9 days · 8 nights
Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Pisa, Florence and the Val d’Orcia
Nine days between Tuscany and Umbria: Freiburg, Zurich, Lugano, Pisa, Florence, Assisi, Perugia, the Val d’Orcia, Montepulciano, Siena, Bologna and Lucerne.
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Departure and return
- Cologne
- Countries visited
- Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Freiburg im Breisgau — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through the Rhine valley, Freiburg Minster and old town on the edge of the Black Forest, night in Freiburg
- Day 2Zurich and the Gotthard — old town of Zurich on the Limmat, crossing the Alps through the Gotthard tunnel, night in Lugano
- Day 3Pisa — drive across the Po plain and the Apennines, Square of Miracles, cathedral, baptistery and Leaning Tower of Pisa, night in Pisa
- Day 4Florence — Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, panorama from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
- Day 5Assisi and Perugia — Basilica of St Francis and Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi, medieval streets and Palazzo dei Priori of Perugia, night in Perugia
- Day 6Val d’Orcia — vineyards of Montepulciano and Vino Nobile, Pienza and its pecorino, hills and cypresses of the UNESCO-listed Val d’Orcia, Montalcino and Brunello, night in Siena
- Day 7Siena — Piazza del Campo, cathedral and Piccolomini Library, contrade of Siena, drive to Emilia, night in Bologna
- Day 8Como and Lucerne — drive through Lombardy, stop on Lake Como, Gotthard tunnel, Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, night in Lucerne
- Day 9Basel — old town and minster of Basel on the Rhine, return to Cologne, 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.