Your holiday summary
| Holiday type |
Tours |
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| Country |
Italy |
| Travel type |
Fly |
| Price range | From £599 |
| Travel partner | Newmarket Holidays |
| Duration | 7 nights |
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Italian Lakes
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Discover some of the most alluring and lakes and mountains scenery in the world. Discover Garda's varied shoreline, visit Lake Como, and explore the Swiss resort of Lugano on fascinating optional excursions as you stay on the shores of mighty Lake Garda and tiny Lake Mergozzo.
Included
- Return flights from your local airport to Italy
- Return airport-to-hotel transfers
- One suitecase allowance per person
- Seven nights' half-board accommodation at three-star hotels in Sirmione, Lake Garda (3) and Lake Mergozzo (4)
- A tour around Lake Garda
- A visit to Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands
- A tour of Lakes Como and Lugano
- The services of a Newmarket Tour Manager
- Government taxes and service charges
Day One
Fly to Italy, meet your tour manager and board the coach for your journey to Lake Garda. Dinner will be served in the hotel this evening.
Day Two
Hemmed in by steep hillsides to the east, backed by the craggy Dolomites to the north, and surrounded vineyards, olive groves and woodland on its western and southern shores, Lake Garda is the setting for some of Italy's most attractive resorts. And today's coach tour is the perfect way to enjoy the area's marvellous scenery.
Day Three
Spend today's optional excursion exploring "fair Verona", the historic backdrop for the tragic tale of "Juliet and her Romeo", and home to the famous opera season held yearly in its Roman amphitheatre. Explore this fascinating place, then take a seat in an open-air cafe in Piazza Bra to watch the world go by.
Day Four
Today you'll leave Lake Garda behind and journey west across the Lombardy Plain, and then north towards beautiful Lake Maggiore. Stopping in elegant Stresa, you'll board a boat for the short journey to the tiny, idyllic Borromean Islands. Stunning Isola Bella, with its 17th-century Baroque palace, picturesque Isola dei Pescatori, still inhabited by local fishermen, and Isola Madre with its Renaissance villa and superb botanical gardens. Later this afternoon, you'll continue to delightful Lake Mergozzo and your hotel.
Day Five
This morning's optional excursion takes us to Lake Orta, and the wonderful medieval town of Orta San Giulio, with its narrow streets, wrought-iron balconies and stunning lakeside piazzas. There'll also be a visit to the lakeside town of Omegna to wander around its bustling weekly produce market.
Day Six
Today's wonderful included tour takes in two of the most beautiful of the Alpine lakes.Backed by steep mountains, with a shoreline dotted with elegant villas and glorious gardens, Como combines Italian sophistication with the stunning scenery. Head to Tremezzo, on the lake's eastern shore, to visit the museum and gardens of the famed Villa Carlotta (entrance payable locally), then hop across the border into Switzerland and to Lugano. Here pretty Swiss villages nestle around the lake, and you'll have time to browse in the town centre.
Day Seven
Enjoy a last day in Mergozzo, or join our final optional excursion and cross into Switzerland, this time on the beautiful Cento Valle train from alpine Domodossola, through the breathtaking "hundred valleys", to sun- kissed Locarno. The views during this train journey are simply stunning, and you'll have plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere of colourful, Swiss Locarno before returning to the hotel.
Day Eight
Transfer to the airport to board your flight home.
Fly to Italy, meet your tour manager and board the coach for your journey to Lake Garda. Dinner will be served in the hotel this evening.
Day Two
Hemmed in by steep hillsides to the east, backed by the craggy Dolomites to the north, and surrounded vineyards, olive groves and woodland on its western and southern shores, Lake Garda is the setting for some of Italy's most attractive resorts. And today's coach tour is the perfect way to enjoy the area's marvellous scenery.
Day Three
Spend today's optional excursion exploring "fair Verona", the historic backdrop for the tragic tale of "Juliet and her Romeo", and home to the famous opera season held yearly in its Roman amphitheatre. Explore this fascinating place, then take a seat in an open-air cafe in Piazza Bra to watch the world go by.
Day Four
Today you'll leave Lake Garda behind and journey west across the Lombardy Plain, and then north towards beautiful Lake Maggiore. Stopping in elegant Stresa, you'll board a boat for the short journey to the tiny, idyllic Borromean Islands. Stunning Isola Bella, with its 17th-century Baroque palace, picturesque Isola dei Pescatori, still inhabited by local fishermen, and Isola Madre with its Renaissance villa and superb botanical gardens. Later this afternoon, you'll continue to delightful Lake Mergozzo and your hotel.
Day Five
This morning's optional excursion takes us to Lake Orta, and the wonderful medieval town of Orta San Giulio, with its narrow streets, wrought-iron balconies and stunning lakeside piazzas. There'll also be a visit to the lakeside town of Omegna to wander around its bustling weekly produce market.
Day Six
Today's wonderful included tour takes in two of the most beautiful of the Alpine lakes.Backed by steep mountains, with a shoreline dotted with elegant villas and glorious gardens, Como combines Italian sophistication with the stunning scenery. Head to Tremezzo, on the lake's eastern shore, to visit the museum and gardens of the famed Villa Carlotta (entrance payable locally), then hop across the border into Switzerland and to Lugano. Here pretty Swiss villages nestle around the lake, and you'll have time to browse in the town centre.
Day Seven
Enjoy a last day in Mergozzo, or join our final optional excursion and cross into Switzerland, this time on the beautiful Cento Valle train from alpine Domodossola, through the breathtaking "hundred valleys", to sun- kissed Locarno. The views during this train journey are simply stunning, and you'll have plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere of colourful, Swiss Locarno before returning to the hotel.
Day Eight
Transfer to the airport to board your flight home.
Italian Lakes Touring Hotels
You will be staying in two good, three-star hotels, first in Sirmione and then in Lake Mergozzo.
| Departure date | Departing point | Price | |||
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| 10-Jun-2012 | Newcastle | 609.00 | book | ||
| 10-Jun-2012 | Newquay Cornwall Airport | 829.00 | book | ||
| 01-Jul-2012 | Inverness | 849.00 | book | ||
| 01-Jul-2012 | London Gatwick | 629.00 | book | ||
| 01-Jul-2012 | Kent International | 829.00 | book | ||
| 08-Jul-2012 | Belfast International | 829.00 | book | ||
| 08-Jul-2012 | Birmingham | 719.00 | book | ||
| 08-Jul-2012 | Inverness | 849.00 | book | ||
| 08-Jul-2012 | Manchester | 719.00 | book | ||
| 26-Aug-2012 | London Gatwick | 629.00 | book | ||
| 26-Aug-2012 | London Luton | 679.00 | book | ||
| 02-Sep-2012 | Aberdeen | 849.00 | book | ||
| 02-Sep-2012 | Birmingham | 719.00 | book | ||
| 02-Sep-2012 | London Gatwick | 679.00 | book | ||
| 02-Sep-2012 | Manchester | 719.00 | book | ||
| 02-Sep-2012 | Kent International | 829.00 | book | ||
| 09-Sep-2012 | Jersey | 849.00 | book | ||
| 09-Sep-2012 | London Gatwick | 669.00 | book | ||
| 09-Sep-2012 | London Luton | 669.00 | book | ||
| 09-Sep-2012 | Manchester | 719.00 | book |
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