Grand Tour Welcome to the North 2026-27 "Prestige"

Departure from Rome for Trieste - lunch at leisure en route – check-in at the hotel in Trieste in the evening – dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Trieste by night: a stroll through the historic centre with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a local guide – visit to San Daniele del Friuli (the former church of Sant’Antonio Abate, known as the little “Sistine Chapel of Friuli” for its remarkable Renaissance frescoes, and a panoramic tour of the historic centre) – visit to a prosciutto producer with lunch – in the afternoon, visit to Udine (a tour of the city in the footsteps of Tiepolo, with a visit to his splendid frescoes in the Oratorio della Purità and the Cathedral - a stroll through Piazza Libertà, “the most beautiful Venetian-style square on the mainland”, Via Mercatovecchio and Piazza Matteotti -Udine’s old Piazza delle Erbe-; on the hill, visit to the city’s oldest church, Santa Maria del Castello, and the Castle –exterior-) – return to the hotel in the evening - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a local guide – visit to Cividale del Friuli (a UNESCO World Heritage Site and leader of the “Italia Langobardorum” project, Cividale offers an insight into the Lombard world, above all of the 8th century, with the Lombard Temple and the Christian Museum, but also of earlier centuries with the rich collections of the National Archaeological Museum; visit to the Cathedral and a stroll through the historic centre to the famous Devil’s Bridge) – traditional lunch in an osteria - in the afternoon, visit to Gorizia and Nova Gorica (panoramic coach tour of the Isonzo capital, touching the border at the “Casa Rossa” and reaching Piazza Transalpina, half Italian and half Slovenian, the Habsburg-era railway station building, and Borgo Castello with its Medieval Castle) - continue along the scenic Wine Road through the Collio wine-growing area, known worldwide for its excellent wines - visit to a wine estate and tasting of DOC wines - return to the hotel in Trieste in the evening – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand –overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, guided visit of Trieste (an extensive tour of the Borgo Teresiano, the Rive waterfront, Piazza Unità d’Italia, the Porto Nuovo, the Risiera di San Sabba, one of the emblematic sites of the Second World War –exterior-, San Giusto Hill with the Cathedral, a stroll through the historic centre and the old Jewish ghetto) – lunch in a typical beer hall – in the afternoon, guided visit of Aquileia (a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient Roman colony reveals the glories of its past through the archaeological excavations of the Forum, the former River Port and the residential quarters of 2,000 years ago) - check-in at the hotel in Padua in the evening – dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Padua by night: panoramic tour by private coach and a stroll through the historic centre with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion – transfer by coach to Padua railway station – departure by train for Venice Santa Lucia - full day devoted to the visit of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in the morning, guided visit of classic Venice (St Mark’s Square, St Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace –exterior-, then through the narrow calli of the Castello district to Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo and on to the famous Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal) – lunch at leisure – afternoon free for shopping and/or for excursions to the Islands of the Lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Murano, Burano, Torcello) or for a romantic gondola ride - return to the hotel in Padua in the evening – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, guided visit of Padua (the Basilica of Sant’Antonio, historic centre, Palazzo della Ragione, the Scrovegni Chapel, Palazzo del Bo with the University’s Anatomical Theatre) – traditional lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon, guided visit of Verona (a UNESCO World Heritage city: panoramic coach tour of the hills, a stroll through the historic centre with a visit to the Scaliger residences, Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Erbe, the houses of Juliet and Romeo –exterior-, the Arena –exterior-) – dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Verona by night: a stroll through the historic centre with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – visit to the two UNESCO World Heritage cities - in the morning, guided visit of Mantua (Giulio Romano’s Palazzo Te –interior-, the Ducal Palace or Reggia dei Gonzaga –exterior-) – visit to a rice farm, with a walk through the paddy fields and a tour of the estate’s historic rice mill – tasting lunch at the rice producer’s estate – in the afternoon, guided visit of Sabbioneta (an intact star with six bastions at its points: this is the urban spectacle offered by Sabbioneta – the Ducal Palace, Palazzo Giardino with the Galleria degli Antichi, the Teatro all’Antica) – arrival in Parma in the evening - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Parma