Comenius Tour Operator for a professional business Home - Comenius Project COMENIUS Multilateral school partnerships - 2010 – 2012 Knowing Europe Through an Educational Business Agenzia Nazionale LLP Italia Via Magliabechi, 1 50122 – FIRENZE Pädagogischer Austauschdienst der KMK (PAD) Nationale Agentur für EU-Programme im Schulbereich Nassestraße 8 - 53113 Bonn Agence Europe-Education-Formation France Service Comeniu - 25 quai des Chartrons 33080 Bordeaux Cedex TOURIST TOUR AROUND NORTH ITALY From Saturday 5th May to Saturday 12th May 2012 Day 1 : Saturday, May 5th Morning : - Paris/Milan flight - Bus from the airport to the city centre - Chek in at the hotel Afternoon : - Visit to the Basilica di Sant’ Ambrogio - Visit to Santa Maria Delle Grazie - Visit to the Duomo - Visit to the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II - Canals of Milan in the evening - Restaurant MILAN MILAN Bus n°73 ATM from the airport (Milan Linate) to « Piazza San Babila » (centre of Milan) • Duration : 20 minutes • A bus every 20 minutes • Price : € 1.50 Hotel ″Roxy” *** Arrival : Saturday 5th May 2012 Departure : Sunday 6th May 2012 Price with breakfast : 91 euros « Duomo of Milan » Open every day from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm. Possibility of visiting the roof for 4€ or 6€ (depending on whether you take the lift or not). The « Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II » The “Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II “ was completed between 1862 and 1877. If you put the heel on the testicles of the bull mosaic and turn three times on yourself, your wish will be fulfilled! The Basilica of « Sant’ Ambrogio » From Monday to Saturday , from 10.00 am to 12.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm Sunday from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm Admission : Free « Santa Maria delle Grazie » Open every day except on Monday. Price : 6.50 € to see « The last supper » by Leonardo da Vinci Canals of Milan in the evening Pizzeria “La Tradizionale” Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 7 Open from 7.30 pm to 1.00 am Price : 20€ to 50€ “Osteria di Porta Cicca” Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 51 Open every day (closed on Mondays) from 7.30 pm to 0.00 am Day 2 : Sunday, 6th May 2012 MILAN Have a look at the « quadrilatero d’oro » (Via Monte Napoleone, Via Sant’Andrea, Corso Venezia, Via Manzoni) The most prestigious shopping streets of Milan. You can find the designers’ shops : Dolce & Gabbana, Cerruti, Roberto Cavalli, Prada, Versace, Armani … The Sforza Castle • You can visit the castle and see the art and scuplture collections. Admission : 3 € • Open every day from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm (closed on Monday) • You can have a tour around the courtyards and the “Sempione Park”. Car rental Garibaldi Station Piazza Sigmund Freud (B) Fiat Panda, economy 2-4 door -Manual transmission -Air conditioning Vehicle Subtotal + Taxes 186.68€ You can rent a car in Milan , at “Garibaldi station” from 7:00 am on Sunday 6th May. You need to return it to “Malpensa airport” at 2:00 pm on Saturday 12th May Day 2 : Sunday, 6th May : Pavia Carthusian monastery of Pavia “Certosa di Pavia” Open every day from 9.00 am to 11.30 am and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm Closed on Monday Free entrance Hotel « Excelsior Pavia »*** Room type Number of Rooms Number of Guests Total Price Standard Double Bed 1 1 95€ Arrival : Sunday 6th May Departure : Monday 7th May Pizzeria restaurant “La Casa Sul Fiume” Via San Lanfranco 52, Pavia Restaurant “Il Girone dei Golosi “ Via dei Mille 47/49, Borgo Ticino Day 3 : Monday 7th May MANTUA « Palazzo Ducale » • Open every day (closed on Monday) from 8.15 am to 7.15 pm. • Price : 6.50 € (+ 1€ to see the room of the married) • Audio guide : 4 € (italian, german and french) Duomo di Mantova The Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle Open from 7.00 am to 12.00 am and from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm Free entrance A visit to Mantua in the evening Piazza delle Erbe, Rotonda di San