New Group Traveller brochure – 2014/2015 by Carl Ison

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Group Traveller Tailor Made Tours Exclusively for Groups Italy, UK & Ireland, France, Germany & Austria, Holland & Belgium, Spain & Southern Europe, Central & Eastern Europe and Worldwide 2014/2015

Every single Tailored Travel tour is tailor made to your group’s exact requirements... Wherever you want to go, whenever you want to go and whatever you want to do when you get there, we will tailor make your group tour to your exact requirements. Like the look of one of the tours we’ve included in this brochure but want to tweak it slightly? That’s fine. Tell us how you want to change it and we’ll send you a proposal for your tour. Don’t see a tour to your preferred destination? No problem. Tell us what you want and in consultation with you we’ll tailor make your group tour to your exact requirements. Have a look at this chart. No matter how you answer the questions, we will tailor make your group’s tour in accordance with them. Remember that there will be cost consequences to those answers but once we have sent you our initial offer, we can amend it as required by you until you have a tour with an itinerary and at a price which matches the interests and profile of your members.

Where do you want to go... UK, Europe or Worldwide?

Are all entrance fees and gratuities to be included?

Are all excursions and guided tours to be included or would you prefer some optionals?

How long do you want to go for?

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Are there any particular sights, galleries or cities your group particularly wants to see?

Do you want to fly or travel by coach and/or train?

Do you want to stay on half board or on bed & breakfast basis with with or without a welcome or farewell dinner? What standard of hotel do you require?

What is your best estimate of the group size?

Do you require one free place per 10 paying (on UK & European tours and per 15 on worldwide tours)?

How many will require single rooms?

Group Traveller Tailor Made Tours Exclusively for Groups Dear Group Travel Organiser We at Tailored Travel look forward to helping you plan the perfect tailor made tour for your group. We have a long experience of working with groups from NADFAS, The National Trust, The Art Fund, U3A, the friends of museums and galleries and many other art and cultural groups. With that experience comes an insight into the destinations, itineraries and accommodation that have worked well for other groups in the past. Let us combine our experience and your understanding of the interests and profile of your members, so that working together you get a tour that is exactly right for your group. We’ve included in this brochure a range of suggested art and cultural tours to provide inspiration and whet your appetite. See something you like? Give us a call and in close consultation with you we can use our experience to tailor the tour to your group’s exact requirements. Have another idea that you don’t see here? We’d love to hear from you so that we can use our expertise to turn your idea into reality. We love a challenge so no idea is too outlandish, no destination too far, no detail too much trouble. We look forward to discussing your next group tour with you.

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10 reasons to book with Tailored Travel

Our aim is to make it as easy as we can for you to plan the perfect group tour and then for you and your members to enjoy a wonderful holiday together. We try to make everything as simple as possible for you with as much or as little input from you as you prefer. Just let us know how we can do that and we’ll do it! Here are 10 ways we try to make it as easy as possible for our Group Organisers to work with us:

Free places

Personalised service

Tailor made

Every single one of our art and cultural tours is tailor made to your exact requirements. Working closely with you, we will design a tour with an itinerary, standard of accommodation and at a price that are perfect for your group.

Exclusively yours

Whether there are 10 or 200 people in your group, your tailored tour will be yours and yours alone. Unlike other companies, we don’t ask you to tack onto another pre-planned holiday, mix in with another group or join public excursions.

Relax – more is included

Unless you request otherwise, all of our tours include a full programme of excursions, complete with prebooked entries and a professional tour manager or guide. If you prefer, we can also include entrance fees and gratuities. This freedom allows you to relax and enjoy your holiday.

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Because we specialise in group travel, we include one free place for every ten paying passengers on our UK and European tours and one free place for every fifteen paying passengers on all worldwide holidays. When you call Tailored Travel you will not be speaking with someone who is simply reading from a brochure, but with a friendly and knowledgeable member of our experienced team. We will always combine your ideas with what we know has worked well for other groups, so your tour will be a success every time.

Hassle free booking

Financial security

Quick turnaround

The experienced team at Tailored Travel can offer you a provisional quote, including full itinerary,within 48 hours of your enquiry. Following this we will work closely with you to incorporate any changes you require to create a perfect tour for your group. Then we will provide a final, fully costed quote.

