The hills are alive!! Visiting Monte Bianco
The hills are alive!! Visiting Monte Bianco
*This is a sample itinerary. I will include hotel suggestions, restaurant recommendations, links to purchase tickets for tours/museums, and plan for whatever mode of transportation you prefer. Will also include estimated travel times/event times + costs. We'll work together to make the perfect vacation for you!
Day One: Flight into Turin, Italy.
Transfer to downtown Turin for 2-night stay.
AM: Check into hotel, stroll up to historic Piazza Castello.
Lunch at famous cafe and chocolatier: Baratti e Milano.
PM: Visit to Egyptian Museum (2nd largest outside of Cairo)
Shopping and strolling the pedestrian streets of the city center.
Time to rest in hotel
Aperitivo at Cafe Fiorio, Piazza Carignano
Dinner in Piazza Vittorio overlooking the Po River.
Day Two: Turin, Italy.
AM: Walk over to the Quadrilatero Romano for breakfast at the Cafe Bicerin to try a Torinese specialty!
Visit the Royal Palace and Museum
Lunch in Piazza San Carlo
PM: Visit to Juventus Stadium or the FIAT Automobile Museum
Free time to rest or shop
Apericena in the historic center
Nighttime guided tour of "Magic Turin"
Day 3: Moving into the Alps. Drive to Cogne (Grand Paradiso National Park)
Check in to hotel and stop at local grocery store to pack a picnic lunch
Hike in the Grand Paradiso to include a visit to the Lillaz waterfall.
Evening: Dinner at hotel, with traditional Aostan polenta and stewed beef.
Day 4: Transfer to Courmayeur
Check in to hotel and explore the quaint town in the shadow of Mont Blanc.
Lunch in town al fresco!
PM: Hike Mont Blanc with amazing views from Italy's highest peak.
Dinner at a typical rustic lodge in Courmayeur
Enjoy the nightlife in town.
Day 5: Moving to the Lakes Region. Transfer to Lago Maggiore (Baveno), 2.5 hours.
AM: Drive to Baveno
Noon: Check in to hotel on the shores of beautiful Lago Maggiore. Lunch outdoors at hotel.
PM: Relax on the shores of the lake or hotel pool.
Aperitivo in the center of Baveno.
Dinner: Boat transfer to Isola Superiore for dinner with a panoramic view of Isola Bella.
Day 6: Spend the day on Lago Maggiore with a boat tour to visit the Borromean Islands.
Late PM: lounge and aperitivo poolside back at the hotel.
Dinner: Panoramic restaurant in Stresa.
Day 7: Depart from Milan
Transfer to Milan Malpensa for journey home.