Northern Italy
Northern Italy offers an exciting perspective on a known and beloved country. You will experience a variety of Northern Italy from the enchanting canal city of Venice, the alpine mountainous region of the Dolomites, the greatest Italian Lake Garda, fun in Italy's No. 1 amusement park, the romantic Verona to the fashion capital and cosmopolitan city of Milan.
Why travel with Condor Travel?
- Legendary St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace and the Grand Canal in Venice
- Spectacular Great Dolomites road
- Fun in number 1 amusement park in Italy
- Pretty piazzas and knot of lanes in Verona, most in search of Romeo and Juliet
- Fashion city of Milan
Smaller groups, A more personal approach, easier flexibility for the individual and more guaranteed departures. |
Experienced guides Experience the destination accompanied by a Slovenian or a local guide./p> |
Great Hotels Carefully selected locations where quality, comfort and safety come first. |
Very good offers Although traveling in smaller groups, we offer very, very good packages. "The best value for money" trips. |
Departures
Choose your date, pick a program and book.
DAY 1: VENICE
Hotel or youth hostellunch, dinner
Arrival at the airport in Venice. Meet and greet a guide, who is staying with a group 24/7. Drive to Venetian Lagoon passing by Lido di Jesolo to Punta Sabbioni. The boat takes us to Murano Island from where first glassblowers of today's world known »Murano glass« origin. We are going to witness glass production and look at the collection of art products and jewelry. Free time for purchasing souvenirs. Then we take a boat and drive to Saint Mark´s Square – the main square considered as the center of Venice, with its main attractions and most important buildings: Doge's Palace, St Mark's Basilica, St Mark's Clocktower, the Procuratie Vecchie, Napoleonic Wing of the Procuratie, Procuratie Nuove, St Mark's Campanile and Loggetta, Biblioteca Marciana. The Piazzeta of San Marco is guarded by two patrons on columns – the lion of Saint Mark and Saint Teodoro of Amasea standing on a sacred crocodile of Egypt. Free time for shopping. Return boat trip to Punta Sabbioni. We drive to hotel. Accommodation and overnight.
DAY 2: VENICE - DOLOMITES
Hotel or youth hostelbreakfast, lunch, dinner
After breakfast, drive to Dolomites – the Alpine mountain region. We visit Cortina d'Ampezzo – a famous Alpine village and ski resort. Continue along the Great Dolomites road to Bolzano. It twists and turns, switchbacking around some of the highest peaks ill the range, and passing through ski resorts and mountain villages along the way. This astonishing feat of engineering was built between 1895 and 1909, and provides a true feast for the eyes of those who travel along it. On the way to Bolzano we make a stop and take a cable car to mountain Marmolada, where we can enjoy the views and have fun on the snow. Drive to the hotel. Overnight stay.
DAY 3: DOLOMITES-VERONA- LAKE GARDA
hotel or youth hostelbreakfast, lunch, dinner
After breakfast, we drive to the Lake Garda. We make a stop in the medieval town Lazise to stroll along the lake. Continue to Verona, the city of love. William Shakespeare had set a tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet here. It's why Verona is called “the city of love.” Walk to Juliet’s balcony, square Delle Erbe, pass by Scaligeris tombs, visit Roman Arena and go to the Catedral. Drive to the hotel near Lake Garda and overnight stay.
DAY 4: LAKE GARDA - GARDALAND - MILAN
hotel or youth hostelbreakfast, lunch, dinner
After breakfast, we visit the amusement park Gardaland - the number 1 Amusement Park in Italy. Lying on the southeastern banks of the Lake of Garda, the Amusement Park is built upon themed areas reminiscent, through a careful and detailed stenographic reconstruction, of the realms of history and geography, of space and fantasy. The great variety of attractions and shows is able to satisfy a truly diversified crowd: from early childhood to adolescence all the way to third age, from groups of teenagers to families. In the evening, drive to Milan. Accommodation and overnight stay.
DAY 5: MILAN
hotel or youth hostelbreakfast, lunch
After breakfast, we explore the fashion capital of Italy – Milan. The main sights of this northern Italian capital are all near a magnificent Gothic cathedral Duomo. Apart from being one of the largest in the world and having unique exterior and interesting interior, you can actually climb on top of it. The world-famous Opera house Scala can be reached through the popular covered shopping street Corso Vittorio Emmanuele. The famed fresco of the Last Supper can be seen in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazia that is under UNESCO protection. Time for shopping. Transfer to the airport. End of the journey.
- All transfers and driving as per itinerary in a modern coach and driver’s expenses and accommodation in the single room (coach is available all the way)
- Parking fees, tolls, check points and fuel
- Highly professional English-speaking guide for the whole tour (other languages on request)
- Panoramic tours and guided city tours as per itinerary
- 4 x accommodation with breakfast (in youth hostel or hotel, category by your choice) in mentioned cities or areas
- 5 x lunch
- 4 x dinner
- Entrance fees:
- Boat trip in Venice
- Round trip cable car to Marmolada
- Arena in Verona
- Gardaland amusement park
- Cathedral Duomo
- 1/2 l of water daily per person
- 1 FOC for teacher per 15 students
- Tourist taxes
- Single supplement
- Other entrance fees and visits
- Beverages and other meals
- Personal expenses
- Tips
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