Free marketing materials

We are happy to produce as many full colour personalised holiday brochures as you need to distribute to your group members.These contain the highlights of your chosen tour, detailed daily itineraries and booking forms for your members to return to you or (if you prefer) to us. Email us info@tailored-travel.co.uk

In keeping with the tailored spirit of our company, we will work with you to handle your bookings, deposits and paperwork in the way that best suits your group and makes life easiest for you. We can either accept individual booking forms (and deposits and paperwork) directly from your members or we can handle everything as a group via yourself. Tailored Travel holds an Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL 5605), issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, which ensures that all air holiday bookings are fully protected. Coach tours are secured by a professionally administered Trust Account which retains all monies paid to us until your group returns home.

No worries

If despite your best efforts, you don’t manage to get sufficient numbers for the tour to run, don’t worry – there’s no cost to you or your group and there’s no problem as far as we are concerned.

Inspiring group tours

Here is a summary of the suggested itineraries we’ve packed into this brochure, all of which are designed to provide inspiration for your own bespoke group tour. We can customise any of these tours to your requirements. But these are just suggestions, so if you have an idea or a destination that we haven’t included here, we can do that too! Give us a call on 020 7064 4970 to discuss the perfect holiday for your group. We look forward to helping you plan your trip. 4

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42 GERMANY & AUSTRIA

56 CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE

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Delights of Tuscany & Umbria Lake Garda, Venice & Verona Florence & the Spendour of Tuscany Discovering Hidden Umbria The Beautiful Italian Lakes The Palaces & Palladian Villas of Northern Italy Art & Palaces of Bologna, Ferrara & Ravenna Grand tour of Sicily Sardinia & the Costa Smeralda Classical Italy & the Amalfi Coast

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The History & Heritage of Cambridge Chester & the Welsh Borders Beautiful Jersey Isle of White History & Heritage of the Isle of Man Cardiff & South Wales Caernarfon & North Wales The Houses & Castles of the Scottish Boarders Sheltand & Orkney Grand Tour West Coast of Scotland & the Isle of Mull Loch Lomond, Glazgow & Edinburgh Derry – UK City of Culture 2013 Killarney & The Ring of Kerry Dublin, Killarney & The Ring of Kerry

42 Berlin & Dresden 43 The Art & History of Dresden, Meiben

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13 Puglia & the Heel of Italy

14 UK & IRELAND 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25

Art & Gardens of Cornwall Northumberland Liverpool & Manchester Bath, Bristol & Tyntesfield The Beautiful Lake District 30 Historic Houses of Suffolk Northfolk & Sandringham Estate Castles & Houses of Oxfordshire & The Thames Valley Shropshire & the Heart of England Castles, Houses & Gardens of Kent The Historic Houses of Devon History & Heritage of Yorkshire The History & Houses of Lincolnshire The Heritage & Historic Houses of the Peak District The History & Heritage of Winchester & the New Forest

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Paris & the Palace of Versailles Châteaux of the Loire Valley Normandy & Calvados Country Art, Countryside & Châteaux of Provence South West France & the Mid-Pyrenees Annecy & the Beautiful Alps Monte Carlo, Nice & the Italian Riviera Reims & Champaigne Country

and Saxony ‘Switzerland’

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Beautiful Black Forest The Rhine & Moselle Valleys The Castles & Lakes of Baveria Rudeshein, Heidelberg & Aachen Christmas Markets Austrian Tyrol 4* Vienna, Bratislava & Vienna Woods

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Floriade 2013 Amsterdam, Bruges & the Keukenhof Flower Festival Valkenburg, Cologne & the Belgian Ardennes Cosmopolitan Brussels by Eurostar The Cities of Flanders

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Classical Spain – Seville, Granada & Ronda Toledo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial & Madrid 4* Northern Spain & the Picos Mountains Barcelona Figueres & Monserrat Lisbon City Break Portugal’s Douro River 4* Croatia & the Istrian Riviera Dubrovnik & Croatia

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Palaces & Galleries of St Petersburg Krakow Prague & Konopiste Castle Istanbul

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Grand Tour of South Africa & the Kruger National Park 4* Imperial China South American Grand Tour Chile, Argentina & Brazil New Zealand Grand Tour New York The Treasures of Syria Magical Marrekech Israel & the Holy Land The History of Jordan & Petra

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We can tailor make any group tour for as few as 15 people. Simply for ease of reference and consistency in this brochure, the suggested tours are priced on early season departures with a minimum of 40 paying passengers and notional exchange rates of € 1.25 and US$1.55 to the Pound. For smaller or larger groups to your chosen destination with your preferred itinerary and departure date, simply call us for a tailor made costing.

