Tour nelle Marche
San Leo, San Marino, Urbino and Gradara (2 days)
Day 1: San Leo – San Marino
Departure early in the morning. Arrival in San Leo and visit of the Fortress with an internal guide. Free lunch in the streets of the ancient medieval village. In the end, transfer to San Marino for a guided tour of the historic centre. San Marino is one of the oldest republics in the world and has preserved much of its ancient architecture. The capital of the same name rises on the slopes of Mount Titano and is known for the medieval old town surrounded by walls and for the cobbled streets. On the three peaks of the mountain rise the three towers, fortresses dating back to the eleventh century. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Urbino – Gradara
Breakfast and transfer to Urbino. In the morning guided tour of the Renaissance city of Urbino, the Ducal Palace and the Marche National Gallery. Important stages of the visit are the Cathedral, San Bernardino, a splendid construction attributed to Bramante and the Medieval Village. Free lunch. In the afternoon guided tour of the Rocca Castello di Gradara. In the monumental Malatesta fortress, now owned by the state property, important works of art of the fifteenth century are kept, such as the altarpiece by Andrea Della Robbia and a “Madonna and Child with Saints” by Giovanni Santi – Raffaello’s father. An ancient tradition tells that it was within the walls of the Rocca that the ferocious murder of the lover’s Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta took place at the end of the 13th century by the betrayed Giovanni (Gianciotto) Malatesta known as ‘Lo Sciancato’. This sad bloody story was made immortal by Dante Alighieri’s famous verses in Canto V of the Divine Comedy. Return trip arriving late in the evening.
- Half board in a 3 * hotel near the places visited
- Visits with professional guides
- Entrance fees included (Fortress of San Leo, Palazzo Ducale and Marche National Gallery in Urbino, Rocca Malatestiana, Gradara Castle).
What’s excluded
- Transport of any kind
- Compulsory insurance
- Lunches and drinks with meals
- Other entrances to museums and monuments
- Travel assistant
- Tourist tax
- Anything not mentioned in “the fee includes”
- Fee per person (flight excluded “on request”)
- Net rates in euros, subject to confirmation (excluding weekends and holidays) – 1 free ticket for every 25 paying guests
- Document required: valid identity card. The program could be reversed
- n.b. the program can be adapted to customer needs
- Single room supplement € 25 per person per night. Tourist tax to be paid directly at the hotel
- Lunch with tourist menu (first, second, side dish, fruit or dessert) from € 20; drinks ¼ wine and ½ water € 5
- Cancellation fee of 0% if cancelled
Villages of the Marche and Conero Park (3 days)
Day 1: Conero Park and Ancona
Departure early in the morning. Arrival in Ancona for free lunch. Visit the Cathedral of San Ciriaco in Ancona, a medieval church in which the Romanesque style blends with the Byzantine one, which rises in a scenic position at the top of the Guasco hill, already occupied by the Acropolis of the Greek-Doric city, from where it dominates the whole city of Ancona and its gulf. Continue with the panoramic excursion in the Conero Park, a protected area established in 1987, with photo stops in Numana and Sirolo. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Fabriano Paper Museum – Frasassi Caves
Breakfast and transfer to Fabriano for the guided tour of the Paper and Watermark Museum, housed in the monumental complex of the former Dominican Convent, recently restored and represents the image of seven hundred years of local paper tradition. The Museum is divided into sections, which from the hand-making of paper and the relative use of the artefact, pass to the exhibition of watermarks, with information on the techniques to obtain them, to the visualization of the historical journey of paper, to the stages of development of this art in the land of Fabriano, its manufacturing processes and related technology, through historical-thematic documents and cards. In the end, we continue with a visit to the historic centre of the city that gave birth to the great painter Gentile da Fabriano at the Palazzo del Podestà, Portico Dei Vasari, Oratorio Della Carità, etc.
Free lunch and transfer to Genga for a guided tour of the Frasassi Caves, of karst origin within the Gola Della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Natural Park. The discovery of the caves dates back to 1971 thanks to the speleological group of the CAI of Ancona. Inside the karst cavities, you can admire natural sculptures formed by calcareous stratifications over 190 million years thanks to the work of water and rock. The water, flowing on the limestone, dissolves small amounts of limestone and falling to the ground, in the course of a dripping that lasts millennia, deposits them and forms concretions of considerable size: stalactites and stalagmites. In the end, return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Urbino – Gradara
Breakfast and transfer to Urbino. In the morning guided tour of the Renaissance city of Urbino, the Ducal Palace and the Marche National Gallery. Important stages of the visit are the Cathedral, San Bernardino, a splendid construction attributed to Bramante and the Medieval Village. Free lunch. In the afternoon guided tour of the Rocca Castello di Gradara. In the monumental Malatesta fortress, now owned by the state property, important works of art of the fifteenth century are kept, such as the altarpiece by Andrea Della Robbia and a “Madonna and Child with Saints” by Giovanni Santi – Raffaello’s father. An ancient tradition tells that at the end of the 13th century the ferocious murder of the lover’s Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta took place within the walls of the Rocca by the betrayed Giovanni (Gianciotto) Malatesta known as ‘Lo Sciancato’. This sad bloody story was made immortal by Dante Alighieri’s famous verses in Canto V of the Divine Comedy. Return trip arriving late in the evening.
