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Italy, 7 Days · Tailor-made by car
The idyllic Lakes of the North Route, from Milan to Venice
One of Europe's most spectacular road trips is between cosmopolitan Milan and romantic Venice
Formed in the Ice Age and surrounded by sublime natural beauty and timeless glamour, the Lakes of Northern Italy have been one of the most famous holiday destinations in the world since Roman times. Visitors have included emperors, Napoleon, Princess Diana, Hollywood A-listers, and great artists, writers and thinkers such as Hemingway, Goethe or Byron. This beautiful Italian region cherishes a seemingly endless list of attractions. One of Europe's most spectacular road trips is between the attractive and cosmopolitan Milan, one of the most interesting cities in Northern Italy, and the ever-romantic Venice. It certainly doesn't lack attractions. You'll go home with memories of the area's charismatic villages and photogenic deep blue lakes, sheltered by the majestic peaks of the Alps and verdant vegetation. You'll see breathtaking landscapes, fishing boats bobbing up and down alongside enchanting piers, magnificent romantic villas, palaces in the Borromean Gulf and Islands, churches and castles perched on hills or cliffs, and beautiful lakeside hotels that today still ooze the glamour so characteristic of the Belle Époque. The "Idyllic Lakes of the North, from Milan to Venice" tour is an itinerary to be enjoyed from behind the wheel, savouring every kilometre of the way. It weaves through enchanting villages such as Orta di San Giulio or Bellagio; skirts along stunning lakes such as Orta, Maggiore, Como and Garda; and takes the traveller to cities in northern Italy as seductive as Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Verona and Padua. We'll end this legendary tour exploring the amazing city of Venice and the islands of Murano and Burano. Don't forget to take a ride on a typical gondola under the Bridge of Sighs and savour an Aperol at one of its typical osterie (bars)!
Departure date
Departures from November 2024 till November 2025
From
Dublin, Shannon, Cork...
Travel details
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Travel details
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Day 1 City of origin - Milan
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Day 2 Milan - Orta San Giulio / Lake Orta - Lake Maggiore (Arona - Stresa - Borromean Gulf and Islands (Isola Bella, Isola Madre, Isola Superiore o dei Pescatori)) - Como / Lake Como
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Day 3 Como / Lake Como - Lecco - Bellagio - Bergamo - Brescia
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Day 4 Brescia - Lake Garda - Sirmione - Gulf of Desenzano da Garda - Verona
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Day 5 Verona - Padua - Venice
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Day 6 Venice - Islands of Murano and Burano - Venice
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Day 7 Venice - City of origin
Your trip includes
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Return flight.
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Stay in selected hotel in Milan.
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Selected meal plan in Milan.
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Stay in selected hotel in Como.
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Selected meal plan in Como.
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Stay in selected hotel in Brescia.
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Selected meal plan in Brescia.
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Stay in selected hotel in Verona.
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Selected meal plan in Verona.
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Stay in selected hotel in Venice.
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Selected meal plan in Venice.
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Rent-a-car.
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Amount of the supplement for collection and return of the vehicle in a different office.
Your trip doesn't include
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Accommodation taxes in Milan direct payment in facility.
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Accommodation taxes in Verona direct payment in facility.
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Accommodation taxes in Venice direct payment in facility.
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Possible toll charges.
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Insolvency protection.
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Vaporetto (water taxi).
Destinations Visited
Important remarks
- Triple rooms in Europe are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.
- Check-in time at the hotel on the day of arrival depends on each establishment, but in no case will it be before 3:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.
- Explore Verona at your pace and avoid long queues thanks to the 24-hour or 48-hour Verona Card. Designed to save you time and money, the card will give you access to the city's main attractions, museums and churches. Check out all the benefits on www.turismoverona.eu. You can buy it online, at kiosks, at the city's tourist information offices and at the main attractions and museums covered by the card.
- 1. The transport card for Venice and its islands is the best way to get around the city, either by water or by land. It gives you access to the public transport network of Venice, which includes the famous vaporetti along the canals, the islands and Lido, and the ACTV urban bus network on the mainland, Mestre and Marghera (it doesn't give you access to ACTV transport lines to/from Venice Marco Polo Airport, lines 16, 19, 21 and the Casino and Alilaguna water buses). 1.1.The duration of the transport card begins when it's first used. From then on, you can use it for the specified time: 1, 2, 3 or 7 consecutive days. 1.2.To use public transport services in Venice, you can get the transport card at the ACTV automatic vending machines located throughout the city. 1.3.The price includes the transport of a piece of luggage where the sum of length/width/height is less than 150 centimetres. 1.4.Children under six years old go free on all public transport in Venice. 2.The Venezia Unica City Pass offers free and skip-the-line access to the main museums and churches in Venice, with savings of up to 28%. 2.1.The must-see attractions that you can enter for free with the Venezia Unica City Pass card are: - Venice Ducal Palace. - Three of the civic museums of the Marciana Area (San Marcos City Pass mode): Correr Museum, National Archaeological Museum, monumental rooms of the Marciana Library; or ten of the civic museums of Venice (City Pass Completa mode): Correr Museum, Archaeological Museum National, monumental rooms of the Marciana Library, Ca'Rezzonico, Mocenigo Palace, Carlo Goldoni House, Ca'Pesaro, Murano Glass Museum, Burano Lace Museum and Natural History Museum. - Three or sixteen of the churches included in the Chorus, depending on the mode selected. You can find the Chorus Pass churches on this link. - Querini Stampalia Foundation. 2.2.The modes are: 2.2.1.San Marcos City Pass: includes access to the Doge's Palace, three of the civic museums of the Marciana Area, three of the Chorus churches, the Querini Stampalia Foundation and the Venice Casino. 2.2.2.And City Pass Completa: includes access to the Doge's Palace, ten of the civic museums of Venice, sixteen of the Chorus churches, the Querini Stampalia Foundation and the Jewish Museum. 3.The Venezia Unica City Pass lets you enter each attraction once and is valid for seven consecutive days from the time it is first used. 4.To activate the card and enter any of the attractions for free, just show the voucher at the ticket office. 5.The Venezia Unica City Pass is available for children over six years old. Most of the city's attractions have free admission for children under six years old.
- The proposed excursions and tours for each day are purely suggestions, as you can tailor the trip to suit your times, tastes and needs.
- A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check-in at hotels.
- Hotels usually have cots available. Otherwise, babies will have to share a bed with an adult.
- To pick up your rental car, you'll need a credit (not debit) card in the name of the person who made the booking, who must also be the named driver of the vehicle.
- Consult the necessary documentation to enter the destinations visited and for transit in the countries where air stopovers are made.