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VICENZA AND VERONA
09.00am/05.00pm
Padova Scrovegni
Chapel Vicenza Villa Rotonda, Olimpic Theatre and Basilica.
Lunch stop.
Depart for Verona:
visit the Arena, Piazza delle erbe, Piazza Signori, House of Romeo and Juliet, Castelvecchio and S.Zeno Church.
PALLADIAN VILLAS TOUR
09.00am/05.00pm
Venice, Malcontenta, Riviera del Brenta, Stra, Villa Pisani.
Padova
Scrovegni Chapel and S.Anthony Cathedral.
Stop for lunch in Asolo.
Depart for Maser, Villa Barbaro, for Fanzolo Villa Emo and Villa Cornaro in Piombino.
POMPOSA AND RAVENNA MOSAICS
09.00am/05.00pm
Venice, Pomposa visit the Abbey and stop for coffee.
Drive to Ravenna, visit the famous mosaics in the S.Vitale Cathedral, Neoniano Baptistary, Galla Placida Mausoleum, S.Apollinare Cathedral.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO
09.00am/05.00pm
Venice drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo with a stop enroute in Pieve di Cadore where the house of the famous Tiziano is.
After lunch, have a fascinating tour of the famous "Dolomiti Pearl" and it's beatiful Tofane, Faloria and Cristallo mountains.
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MILAN - CITY TOUR
09.00am/05.00pm
You should make your choice;
do you prefer to have shopping or visit museums, art galleries and churches?
Visit the cathedral and it's museum, Piazza della Scala, the house of Manzoni, the famous Brera Art Gallery, the Sforzesco Castle, The Villa Reale.
TOUR AT LAKE COMO
09.00am/05.00pm
It's so nice to spend a day in the quite atmosphere of the Como Lake.
You can stop for a drink, if you prefer, at the Villa d' Este Hotel in Cernobbio.
Continue and visit by boat the nice Comacina Isle, in the middle of the lake. Drive to Tremezzo, Menaggio and reach, by ferry boat, Bellagio where the Villa Serbelloni and Villa Melzi with it's wonderful gardens can be visited.
PAVIA AND CREMONA
09.00am/05.00pm
Arrive in Pavia and visit the famous Certosa of Pavia, the Visconteo Castle and the Cathedral.
Continue to Cremona and visit the Baptistery, the Torrazzo which is the symbol of the city.
Very interesting to see, especially for music lovers, are the Stradivari Museum and the Council Palace where the original Stradivari, Amati and Guarnieri violins are kept.
TOUR AT LAKE MAGGIORE
09.00am/05.00pm
Another relaxing tour is the trip to the Lake Maggiore.
Stop in Stresa and after a city tour you can get a private motor boat and have a tour at the Borromean Isles.
On the way back, stop at Orta S. Giulio where the famous S. Giulio isle is.
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FLORENCE - CITY TOUR
09.00am/05.00pm
The Duomo, the 2nd Pieta of Michelangelo, the Baptistery, the Accademia, the Pitti Palace, the Uffizi Gallery and to not forget the wonderful panoramic view from the Michelangelo Square.
S.GIMIGNANO - SIENA
09.00am/05.00pm
Arrive S. Gimignano at 10. 30am, a charming little town perched on a hilltop and preserved almost intact since the Middle Ages.
Continue to Siena and stop for lunch.
Visit the cathedral, the town hall and many masterpieces of Italian painting and sculpture.
PISA AND LUCCA
09.00am/05.00pm
Arrive Lucca at 10. 00am, visit the Mansi Palace where the National Gallery is, the Villa Reale and the Botanic Garden.
Arrive in Pisa at 01.00pm for lunch. In the afternoon visit the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the leaning tower.
THE TASTE OF CHIANTI AREA
09.00am/05.00pm
It's a fascinating drive through the hills well known as in this area the famous red wine Chianti is produced.
Along the drive there are stops in Impruneta, Tavernelle Val di Pesa, Barberino Val d' Elsa, Greve in Chianti which are typical for it's terracotta craft and old cloisters.
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ROME - CITY TOUR
09.00am/05.00pm
ARTISTIC ROME
Villa Borghese, Porta Flaminia, Vatican City where you could visit the Vatican museum and the Sistina Chapel with masterpieces by Botticelli, Signorelli, Perugino and, above all, the Genesis and last Judgment by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
ROME BY NIGHT
10.00pm/Midnight
After dinner, it's so romantic to have a drive through the illuminated Eternal City.
It seems to be another Rome.
Via Veneto, Trevi fountain, Piazza Venezia along the river Tiber, Piazza Navona, S.Angelo castle, Circo Massimo and Colosseum.
TIVOLI AND ITS VILLAS
09.00am/05.00pm
A drive through the roman countryside up to Tivoli, visit Villa d'Este with it's beautiful gardens, fountains waterfalls and Villa Adriana.
NAPLES AND AMALFI COAST
08.00am/10.00pm
Arrive Naples at 10.00am and have first a short sightseeing tour of the city;
drive to Pompei for lunch and visit the excavations.
Always along the scenic coast road, arrive in Sorrento, a romantic town overlooking the sea.
Stop on the way back too.
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NAPLES - CITY TOUR
09.00am/05.00pm
There is an Italian saying about Naples: "See Naples and then die".
It's a city fully of monuments, castles, old ruins and plenty of history, you have just to make your choice.
ERCOLANO AND POMPEI
09.00am/05.00pm
Driving along the scenic coast road, you'll reach first Ercolano, an old city at the slopes of the Vesuvio and have a sight.
Continue to Pompei, stop for lunch and later have a visit to the excavations.
THE AMALFI COAST
09.00am/05.00pm
From Naples you drive along the Amalfi coast where you can stop and admire many tiny typical fishing towns on the Mediterranean Sea.
Stop in Positano and Ravello where the beginning of "Parsifal" has been composed by Wagner.
TRIP BACK TO HISTORY
08.00am/05.00pm
Driving always along the scenic coast road, you reach Pompei and have visit to the excavations where, if you wish, you can get a local guide too.
Continue to Paestum, with a brief stop in Salerno on the way, for visiting the most important museum of the old Greek city represented by the three temples as the Cathedral, the Temples of Nettuno and of Cerere as well as the National archaeological Museum.
