Grand Tour of Holland & Flanders 2026-27

Departure on scheduled Ita Airways flights to Amsterdam – on arrival, transfer to Antwerp – check-in at the hotel – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Antwerp by night: the UNESCO-listed “beer walk”, discovering the stories behind the city’s most special beers and its many authentic pubs, with a tasting of a traditional beer, plus an exterior view of the great city of art on the banks of the Scheldt (the Grote Markt – the main square, lined with old guildhalls topped by gilded statues –, the City Hall and the Cathedral of Our Lady, UNESCO World Heritage Sites – exterior –, the historic centre with the old guildhalls, Rubens’ House) – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion through the beautiful region of Flanders – morning guided tour of Bruges (a beautiful medieval town and capital of Flanders, with a characterful historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, spread along the banks of numerous canals, with its old houses, noble mansions and churches) – lunch at leisure – afternoon guided tour of Ghent (the Limburg – the short, wide street at the heart of the city’s bustle –, St Bavo’s Cathedral with the belfry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Graslei with its old guildhalls, St Nicholas’ Church, the Castle of the Counts of Flanders – exterior) – evening return to the hotel in Antwerp – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Antwerp by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – visit to Rotterdam (panoramic tour, interior visit of the covered market, the Central Station, the Cube Houses) & Utrecht (a dynamic, picturesque city rich in canals and interesting monuments and home to the country’s most prestigious university – walking tour of the historic centre with the Cathedral, the Dom Tower and St Martin’s Church) – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Amsterdam by night: an orientation tour of the city by private coach with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a guided tour of the city (Dam Square, the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank’s House – exterior –, the Begijnhof quarter, a cruise along the UNESCO-listed canals, the most famous of which are the Prinsengracht, the Leidsegracht and the Herengracht, lined with the houses of the wealthy merchants of the seventeenth-century Golden Age who launched the colonial adventure and made the city’s fortune) – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Amsterdam by night: a stroll with the tour leader, by private coach, in the lively Leidseplein district – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – visit to Delft (a delightful little town famous for its blue porcelain and its typical houses overlooking the canals), Scheveningen (Holland’s most popular seaside resort) and The Hague (the seat of government, on the North Sea coast – panoramic tour of the centre with the Government Palace and the Supreme Court, the Mauritshuis Museum and the Panorama Mesdag Museum) – tasting of local specialities – lunch at leisure – evening return to Amsterdam – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – visit to the typical villages of Marken (a small island linked to the mainland by a dyke, with its typical wooden fishermen’s houses, all painted green with sloping roofs and white trim), Volendam (a picturesque fishing village of wooden houses overlooking the harbour, where you can admire the most beautiful traditional costumes in Holland), Edam (one of the prettiest and most characterful little towns in the region, famous for its Edammer cheese) and Zaandijk (an old corner of Holland with numerous working windmills and traditional seventeenth-century houses, plus a clog workshop) – tasting of local specialities – lunch at leisure in Volendam – evening return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning at leisure – tour leader on hand – lunch at leisure – transfer to the airport – departure on scheduled KLM/Ita Airways flights back to Italy