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Glorious Lake Garda – Relax in the Stunning Italian Lakes

  • Riva del Garda Lake Promenade ©APT Garda Dolomiti SpA

    Riva del Garda, Northern Lake Garda, Italy - Riva del Garda Lake Promenade
  • Hotel Europa, Riva del Garda

    Hotel Europa, Riva del Garda
  • Torbole sur Garda ©APT Garda Dolomiti SpA

    Torbole, Northern Lake Garda, Italy - Torbole sur Garda
  • Apponale Tower in Riva del Garda ©APT Garda Dolomiti SpA

    Riva del Garda, Northern Lake Garda, Italy - Apponale Tower in Riva del Garda
  • Venice - Bridge Rialto

    Venice, Italy
8-9 day tour
From £555 per person - minimum 25 passengers

Gorgeous Italian Lakes

Lake Garda is the largest of the Italian lakes and provides a beautiful taste of Italy’s laid-back atmosphere. The lake is known for having crystal clear waters and beautiful surroundings. The spectacular mountainous backdrop of the Dolomites lies on the Northern shoreline and at the south, sit the gentle slopes. This varying scenery provides an ever-changing vista of the stunning Italian Lakes. Explore the numerous delightful towns and villages dotted along the edge of the lake. Sirmione, located to the south of Lake Garda boasting incredible views of the lake. You will find numerous restaurants, bars, shops, a market and a picturesque castle. Where as Limone, on the steep northern shores, is covered in lemon groves. These small villages and historic towns combine to offer a wealth of memorable experiences.

Discover Venice & Verona

Discover two of Italy’s most fascinating cities – Venice and Verona. Romantic Venice is a magical city on the water, set on more than 100 small islands. While you are there, explore the narrow streets, take a ride on a gondola along the Grand Canal, and visit the Rialto Bridge. Venice has absolutely no roads, instead a maze of canals service the city. The most famous of these is the Grand Canal thoroughfare, which is lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces.  Also visit Romeo and Juliet’s Verona. Here you will find a great number of Italian piazzas, including the famous Piazza delle Erbe, where you can sit back, relax and enjoy watching the world go by. There are many ornate churches and Roman monuments that remain in the town – the most famous being the Roman Arena, still in use some 2,000 years later.

With much to see and do during your stay and fabulous scenery, Lake Garda is always a firm favourite with travellers of all ages!


Dates

March - October 2024


Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1-2

Travel to Lake Garda

Travel to Dover for the crossing to Calais and onward through France. After an overnight stop, continue down to Italy and Lake Garda the following day.

Day 3

Panoramic Lakeside Drive

Enjoy a scenic drive around Lake Garda. There are many places worth stopping at, including the delightful Malcesine, a picturesque tourist resort with cobbled lanes and a castle, seemingly wedged between the blue lake waters and the mountain ridge behind. At the southern end of the lake, the even more popular town of Sirmione sits on a picturesque peninsula. Take an optional boat trip to be able to see the town from the lake.

Day 4

Romeo and Juliet’s Verona

Visit Verona, one of Italy’s most beautiful cities and the setting for Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Visit ‘Juliet’s House’, a 14th-century residence with a tiny balcony overlooking a courtyard. Close by is Verona Arena, a huge 1st-century Roman amphitheatre, continues to host concerts and large-scale opera performances. Discover an array of beautiful churches and Roman ruins across the town and enjoy a drink in the many piazzas – the most famous being the Piazza delle Erbe.

Day 5

A Day at Leisure

A free day today to explore the many attractions the lake offers. Perhaps take the purpose-built walkway between Torbole and Rive del Garda (if staying in either of these resorts), then maybe take one of the frequent ferries to the delightful little town of Limone, famous for its lemon production, with its houses seemingly clinging on to the side of the lake.

Day 6

Romantic Venice

An early start for a full day in Venice, the magical city on the water. A private boat transfer takes us from the coach park to St Mark’s Square. On a walking tour, pass by the Doge’s Palace, St Mark’s Basilica, the Campanile and the Bridge of Sighs. There’s free time to explore the narrow streets, take a ride on a gondola along the Grand Canal, and visit the Rialto Bridge. Or perhaps go on a private boat sightseeing tour of the islands of the Lagoon.

Day 7

Scenic Dolomites

Drive north into the Dolomites, famous for its outstanding mountain scenery. Visit Trento, the ‘City of Wine’, with its Gothic cathedral and historic Castle of Buonconsiglio, and Bolzano, capital of the Alto Adige region. If time permits, visit the spa town of Merano. Alternatively, take a half day visit to a local vineyard for a wine tasting.

Day 8-9

Return to the UK

It’s time to leave Lake Garda and start the journey home, once more making an overnight stop on the way back to Calais for the ferry to Dover.


We have a wide selection of 3*/4* hotels to suit your budget


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 Dates  Half Twin Single supplement
2024 dates From £555.00 per person On request

Flight packages are also available on request.

 

Price based on exchange rate of £1.00 = €1.140. All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place in a single room, based on a minimum 25 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include UK coach hire or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Greatdays Holidays Limited is a member of ABTA (Y0380) which means you have the benefit of ABTA's assistance and Code of Conduct. Please ask us to confirm what protection may apply to your booking. Greatdays Holidays Limited has an ATOL licence (4279) and all of our air package tours are protected under this licence. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the Civil Aviation Authority will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any monies you have paid to us for an advance booking. All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this tour are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk

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