Day 1 - Arrive Lake Como

Meet and greet upon arrival into Milan Airport/ Railway Station, then privately transferred to your luxury hotel on the banks of stunning Lake Como.

Overnight: Villa d’Este

Day 2 - Lake Como - Private Cruise

Today meet your local English speaking guide for a half-day private boat cruise on Lake Como. Lake Como is Europe's deepest lake and is surrounded by beautiful villas and gardens. Stop in the delightful village of Bellagio, an old retreat for the nobility of Lombardy, and visit the elegant Villa Carlotta at Tremezzo with its stunning gardens. The beautiful villa was built at the end of XVII century in a natural basin between the lake and the Dolomite mountains. In 1843 the villa was gifted by the Princess of Nassau to her daughter, Carlotta, as a wedding present. The gardens of Villa Carlotta are worth the visit in every season of the year, and include: old varieties of camellias, century old cedars and sequoias, huge planes and tropical plants, the Rock garden and the Ferns valley, the Rhododendrons wood and the Bamboos garden. All this, coupled with the wonderful views across the lake, make Villa Carlotta "a place of heaven".

Overnight: Villa d’Este

Meal Plan: B

Day 3 - The Great Art City of Milan

Today your private vehicle takes you on a full-day sightseeing tour of Milan where your expert Milanese guide is waiting for you. 

Sights today include Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper"*, located in the refectory of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the colossal and flamboyant Gothic Cathedral and the Brera Gallery. Housed in a 17th-century palace, the Brera Gallery was built for the Jesuits and is considered Milan's most formidable art museum. Also not to be missed is the Galleria Vittoria Emmanuelle, La Scala Opera House, and the extremely ornate Duomo. (Please Note: availability for the "Last Supper" is limited, reservations open two months prior.)

Optional Insider Access 1: An expert local guide and food enthusiast takes you to places far away from the normal tourist trail, to taste and learn about the finest-quality local Italian products. During your tour, you might learn about the process of making michetta, a typical bread produced in Milan. Discover the secrets behind making a perfect panettone in the only place in Italy where you can taste this Milanese Christmas cake throughout the year! Alternatively you may opt for a ‘truffle experience’ followed by a wine tasting of the various typical reds and whites produced in Northern Italy.

Optional Insider Access 2: Join your guide for coffee and delicious pastries at one of the most historic and elegant pasticceria in the city. The Caffe Cova is located in the city’s most elegant district, and oozes old world charm and sophistication – and has been doing so for nearly 200 years.

Overnight: Villa d’Este

Meal Plan: B

Day 4 - Depart Lake Como

Private transfer to Milan Airport/ Railway Station

Meal Plan: B