Lombardy Tuscany Apulia

Arrival at Milan airport. Transfer by coach to hotel. Free lunch. Meeting with guide and 2/3-hour guided tour: Castello Sforzesco, Piazza Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Free dinner. Overnight stay in hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart by coach for excursion and full day at Lake Como. Meeting with guide and 2-hour guided tour of Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo. Free lunch. In the afternoon, 2-hour guided tour of Como. Return to Milan. Free dinner. Overnight stay in hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart by coach for excursion and full day at Lake Maggiore. Boarding on private motorboat and guided tour of the Borromean Islands. Fishermen's Island and Isola Bella will be visited. Free lunch. In the afternoon, short visit to Stresa and return to Milan. Free dinner. Overnight stay in hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by coach to Florence. Arrival and free lunch. Panoramic city tour with guide. Free dinner. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for full-day excursion to Siena. Meeting with guide with whom you will visit Piazza del Campo, the Cathedral. Free lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to San Gimignano. Meeting with guide. Visit to the ancient city surrounded by the famous walls with 16 towers. Return Florence. Free dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Pisa. Meeting with guide and visit to Piazza dei Miracoli where you can admire the Cathedral, Baptistery and the famous Leaning Tower. Free lunch. In the afternoon transfer to Lucca. Meet with the guide and visit the Cathedral, Piazza dell'Anfiteatro and the walls that surround the city and have remained intact to this day. Return to Florence. Free dinner. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport and flight to Bari. Arrival in Bari and meeting with the guide. City tour: Basilica of St. Nicholas typical example of Apulian Romanesque architecture, Swabian Castle built by Frederick II, Romanesque Cathedral, etc. Free lunch and dinner. Hotel accommodation in the area. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel, departure for Lecce, meet the guide and visit the historic center where Lecce Baroque with its characteristic honey-colored stone reigns. Among the most important monuments: the Basilica of Santa Croce, the Duomo, the Roman Amphitheater, Piazza Sant'Oronzo and the Castle built to defend the city from Turkish invasions. Free lunch. Afternoon visit to Otranto, the historic center is full of picturesque views and corners, and you can find local handicrafts in terracotta and Lecce stone. Return to hotel. Free dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast meet your guide and depart for Alberobello, the capital of the trulli, characteristic peasant houses built with white lime walls and typical gray stone roofs. Short walk in the alleys where houses, small stores, typical restaurants all in a unique atmosphere. Free lunch. In the afternoon, crossing the Valle d'Itria, we will visit Martina Franca, which preserves an evocative historic center, and Locorotondo, whose name derives from the concentric ring layout of its streets. Free dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Castel del monte, known for its unmistakable octagonal shape, the most mysterious of the buildings commissioned by Frederick II of Swabia, built in the 13th century, except for brief periods it was mostly used as a prison, remained unattended for a long time and finally in 1928 restoration work began. Visit with guide and at the end free lunch. In the afternoon continue to Trani, famous for its Romanesque cathedral that stands in the harbor area with the sea behind it. Return to hotel, free dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.

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