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The trip was a complete success everyone enjoyed it immensely. The programme was excellent, a well balanced mix of culture and enjoying the ambience of Italy. I must say what a pleasure it was working with your office, how efficiently everything developed. I know everyone on the tour will join me in thanking you for arranging such a memorable trip, my head is still full of all the wonderful things I experienced.

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Featuring • All excursions included • Welcome dinner • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Rome • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers What we will see • Orvieto • Abbey of Monte • Olivieto Maggiore – guided tour • Pienza & Bagno Vignoni • Siena & San Gimignano • Florence - guided tour • Perugia & Assisi • Rome Your Hotel Five nights in the delightfulfamily run 3* Hotel Villa Ricci in Chianciano Terme in the heart of Tuscany. Dinner is included at the hotel on the first evening and the next four are on bed and breakfast basis. All rooms are en suite and the hotel has a bar, restaurant, indoor pool and spa. Extras • Single room supplement £49 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s) • Optional evening meal at Palazzo Bandino & guided tours of Rome & Siena

San Gimignano

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Our suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to Rome, five nights in the excellent family run 3* Hotel Villa Ricci in the spa town of Chianciano Terme in Tuscany, a full programme of excursions and all guided tours are included and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager. Day 1 – Chianciano Terme Scheduled flight to Rome – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to Orvieto and its stunning Duomo – check in to the 3* Hotel Villa Ricci in Chianciano Terme in Tuscany – dinner in hotel. Day 2 – Abbey of Monte Olivieto Maggiore & Pienza Guided tour of the magnificent 41 frescoes of the Life of St Benedict at Abbey of Monte Olivieto Maggiore – enjoy the wonderful views from the walls of the charming small town of Pienza and relax in the central square where the cathedral and town hall are located – visit he delightful spa town of Bagno Vignoni – optional dinner at Palazzo Bandino, a traditional Tuscan

Day 3 – Siena & San Gimignano Optional guided tour of Siena taking in the Campo where the Palio horse race is run and the magnificent Gothic Duomo – San Gimignano is a beautiful Tuscan village set in the heart of the Chianti wine growing region and famous for its 13 defensive towers.

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We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Tuscany and Umbria. It was well organised and suited the interests of our members. Chiara, our tour manager, was lovely – informative and helpful. All the guides we had were very good. The Hotel Villa Ricci was well liked. We had an excellent holiday; we went to lots of very interesting places and we have learned a lot. Thank you to all who made this such an enjoyable holiday.

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Day 4 – Florence Guided tour of Florence, the capital city of Renaissance art, taking in the River Arno, the Ponte Vecchio and the magnificent Duomo – free time to explore the Uffizi or see Michelangelo’s ‘David’ at the Accademia. Day 5 – Perugia & Assisi Explore the medieval town of Perugia at your leisure with time to visit the Galleria Nazionale dell’ Umbria – see the frescoes by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in nearby Assisi depicting the life of this most popular of saints.

Your Hotel Six nights are on half board basis at the 3* Hotel La Perla in the village of Garda, just 200 yards from the shores of the Lake, and an optional farewell meal on the last night. All rooms are en suite. Extras • Single room supplement £119 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s) • Optional Dolomites tour & farewell dinner

8 days from

£649 *

Our suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to Milan, six nights on half board basis at the 3* Hotel Antonella at Malcesine on the shores of Lake Garda with all excursions and all guided tours included and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager. Day 1 – Garda Scheduled flight to Milan – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to the good quality 3* Hotel La Perla in Garda. Day 2 –Lake Grada Coach and boat tour of Lake Garda to see the real beauty of the Lake and its villages including Sirmione, home to Maria Callas, Limone and Gardone Riviera.

Day 6 – Rome Time to see the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum and St Peter’s Square and Basilica with Michelangelo’s ‘Pieta’ in Rome – optional guided tour taking in the Coliseum, the Forum and the Trevi Fountain – transfer to the airport for our scheduled flight home.

This suggested itinerary can be tailor made to your group’s exact requirements.

Lake Garda

Lake Garda, Venice & Verona

Day 3 – Venice Pre-booked boat transfer along the Giudecca Canal – free time at our leisure to explore Venice including the famous Rialto Bridge, Palazzo Ducale and St Mark’s Square and for art lovers why the Accademia houses masterpiecse by Venetian artists dating from 14th to 18th century.

