franciacorta area by private bus.
Taste one of the best products of Italy: the Franciacorta wine.
Lago d’Iseo
Stop at Rodengo Saiano for a visit to the Abbey of St. Nicholas, one of the most stately and rich building of
the North of Italy.
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Visit to a local farm that produces Franciacorta wine and light lunch with degustation session.
In the afternoon, tour of Lake Iseo by private boat. You will have the opportunity to visit Clusane with its
wonderful historical centre and Monte Isola, the mountain which divides the lake in two parts.
Return to Desenzano sul Garda at 7,30 p.m.
Dinner at your leisure and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 05
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach
Gardone Riviera by private bus.
Visit to the shrine of Italian victories, a monumental citadel
built by poet Gabriele D’Annunzio.
It consists of a series of buildings, streets, squares, theatres, gardens and watercourses realized in memory of the
exploits of the Italians during the 1st World War.
In the afternoon departure to Sirmione. Guided tour of the
town and visit of the Grotto of Catullus, remains of Gabriele D’Annunzio’s roman villa.
Il Vittoriale
Then visit of Lazise together with the remains of the ancient village and the Scaliger Castle.
Return to Desenzano sul Garda.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 06
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach Brescia by private bus.
Meeting with a local guide and visit of the city: admire the Capitolium, the Roman Theatre, the Domus
dell’Ortaglia, the Broletto, Piazza della Loggia, the Torre della Pallata, the Old Cathedral and the Castle with
Brescia
its museum of ancient arms -the most important in Europe.
The monastery complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of
a group of seven inscribed as Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.).
Free time for shopping.
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Return to Desenzano sul Garda.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 07
After breakfast, free time for shopping in Desenzano sul Garda.
Lunch at the hotel.
In the afternoon departure to Verona. Meeting with a
local guide and tour of this enchanting city.
Dinner ot your leisure.
At 7.30 p.m. you will have the opportunity to attend an
opera at the Arena of Verona, the ancient roman amphitheatre situated right in the historical centre.
Arrival at the hotel at 1,30 a.m. and overnight stay.
Arena di Verona
Day 08
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach Bergamo by private bus.
Bergamo is one of the most artistic sites of Lombardy. It is divided into two parts, the upper and the lower
town, connected via a nice and very old cableway. Built in the Middle Ages, the upper town (Città Alta) is still
surrounded by Venetian walls –Bergamo has been under the control of Venezia for many years- and it contains
important historical remains.
The lower town (Città Bassa) houses different valuable historical testimonies, too. The division between the
upper and lower town is not so recent: it seems that it dates back to the Roman time, when the upper part was
called “Civitas” and the lower part “Suburbia”.
Guided tour of the city.
Bergamo
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In the afternoon transfer to the airport in Bergamo or Milano .
End of the services.
Tour information:
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The tour will be available with a minimum of 16 paying partecipants.
The tour can be changed according to airport and flights’ schedule
The half board can include lunch or dinner not necessarily at the hotel.
Round trip flights’ reservation available
Booking cancellations insurance available
Services Included:
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8 days, 7 nights in a 3/ 4 star hotel HB
Tour leader for the whole duration of the tour
Local guide to visit : Mantova, Sabbioneta, Sirmione, Lazzise, Brescia, Verona , Bergamo
Private bus with driver for the whole duration of the tour
Private boat for the tour of Lake Iseo lake
Lyrics Opera at the Verona Theatre
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Anything which is not expressly mentioned in the list above
Travel health insurance
Baggage insurance
Entrance fees to the museums
Tips and personal expenses
DAY
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Arrival and transfer to the hotel in Desenzano del Garda
Visit of Malcesine and Monte Baldo
Guided tour of Mantova and Sabbioneta
Wine tasting of Franciacorta, tour on the Iseo Lake
Visit the”Vittoriale” in Gardone Riviera,
and Catullus Grotto in Sirmione, Lazise tour
Guided tour of Brescia
Guided tour of Verona and entrance to the Opera house at the Arena
Guided tour of Bergamo, end of services
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B = breakfast
L = lunch
D = dinner
Taste and Slow Italy - Trasimeno Travel Sas, Via Novella 1/F, 06061 Castiglione del Lago, Perugia. Tel. 075-953969, Fax 075-9652654
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