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                                                                                      YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
              To/From U.S.               GERMANY            POST-TRIP EXTENSION
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                                  V V Valtellina Valley y  Tirano                                           PRE -TRIP: 7 nights from
              Erlach   Zürich                  Edolo                                                      $ 3195 Only $ 457 per night


              (Optional Tour)
              (Optional  T T our)  Orrido di Bellano   Trento  Valsugana
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                Brig                 Monte Isola                                                          Murano & Burano
                                        Iseo  Brescia
                                    Franciacorta  (Optional tour)

             Zermatt                                              Mirano                                    POST -TRIP:  4 nights from
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                Lake Orta  Lecco  Milan               Verona          V V Venice                          $ 1795 Only $ 449 per night
                                                                       Adriatic
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        DAY  Š •  Bernina Red Train to        DAY  ˜˜ •   Trento                      To view your optional extensions in detail,
        Switzerland Home-Hosted Dinner          After a guided walking tour of Trento, you’ll   visit www.oattravel.com/ itr
          Board the Bernina Red Train for a full-day   have the option to explore Trento on your
   Church of the Assumption of Mary,   excursion across the Alps and into Switzerland.   own, or join your Trip Experience Leader on a    Arrive Early, Stay Later
 Merano, Italy   We’ll then depart the train at Diavolezza   scenic hike.
        station to ride a cable car up to a scenic     B,L —  Hotel  America  Trento   or  similar  Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
                                                                                      and private airport transfer.
        viewpoint. Later, enjoy a Home-Hosted
     Northern Italy: The Alps, Dolomites & Lombardy  Dinner in the home of a local family.   DAY  ˜› •  Bressanone (Brixen) • Tyrol   •   Arrive early in Genoa before your Italian Riviera pre-
                                              Castle and Merano
                                                                                        trip extension for $200 per person, per night
          B,L,D —  Hotel  Centrale  Tirano   or  similar
 Italy: Lecco, Tirano, Lake Iseo, Trento, Bressanone (Dolomites), Mirano     Stop at Tyrol Castle, sitting above the Alpine   •   Arrive early in Lucerne before your Swiss Alps pre-
 Departures:  DAY  ’ •  Lake Iseo • Franciacorta   town of Merano. After, stop in Merano to
 For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ itr pricing  April-Oct 2023  vineyard tour   explore on foot before continuing on to   trip extension for $275 per person, per night
          Head to Lago d’Iseo, a lake in the Franciacorta   Bressanone (also known as Brixen), the oldest   •   Arrive early in Lecco before your main
        wine region, to visit a local winery run by two   city in the Alto Adige region, to explore its   trip for $250 per person, per night
   15  days from $48 95   sisters. We’ll hike the property’s lush hills   medieval streets.   •   Conclude your main trip with more time in Mirano
 including international airfare    Witness the awe-inspiring landscapes and cultural treasures of Northern Italy on a   before learning about the ancient production     B,L —  Hotel  America  Trento   or  similar  for $175 per person, per night
        process of sparkling wine. After, we’ll enjoy
 journey from Milan and the Lombardy Lakes to the towering Dolomites. Along the way,
 Single Supplement: FREE  meet fishermen and farm families, sip Franciacorta wines, take a rail journey across the   lunch and a wine tasting.   DAY  ˜¢ •  South Tyrol • Controversial   •   Remain in Venice after your Classic Venice post-trip
                                                                                        extension for $375 per person, per night
 Save a FULL 10%, up to $590 with our   Alps into Switzerland, experience the unique culture of the Ladins, and much more.     B,L,D —  Hotel  Villa  Kinzika   or  similar  Topic: Germans and Italians • Bolzano •
                                              Optional Plose Mountain tour
 Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22  DAY  – •  Lake Iseo • Montisola • Optional     Depart by train for Bolzano, the capital of
        Brescia tour                          South Tyrol. After a walking tour, we’ll stop at   DAY  ˜¥ •  Valsugana • Apple orchard • Venetian
                                                                                    countryside
 WHAT TO EXPECT   Terre or New! The Swiss Alps: Lucerne, Bern &   DAY  ‹ •  Orrido di Bellano • Tirano     Most of the day is yours to explore on your   the civic museum to discuss the Controversial    Leave the Alps for the hills of the Veneto region. Along the
 Zermatt pre-trip extensions.     Visit Orrido di Bellano, a waterfall and natural   own. You may join our optional tour to the   Topic of Tyrolean cultural identity, then visit   way, visit an apple orchard to meet with the farmer, learn
       Hotel NH Lecco Pontevecchio  or similar  gorge. Then, depart for Varenna, a fishing village   village of Brescia to visit an artisanal market   an archaeological museum featuring Otzi, a   about local apple cultivation, and enjoy a homemade
 nestled along Lake Como. We’ll stroll along a   and Roman ruins. Later this afternoon, you’ll   5,300-year-old ice mummy. You may return to   lunch. Afterward, gather for a Farewell Drink and Dinner
 View all physical requirements at  DAY  … •  Explore Lecco   waterfront path called the Walk of Lovers to a local   have the option to visit Montisola, a small town   Breassanone for an Optional Tour featuring a   at our lodgings, an ancient Venetian villa.
                                              gondola to the summit of Plose Mountain.
 www.oattravel.com/ itr     Set off on a walking tour of riverside Lecco. Then,   gelateria. In Tirano, we’ll have dinner at a local   in the Franciacorta hills.     B,L,D — Relais Villa Corner della Regina or similar