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Day 7 – Mantova & Desanzano Mantegna’s ‘Camera degli Sposi’ in the magnificent Palazzo Ducale in Mantova – relax at the delightful town of Desanzano on the southern shores of Lake Garda – optional farewell meal at our carefully selected Italian farmhouse.

Grand Canal

Day 4 – Dolomites Optional trip into the Dolomites – with truly magnificent scenery including the Passa Por Doi and Sella Pass, both over 2,200m high, this is some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe. Day 5 –Verona Explore the medieval town Guided tour of the beautiful Romanesque city Verona, Italy’s fourth classical city, and home to the Arena dating from 1st century BC and Shakespeare’s inspiration for ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Day 6 – Vicenza Guided tour of Vicenza takes in Europe’s oldest indoor theatre, Palladio’s Teatro Olimpico –afternoon is free for further sightseeing or shopping.

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Day 8 – Mil;an Visit the stunning Duomo of Milan – transfer to the airport for our scheduled flight home.

Remember, all these itineraries are just our suggestions. Tailor make these tours exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could: • stay at different catagory hotel • on bed & breakfast or half board basis throughout • with fewer or different excursions • for more (or fewer) days • include all entrance fees & gratuities Call us so that together we can arrange your ideal group tour: 020 7064 4970

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farmhouse set in its own olive groves and vineyards.

What we will see • Tour of Lake Garda • Venice • Verona – guided tour • Vicenza – guided tour • Mantova & Desanzano • Milan

The Grand Realto

Roman Forum

Delights of Tuscany & Umbria

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Statue of David, Florence

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What we will see • Orvieto • Abbey of Monte • Olivieto Maggiore – guided tour • Pienza & Bagno Vignoni • Siena & San Gimignano • Florence - guided tour • Perugia & Assisi • Rome

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Extras • Single room supplement £49 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s) • Optional evening meal at Palazzo Bandino & guided tours of Rome & Siena

Day 1 – Chianciano Terme Scheduled flight to Rome – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to Orvieto and its stunning Duomo – check in to the 3* Hotel Villa Ricci in Chianciano Terme in Tuscany – dinner in hotel.

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Your Hotel Five nights in the delightfulfamily run 3* Hotel Villa Ricci in Chianciano Terme in the heart of Tuscany. Dinner is included at the hotel on the first evening and the next four are on bed and breakfast basis. All rooms are en suite and the hotel has a bar, restaurant, indoor pool and spa.

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JF Bath

Featuring • All excursions included • Welcome dinner • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Rome • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers

Day 2 – Abbey of Monte Olivieto Maggiore & Pienza Guided tour of the magnificent 41 frescoes of the Life of St Benedict at Abbey of Monte Olivieto Maggiore – enjoy the wonderful views from the walls of the charming small town of Pienza and relax in the central square where the cathedral and town hall are located – visit he delightful spa town of Bagno Vignoni – optional dinner at Palazzo Bandino, a traditional Tuscan farmhouse set in its own olive groves and vineyards.

Day 5 – Perugia & Assisi Explore the medieval town of Perugia at your leisure with time to visit the Galleria Nazionale dell’ Umbria – see the frescoes by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in nearby Assisi depicting the life of this most popular of saints. Day 6 – Rome Time to see the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum and St Peter’s Square and Basilica with Michelangelo’s ‘Pieta’ in Rome – optional guided tour taking in the Coliseum, the Forum and the Trevi Fountain – transfer to the airport for our scheduled flight home.

8 days from

£649 *

This suggested itinerary can be tailor made to your group’s exact requirements.

Scene from the Life of Francis

Lake Garda

Lake Garda, Venice & Verona

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Day 8 – Mil;an Visit the stunning Duomo of Milan – transfer to the airport for our scheduled flight home.

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What we will see • Tour of Lake Garda • Venice • Verona – guided tour • Vicenza – guided tour • Mantova & Desanzano • Milan

The Grand Realto

Roman Forum

Delights of Tuscany & Umbria

Featuring • All excursions included • Welcome dinner • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Rome • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers

Your Hotel Five nights at the 4* Albornoz Palace Hotel in Spoleto, located a short flat walk of approximately 15 minutes to the historic centre of the town. Dinner is included on the first night and the remaining four nights are on bed and breakfast basis. All rooms in the hotel are en suite.Extras. • Single room supplement £119 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s) • Optional guided tours & farewell meal

6 days from

£549 *

Our suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to Milan, six nights on half board basis at the 3* Hotel Antonella at Malcesine on the shores of Lake Garda with all excursions and all guided tours included and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager. Day 1 – Spoleto Scheduled flight to Rome – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to the 4* Albornoz Palace Hotel in Spoleto – dinner in hotel. Day 2 – Spoleto Guided tour of Spoleto takes in sights such as the 14th century Ponte delle Torri and the magnificent Duomo – free time at leisure to explore Spoleto or simply to relax at a streetside cafe.