- Half board in a 3 * hotel near the tour locations
- Visits with professional guides
- Entrance fees included (Duomo San Ciriaco Ancona, Palazzo Ducale and Marche National Gallery in Urbino, Rocca Malatestiana, Gradara Castle, Paper Museum and of the Filigrana, Frasassi Caves)
What’s excluded
- Transport of any kind
- Compulsory insurance
- Lunches and drinks with meals
- Entrances to museums and monuments
- Travel assistant
- Tourist tax
- Anything not mentioned in “the fee includes”
- Net rates in euros, subject to confirmation (excluding weekends and holidays) – 1 free ticket for every 25 paying guests
- Document required: valid identity card. The program could be reversed.
- n.b. the program can be adapted to customer needs
- AXA Compulsory Multi-Risk Policy (Medical Expenses and Cancellation) € 10 per person.
- Single room supplement € 25 per person per night. Possible city tax to be paid directly at the hotel.
- Lunch with tourist menu (first, second, side dish, fruit or dessert) from € 20; drinks ¼ wine and ½ water € 5
- Cancellation fee of 0% if cancelled
Marche and Emilia-Romagna (3 days)
Day 1: Ravenna
Departure early in the morning from the chosen location for Ravenna, capital of the Western Roman Empire and cradle of Byzantine culture in Italy, Ravenna is the “city of mosaics” in the basilica of San Vitale, in the mausoleum of Galla Placidia, in the Baptistery Neoniano and in the church of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo. The exceptional historical role of Ravenna still stands out in the Mausoleum of Theodoric. The tomb of Dante, on the other hand, in the basilica of San Francesco, the first burial of the poet, exiled in Ravenna from 1317 to 1321, refers to the medieval age. Outside the city, along the Roman road, heading south, stands the isolated basilica of Sant ‘ Apollinare in Classe, to mark the site of the ancient Roman port. In the afternoon guided tour of the city of Ravenna: Basilica of San Vitale, Neoniano Baptistery, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Sant’Apollinare Nuovo and Sant’Apollinare in Classe.
In the end, transfer to the hotel in the area of the Lidos of Ravenna or Ferrara. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Urbino – Gradara
Breakfast and transfer to Urbino. In the morning guided tour of the Renaissance city of Urbino, the Ducal Palace and the Marche National Gallery. Important stages of the visit are the Cathedral, San Bernardino, a splendid construction attributed to Bramante and the Medieval Village. Free lunch. In the afternoon guided tour of the Rocca Castello di Gradara. In the monumental Malatesta fortress, now owned by the state property, important works of art of the fifteenth century are kept, such as the altarpiece by Andrea Della Robbia and a “Madonna and Child with Saints” by Giovanni Santi – Raffaello’s father. An ancient tradition tells that at the end of the 13th century the ferocious murder of the lover’s Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta took place within the walls of the Rocca by the betrayed Giovanni (Gianciotto) Malatesta known as ‘Lo Sciancato’. This sad bloody story was made immortal by Dante Alighieri’s famous verses in Canto V of the Divine Comedy. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Ferrara
Breakfast and transfer to Ferrara born in ancient times on the bank of the Po and has two faces: on this side of the Giovecca river is the oldest nucleus, with the Cathedral and the network of medieval streets up to the walls, overlooking the Po Di Volano; on the opposite side, beyond the axis formed by Viale Cavour and Corso Della Giovecca, lies the Addizione Erculea, that is the extension wanted by Duke Ercole I d’Este, following the perspective utopia of the ideal city, with straight streets and the stately homes placed as their ornament. The central pivot of the city is the Castle, picturesque for its physiognomy and water frame.
In the morning guided tour of the Estense Castle: Gothic rooms, prisons, ducal kitchens, Loggia Degli Aranci or Delle Duchesse, Ducal Chapel, apartments of the Estense Dukes and Cardinals with halls and halls decorated with splendid frescoes. Continue with a guided tour of the historic centre: Cathedral and Loggia Dei Mercanti, Palazzo and Corte Ducale, Piazza Savonarola, Jewish Ghetto. Free lunch. In the afternoon, return trip arriving in the evening.
What’s included
- Half board treatment in a 3 * hotel near the tour locations
- Visits with professional guides
- Admissions included (Diocesan entrances Ravenna, Estense Ferrara Castle, Palazzo Ducale and Marche National Gallery in Urbino, Rocca Malatestiana, Gradara Castle)
What’s excluded
- Transport of any kind
- Compulsory insurance
- Lunches and drinks with meals
- Entrances to museums and monuments
- Travel assistant
- Tourist tax
- Anything not mentioned in “the fee includes”
Informazioni importanti
- Net rates in euros, subject to confirmation (excluding weekends and holidays) – 1 free ticket for every 25 paying guests
- Document required: valid identity card. The program could be reversed.
- n.b. the program can be adapted to customer needs
- AXA Compulsory Multi-Risk Policy (Medical Expenses and Cancellation) € 10 per person.
- Single room supplement € 25 per person per night. Possible city tax to be paid directly at the hotel.
- Lunch with tourist menu (first, second, side dish, fruit or dessert) from € 20; drinks ¼ wine and ½ water € 5
- Cancellation fee of 0% if cancelled