Lorenzo, Piazza Sordello Restaurants in Mantua « La Fragoletta » Address : Piazza Arche, 5 46100 Mantua Tel : (+39) 0376 323300 « Quadrato » restaurant Address : Piazza Virgiliana, 49 Mantova Tel : (+39) 0376 368896 Day 4 and 5 : Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th May VENICE HOTEL “FLORA”*** San Marco square Arrival : 08 th May 2012 Departure : 10 th May 2012 Price : 368 € (+ 15€ breakfast) Rialto Bridge • The Rialto bridge is one of the 4 bridges spanning on the Grand canal in Venice . • It is the oldest bridge across the canal and was the dividing line for the districts of San Marco and San Polo. « Piazza San Marco » • Piazza San Marco (often known in English as St Mark's Square), is the principal public square of Venice, where it is generally known just as "the Piazza". Venice in One Day - Original Walk + Grand Canal Boat Tour • Type : Day Tours in Venice • Departs From : Venice • Meeting Point : Entrance to the Royal Gardens (for both tours) • Duration : 3 hours • Available : Departs daily at 11:10 or at 14:30 on Sunday (Availability might vary depending on the season. please check details below) • Prices : 53€ per person Murano, Burano and Torcello • Explore the famous islands of the Venice lagoon - Murano, Burano and Torcello - on a half-day excursion. • You'll see a glass-blowing display on Murano, shop for lace on Burano and visit Venice's first church on the tranquil island of Torcello. • Prices : 20€ • Duration : 4 hours Day 6 : Thursday 10th May 2012 VERONA Juliet's house and balcony in Verona • Verona was the theater where the tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet, made famous by Shakespeare’s tragedy, took place. • The XIII century building is situated in the center of the city, • There is A beautiful facade faced with bricks and a Gothic front door on the exterior: in the courtyard there’s a bronze statue representing Juliet . Opening times : From Tuesday to Sunday from 8,30 am to 7,30 pm. Monday from 1 pm to 7,30 pm. Tickets : 6 €. Reduced ticket : 4,50 €. How to get here : Juliet’s house is in the history’s center, Via Cappello n°23. The Verona Arena • The Roman amphitheatre (better known as Arena) is, with Romeo and Juliet, the symbol of this city. Opening times : From Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm. During the opera season from 9 am to 3,30 pm. Closed : Monday. How to get here : The arena is in Piazza Bra. Cathedral of Verona • It was built on the remains of two pre-Christian churches, and even if it was consecrated in 1187 the works have continued for a long time. It was made in Verona’s marble. • Opening times : from November to February : Working days from 10 am to 1 pm. And from 1,30 pm to 4 pm, public holidays from 1 pm to 5 pm. From March to October : working days from 10 am to 5,30 pm public holidays from 1 pm to 5,30 pm. Castelvecchio and the Scaligero bridge in Verona • Castelvecchio (literally: Old castle) with its amazing fortified bridge, represents a military monument of the Scaligera dominion(the Scaligera was the noble family, also called “della Scala”, that governed Verona) • Opening times : from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 am to 7,30 pm. Monday from 13,45 pm to 7,30 pm. Admission : 6 €; Reduced ticket 4 €. Day 7 : Friday 11th May 2012 LAKE GARDA « San Marco » Hotel-Restaurant Price : 38€. Day 8 : Saturday 12th May 2012 BERGAMO Bergamo • • Bergamo's old town remains perched on a hill, enclosed by walls, while the modern city center sprawls across the plains below Two-hour guided walking tour through the walled hilltop Old Town. Your guided walking tour will pass through Piazza Vecchia, the heart of the old town. You'll visit historical and religious monuments including Palazzo del Comune, Palazzo della Ragione, the Cathedral, St Maria Maggiore, the Colleoni Chapel and the Baptistery • Prices : 15€ « Hotel Il Gourmet »*** • For the restaurant : prices on request • Price : 91€ for one night Day 9 : Saturday 12th May 2012 Departure for Milan Malpensa airport Flight departure : 1.35 pm COSTS Flight € 298.32 Car - rental € 186.68 Hotel € 464.00 TOTAL € 949.00