Discovering Hidden Umbria Day 3 – Spello & Montefalco Ancient fortified hill town of Spello and the 13th century Santa Maria Maggiore church in the main piazza – rest of the day is free to relax and explore in Montefalco or to visit the Museo Civico where the wonderful art collection includes Benozzo Gozzoli’s ‘Life of St Francis’. Day 4 – Perugia & Assisi Time to relax in Perugia, a delightful Umbrian town dating from Etruscan times, or to visit its Galleria Nazionale Dell’Umbria, home to a wonderful collection of Umbrian art – optional guided tour of the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi and Giotto’s stunning frescoes depicting the life of St Francis.

Duomo, Siena Orvieto

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Day 5 – Gubbio & Palazzo dei Consoli Optional guided tour of the medieval town of Gubbio taking in sights such as the Piazza della Signoria – visit the 14th century Palazzodei Consoli, considered by many to be one of the finest expressions of medieval city architecture in Italy – optional farewell meal in our carefully selected Umbrian farmhouse. Day 6 – Orvieto Optional guided tour of the old Etruscan town of Orvieto and the stunning Duomo, with its wonderfully ornate façade – transfer for to Rome for our scheduled flight home.

This suggested itinerary can be tailor made to your group’s exact requirements.

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Featuring • 4* hotel • All excursions included • Half board accommodation • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Pisa • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers What we will see • Pisa • Florence - guided tour • Volterra & San Gimignano • Arezzo & Montecatini Terme

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What we will see • Spoleto - guided tour • Spello & Montefalco • Perugia & Assisi • Gubbio & Palazzo dei Consoli • Orvieto

Orvieto

Featuring • 4* hotel • All excursions included • Welcome dinner • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Rome • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers

Your Hotel Five nights at the 4* Park Hotel Le Sorgenti in Montecatini Terme in Tuscany. Four nights are on half board basis and one on bed & breakfast. All rooms are en suite and the hotel has a bar, restaurant and outdoor pool. Extras • Single room supplement £69 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s) • Optional farewell dinner & Pisa city guide

6 days from

£549 *

Our suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to Rome, five nights in the excellent family run 3* Hotel Villa Ricci in the spa town of Chianciano Terme in Tuscany, a full programme of excursions and all guided tours are included and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager. Day 1 – Montecatini Terme Scheduled flight to Pisa – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to the 4* Park Hotel Le Sorgenti in the charming village of Montecatini Terme. Day 2 – Pisa Optional guided tour of Pisa – rest of the day free to explore at your leisure the many splendid buildings, including the Baptistry, the Duomo and, of course, the Leaning Tower.

Day 4 – Volterra & San Gimignano Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills – its 13 defensive medieval towers in the Chianti wine growing region give San Gimignano the name ‘the Small Manhattan’.

Day 5 – Arezzo & Montecatini Terme Arezzo is famous for its hanging flower baskets and Piero Della Francesca’s frescoes in the Church of San Francesco – afternoon in Montecatini Terme with time to take the cable car to enjoy the lovely views from the historic centre of this charming village – optional farewell dinner at the excellent Villa Pasquini. Day 6 – Pisa to UK Transfer to Pisa Airport for our scheduled flight home.

Your Hotel Six nights on half board basis at the family owned 3* Hotel Della Torre in Stresa, just a short walk from the shores of Lake Maggiore and then along the promenade to the old town centre. Recently renovated, facil ities include a restaurant, bar, lounge area, outdoor swimming pool and all rooms are en suite. Extras • Single room supplement £129 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s)

7 days from

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Day 6 – Centovalli Railway & Locarno Optional 90 minute train ride along the Centovalli Railway from the Italian town of Domodossola passing through breath taking scenery to Locarno in Switzerland.

