Northern Italy Itinerary

A private transfer from Milan airport to Varenna on Lake Como will take about an hour and a half.

Sometimes called the "Pearl of Lake Como", Bellagio is located at the point where Lake Como divides into two legs. While visiting Bellagio, we can also see the gardens of Villa Serbelloni and Villa Metzi.

Menaggio is directly across the lake from Varenna and well worth a visit.

Bergamo is about one hour and twenty minutes by train from Varenna with a change in Lecco. Bergamo offers both an old upper city and a more modern lower city. The upper city includes several towers and resembles San Gimignano without as many tourists. Here is a walking tour.

The train trip from Bergamo to Verona takes a little less than two hours. Here is a walking tour toward Piazza San Zeno and another walking tour toward Castel San Pietro.

Brescia is a thirty-five minute train ride from Verona. Here is a walking tour.

From Verona you can reach Sirmione on Lake Garda in forty-five minutes by train and bus.

About forty-five minutes from Verona by train is the city of Padua with its medieval center and one of the oldest universities in Europe. Here is a walking tour.

It's about 45 minutes by train from Verona to Mantua, a World Heritage Site. Here's a walking tours.

Vicenza is another beautiful medieval town just half an hour from Verona by train. Here's a walking tour.

Venice is about one hour and fifteen minutes from Verona by train.

A possible day trip from Venice is the island of Murano, famous for it's glass-blowing.

Another day trip from Venice is the colorful fishing village on the island of Burano. We could probably visit both Murano and Burano in a single day.

LAKE COMO, BERGAMO, VERONA, AND VENICE