 Principal Places Visited: Verona, Padua, Mantua, Venice, Colli Euganei
Parks and gardens of historical interest establish in Italy an heritage of considerable landscape, cultural and artistically value. Although of Piedmont, Liguria and Venetian, constitute realties worthy of interest, for the various stylistically typologies by them represented. It is a matter of formal or informal parks and gardens, with romantics details, rich in philosophical sense, adorned by valuables architectural presence. On their whole, the gardens result particularly attractive and opportunity to visit them guided by experts of "historical gardens"
ITINERARY
1st day: Arrival in Verona. Meeting with the tour escort and transfer to the monastery-hotel. Check-in and time at leisure. Dinner and overnight.
2nd day: Breakfast. Full day dedicated to visit Verona, splendid city known in all the world. Stop at Giusti Garden, one of the most important Italian garden of 1500, very much visited since the origin, with the presence of parterres, labyrinth, wood and numerous hand-made of great value. Dinner and overnight.
3rd day: Breakfast. Full day at Padua. Visit to the Botanical Garden, dated back 1545 is considered the older botanical garden realised. Besides the interesting kinds of botanical point of view, are centuries old trees of big stage effects. In succession guided city visit: the historical centre with the three squares, the "Palazzo della Regione"…the Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel (considered his best work) Dinner and overnight.
4th day: Breakfast. Morning dedicated to the guided visit of Mantua, motherland of Virgilio’s poet and old estate of Gonzaga Family. In the afternoon stop at Park Sigurta Garden; it covers a 50 hectares in an rare natural beauty ambient. It comes origin from an old agricultural factory joined at eighteenth-century Villa Sigurtà, of elegants neo-classicists shapes. Dinner and overnight.
5th day: Breakfast. Full day excursion to Venice. Entering Venice is like leaving behind reality for a world of fantasy. You lose the conscience of space and time. It's very easy you get involved in the magic atmosphere that glitters on its channels and on its bridges. Half day guided visit of the city. Time at leisure to have the possibility to enjoy of a romantic Gondola ride along the Grand Canal. Return to Verona. Dinner and overnight.
6th day: Breakfast. In the morning, visit of Villa Pisani in Strà. It is a royal palace in baroque style, built in the XVII century, with a splendid garden in French with a labyrinth strewn of statues. Return to Verona and time at leisure. Dinner and overnight.
7th day: Breakfast. Full day excursion to "Colli Euganei" that are characterised for soft roundness of volcanic origins, esteemed wine production area. Stop at Villa Barbarigo Pizzoni Ardemani to admire one of the most valuables Italian garden of 1600 in existence and well preserved; the 15 hectares of surface are strewn with statues, fountains, spring and fisch-pond. Dinner and overnight.
8th day: Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for return flight. End our services. |
