Day 1 | Arrival at Milan Malpensa Airport. A driver will be meeting you outside the luggage claim, and will transfer you from Milan airport to your accommodation in Bolzano, where you will check in at your 4-5 star hotel for two nights. Remaining of the day at your leisure. |
Day 2 | Full day in Bolzano, visiting the “Mercatino” in the city’s central Piazza Walter. It offers as many as 80 stalls, showcasing only locally produced crafts, including wooden statuettes, decorative candles, hand-crafted Christmas balls, and a variety of local treats, from mulled wine to apple fritters, from apple juice to strudel cake. Take a look at the Nativity Scene, set up under the Christmas tree, inside a real miniature stable, made of wood and covered by a shingle roof (just like the local mountain huts), where the Holy Family, with a cow and a donkey to their side, takes center stage. This is also one of the most kid-friendly Christmas markets in Trentino-Alto Adige, with several children’s attractions, such as the miniature train, the merry-go-round, the puppet theater, the horse-drawn carriage, and the stalls offering kids’ entertainment. |
day 3 | Check-out from Bolzano. Your driver will transfer you to your accommodation on the Lake Como, you will visit the beautiful city of Como and marvelous village of Bellagio. Visit the Duomo of Como, te Volta Temple and Terragni palace, we’ll then drive to Bellagio, time for lunch and then, have a walking tour of the historical centre. Admire the lake and see the real Y up side down. |
day 4 | An entire day in a toy town “ Città dei Balocchi” is waiting for you in Como, the Magic Light Festival with performances, attractions, an ice-rink and, of course, the Como Christmas Markets in the town centre. |
day 5 | Transfer from Lake Como to Florence with a stop Parma en route for a food tour with Parmigiano. We will visit a balsamic vinegar farm in Modena and experience it. Light lunch and tasting included. Upon arrival in Florence, check in to your 4 or 5 star hotel, for a two night stay in a double occupancy room. |
day 6 | Private tour of Florence with a professionally licensed, English speaking guide, entrance tickets to Accademia and Uffizi included. Admire the best masterpieces of Renaissance art, walking through ancient medieval streets, tasting some locally produced delicacies, shopping for leather handmade products, or simply breathing the magical atmosphere that only Florence can offer especially during Christmas time that gets colored with lights and the Christmas Markets held in Piazza Santa Croce. Nothing is missing, not even Santa's House, complete with a post office for children's letters. |
day 7 | Check out from Florence hotel and transfer to your hotel in Sorrento with a stop in Orvieto for lunch in another beautiful medieval town surrounded by a nostalgic atmosphere, that will welcome you with its 3000 years of history. |
day 8 | Full guided tour of Naples historic district, you will enjoy San Gregorio Armeno with the historic stalls. A long street, full of shops, historical buildings that tell the events that led to this famous tradition and symbols that convey the soul and personality of the place. Have a stop for pizza along these beautiful “vicoli” (alleys) |
day 9 | Day at your leisure and evening in Salerno to view the beautiful Chrstimas lights “Luci d’Artista” designed by master craftsmen of lights. |
day 10 | Have your breakfast at the hotel, meet your driver. Private transfer from your hotel to the airport. Departure from Italy 😔 |