Our suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to Milan, six nights on half board basis at the 3* Hotel Antonella at Malcesine on the shores of Lake Garda with all excursions and all guided tours included and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager. Day 1 – Lake Maggiore Scheduled flight to Milan – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to the 3* Hotel Della Torre in Stresa. Day 2 – Borromean Islands Depart from Stresa on Lake Maggiore for our trip to the Borromean Islands – stop at Isola Madre, home to botanical gardens with exotic trees, azaleas and rhododendrons, and a beautiful villa dating back to 1590 – Isola dei Pescatori is a pretty fishing village – finish at beautiful Isola Bella with its 17th century palazzo and Baroque gardens built on ten terraces.

This suggested itinerary can be tailor made to your group’s exact requirements.

The Beautiful Italian Lakes

Duomo, Siena Lake Garda

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Day 7 – Milan to UK Free time in Milan – Transfer to airport for our scheduled flight home.

Lake Garda

Day 3 – Villa Cicogna & Villa Balbianello The gardens and villa at Villa Cicogna in the hillside village of Bischio are a hidden Renaissance treasure Lake Lugano and the Brevio Valley – at Lake Como we take a boat to Villa Balbianello, which dates back to 1787 and offers splendid views across the Lake. Day 4 – Lake Maggiore A free day at leisure on Lake Maggiore with a chnce to relax by the lake or take the local boat service to explore this enchanting lake. Day 5 – Lake Orta & Omegna Half day visit to picturesque Lake Orta at the foot of the Alps and then Omegna for market day.

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Day 3 – Florence Guided tour of Florence to introduce us to the sights of the capital city of Renaissance art including the River Arno, the Ponte Vecchio and the magnificent Duomo followed by free time to explore the Uffizi or see Michelangelo’s ‘David’ at the Accademia

What we will see • Lake Maggiore & the Borromean Islands • Villa Cicogna • Lake Como & Villa Balbianello • Lake Orta & Omegna • Milan

Lake Maggiore

Florence

Florence & the Splendour of Tuscany

Featuring • Full programme of included excursions • Half board accommodation • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Milan • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers

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Featuring • First class central hotel with porterage • Full programme of included excursions • Half board accommodation • Professional tour manager • Scheduled flights to Milan • Executive coach in Italy One free place per 10 paying passengers What we will see • Half day guided tour of Manhatton • Wall Streeti, Central Park & the Empire State Building • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Lake Como & Villa Balbianello • Lake Orta & Omegna • Guggenheim Museum Your Hotel Six nights on half board basis at the family owned 3* Hotel Della Torre in Stresa, just a short walk from the shores of Lake Maggiore and then along the promenade to the old town centre. Recently renovated, facil ities include a restaurant, bar, lounge area, outdoor swimming pool and all rooms are en suite. Extras • Single room supplement £129 • Insurance • Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65s) • Gratuities • Visa fee

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suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to *NewOurYork, four nights at the first class Park Central Hotel on Seventh Avenue, with a full programme of included excursions, guided tours at every gallery and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager.

Day 1 – New York Guided tour of Florence to introduce us to the sights of the capital city of Renaissance art including the River Arno, the Ponte Vecchio and the magnificent Duomo followed by free time to explore the Uffizi or see Michelangelo’s ‘David’ at the Accademia. Day 2 – Manhatton guided Tour & Metropolitan Museum of Art Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills region give San Gimignano the name ‘the Small Manhattan’. Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills.

New York Art Tour

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Day 3 – Whitney Museum of Art & the Frick Museum Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills – its 13 defensive medieval towers in the Chianti wine Manhattan’. Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the wine growing region give San Gimignano the name ‘the Small original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills – its 13 defensive medieval towers in the Chianti wine growing region give name ‘the Small Manhattan’. Day 4 – Manhatton Island Cruise The gardens and villa at Villa Cicogna in the hillside village of take a boat to Villa Balbianello, which dates back to 1787 and Bischio are a hidden Renaissance treasure and have wonderful views of Lake Lugano and the Brevio Valley – at Lake Como we take a boat to Villa Balbianello, which dates back to 1787 and offers splendid views across the Lake.

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Day 5 – Guggenheim Museum Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills – its 13 defensive medieval towers in the Chianti wine growing region give San Gimignano the name ‘the Small take a boat to Villa Balbianello, which dates back to 1787 and Manhattan’. Situated on a high plateau and surrounded by the original Etruscan walls, Volterra offers fine views of the surrounding hills. Day 6 – New York to UK Early morning arrival into UK.

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