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Dolce Vita & Music in Italy

“If music be the food of love” prepare to love the local food and music maestros, forming a dual focus of this tour in northern Italy. From parmesan and Parma ham to Pavarotti and Ponchielli, via menus, museums and monuments, this is a feast for all the senses

A taste of la dolce vita is on the menu throughout this wonderful week of cookery, culture, composers, and craftsmanship, as we tour Emilia-Romagna and cross the regional border into Lombardy. First-base on the tour is the foodie city of Parma, from where we travel to nearby Langhirano to visit a family farm, famed for its parmigiana reggiano, and a family firm producing prosciutto. In Cremona, the birthplace of Stradivari and Monteverdi, we visit the Violin Museum and walk in the footsteps of Ponchielli, born a stone’s throw away in Paderno Fasolaro (now re-named ‘Paderno Ponchielli’). The cluster of composers continues just fifteen miles south in Busseto, where we enjoy a private soloist performance, and where the town’s most famous son is celebrated in the National Museum of Giuseppe Verdi. The setting for Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’, Mantua was a musical hub of Italy, its Old Town now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Modena was Pavarotti’s hometown, his characterful house now serving as a museum of his life; but the city has a second string to its bow, as the maker of traditional balsamic vinegar; and Bologna brilliantly closes the tour with its street food, typical trattorias, and a chance to cook the local ‘piadina’ flatbread.

Overview

  • Parma  - 4 nights
  • Bologna  - 3 nights
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Tour Highlights

  • Cultural Tour
  • UNESCO Site: Mantua
  • Local Expert Guides
  • Central Hotels

“If music be the food of love” prepare to love the local food and music maestros, forming a dual focus of this tour in northern Italy. From parmesan and Parma ham to Pavarotti and Ponchielli, via menus, museums and monuments, this is a feast for all the senses

Notes:

Some visits are on foot with some uneven surfaces and inclines.

Departures & Prices

per person in a twin/double room
British Airways from Heathrow

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Price Includes:

Air travel and taxes, transfers, 7 nights' accommodation, breakfast daily, 1 lunch, itinerary as described, services of local guides and representatives. If our specially negotiated airfares are unavailable at the time of booking, a supplement may apply.

Not Included:

Travel insurance, optional excursions, tipping, any government taxes or compulsory charges introduced after publication.

Notes:

An accommodation tax is payable locally, currently between €1.50 and €3 per person per night.

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Flight Options
  • British Airways Club Europe
  • On request, please call
Tour Only
  • Arrival transfer Linate to Parma
  • £215
  • Departure transfer to Bologna Airport
  • £145

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