Overview
This is a perfect tour for those who want to experience the very best of Northern Italy, including Italy's design capital - Milano and the amazingly beautiful Italian Lake District, home to Lake Como and the picturesque town of Bellagio. The tour also takes up to Switzerland and Lugano, home to stunning plant varieties, beautiful gardens and wonderful shopping.
Itinerary
Day
1
Private Transfer from Milan Airport to Milan City Centre Hotel
1
Where we Visit :
Milan,
Meeting Location :
Milano Airport
Upon arrival at the Milano Airport you will enjoy a private transfer with local English speaking assistant to your hotel.
Check in at the hotel and the balance of the day today is dedicated to getting over jet-lag and enjoying Milan at your leisure.
This evening we will give you many restaurant recommendations nearby your hotel.
This evening we will give you many restaurant recommendations nearby your hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Meals :
Dinner
Day
2
Privately Guided Tour of MIlan: Option to Enjoy Leonardo DaVinci's Last Supper
2
Where we Visit :
Milan,
Private tour of Milan for 3 hours with English speaking guide at disposal.
Suggested itinerary: Discover the world capital of design and fashion on your Private Walking Tour of Milan, Italy. With one of our local Exp9ert Guides visit all the main monuments that the city has to offer and learn its history that dates back to Roman Times. Due to its strategical position, the city has always prospered as a trade centre.
Suggested itinerary: Discover the world capital of design and fashion on your Private Walking Tour of Milan, Italy. With one of our local Exp9ert Guides visit all the main monuments that the city has to offer and learn its history that dates back to Roman Times. Due to its strategical position, the city has always prospered as a trade centre.
The impressive Cathedral, the Duomo represents the heart of Milan. Considered as one of the greatest churches in the world, its gothic vaults are the highest of any completed church. The church holds the world's largest collection of marble statues with the widely visible golden Madonna statue on top of the spire that you'll admire as travel up to roof to admire incredible views of Milan.
This private walking tour of Milan also features the medieval Castle Sforzesco, dating from the XV century hat now houses many of the cities museums and art galleries. Visit the oldest shopping mall in the world, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and the famous La Scala opera house which is the most celebrated in Italy.
Balance of the day at leisure. Dinner options available.Overnight at the hotel.
Meals :
Breakfast
Day
3
Privately Guided Tour of Milan
3
Where we Visit :
Milan,
After your breakfast, private tour of Milan for 3 hours with English speaking guide, Visit the beautiful Villa Reale. Situated on Via Palestro and is considered one of the greatest testimonies of the neo classical Milanese, a rare example of a villa within the city limits.
The villa was bought by the Cisalpine Republic who did homage to Napoleon, who lived here with Josephine. The villa has a beautiful English garden, evoking a romantic atmosphere forget: the lake, the temple of love, the fake medieval ruin ... an oasis of peace in the center of the busy city. Inside the villa, the seat of the Gallery of Modern Art: the state rooms are decorated with frescoes, sculptures, furniture, chandeliers and other decorations. And 'here can form an idea of furniture in noble Lombard neo classical age. Balance of the day at leisure.
Dinner options available. Overnight at the hotel.
Meals :
Breakfast, Dinner
Day
4
Milan - Lake Como - Bellagio
4
Where we Visit :
Milan,
Lake Como,
This morning you will be met by your English speaking driver-guide at the hotel and start a private tour up to Lake Como and the picturesque town of Bellagio.
Afternoon at Leisure in Bellagio - Enjoy the gardens and the town.
Overnight at the hotel in Bellagio.
Meals :
Breakfast
Day
5
LAKE COMO
5
Where we Visit :
Lake Como,
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a day learning about the area, the history, the culture and the traditions of this lake area. The best way to see the lake is from the lake itself – cruise on the lake by private water taxi accompanied by your personal local guide, admire the stunning scenery with the numerous beautiful villas and gardens that line the lakeshores. Find out about their history, their architecture, and their owners and lots more!! A breathtaking tour of the central area of Lake Como by private water taxi with views of Pescallo, Varenna, Tremezzo, Lenno.
The visit of the villa’s interiors is the highlight of this tour: The last owner of the villa, Guido Monzino was a wealthy Milanese, mountain climber and collector of antiques. Inside the villa, a priceless collection of antique furniture, Flemish tapestries, amarqand, Persian and Indian carpets, 19th century prints, reverse glass paintings, Chinese porcelain and terracotta objects as well as a small and fascinating museum dedicated to the different expeditions of this last owner. After our visit of the villa, our tour continues by boat circling the only island on Lake Como, Isola Comacina, and nowadays uninhabited but in bygone times one of the most important centres on the lake. Find out more about the fascinating history of the island and why today nobody dares to live there …. Balance of the day at leisure. Dinner options available. Overnight at the hotel.
The visit of the villa’s interiors is the highlight of this tour: The last owner of the villa, Guido Monzino was a wealthy Milanese, mountain climber and collector of antiques. Inside the villa, a priceless collection of antique furniture, Flemish tapestries, amarqand, Persian and Indian carpets, 19th century prints, reverse glass paintings, Chinese porcelain and terracotta objects as well as a small and fascinating museum dedicated to the different expeditions of this last owner. After our visit of the villa, our tour continues by boat circling the only island on Lake Como, Isola Comacina, and nowadays uninhabited but in bygone times one of the most important centres on the lake. Find out more about the fascinating history of the island and why today nobody dares to live there …. Balance of the day at leisure. Dinner options available. Overnight at the hotel.
Meals :
Breakfast, Dinner
Day
6
Lake Como - Lugano (Switzerland)
6
Where we Visit :
After Your breakfast meet the Guide in Hotel and with a private car transfer to Lugano via Como, You will visit the famous Villa Olmo in Como.
The Villa is the most celebrated and sumptuous of the historic homes of Como and one that made Como one of the driving forces of the Enlightenment in Italy, Proceed to Lugan.
After the visit you will proceed to Lugano with a stop at the chocolate factory Alprose in Caslano, established in 1957, there is a museum which presents the entire world of this sweet sin, from the very beginning to our days.
Dinner options available.
Overnight at the hotel.
Meals :
Breakfast, Dinner
Day
7
LAKE COMO
7
Where we Visit :
Lake Como,
Breakfast at the hotel and private transfer to the rail station or airport.
End of our services.
Meals :
Breakfast
Map
Inclusions/Exclusions
Tour Highlights and What's Included
- Private transfers from/to Milano Malpensa airport with Mercedes Class E
- Private transfer from Milano Hotel to Lake Como Hotel
- Private car in Lugano
- Private boat in Lake Como
- Private English speaking guides in Milan (3 hrs), Como (5 hrs) and Lugano (4hrs)
- Everything not listed under “includedâ€
- As per specific condition in each hotel booked
What's Not Included
- Everything not listed under “includedâ€
Pricing & Availability
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