1 DAY ARRIVAL
Arrival on Lake Como, sits on the foot of the
Alps and offers some of the most beautiful scenery in Italy’s Lake
district.Accomodation, dinner and overnight.
2 DAY LAKE COMO
Breakfast
and meeting with your guide to visit Lake Como area. First stop in
Cernobbio to visit Villa d’Este, built in 16th century and redesigned
as Luxury Hotel in the 19th century. You will admire other beautiful
villas as: Villa Erba and Villa Bernasconi. Your tour continues to
Tremezzo with the visit of Villa Carlotta. This Villa has magnificent
rare plants in a rich garden and valuable art. Boat trip from Tremezzo
to Bellagio, the pearl of Lake Como. Bellagio is made of several
different hamlets and walking around you'll enjoy beautiful views and
cozy atmosphere. The 22 suburbs scattered over the vast area of land
stretching from the lakeside to the top of Mt. San Primo are all part of
Bellagio. The “Borgo” is the town’s historic centre and was one of the
first areas; in Bellagio to be inhabited. Back to your Hotel. Dinner and
overnight.
3 DAY COMO AND LECCO
Breakfast and with
your guide start the visit of Como, historic town, located in a small
basin surrounded by moraine hills and dominated by mount Brunate. A walk
through the historic center pemits the visitor to discover the
Cathedral Broletto (seat of the medieval town hall), Piazza Verdi with
Its beautiful monuments dating from various periods in history, the
medieval walls, the neoclassical theatre, the former Casa del Fascio,
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, the Romanesque Basilica of St.Fedele and Its
beautiful square, the imposing tower and Piazza della Vittoria with a
statue dedicated to Garibaldi. The visit goes on to Lecco in the
footsteps od Alessandro Manzoni. During the city tour you will discover
little things about the love story of Renzo and Lucia, protagonists of
the famous novel “I Promessi Sposi”. Back to the Hotel. Dinner and
overnight.
4 DAY MILAN
After breakfast drive to
Milan and meeting with city guide. The day is completely dedicated to
the most important city in the north of Italy. You start from Castello
Sforzesco (Sforza Castle) from outside to the lyric theater “Alla Scala”
and its square. You will cross the fashion gallery Vittorio Emanuele II
to reach the Cathedral, one of the most popular monuments of Gothic
architecture. Free time for your shopping. In the afternoon the visit
goes on with the visit of the Quarter “Navigli”, a district that is
crossed by artificial canals and animated by several restaurants, art
shops and artisans. During the day this is a charming and quiet area but
revived in the late afternoon during aperitif time. We suggest a tour
through Porta Nuova, the new Milan with contemporary architecture. Back
to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight.
5 DAY VALTELLINA WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE SKY
Breakfast
and today your guide will go with you in Valtellina, alpine area
surrounded by vast glaciers with breathtaking alpine views, which
captivates the hikers and mountain climbers. The range of different
altitudes in the areas surrounding the valley offers a large variety of
environments, including apple orchards and wheat fields on the valley
floor, terraced vineyards on the mid-mountain slopes, dense fir forests,
green alpine pastures dotted with characteristic huts, and spectacular
mountain peaks that rise above white glaciers. You will reach “Ponte nel
cielo” (The bridge in the sky), a direct connection between Campo and
the pastures of Frasnino at an altitude of more than 140 metres. Easy to
walk for everybody. At the end of the visit you will stop in a typical
agriturismo to taste specialities including “Bitto”, a traditional
Valtellina DOP cheese made with goat milk that is only produced during
summer months in the highaltitude pastures, “polenta taragna” made with a
mixture os stone-ground cornmeal and buckwheat flour that is cooked
with pieces of cheese and you will taste the famous “bresaola”, a cured
meat typical of Valtellina made from nbeef seasoned with salt. Back to
the Hotel. Dinner and overnight.
6 DAY DEPARTURE
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