Cattolica for senior groups: Adriatic beach, Gradara Castle, Urbino and Pesaro (8 days)

Cattolica for senior groups: Adriatic beach, Gradara Castle, Urbino and Pesaro (8 days)

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Reference SEN-08-921

  • Duration 8 days
  • DepartureFrom the place of your choice
  • GroupFrom 20 participants
  • DateOn the date of your choice

An 8-day stay in Cattolica: sandy beach, Urbino's Ducal Palace, Gradara Castle and Pesaro, Rossini's town.

Cattolica, on the border between Romagna and the Marche, is a calm family resort with a wide fine-sand beach and a long pedestrian shopping area. Your group stays five nights in a 3-star hotel near the sea, on half board, after a stopover night in Switzerland. The excursions are short: the medieval castle of Gradara, linked to the legend of Paolo and Francesca told by Dante, then Pesaro, Rossini's birthplace, with its seafront and old town. Urbino, Raphael's town and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, displays its magnificent Ducal Palace; the town stands on two hills and its streets climb steeply, but the palace itself is visited on the level once you are there. Two free days leave time to enjoy the beach, the promenade and the cafés.

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Programme

Day 1: Departure and overnight stopover (central Switzerland)

  • Morning departure from the place of your choice.
  • Journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
  • Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (central Switzerland), dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Journey to the Adriatic

  • Breakfast, then drive via the Gotthard and the Po plain, with regular breaks.
  • Seated lunch on the way (on request).
  • Late-afternoon arrival in Cattolica and check-in at the hotel for 5 nights, dinner.

Day 3: Urbino, Raphael's town

  • Drive through the hills to Urbino (about one hour).
  • Guided tour of the Ducal Palace and the National Gallery of the Marche (on request).
  • Lunch of Marche specialities such as crescia flatbread (on request).
  • Free time and a walk past Raphael's birthplace, then return to Cattolica and dinner.

Day 4: Free day in Cattolica

  • Free day (driver's rest day): beach, swimming and rest at the hotel.
  • Dinner at the hotel.

Day 5: Gradara and Pesaro

  • Short drive to Gradara, a fortified village on a hill (walk uphill through the village).
  • Visit of Gradara Castle and Francesca's room (on request).
  • Seated lunch (on request).
  • In the afternoon, Pesaro: Piazza del Popolo, Rossini's birthplace and the seafront.
  • Return to Cattolica and dinner at the hotel.

Day 6: Free day in Cattolica

  • Free day: beach, seafront walk and café terraces.
  • Dinner at the hotel.

Day 7: Leaving Cattolica, then journey to the stopover (central Switzerland)

  • Breakfast, then departure via the Po plain and the Gotthard.
  • Seated lunch on the way (on request).
  • Return journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
  • Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (central Switzerland), dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

  • Breakfast, then return journey with regular breaks.
  • Evening return to your home area.

The price includes

  • Transport by touring coach from the place of your choice
  • The services of a driver
  • 7 nights in a 3-star hotel (4-star on request) near the sea, double rooms, half board (full board on request), including 2 stopover nights
  • Accommodation for the driver
  • The coach excursions included in the programme
  • Road tolls and parking fees

The price does not include

  • Seated lunch on the way
  • Guided tour of the Ducal Palace and the National Gallery of the Marche
  • Lunch of Marche specialities such as crescia flatbread
  • Visit of Gradara Castle and Francesca's room
  • Seated lunch
  • Full board supplement
  • Lunches and drinks
  • Admission to museums and monuments
  • Tourist tax
  • Single room supplement
  • Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
  • Personal expenses

Good to know

  • Valid identity card and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for each participant. Bring enough of your usual medication.
  • Departure and return times adapted to your group's pick-up point; stay offered from May to late September, dates to be checked each year. From 20 participants, price on quotation.
  • Walking level: easy (short walks, some cobbled lanes); a meeting time at the coach is set each day with the driver. Wheelchair users or guests with reduced mobility: please tell us when booking.
  • Currency: euro in Italy, Swiss franc during the stopover nights in Switzerland. Bring comfortable clothes for the journey and sun cream.

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A tailor-made trip for your group

  • From 20 participants
  • On the date of your choice, departing from near you
  • Free quote, without obligation

Free places

  • 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
  • 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
  • 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
  • 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)

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Cattolica for senior groups: Adriatic beach, Gradara Castle, Urbino and Pesaro (8 days)

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