Lesser Known Locations of the Italian Lakes
06/11/2015 · By Joel Draba-Mann
The lesser known facts and locations of the Italian Lake District and where else to go to escape the fast-growing crowds around the more famous lakes.
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2024 Tour code: 24LES
About the tour
Soak up the laid-back atmosphere of one of Italy's most beautiful lakes on a rail escape to peaceful Lake Garda.
Sail across shimmering waters to the idyllic lakeside towns of Sirmione and Malcesine to uncover colourful streets, impressive scenery and amazing views.
Enjoy guided tours of two of the region's most fantastic and fascinating cities as you explore remarkable Venice and historic Verona, the setting for Romeo and Juliet.
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Itinerary
Your holiday begins as you meet your Tour Manager and fellow travellers at London St Pancras for the Eurostar service to Paris. Changing trains in the French capital, you continue by rail to Stuttgart. Gliding through the vineyards of the Champagne region on you way to Germany, you arrive in lively Stuttgart in the early evening.
Famed as the birthplace of the automobile, Stuttgart is home to both Porsche and Mercedes-Benz and contains a 140-year-old rack railway that climbs 673 feet in 1.4 miles. In the centre, the sprawling Baroque New Palace, which once housed Württemberg's dukes and kings, neighbours the attractive Palace Garden. After checking in to your hotel, you can get to know your group better over dinner this evening.
Some departures dates will have a different itinerary on this day due to Italian engineering works - click here to see affected dates
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4.2 / 5 · 162 reviews
Stephen Garlick
Submitted 21 Oct 2023
This is a well planned holiday with very good hotels in perfect locations. The Tour Manager was excellent.
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Mr Stephen Merrey
Submitted 21 Oct 2023
From Day one we knew this was going to be perfect holiday our travel guide Debs was excellent she was friendly and very informative made you feel like a new friend from day one, Lake Garda was perfect lovely scenery, hotel staff were friendly and helpful would recommend this holiday and hopefully one day we will go back to Lake Garda.
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Beale
Submitted 20 Oct 2023
Very good tour, with a very good guide. Wonderful weather helped. Good hotels, good food, with excellent excursions.
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Ian
Submitted 20 Oct 2023
Lovely friendly hotel. Great excursions and brilliant Tour Guide .
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David Evans
Submitted 20 Oct 2023
Beautiful lake frontage. Lovely coast path with easy walking. Plenty of great looking restaurants
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James
Submitted 14 Oct 2023
Despite problems with travel due to a landslide and discovery of a WW2 bomb at the side of the track the holiday was very enjoyable. Although a lot of walking is involved. Nothing to do in the evenings.
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