La Scala & Lake Como Opera Tours - Robert Broad Travel 0845 003 2211 or 01543 258631

Day 1: Fly from Heathrow to Milan and transfer by coach under tour manager's direction to hotel for check in to your hotel for a 4 night stay on bed and breakfast basis.
Day 2: Morning tour of Lake Iseo. Afternoon free with early evening transfer to Milan with time allowed for dinner before performance of the Barber of Seville at La Scala.
Day 3: Full day tour to Bergamo and Lake Garda.
Day 4: Morning and early afternoon tour to Brescia (on market day, itinerary permitting) with time allowed for leisurely exploration and lunch.
Day 5: Morning free with afternoon visit to Verona where time will be allowed for sightseeing and dinner before opera performance of Aida at the Roman Arena.
Day 6:Visit to Milan before transferrring directly to the airport for return flight to Heathrow

NB. Exact order of excursions may vary according to local conditions, opera schedule, flight timings or at tour manager’s discretion.

Scheduled flights with Alitalia from Heathrow to Milan including all payable taxes:

AZ899 HEATHROW 09.35 MILAN 12.30
AZ7238 MILAN 18.00 HEATHROW 19.10

Included in Price
-Return scheduled flights with Alitalia from Heathrow to Milan including all payable taxes.
- 5 nights accommodation in standard room on bed and buffet breakfast basis at 4-star Rivalago Hotel.
- Gallery or rear box seat at La Scala. (Possible restricted view)
- Reserved gradinata ticket for Verona. These are numbered seats (NOT stone steps) on the first 17 rows of the raised area around the arena offering excellent acoustics and view of the stage and auditorium
- Transfers and full touring itinerary
-Tour manager throughout

Not Included in Price
- Single room supplement (£70.00)
- Holiday insurance (£24.00 per person)
-Room upgrades:
Lake View - £40 per person
Lake View & Balcony - £70 per person
Junior Suite with Lake View and Balcony - £140 per person
- Upgraded stalls or front box seats at La Scala (£175 per person)
- Meals other than those stated
- Items of a personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone calls etc
-Porterage and gratuities.

Hotel Rivalago
The delightful 4-star Rivalago Hotel enjoys a stunning location right on the shores of pretty Lake Iseo. Offering a very high standard of comfort and service, this charming, traditional hotel has a bar, beautiful garden and swimming pool overlooking the lake and very comfortable bedrooms with private facilities, TV, telephone and minibar. Its location in the heart of the village means that several restaurants are within 2/3 minuts’ walk.

Milan
Capital of Lombardy and one of Europe’s most important commercial centres, Milan is arguably Italy’s most influential cities. Sights here include its magnificent Gothic Duomo, with 135 spires, the superb Brera Art Gallery that houses one of the best collections of art in the world, Castello Sforzesco and, of course, superb shopping opportunities, particularly in one of its many beautirul covered arcades such as the 19th century Galleria Vittorio Emmanuel II.

Lake Iseo
One of the smallest of the Italian lakes, Iseo is also one of the prettiest, lying in wine-producing country and and surrounded by tall mountains and waterfalls. Along the shores are a clutch of fishing villages and in the lake itself rises the mini-mountain of Monte Isola.

Verona
Verona is renowned as the city of Romeo and Juliet and for its opera festival held each July and August but is an ancient and beautiful city in its own right. Highlights include Juliet’s legendary balcony, the Arena itself, San Zeno Maggiore, and lovely piazzas including the heart of the city, the Piazza delle Erbe.

Lake Garda
Lake Garda offers a scenic contrast to the wealth of history and culture on this tour. Flanked by picturesque villages along its shoreline with a dramatic backdrop of mountains and hillsides dotted with vineyards, the lake is regarded by many as the most beautiful, as well as the largest of the Italian lakes.

Bergamo
Bergamo is a delightful hilltop town that owes much of its artistic and architectural splendour to the influence of Venice that ruled here from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Highlights of the upper town include the Piazza Vecchia and Duomo, dominated by the facade of the Colleoni Chapel and containing the tomb of Donizetti, whose work is still performed in Milan on this very tour. The main sight of the lower town is the important Galleria dell’ Accademia Carrara, housing works by major Italian and European artists including Bellni, Botticelli, Titian, Canaletto and many more.

Brescia
Lombardy’s 2nd city (after Milan), boasts a rich artistic heritage ranging from Roman temples to the triumphalist Mussolini-era architecture of Piazza Vittoriale. Highlights include the Roman runs around the Piazza del Foro; Duomo dating from the 11th century, Piazza del Loggia, where the market is held and Museum of Santa Giulia, the city’s main gallery.