b'Lake MaggioreLake Maggiore,Lake Orta and the AlpsUncover fabulous scenery and charming Italian towns on a rail holiday to two of the countrys most beautiful lakes, with a superb trip on the Centovalli Railway through the Alps to Locarno in Switzerland. 8 DAYS FROM INCLUDED IN THE PRICE1,299 pp Expertise of a UK Tour Manager from start to finishStandard Class RailAll rail and coach travel throughout your tour7 nights 3 & 4-Star hotel accommodation - 1 night in Strasbourg, 5 nights in Stresa, 1 night in Mulhouse2024 DEPARTURES IN: Breakfast each day and 5 dinnersAPR, MAY, JUN, JUL, SEP, OCT All tour excursionsDays 1-2London to Strasbourg, onto the Italian Lakes Days 3-4Lake Orta cruise, free day to explore StresaYou meet your Tour Manager and group at London StAfter breakfast, you travel to Orta San Giulio on the shores Pancras to join the Eurostar to Paris. You then change trainsof beautiful Lake Orta. Overlooked by the peak of Monte to Strasbourg, where you spend the night. Theres time toMottarone, Orta offers an authentic and relaxed Italian explore, and the pretty riverside area of La Petite Franceway of life. The village is small but beautiful and has is a short stroll from the hotel. Tonight your group dinesinspired poets and artists including Lord Byron and Robert together in a local restaurant. Browning. You have free time to explore the cobbled lanes and maybe enjoy lunch before a scenic cruise across Lake After a leisurely morning, on Day 2 you travel by train toOrta to Isola San Giulio, a tiny island village dominated by a Basel in Switzerland, then change trains for the journeymonastery where you are free to look around. You return to Stresa. The pretty lakeside town of Stresa is your base:by boat and coach to Stresa in time for dinner this evening. small enough to explore on foot, the town has an elegant promenade with medieval buildings, opulent villas, publicOn Day 4 youre free to relax in Stresa. Maybe follow in the gardens and fascinating museums. Your traditional hotelfootsteps of historic guests, such as Ernest Hemingway has great views across Lake Maggiore and the surroundingand Princess Margaret, on a stroll along the lakeside Italian Alps. A three-course dinner is served in the hotel.promenade. You could visit Villa Pallavicino which offers 18 ITALY'