{"id":17784,"date":"2023-09-24T09:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T09:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.itourriviera.it\/?p=17784"},"modified":"2024-05-28T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:10:58","slug":"gran-tour-of-the-piedmont-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/gran-tour-of-the-piedmont-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran tour of the Piedmont Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tour\u00a0of the enchanted\u00a0Piedmont Lakes<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0Lake<\/strong>\u00a0Maggiore, Lake\u00a0d\u2019Orta\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 and of the\u00a0medieval historic villages<\/strong>\u00a0like the city of\u00a0Angera<\/strong>, with\u00a0tastings of typical food and wine products<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n

Book your stay in\u00a0Piedmont,\u00a0<\/strong>with no worries about\u00a0hotel\u00a0<\/strong>accomodations and\u00a0restaurants,\u00a0<\/strong>we\u2019ll think of everything!\u00a0Take a look at the tour package\u00a0Gran Tour of the Piedmont Lakes<\/strong>\u00a0which include\u00a0food&wine tours, cultural tours and relaxing cruising<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Day 1<\/strong>
\nArrival in the afternoon with accomodation in the hotel of your choice. Dinner at the hotel\u2019s restaurant and evening at your disposal.<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong>:\u00a0Lake Maggiore<\/strong>\u00a0and its virtues
\nThe\u00a0Lake Maggiore Express<\/strong>\u00a0will offer you an unforgettable trip by train and by boat. \u00a0You\u2019ll crosss Italy and the Southern part of Switzerland, Ticino. For three hours you\u2019ll travel by boat crossing\u00a0Lake Maggiore<\/strong>; you\u2019ll admire the\u00a0Borromee Islands<\/strong>, the\u00a0castles of Cannero<\/strong>, the\u00a0islands of Brissago<\/strong>; the fascinating shoreline with picturescque villages and towns. With the railway of the Centovalli and of the Vigezzo Valley, you\u2019ll cross for an hour and a half a wild and romantic territory, with an alternation of daring bridges, streams of pure water and vineyards, chestnut woods and villages perched on slopes.
\nDeparture by boat \u00a0from\u00a0Stresa<\/strong>\u00a0with Battello Navigation Lake at 12:00
\nLunch on board
\nArrival at Locarno at ore 15:15
\nReturn by the Centovalli Train from Locarno to Domodossola, or Stresa, time to be determined; dinner in hotel and overnight stay.<\/p>\n

Day 3:\u00a0Orta<\/strong>\u00a0and the Novara hills
\nArrival of the group at\u00a0Villa Crespi<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Orta.<\/strong>\u00a0From here we reach the center of the town on a delightful touristic train, to then board on private motorboats \u00a0to reach the\u00a0island of San Giulio<\/strong>, where you can visit the millenary Basilica dedicated to Saint Giulio. On the return visit of the village. Luchbreak.
\nAt the end you will proceed on the touristic train to reach the\u00a0Holy Mount<\/strong>, \u00a0part of the\u00a0World Heritage<\/strong>\u00a0from 2003. Here, besides visiting over 20 chapels dedicated to the life of\u00a0St. Francis of \u00a0Assisi,<\/strong>\u00a0you can enjoy the view of the breathtaking panorama \u00a0of\u00a0Lake Orta<\/strong>.
\nAt the conclusion of the visit you\u2019ll return by bus to reach one of \u00a0the\u00a0wineries<\/strong>\u00a0of the area. In fact, this area is famous for the production of \u00a0fine wines<\/strong>, such as\u00a0Boca, Gattinara, Ghemme<\/strong>, that owe their names to the towns of production. The cellar will offer a\u00a0tasting of typical products and wines<\/strong>. \u00a0Return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.<\/p>\n

Day 4: Angera<\/strong>, Medieval pearl
\nIn the morning a guided visit of the\u00a0Borromeo Rock of \u00a0Angera<\/strong>, \u00a0rare example of a fortified medieval building, almost completely preserved. Inside you\u2019ll \u00a0find the\u00a0Doll and Toy Museum<\/strong>, one of the most important in Europe. Departure towards the place of origin.<\/p>\n

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Our offer includes:<\/h4>\n
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  • Accomodation in one of our hotels in double room<\/li>\n
  • Half board formula<\/li>\n
  • Entrance to the attractions listed in the program<\/li>\n
  • All day guide service for the second day<\/li>\n
  • All day guide service for the third day<\/li>\n
  • Half day guide service for the fourth day<\/li>\n
  • Costs of the practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Our offer does not include:<\/h4>\n
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    • The round trip, the transfer to the locations listed in the program and what is not included in \u201cOur offer includes\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Lunches and dinners must be considered according to the daily menu or according to the tasting menu offered by the chef. Beverages and consumations \u00e0 la carte must be paid on site.<\/li>\n
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        The visits suggested in the program must be intended as free, therefore without a guide.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Tours of picturesque Piedmontese lakes – Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta – and medieval historic centres such as the town of Angera, interspersed with the tasting of typical products and wines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":17726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[986],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-piedmont"],"acf":[],"psp_head":"Gran tour of the Piedmont Lakes \u2013 itour RIVIERA | ITALIAN AND FRENCH RIVIERA DAY TOURS<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tour\u00a0of the enchanted\u00a0Piedmont Lakes\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0Lake\u00a0Maggiore, Lake\u00a0d\u2019Orta\u00a0\u2013 and of the\u00a0medieval historic villages\u00a0like the city of\u00a0Angera, with\u00a0tastings of typical food and wine products.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/gran-tour-of-the-piedmont-lakes\/\" \/>\r\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17797,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17784\/revisions\/17797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itourriviera.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}