Italy Tour Li5 – GENOA , PORTOFINO AND THE TIGULLIO, PORT VENUS AND THE CINQUE TERRE

Code: Li5. Lifespan: 3 days, 2 nights

City of surfers, maritime republic and birthplace of Christopher Columbus, in the course of its long history Genoa was the "door" of the Roman Empire on the Mediterranean and is still one of the main ports of Europe, as well as one of the cities with the historic center of the most extensive and best preserved of the old continent.

Italy Tour Li5 – Genova, Portofino and Tigullio, Porto Venere e le Cinque Terre – unisce la visita del capoluogo della Liguria, con quella del tratto del Levante ligure più lontano da Genova , dove si visiteranno alcuni dei più bei centri costieri d’Italia e del Mediterraneo.

Genoa can be reached by train in time for the start of the tour on the first day if you are close enough to town (as Milan and Turin) . Otherwise you need to come the night before and take the supplement for an overnight stay in Genoa.

1Day - The tour starts from the exit of the train station Porta Principe (close to the squares of the port where you can park if it comes with vehicle) at 10:00
Morning: Thanks to the double-decker bus panoramic you can admire the meantime most of the buildings of historical and artistic importance, many of which lie within them valuable architectures, works of art and testimonies of history of Mediterranean civilization and world. For this tour is available in six languages ​​a comment (Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Russian).
After this series overview of the city, you will better appreciate the planned walking tour of the historic center.(Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Ducal palace, i Rolli, Belvedere Montaldo) , during which he will also visit the famous Carugi. Lunch at a gourmet restaurant , varied cuisine with specialties typical Ligurian. (trofie or trenette with pesto or vegetable pies, buridda o frittelle di baccalà, local wines )
Afternoon: visit the ancient port and, choice, visit the Aquarium, or return to the center to visit Palazzo Ducale and some palaces of the Rolli.
Meeting of the participants in Porta Principe and departure by train to La Spezia where after the hotel accommodation will consume a dinner menu with typical Ligurian.

2 day: After breakfast, excursion to Porto Venere and Cinque Terre by sea:.
Porto Venere is a small harbor and colorful village, which lies at the southern end of the peninsula , forms the western shore of the Gulf of La Spezia or also called “Gulf of Poets”, breaking away from the jagged coastline of the Riviera di Levante. At the end of this peninsula are three small islands: Palmaria (only a small inhabited), Tino and Tinetto;, which together with Porto Venere and Cinque Terre, following the West, have been included among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The Cinque Terre include a stretches of coastline in the sea cliff comprising 5 fishing villages of Eastern Liguria ( or to the east of Genoa) : Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. During the visit room with typical local menu, wines including
After the visit to this beautiful coast and villages among the most beautiful in the world, from Monterosso it's off to Rapallo, train. Transfer and hotel accommodation.

3Day: Portofino and Tigullio
Breakfast and individual visit to Rapallo and its shores.. All 10 departure by boat to San Fruttuoso .
Leg stops: Portofino to admire the first Italian town where the landscape has been protected, with the law of 1939; San Fruttuoso to visit this beautiful resort while – and, for those who want it, a swim or bath sea – and for lunch. To return, always Boat, stop and visit Santa Margherita Ligure, a historic seaside town of the largest in Italy. Return by train directly from Santa Margherita.

The price includes:

• 2 hotel stays 3-4 stars
• 4 meals of which 1 in gourmet restaurant,
• Guided tour of Genoa.
• Train Genoa-La Spezia
• Boat tour of Porto Venere and Cinque Terre
• Monterosso train-Rapallo
• Boat Rapallo-San Fruttuoso San Fruttuoso-Santa Margherita
• Assicurazione medico – bagaglio

The price does not include:

• Transfers, the costs of which will be defined at the time of confirmation, based on the number of people, to transportation and chosen for its continued existence.
• Entrance fees to monuments and museums are not included in the cost of the tour
• Assicurazione annullamento
• Personal extras and everything not included in "the price includes

Supplements,

• Accommodation in hotel 5 stars
• An overnight stay in Genoa
• Join all'Aquario