 depart for Milan where we’ll explore on foot—the   restaurant.     B —  Hotel  Villa  Kinzika   or  similar    B,D —  Hotel  Krone   or  similar
   ITINERARY  highlight being the Duomo di Milano, Milan’s     B,D — Hotel NH Lecco Pontevecchio or similar  DAY  ˜™ •  Trento • Visit Verona   DAY  ˜¤ •  Ladin Valleys • Nature hike •   DAY  ˜§ •  Return to U.S.


 Gothic cathedral. After, you’ll have some time to
 explore on your own. We’ll gather tonight for a   DAY  ‘ •  A Day in the Life in the     Head to Trento, with a stop along the way   Bressanone     Transfer to the airport for our flight home. Or, begin
 DAY  ” •  Depart U.S.   Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant.   Valtellina Valley   in Verona, made famous by Shakespeare’s     Visit Val Gardena, nestled in the heart of the   your Classic Venice: Murano & Burano post-trip extension.
   Fly overnight to Milan, Italy.     B,D — Hotel NH Lecco Pontevecchio     Experience our NEW A Day in the Life in the   Romeo and Juliet. Our walking tour of Verona   Dolomites and a center of Ladin culture. We’ll     B

 DAY  — •  Milan, Italy • Lecco   DAY  ‰ •  Explore Milan   Valtellina Valley. You may visit a locally-owned   includes the market at Piazza delle Erbe (the   meet a Ladin-speaking local who will hike with
                                              us through the Dolomites.
        old Roman forum).
   Arrive in Milan and transfer to Lecco, where we’ll   goat cheese producer for a tasting, explore a San     B,D —  Hotel  Villa  Kinzika   or  similar    B,L —  Hotel  Krone   or  similar
 meet members of your group, including those     Enjoy a guided tour of Milan this morning, including a   Rocco water mill that grinds buckwheat for pasta,
 who took the Italian Riviera, Genoa & the Cinque   visit to the Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano—the home   and participate in daily chores of a family-run farm   To learn more about
 of Da Vinci’s world-famous mural “The Last Supper.”   before sitting down for a homemade lunch.   this adventure, scan the

   B — Hotel NH Lecco Pontevecchio     B,L —  Hotel  Centrale  Tirano   or  similar               QR code at right.
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