9 days · 8 nights
France, Italy, Switzerland
France, Italy, Switzerland
Tuscany and Umbria: Florence, Siena and Assisi
Nine days via Burgundy and Mont Blanc to Parma, Florence, Assisi, Perugia, Montepulciano, Pienza, Siena and San Gimignano, returning via Lugano and Lucerne.
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Departure and return
- Charleroi
- Countries visited
- France, Italy, Switzerland
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Beaune — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through the French Ardennes and Champagne, Hospices de Beaune, Burgundy wine tasting, night in Beaune
- Day 2Chamonix and Mont Blanc — Chamonix valley at the foot of Mont Blanc, Mont Blanc tunnel, Roman remains of Aosta, night in Aosta
- Day 3Parma and Florence — drive across the Po plain, cathedral and baptistery of Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano tasting, crossing of the Apennines, night in Florence
- Day 4Florence — Duomo and Brunelleschi’s dome, Baptistery and Gates of Paradise, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, night in Florence
- Day 5Assisi — Basilica of St Francis and Giotto’s frescoes, medieval lanes and Basilica of St Clare, Santa Maria degli Angeli, night in Perugia
- Day 6Perugia and Montepulciano — Corso Vannucci and Palazzo dei Priori in Perugia, Lake Trasimeno, Vino Nobile tasting in Montepulciano, Pienza, night in Siena
- Day 7Siena and San Gimignano — Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico and Siena Cathedral, medieval towers of San Gimignano, 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 old town of 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.