9 days · 8 nights
France, Italy, Switzerland
France, Italy, Switzerland
From the Riviera to Tuscany
Nine days via Beaune, Lyon and Aix-en-Provence to Cannes, Nice, Monaco and San Remo, then the Cinque Terre, Pisa, Lucca and Florence, returning via Lugano and Lucerne.
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Departure and return
- Charleroi
- Countries visited
- France, Italy, Switzerland
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Reims and Beaune — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Reims Cathedral where French kings were crowned, drive through Champagne and Burgundy, Hospices de Beaune, night in Beaune
- Day 2Lyon and Provence — Old Lyon and Fourvière Basilica, drive down the Rhône valley, Cours Mirabeau and fountains of Aix-en-Provence, night in Aix-en-Provence
- Day 3Cannes and Nice — Croisette and old port of Cannes, hilltop village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Promenade des Anglais and old Nice, night in Nice
- Day 4Monaco and San Remo — hilltop village of Èze, Rock of Monaco and Prince’s Palace, Monte-Carlo Casino, old town of San Remo, drive along the Ligurian Riviera, night in La Spezia
- Day 5Cinque Terre — discovery by train and boat of Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola and Riomaggiore, Portovenere, night in La Spezia
- Day 6Pisa and Lucca — Piazza dei Miracoli and Leaning Tower of Pisa, city walls and Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in Lucca, night in Florence
- Day 7Florence — Duomo and Brunelleschi’s dome, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Piazza della Signoria, San Lorenzo market, Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
- Day 8Lugano and the Gotthard — drive via Bologna and Milan, stop on the shores of Lake Lugano, Gotthard tunnel, night in Lucerne
- Day 9Lucerne — Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, drive via Basel and Alsace, return to Charleroi, 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.