9 days · 8 nights
Germany, Switzerland, Italy

Florence, Chianti and San Gimignano

Nine days to gourmet Tuscany: Heidelberg, Lucerne, Lugano, Florence, the Chianti vineyards, San Gimignano, Siena, Lake Como, Zurich and Speyer.

Duration

9 days · 8 nights

Departure and return

Eindhoven

Countries visited

Germany, Switzerland, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Heidelberg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive via Cologne and the Rhine valley, Heidelberg Castle and old town on the Neckar, night in Heidelberg
2. Day 2Lucerne and Ticino — Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, Gotthard tunnel, arrival on Lake Lugano, night in Lugano
3. Day 3Florence — drive via Milan and the Apennines, Piazzale Michelangelo, Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, Piazza della Signoria, night in Florence
4. Day 4Florence — Accademia Gallery and Michelangelo’s David, Ponte Vecchio, Oltrarno district and Pitti Palace, San Lorenzo central market, night in Florence
5. Day 5Chianti — Greve in Chianti and its arcaded square, fortified village of Castellina, lunch and Chianti Classico tasting on a wine estate, night in Siena
6. Day 6San Gimignano and Siena — medieval towers of San Gimignano, award-winning gelato and Vernaccia, Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral, night in Siena
7. Day 7Lake Como — drive north to Lombardy, historic centre and lakeside promenade of Como, night in Como
8. Day 8Zurich — crossing the Alps via the Gotthard, old town of Zurich and banks of the Limmat, night in Karlsruhe
9. Day 9Speyer — UNESCO-listed Romanesque Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, return to Eindhoven, 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
• 8 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.