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ThursdayMay 8, 2025SundayMay 18, 2025EUR 4100Available
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ThursdayOct 2, 2025SundayOct 12, 2025EUR 4100Available
Great North Italy is an 11-day-tour perfectly paced to enjoy and discover beautiful Northern Italy. During this marvelous vacation, you will visit the most important cities of northern Italy: Milan, Turin, Verona, and Venice, and also enjoy many picturesque villages such as: Sirmione, Cinque Terre, Lake Como and Bellagio. Northern Italy is known for “Made in Italy”: Milan fashion design, expensive cars such as “Ferrari”, delectable cuisines like “Parmigiano Reggiano”, fine wines, balsamic vinegar, and much more. Traveling through the unparalled peaks of the Dolomite Mountains and arriving to the floating city of Venice will be an unforgettable experience!
Second/Third time in Italy
- 11 Day Tour – Milan, Lake Como, Bellagio, Turin, Parma, Cinque Terre, Sirmione, Verona, Dolomite Mountains, Venice
- Start in Milan (MXP) – End in Venice (VCE)
- 20 Meals to include: 10 buffet breakfasts, 1 lunch, 9 dinners
Welcome to Milano Malpensa int. Airport (MXP). Upon arrival, your tour guide and driver will be waiting for you at 10:00 am, and 12:30 pm for a private transfer to your hotel. In the early afternoon, meet your local guide and other tour participants for a sightseeing tour of the city center. See the Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele before ending the day with a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Mirage, Da Vinci or similar (2 nights)
Take a short ride to explore the fashionable lakeside town of Como. Enjoy a lake cruise surrounded by snowcapped mountains and picturesque Mediterranean villa sarriving to the village of Bellagio. The afternoon is free to enjoy the town at leisure. Dinner included.
Stop to admire the distinct skyline of Novara with the eye-catching Dome of San Gaudenzio in prominence on the way to the capital of the Piedmont Region, Turin. In the afternoon discover the city center famous for it’s “Liberty” style to see Piazza Castello, Palazzo Madama, St. Lorenzo’s Church, Palazzo Carignano, and the amazing 448-foot -high Mole Antonelliana with a local guide, followed by some free time to spend at your own pleasure. Dinner will be served at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Pacific Fortino, Diplomatic or similar (1 night)
Depart the region of Piedmont to visit a beautiful local winery for a wine tasting and a light lunch. In the afternoon, reach Parma, where you will meet the local guide for a walking tour of the city center to see the Romanesque buildings, the Teatro Regio, the magnificent Palazzo della Pilotta, and the cathedral. Enjoy the evening at your own pace.
Hotel: Hotel City Parma, Starhotels Du Parc or similar (3 nights)
Travel to the coastal region of Liguria for a full-day excursion through the colorful villages of Cinque Terre which are built on rugged cliffs overlooking the sea. See the terraced vineyards sustained by dry walling, an example of innovative engineering to respond to difficult terrain. Weather permitting, travel between the villages by boat to admire Cinque Terre’s sweeping coastal views (if rough seas prevail, a minibus will escort you through some of the villages). Dinner included.
The region of Emilia Romagna is known as “The Capital of Food”. This morning, visit a local “Parmigiano Reggiano” producer to sample this well-known cheese accompanied by an expert. Head to Modena for lunch and visit a local Balsamic Vinegar cellar for a tasting with a sampling of Lambrusco wine. After lunch, continue to Maranello to visit the Ferrari Museum where you can have also the opportunity to rent and drive a Ferrari (not included).
