The Best of Italy's Lakes
14/07/2020 · By Katie Shaw
Italy's landscapes are truly spectacular; endless glittering coastline, ancient cities, rural regions filled with vineyards and olive groves, and of course, the lakes.
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2023 Tour code: 23ORL
About the tour
Soak up the beauty of four of Italy's beautiful lakes - Orta, Maggiore, Lugano and Como - as you relax in idyllic surrounds on this scenic escape. Stroll through colourful towns, uncover tiny islands and take to the waters for unforgettable views.
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Itinerary
Meet at London St Pancras and board the Eurostar to Paris. Continue by rail to Turin, where you stay overnight.
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4.1 / 5 · 33 reviews
sha
Submitted 08 Nov 2022
Sadly Rail Discoveries have a lot better tours than this. We originally chose to stay in Stresa but that tour was cancelled a few weeks before departure so we chose this one because we couldn’t change our dates. There were a couple of lovely days out but not all the places were interesting. The hotel was lovely but of the way resulting in very long coach journeys. The Tour Manager had done no research to where she was going and expected the passengers to help her out. It would have enhanced everyone’s experience if we were told a little about the places we visited and a quick summary what we could do at the destination, on our coach journeys.
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Alan Davies
Submitted 21 Oct 2022
Terrific tour, which delivered what it said on the tin. Good points : Train journeys through France & Switzerland on outward and return journeys were a bonus, as was the additional night in Lille. Wonderful location for our Hotel, on the lakeshore, with stunning views thanks to general upgrade. Lovely trips by boat on several of the Ialian (and one Swiss) Lakes. Great Tour Leader, and nice bunch of fellow holiday-makers. Less good points : Some daily itineraries were too long and tiring - with early starts and/or late finishes. Too much use of coaches rather than local trains. Hotel food average.
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customerWyn Read
Submitted 16 Oct 2022
Great tour, but all participants should be aware that carryingLuggage is no joke if you are over 75 or having any infirmity. You will have to lift luggage onto trains, manage escalators and carry it sometimes a few hundred metres.Travel very light indeed !
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I Yates
Submitted 15 Oct 2022
I really enjoyed this holiday. Turin was a brilliant place to start, with a remarkable hotel. Lake Orta is quiet, pretty and off the beaten track and is the main base. For me all of the tours were good with Lake Maggiore the standout day trip. Claire, our Tour Manger, did well to iron out the wrinkles which arose and our group was unusually companionable. The return journey was okay for me, but hard going for many. I regard this holiday as good value for money.
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Susan Pink
Submitted 15 Oct 2022
Too much rail travel on return journey.
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J Ridgway
Submitted 15 Oct 2022
What better than a stay in a pleasant and comfortable hotel overlooking the beautiful Lake Orta with the chance to visit the other Lakes surrounded by stunning mountains and hills all in the friendly company of like minded people.
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