by night: a tour by private coach and a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, guided visit of Parma (historic centre, the Pilotta monumental complex with the Teatro Farnese, the National Gallery and the Archaeological Museum, the Cathedral and the Baptistery) - visit in Langhirano to a producer of Parma ham - tasting lunch – in the afternoon, visit in Fontanellato to the largest maze in the world, created by the Franco Maria Ricci Foundation – return to the hotel in Parma in the evening - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion to Milan – full day devoted to the visit of the city with a local guide (the Cathedral - the Sforza Castle with the Rondanini Pietà - the Pinacoteca di Brera with the Marriage of the Virgin and Bramante’s Christ at the Column - the Museum of Science and Technology - the Church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, “the Sistine Chapel of Milan” - the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio) - traditional lunch in a restaurant - arrival at the hotel on Lake Maggiore, in Baveno or Stresa, in the evening - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - in the morning, visit to the Borromean Islands by private motorboat with a guide (Isola Bella with the splendid Palazzo Borromeo and its marvellous Italian garden, laid out on ten terraces descending towards the lake - Isola dei Pescatori with its old lanes and picturesque views) – lunch at the hotel - in the afternoon, guided visit of Villa Taranto (a splendid botanical garden, considered the most beautiful garden in Italy and the world) – return to the hotel in the evening - dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Turin - full day devoted to the visit of the city with a local guide (a tour of the historic centre with Piazza San Carlo, Via Roma, Piazza Castello, Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace –exteriors- UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Church of San Lorenzo, the Cathedral, Piazza Carignano, the Egyptian Museum –interior-, the Royal Palace and Park of Venaria Reale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ) - traditional lunch in a restaurant - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Turin by night: a stroll through the historic centre with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a local guide to the Langhe and their vineyard landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – visit to La Morra and Barolo (historic centre, Piazza Falletti, the Falletti di Barolo Castle), Serralunga and Alba (the heart of the Langhe: Piazza Risorgimento, the Town Hall, the Cathedral, the Church of San Domenico) – traditional lunch in a restaurant – during the day, visit to a wine estate and tasting of DOC wines - arrival in Genoa in the evening - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Genoa by night: a stroll with the tour leader in Nervi – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to the visit of the city with a local guide - the historic centre and its noble residences, the Strade Nuove with the Palazzi dei Rolli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (panoramic tour, Via Garibaldi, Piazza Caricamento, Palazzo San Giorgio, Piazza Banchi, Piazza San Matteo, Piazza De Ferrari, Porta Soprana, the House of Christopher Columbus, the Royal Palace and Palazzo Spinola -interior visits-), the Aquarium (unguided visit) and the Porto Antico area, with the chance to go up the Bigo (a panoramic lift 40 metres high with views over the city) – lunch at leisure, street food - free time for shopping - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Genoa by night: a stroll with the tour leader in Nervi – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for Florence - full day devoted to the walking tour with a local guide of the historic centre of Florence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Basilica of Santa Croce and the Pazzi Chapel, Piazza della Signoria, the Loggia dei Lanzi, Palazzo Vecchio, the Baptistery of San Giovanni and Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, the Museum of San Marco with the frescoes of Fra Angelico) – traditional lunch in a restaurant – dinner in a traditional restaurant – after dinner, Florence by night: panoramic tour by minibus with the tour leader (Piazzale Michelangelo, San Miniato al Monte, Scandicci, the Certosa, Fiesole) – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, guided visit of the Uffizi Gallery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Gallery occupies the entire first and second floors of the great building constructed between 1560 and 1580 to a design by Giorgio Vasari: it is one of the most famous museums in the world for its extraordinary collections of ancient sculpture and of paintings from the Middle Ages to the modern age. The collections of 14th-century and Renaissance paintings contain some of the absolute masterpieces of art of all time: suffice it to mention the names of Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio, as well as masterpieces of European painting, above all German, Dutch and Flemish) – lunch at leisure – free time for shopping – in the afternoon, continue on the homeward journey – arrival in the evening.