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 four nights. Remaining of the day at your leisure. |
Day 2 | Dolomites tour day! You will visit Pieve di Cadore, a small village perched on the top of a hill overlooking Lake Cadore. Enjoy a stroll along its narrow streets and see the birth house of Titian, one of most famous Italian Renaissance painters. You will have time in Cortina d'Ampezzo, located in the heart of the Dolomites, a very well-known base for mountain lovers as it is rich in sky runs and hiking trails. You will explore Misurina, the "Pearl of the Dolomites", a small town standing at an altitude of 1756 meters. |
day 3 | 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 4 | Bressanone’s mercatino di Natale is one of South Tyrol’s five original Christmas markets. The Christmas market is held in the beautiful Cathedral Square, overlooked by the two towers of the Cathedral built in 980 AD. It features almost 40 stalls selling beautiful artisanal Christmas decorations, wooden sculptures, hand-made ceramics, candles, glass balls, angels, Tyrolean Christmas items, local food specialties, and more. |
day 5 | Check-out from your accommodation in Bolzano. Private transfer to your accommodation on the Lake Como, where you will spend three nights in a 4 or 5 star hotel. |
day 6 | You will visit the beautiful city of Como and marvelous village of Bellagio. Visit the Duomo of Como, the Volta Temple and Terragni palace, we will 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 7 | 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 8 | Check out from your accommodation on lake Como. Your driver will transfer you to Florence and 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 three night stay in a double occupancy room. |
day 9 | 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 10 | Cinque Terre guided tour during which you will stop in Manarola visit one of the biggest Nativity scene of the world with over 17,000 lights that illuminates hills and sea. |
day 11 | 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 12 | Enjoy an all inclusive experience along Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. You will explore an old lemon grove located in Sorrento and learn everything about this golden treasure You will have time in Sorrento, a beautiful town built as a terrace on the Mediterranean sea. This town is the perfect place where to take a walk, especially in the historic section and over Christmas time where you can admire the majestic tree in the main square and the beautiful light throughout the main street. |
day 13 | 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 14 | Day at your leisure and evening in Salerno to view the beautiful Christmas lights “Luci d’Artista” designed by master craftsmen of lights. |
day 15 | Have your breakfast at the hotel, meet your driver. Private transfer from your hotel to the airport. Departure from Italy 😔 |
