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Departing 11th June 2007
ITINERARY
MON - UK to Lake Maggiore
Scheduled flight from London Heathrow to Milan (call for details of regional flights) where
we are met by our tour manager for the transfer in our private executive coach to Lake
Maggiore and our 4* Hotel Slendid in Baveno for a three night stay on half board basis.
TUE - Villa Cicogna & Lake Como
Today’s first stop is Villa Cicogna located in the hillside village of Bischio. The garden is a
hidden treasure with wonderful views of Lake Lugano and the Brevio Valley. We travel on to
Lake Como and take a boat to Villa Balbianello. Rising out of the water and with wonderful
views across the Lake, this wonderful 16th century villa is known for its picturesque gardens
in the colours of the Italian flag.
WED - Borromean Islands
We meet our boatman at Stresa on Lake Maggiore for our trip out to the Borromean
Islands. Our first stop is the beautiful Isola Bella with its 17th century Baroque gardens
owned by the Borromeo family and built on ten terraces adorned with fountains, statues
and rare exotic plants. After Isola Bella it is off to Isola Madre, home to botanical gardens
with exotic trees. We have an optional lunch on the Isola dei Pescatori which is a pretty
fishing village before returning to Stresa and onto our hotel.
THUR - Portofino & Montecatini Terme
After breakfast we depart for Tuscany and Montecatini Terme. On the way we stop at
beautiful Portofino on the Italian Riveria where you may choose to join our optional lunch
before we make our way along the coast to the spa town of Montecatini Terme and the
4* Hotel Boston where we stay three nights on half board basis.
FRI - Villa Garzoni & Villa Torrigiani
 After breakfast we head for Villa Garzoni in
Collodi to see Tuscany’s best Baroque
garden. It is set between Lucca and Pescia
and the Valleriana, a lush fertile zone
through which the River Pescia flows. We
then head to the beautiful gardens of Villa
Torrigiani lying in the foothills of the
Apennines. The rest of the day is spent at
beautiful Lucca where we have free time
for lunch and to explore the birthplace of
Puccini.
SAT - Villa Medici & Florence
We visit the 15th century Villa Medici and
its Renaissance garden in Poggio a Caiano.
The afternoon is spent in Florence, the
Renaissance art capital of the world, with
free time to visit the Duomo, the Uffizi or
Boboli Gardens or simply to relax for lunch
by the River Arno.
SUN - Parma
Sadly we say goodbye to Italy and leave for
Parma where we have free time to
sightsee. Why not visit the Duomo or
Galleria Nazionale or take a relaxing lunch,
prior to our journey to Milan for our
scheduled flight to London Heathrow.
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