Final-year school trip to Milan and the Italian Lakes: the Duomo, Lake Como and the Borromean Islands (6 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and overnight stop in Freiburg im Breisgau

• Departure from your school in the morning, at the time agreed with you.
• Daytime drive via Luxembourg and Alsace (about 450 to 550 km depending on your school, 5.5 to 6.5 hours excluding stops).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Arrival in Freiburg im Breisgau in the afternoon, walk through the old town and around the cathedral.
• Check-in at the hotel for the overnight stop, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 2: Crossing the Alps and arrival in Como

• Departure after breakfast, crossing Switzerland via Basel, Lucerne and the Gotthard tunnel (about 370 km, 5 hours).
• Arrival in Como in the early afternoon and lunch at your own expense.
• Walk through the old town, from the cathedral to the shores of Lake Como.
• Funicular ride from Como to Brunate for the view over the lake and the Alps (on request).
• Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Milan, capital of fashion and design

• Drive to Milan (about 50 km, 1 hour).
• The Duomo and a climb up to its marble rooftop terraces, among the spires and statues (on request).
• The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala and lunch at your own expense.
• The courtyards of Sforza Castle and Sempione Park, then visit to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ (on request).
• Supervised free time in the centre, return to the accommodation for dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands

• Drive to Stresa, on the shore of Lake Maggiore (about 1.5 hours).
• Boat excursion to the Borromean Islands: Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori, the fishermen’s island and its narrow lanes.
• Visit to the Borromeo Palace and its terraced gardens on Isola Bella (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense on the island, then supervised free time in Stresa.
• Return for dinner and last evening in Italy.

Day 5: Lugano and drive back to Germany

• Rooms vacated after breakfast.
• Drive to Lugano (about 40 min) and walk along the lakeside and through the old town.
• Lunch at your own expense, then crossing of the Alps via the Gotthard to Freiburg im Breisgau (about 330 km, 4.5 hours).
• Check-in at the hotel for the overnight stop, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium with regular stops.
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the late afternoon.