Drive to the small village of Borghetto sul Mincio to enjoy the beauty of its lovely watermills. Reach Verona (the setting of Romeo and Juliet) in the afternoon. This ancient city overlooks the Verona Arena (one of the best-preserved ancient structures of its kind). Our local guide will explain why Verona was one of the most powerful cities during the early rule of the Roman Empire. At the end of our walking tour dinner will be served at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Roseo Hotel Leon D’Oro, Crowne Plaza or similar (1 night)
Visit the small village of Sirmione on Lake Garda and enjoy the beauty of its views and shops at your own pace. In the afternoon, drive to the beautiful Dolomite Mountains. Dinner will be served at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Belvedere, Ancora, Cristallino D’Ampezzo or similar (2 nights)
Take an gondola ride to a mountian top lodge where you can enjoy majestic views of the mountains, lakes, and valleys of the Dolomites. In the afternoon, enjoy the beautiful villages at leisure before returning to the hotel. Tonight, dinner will be served at a local restaurant.
No tour of Northern Italy would be completed without a visit to Venice, a powerful magnet for all art lovers, romantics, fans of architecture, and history buffs. Enjoy a private walking tour through the ancient city with a visit to a local glass factory followed by time to independently browse shops or take a ride in a gondola. Tonight, dinner will be served at local restaurant.
Hotel: The Quid, Belstay Mestre or similar (1 night)
Arrivederci Great North Italy! Our free airport transfer arrives at Venice International Airport (VCE) at 7:00 am and 9:00 am
What's included
Experiences
- Milan: walking tour (WLG)*
- Lake Como: lake cuise tickets
- Turin: walking tour (WLG)*
- Cinque Terre: boat cruise tickets or minibus tour depending on weather
- Maranello: Ferrari Museum tickets
- Verona: walking tour (WLG)*
- Venice: walking tour (WLG)*
- *(WLG) = With local guide and wireless headsets
Optional Experiences
- Venice: gondola ride
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Trip of the life timeBy Frankfrom ItalyDecember 4, 2024Everything was just beyound our aspectation. Great!Date of Experience: October 08, 2024
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DeliveredBy Diane & Stephanfrom ItalyOctober 6, 2024My husband and I traveled to Italy for the first time in September 2019 with Great Tours of italy on the Great Northern Italy. Never having traveled across the pond before, we wanted a company that took care of all the planning. Great Tours of Italy delivered! We saw so many beautiful sights and experienced Italian culture. Great Tours of Italy staff attends to every detail. The hotels were impeccable, the tour guides fantastic and scheduling of activities was perfect. We could not have asked for more. I got a gondola ride in Venice and hope to return in the future on another Great Tours of Italy tour!
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ExcellentBy Rebecca J.from ItalyMay 14, 2023This tour was amazing, even better than anticipated. Aldo, our driver was EXCELLENT. I have a fear of heights (yeah, I know, great tour to book in the mountains) but his skill let me relax and even look out the windows. Our guide Roberta was a wealth of great information, and made the extra effort to show us things that others may have missed. The accommodations were first class every night, but varied between the rustic to the urban high rises. We could not have done this tour independently with the accommodations, meals, passes, and experience for the amount spent. We would HIGHLY recommend Great North Italy tour.
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Northern ItalyBy Helene C.from ItalyMay 13, 2023he tour was well planned and interesting. The rooms and food were superb. Our tour director and our driver were thoughtful, kind, patient, and very knowledgable.
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Grazie mille!By Melanie and Pamfrom ItalySeptember 10, 2019We were so blessed with unbelievably fantastic weather during our Great Northern Italy this year. Grazie Mille to our wonderful tour guide, Anna, and to our highly skillful driver, Claudio! We had a friendly group of fellow travelers too. Our tour of Turin, Milan, Venice and Dolomites (and many areas in between), were lifetime memories in the making. Lots of walking but so well worth it! Amazing places I used to dream of visiting. Bucket list checked ✔️ Highly recommend this tour and so thankful we did it!
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First time in ItalyBy Michelle Mclellandfrom ItalyJanuary 3, 2019Our first trip to Italy with G.T.I. Tours was incredible. The Northern tour was a great way to see so much of everything from Milan, Venice, Verona, Dolomite Mountais... The old saying “all good things must come to an end” is not entirely true, thanks to G.T.I. . We have been reliving our memories of Italy together, sharing stories and photos with family and friends, and rewriting that phrase to “all good things must happen again!” Thank you, for a life long dream vacation come true.
