Cremona, Sabbioneta and Sirmione
5 days / 4 nights · Lake Garda, Cremona, Sabbioneta, Borghetto
Violin makers, the Gonzaga and the ancient Romans: three places of art south of Lake Garda, visited on day trips with a return to the hotel each evening.
Highlights
- The Museo del Violino in Cremona, with the chance to hear a Stradivari
- Sabbioneta, the ideal city of the Gonzaga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- The Grotte di Catullo, the Roman villa of Sirmione
- Borghetto sul Mincio and a lunch of Valeggio tortellini
Itinerary
Day 1 · Arrival on Lake Garda
Check-in at the hotel and dinner.
Day 2 · Cremona
Guided tour of Cremona: Piazza del Comune with the Cathedral and the Torrazzo, and the Museo del Violino, where you can attend an audition of a Stradivari. Visit to a violin maker's workshop. Return and dinner.
Day 3 · Sabbioneta
Guided tour of Sabbioneta, the town built by Vespasiano Gonzaga: the Teatro all'Antica, Palazzo Giardino with the Galleria degli Antichi, and Palazzo Ducale. Free afternoon on the lake and dinner at the hotel.
Day 4 · Sirmione and Borghetto
In the morning a guided tour of Sirmione: the Scaliger Castle and the Grotte di Catullo. Lunch in Valeggio with handmade tortellini, then in the afternoon Borghetto sul Mincio, with its mills and the Visconti Bridge. Return and dinner at the hotel.
Day 5 · Departure
Breakfast and departure.
The programme includes
- Accommodation in a hotel selected to suit your requirements
- Half board, drinks excluded
- Guided tours of Cremona, Sabbioneta and Sirmione
- Admission to the Museo del Violino, the Teatro all'Antica and Palazzo Giardino, and the Grotte di Catullo
- Tortellini lunch in Valeggio sul Mincio
- On request, a Stradivari audition and a visit to a violin maker's workshop
Price on request, based on dates, number of participants and preferred accommodation. The itinerary can be adapted to your group.
