Day wise detail plans
Day 1: First Reception
Arrival at the hotel in Genoa or nearby, check-in. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Day Trip 5 Terre
Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in La Spezia for day excursion 5 Terre. Recommended panoramic bus ride of about half an hour to Manarola to admire the vineyards along the road. Walk of about an hour in the village of Manarola, then continue by train to Vernazza with subsequent visit of the village. Free lunch. Continuation in the afternoon around 15:45 by boat to Monterosso and visit of the town in its old, historical part. At the end train towards Levanto, where the bus will pick up the participants and subsequent return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: full-day excursion Rapallo, S. Fruttuoso, Portofino
Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide in Rapallo, visit of the town and its historic centre. Free lunch or possibility of lunch in a restaurant. At 2 p.m. board the boat for San Fruttuoso. On arrival at the small fishing village, visit to the famous Abbey. At the end, continuation to Portofino, a picturesque fishing village situated in an enchanting bay on the promontory of the same name, a well-known health and seaside resort and one of the most famous destinations for international tourism; also known as “The Pearl of the World”. Return by boat to Rapallo, where participants will be picked up to depart for Sanremo.
Day 4: day trip Genoa
Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide in Genoa and departure on foot for the guided tour of the historical centre to discover the typical “carruggi” and the magnificent aristocratic palaces bearing witness to Genoa’s glorious past. During the tour you will see, among others, the Cathedral of San Lorenzo and the magnificent palaces of Strada Nuova. Possibility of lunch in a restaurant. A visit to the famous Aquarium is recommended. In the afternoon, we continue by train to the village of Casella in the hinterland about 20 km inland (possibility of travelling in the historic car, dating back to the 1920s, by reservation). The destination of S.Olcese, one of the train stops, offers the possibility of visiting a sausage factory (see gastronomic programmes). At the end return by bus to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: End of services and return
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and end of services.
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While in the rest of Europe and Italy the temperatures are starting to get colder, on the Riviera dei Fiori and the Côte d’Azur we can still enjoy milder temperatures
Arrival at the hotel in Genoa or nearby, check-in. Dinner and overnight stay
Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide. Morning dedicated to visiting the old town of Sanremo: La Pigna