The Beauty of the Italian Lakes

Day 1 London – Verona- Lake Garda
Titan’s VIP Home Departure Service® transports you from your front door to London Gatwick Airport for your direct, scheduled British Airways flight to Verona. Transfer to our hotel, the 4 star Savoy Palace in Gardone Riviera where we enjoy a welcome drink on arrival. Single travellers will benefit from twin/double rooms for single occupancy.

Day 2 Malcesine – Bardolino
Travel to Malcesine, also known as the ‘Riviera of Olives’. There is time for lunch before we travel to Bardolino to a local winery. We enjoy a tour of the winery and experience the process of Italian wine making and sample the local produce of three wines accompanied by the taste of a selection of local salami and cheese.

Day 3 Verona – Lake Garda
This morning we travel to Verona, a beautiful city and one of the pearls of northern Italy. Verona is situated on the river Adige and the surrounding hills give the city a most romantic feeling.

Day 4 Sirmione – Lake Como
Today, we visit Sirmione, with its Scaligeri Castle, which still retains the drawbridge machinery and embattlements quay used to defend the whole southern end of the peninsula. We transfer to our hotel on Lake Como, either the 4 star Metropole & Suisse Hotel in Como or the 4 star Grand Hotel Victoria in Menaggio. The size of single rooms may vary.

Day 5 Lake Como
This morning, we take and excursion by local boat to one of Lake Como’s most famous villas, the Villa Carlotta, which houses numerous Canova masterpieces and has beautiful gardens, which include over 500 different species of plant and flower. We then cross the waters to the splendid lakeside town of Bellagio, famous for the attractive Villa Melzi. Designed by Giocondo Albertolli, its magnificent grounds consist not only of a beautiful water garden, but also a Moorish Temple, which is visible from across the lake. We return to our hotel by boat.

Day 6 Lake Como – Lake Maggiore
A morning to relax at Lake Como and enjoy the hotels facilities before transferring to Lake Maggiore. We arrive this evening at our hotel the 4★ La Palma in Stresa surrounded by a beautiful garden; La Palma is located in a tranquil, central position where you can enjoy the picturesque views (weather permitting) over Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands. Single travellers will benefit from twin/double rooms for single occupancy.

Day 7 Lake Maggiore – Locarno
We board the ferry in Stresa (seasonal operations permitting) for the journey on the tranquil waters to Locarno before embarking on the Centovalli Train, which, linking Locarno and Domodossola, provides magnificent panoramic views of the surrounding area’s gorges, waterfalls, vineyards and bridges. Following this awe-inspiring excursion, we join our coach for the short trip back to our hotel in Stresa.
Please note: This excursion may operate in reverse order.

Day 8 Lake Maggiore – Borromean Islands
We explore the lake today, one of the largest and possibly the most stunning, as we depart Stresa for the Borromean Islands, visiting three of the four. Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori are the most famous, as the former is home to the spectacular 17th century Palazzo Borromeo and the latter, as the name Fisherman’s Island suggests, still exudes some of its fishing village atmosphere. Isola Madre is the largest of the Borromean Islands and known for its gardens.

Day 9 Lake Maggiore – Milan – London
Today we depart for Milan airport for your direct scheduled British Airways flight back to London Heathrow or Gatwick Airport. On arrival, our staff will greet you and transfer you to your Titan transport for your return journey home to your own front door.

IMPORTANT TOUR INFORMATION

Please note:
Due to the medieval layout of towns and current transport regulations access is limited and clients are advised that a significant amount of walking is involved.
Rooms are allocated upon arrival at your hotels, therefore the size of single rooms may vary.

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