PACKAGE DURATION: 7 days / 6 nights

DEPARTURE: Milan Central Station

RECOMMENDED PERIOD: All year round

LANGUAGE: ITALIAN, ENGLISH AND FRENCH

A beautiful "all inclusive" tour to discover the most beautiful places in the Milanese, Varese and Canton Ticino areas.

Detailed travel program:Day 1: MILAN HISTORICAL CENTER, THE CENACOLO VINCIANO AND THE VINEYARD OF LEORNARDO

Gathering of participants in Milan, in the central station, and lunch in a typical restaurant. Meeting with the guide and visit of about three hours. In this itinerary you can visit the most representative monuments of the city externally: the Duomo, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the Teatro alla Scala and the Castello Sforzesco. A walk that touches the symbolic places of the Lombard capital: art, history and tradition without giving up the sparkle of the shop windows and the atmosphere of the historic places in the center. Lunch in a typical restaurant based on Lombard dishes. In the afternoon continuation of the half-day visit dedicated to essential sites and monuments: Bramante's Santa Maria delle Grazie and Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper"; “The Atellani House and Leonardo's Vineyard”. Then we move to the new dock with the fascinating canals. Typical Lombard aperitif based on Campari (drink of moderate alcohol content). Dinner and overnight at the hotel.4 * hotel a stone's throw from the center of Milan

Day 2: MONZA HISTORICAL CENTER, ROYAL VILLA AND THE PARK

Breakfast at hotel. Gathering of the participants and departure for Monza. Meeting with the guide and visit of about three hours. We will begin our itinerary from the city's cathedral called the sanctuary of the Lombards, and the Arengario, the brick building formerly the city's municipal seat in Piazza Roma, is now home to exhibitions and exhibitions. Then we will visit the Royal Palace built by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria as a summer residence for her son Ferdinand of Habsburg in the last twenty years of the 18th century. The Royal Palace complex includes the Royal Villa, which also became the residence of King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy, and the Park of Monza. Then, visit the Royal Gardens inspired by the Viennese palace of Schonbrunn containing within them mills, artificial lakes, a golf course and some villas, as well as of course the Royal Palace. Lunch in a typical restaurant. In the afternoon, transfer to the Monza circuit and guided tour. We will learn about the history, secrets and anecdotes of the Temple of Speed. We will see the paddock, the podium and the riders' conference room up close, as well as the Race Direction. In short, the "behind the scenes" of the racetrack will be revealed and everything you can't admire on television. Dinner in a restaurant based on "Cassoeula with polenta" (typical dish of the area). Return to the hotel and overnight.4 * hotel a stone's throw from the center of Milan

Day 3: CASTELSEPRIO, TORBA AND CASTIGLIONE OLONA

Breakfast at hotel. Gathering of participants leaving for Castelseprio. Meeting with the guide and visit of about three hours. Morning dedicated to visiting the Archaeological Park of Castelseprio and the Monastery of Torba, both today Unesco Heritage. Of considerable importance is the Church of Santa Maria foris portas and the monastic complex occupied by several populations such as the Goths, the Byzantines and the Lombards. Lunch in a typical Lombard restaurant. In the afternoon, visit to the Museum of the Collegiate Church of Castiglione Olona called "The island of Tuscany in Lombardy": this is the famous definition given by Gabriele d'Annunzio in Castiglione Olona, ​​a village that still retains the flavor of a precious fifteenth-century treasure chest. The frescoed cycle of the Baptistery, with its suggestive mix of landscapes and architecture, religious history and Renaissance current events, amalgamated by the limpid atmosphere characteristic of Masolino, makes the chapel, painted in every centimeter, one of the artistic peaks of the early Italian Renaissance. Risotto dinner and overnight stay.4 * Hotel in Art Nouveau style in the Varese area

Day 4: VARESE HISTORICAL CENTER, SACRO MONTE, PORETTI BREWERY AND LINDT SHOP

Breakfast at hotel. Meeting with the guide for a walking tour of the Garden City: fascinating palaces, narrow streets of the historic center, "secret" courtyards, bell tower, civic tower and baptistery. Walking we reach Palazzo Estense, nicknamed the small "Versailles of Milan." By funicular, we reach the Sacro Monte and a short visit to discover the devotional complex consisting of 14 Chapels, the Sanctuary and the Crypt, built between 1604 and 1698 and that from 2003 is part of the assets registered in the UNESCO list of world heritage of humanity. Lunch in a typical Lombard tavern with a breathtaking view. In the afternoon transfer to the Lind Factory Store. Meeting with an expert guide, the Maitre Chocolatier, who will reveal interesting information on the history and production of the beloved cocoa-based delicacy. Furthermore, participants have the opportunity to take a look at the automated experimental plants and, at the end, to taste at will. Later transfer to the Angelo Poretti Brewery and meeting with the guide inside the building, which represents one of the rare examples of Libert industrial construction y. Built across the Olona River in the 1880s, the factory began production in 1887. Of particular value is the old cooking room which is now used as a reception hall. Dinner and overnight at the hotel4 * Hotel / Villa in Art Nouveau style

Day 5: ROCCA DI ANGERA AND HERMITAGE OF SANTA CATERINA DEL SASSO

Breakfast at hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure for the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore to reach La Rocca di Angera, one of the few fully preserved medieval fortified buildings. Impressive frescoed rooms, the towers and the palace as well as the collection of period dolls. Lunch in a restaurant based on fish from the lake. In the afternoon departure for the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso which, perched on a sheer rock face overlooking the lake, is undoubtedly one of the most evocative scenarios of Lake Maggiore (UNESCO SITE). Typical risotto dinner. Overnight at Hotel.4 * Hotel / Villa in Art Nouveau style

Day 6: FOXTOWN SHOPPING CENTER AND MONTE SAN GIORGIO

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Switzerland. Accompanied by a "Personal Shopper" we will dedicate our morning to shopping at the Foxtown Factory Stores, a temple of elegance and luxury with 160 shops at discounted prices from 30 to 70% all year round. Lunch in the Capolago district (Mendridio) where we find the old cogwheel train station. In the afternoon departure for Monte San Giorgio. Half-day guided tour to discover the Archaeological Site registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List: then entrance to the Fossil Museum designed by the Ticino architect Mario Botta where there is a collection of animal and plant fossils from the exceptional deposits of the Monte San Giorgio. Dinner in a typical Ticino crotto on the border between Italy and Switzerland. Return to the hotel and overnight.4 * Hotel / Villa in Art Nouveau style

Day 7: END OF SERVICES

Breakfast at the hotel and free time available for shopping or relaxation. End of services.

PRICE PER PERSON € 2200 Minimum 10 participants

All group travel is carried out in compliance with current covid-19 regulations. The same could undergo changes on the basis of the new ministerial decrees

THE JOURNEY INCLUDESMEALS

Menus treated in detail for both lunches and dinners.½ mineral and ¼ of wine at the table always available

TRANSPORT

Comfortable Mini Bus

INSURANCE

The policy protects you in the event of accident, illness or theft of your baggage

GUIDED TOURS AND RADIOGUIDING

We will be followed by expert local guides using radio guides for all visits, allowing the best understanding of the excursion and the right social distancing

ENTRANCES INCLUDED

Last Supper and Leonardo's VineyardRoyal Villa and Park of MonzaMonza racetrackMuseum of the Collegiate Church of Castiglione Olona (VA)LINDT store and Poretti Brewery in VareseRocca of Angera

ITINERARIES

Our itineraries are just some of the possibilities of visiting that the city offers. You can customize your itinerary for groups, single visitors, families, companies in the languages ​​you want, according to your interests and the time you have available.