15 days · 14 nights
Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany

Italy from Milan to Rome

Fifteen days in Italy: Lucerne and the Gotthard, Lake Como, Milan, Florence, Siena, Assisi, three days in Rome, Bologna, Padua, Venice and Verona, returning through Tyrol.

Duration

15 days · 14 nights

Departure and return

Luxembourg

Countries visited

Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Lucerne — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Lorraine, Alsace and Basel, Chapel Bridge and old town of Lucerne, night in Lucerne
2. Day 2Lugano and Lake Como — Gotthard tunnel, lakeside walk in Lugano, cruise on Lake Como, night in Como
3. Day 3Milan — cathedral and its rooftop terraces, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala opera house, drive over the Apennines, night in Florence
4. Day 4Florence — cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
5. Day 5San Gimignano and Siena — medieval towers of San Gimignano, Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral, Chianti tasting, night in Siena
6. Day 6Assisi — Basilica of St Francis and frescoes of the saint’s life, drive through Umbria, night in Rome
7. Day 7Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, night in Rome
8. Day 8Vatican — Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica and Square, evening in Trastevere, night in Rome
9. Day 9Rome — free day, optional Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Spanish Steps, night in Rome
10. Day 10Bologna — drive through Umbria and the Apennines, Piazza Maggiore, Asinelli Tower, porticoes and tortellini dinner, night in Bologna
11. Day 11Padua — Basilica of St Anthony, Scrovegni Chapel and Giotto’s frescoes, arrival in Venice late in the day, night in Venice
12. Day 12Venice — St Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Rialto Bridge, island of Murano and its glassmakers, night in Venice
13. Day 13Verona and Lake Garda — Verona Arena, Juliet’s House, Sirmione on Lake Garda, drive through Trentino, night in Bolzano
14. Day 14Innsbruck — Brenner Pass, Golden Roof and old town of Innsbruck, drive via the Fern Pass and the Allgäu, night in Ulm
15. Day 15Ulm — Ulm Minster and the world’s tallest church spire, drive via Stuttgart and Saarland, return to Luxembourg, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 14 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.