SWAU Alumni Italian Lakes and Mountains Tour

Sunday 27 May

Fly overnight to Milan

Monday 28 May

Arrive Milan Malpensa Airport
10:00 Meet at seating area near exit door D4 in arrivals hall
Transfer by coach to La Palma Hotel
Step out of our hotel to enjoy a walk on the fine waterfront promenade
Browse the shops in Stresa or relax on La Palma's lakefront lawn
La Palma Hotel
Stresa

Tuesday 29 May

Breakfast in hotel
9:00 Private boat to Isola Bella for a visit to the baroque Borromeo Palace
Afterward stroll in their formal gardens
In the afternoon, ride a mountain cable car to the top of Mt. Mottarone for great views of Lake Maggiore
La Palma Hotel
Stresa

Wednesday 30 May

Breakfast in hotel
Our drive, 308km approx 7 hours, will take us along Italian lakes, through Swiss mountain scenery
to the walled medieval town of Glurns
Upon arrival, walk around the wall and enjoy the ambiance of the local shops and bakeries
Group dinner at hotel
Krone/Corona Hotel
Glurns

Thursday 31 May

Breakfast in hotel
9:00A Coach transfer through valleys of apple orchards
to the Dolomite mountains 114 km, about 2 hours
with a stop for shopping and lunch under the arcades of Merano
6:30 Group dinner in our hotel
Cavallino D'Oro Hotel
Kastelruth

Friday 1 June

Breakfast in hotel
Circle coach tour of mountain passes
Stop in a woodcutters shop
6:30 Group dinner in our hotel
Cavallino D'Oro Hotel
Kastelruth

Saturday 2 June

Breakfast in hotel
Ride up to Alpe di Siusi, the highest alpine meadow, for spectacular mountain walks
Cavallino D'Oro Hotel
Kastelruth

Sunday 3 June

Breakfast in hotel
Drive 130 km to Riva del Garda on the northernmost shore of Lake Garda
Visit Riva's shops
Stroll the lakefront
Group dinner in hotel
Europa Hotel
Riva del Garda

Monday 4 June

Breakfast in hotel
Travel by boat across Lake Garda to Malcesine
Our coach takes us for a visit in Sirmione, a peninsula in the southern end of Lake Garda
Travel on to Bergamo
Settecento Hotel
Bergamo

Tuesday 5 June

Breakfast in hotel
Visit Bergamo, Medieval town of art and architecture
Travel to Como on the southern shore of Lake Como
Sheraton Hotel Malpensa Airport
Malpensa

Wednesday 6 June

Breakfast in hotel
Fly home

ITINERARY CHANGES: All transportation, lodging, and sightseeing arrangements and schedules are subject to variance and substitution due to circumstances beyond our control.

The hotels we plan to use are:

Stresa

La Palma Hotel
Corso Umberto I, 33
28838 Stresa Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
+39 0323 32401
www.hlapalma.it

Glurns

Hotel Corona
Stadtplatz 7, I-39020 Glurns (BZ)
Piazza Città 7, I-39020 Glorenza (BZ)
+39 0473 831206,
www.gasthofgruenerbaum.it

Kastelruth

Hotel Cavallino D/Oro
Piazza Kraus
39040 Castelrotto
Alto Adige - Dolomiti - Italia
+39 0471 706337
www.cavallino.it

Riva del Garda

Best Western Hotel Europa Riva
Piazza Catena, 13 I-38066 Riva del Garda (TN)
+39 0464-555433
www.hoteleuropariva.it/eng/

Bergamo

Settecento Hotel
Via Milano,7
24030 Presezzo, Italia
+39.035.466089
www.bergamo-hotels-settecento.com

Malpensa

Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport
Terminal 1
+39.02.2335 1
In United States 1-800-325-3535
www.sheratonmilanmalpensa.com