We start with a local departure for our journey to the Continent. We continue via a 1 night stopover in France, to the Lake Orta area where we accommodation has been reserved for 7 nights on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis at a carefully chosen hotel. All rooms have private facilities and features include a bar and restaurant etc.
During your stay we have included these great excursions:
- A full day visit to Milan – the commercial capital of Italy. This is a global capital of fashion and design. The Gothic Duomo di Milano Cathedral and the Santa Maria Delli Grazie Convent housing Leonardo da Vinci’s fresco, ‘The Last Supper’ testify to centuries of art and culture
- A visit to Turin – an interesting and often overlooked city in the Piedmont region of Italy, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River. Famous for the ‘Shroud of Turin’ the city has lots to offer
- A journey along the shores of Lake Maggiore to the resort of Locarno, situated on the Swiss section of the Lake. The arcade and Piazza of the town are overlooked by sub-tropical gardens which flourish on the lakeside promenades
On day 9 we commence our journey home, returning via an overnight stopover arriving back on day 10.