Italy Tour Lo11 – ARTE E CULINARIA DELLA BASSA LOMBARDIA (Lodi, Pavia and Vigevano, Cremona and Mantua)

Code: Lo11. Lifespan: 5 days, 4 nights

Italy Tour Lo11 – Arte e culinaria della Bassa Lombardia offre un ampio panorama della ricca bassa pianura lombarda che, con le sue acque e buoni terreni, permette abbondanti produzioni di foraggi freschi che sostengono rilevanti allevamenti e la produzione di buon latte e di ottimi formaggi. It includes guided tours of the Lombard cities of the lowlands , Lodi until Mantova, all cities rich in art , history and important food crops of excellence.

1Day – A Lodi, by private, you will visit in From mid-morning a company agribusiness, follow a lunch on a farm tasting of typical products , as Grana Padano and Gorgonzola, and especially the Pannerone that cheese is a very rare and typical of Lodi.

For the specialization of Lodi in the breeding of dairy cattle and in the production of cheese, Lodi became the seat of the Parco Tecnologico Padano , one of the leading European centers in biotechnology and agriculture

In the afternoon a driving Local will visit center the current city where most of the buildings dating back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including the visit includes:

large Romanesque Cathedral, feature in Victory Square, typically valley with porches (here cover the four sides ) and cobbled; the Broletto, the old city hall and various churches. Among them deserves to be visited Sanctuary dell'Incoronata, octagonal, considered one of the best examples of the Renaissance in Lombardy. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Lodi

2Day – After breakfast departure, with private vehicle to Pavia , near which you will visit the famous complex of Chartreuse, in the city will be a ride rooftop linger to admire the buildings of major historical and architectural, as the church of S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, the Basilica San Michele ; the great Visconti Castle. During the sightseeing lunch with typical bunting. From Pavia then you will reach the city of Vigevano, whose visit includes Visconti Castle- Sforzesco, the Torre del Bramante and Piazza Ducale. All 18 will take the way back to Lodi Dinner and overnight.

3Day – After breakfast, check out and departure for Cremona, where you will meet the guide to visit the city and the museum Stradivari. In town, you can admire Piazza del Comune, one of the most representative medieval squares in Italy especially for buildings that surround it. Among these is the Cathedral, one of the greatest examples of Romanesque architecture in Lombardy. Free Lunch.

Afternoon transfer to Mantova, hotel accommodation. Free time , Dinner at local restaurant (Gourmet) where you can sample some local specialties including pumpkin ravioli. Overnight in Mantova.

4Day – After breakfast, guided tour of Mantua, one of the major cities monumental, historic art of Italy. The Mincio, widening in three lakes, surrounds it makes it even unicva and spectacular for the urban site. We will visit first the old core with Church of St. Andrew, which worked great architects by Leon Battista Alberti in the Renaissance to Messina, Filippo Juvarra in the first half of the eighteenth century; and especially the Palazzo Ducale, which preserves sculptures, tapestries and paintings by great artists (including Tintoretto and Rubens) and frescoes by Andrea Mantegna, in the famous the couple's bedroom, annex castle of San Giorgio. In civitas nova (the expansion of the city by the end of the twelfth century) you can admire the Palazzo Te, the great suburban villa , well-preserved evidence of the architecture of the sixteenth century, which takes its name from the ancient site (Tejeto = place of huts). Lunch libero.durante visit. Free time after the guided view.

Dinner program at a restaurant where you can taste other dishes valance (as agnoli Gonzaga, risotto pilot, stew Mantua ) , confectionery (as busolani and cakes sbrosolona and daisy ), DOC wines of Mantua . Overnight at hotel.

5Day – After breakfast, term services.

The price includes

• 2 nights in Lodi and 2 overnight stays in hotels in Mantua 3-4 stars;
• 2 lunches and 4 cene in hotel, farmhouses or local restaurants as scheduled
• Guided tour of Lodi, Pavia, Vigevano, Cremona and Mantua
• 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 on request

• Hotel accommodation 5 stars
• Transfer to and from the airport or train station.