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Programme: from the 6th to the 24th December
23.12: Arrival at your hotel on Lake Garda. Welcome drink. Dinner and overnight stay.
24.12: After breakfast departure to Trento to visit the typical Christmas market, where kiosks and stands sell every type of local merchandize and hand-crafted products. In the afternoon stop at the town of Arco to visit the traditional Habsburg market in the antique quarter assembled by little houses built in Austro-Hungarian style. Return to the hotel for Christmas Eve dinner. Overnight stay.
25.12: Breakfast. Morning free before Christmas lunch with turkey. In the afternoon departure to Garda for a refreshing walk and visit to the little Christmas market. Tastes of Vin Brulè, typical winter beverage of the area, made with spiced hot wine. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
26.12: After breakfast departure to Verona for a sightseeing tour. A walk through the historic centre to see the most significant monuments of the city such as the ancient Roman Amphitheatre called the Arena, Juliet’s balcony, the Scaliger Family Tombs, Piazza dei Signori, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza Bra, where you can visit an international exhibition of Christmas mangers displayed inside the Arena. Break for cappuccino and pandoro, a typical cake eaten only during the Christmas festivities in Verona, today famous world wide. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
27.12: Departure after breakfast.
Nativities
For approximately 20 years now in Verona, an international exhibition of nativities is displayed inside the Arena during the Christmas period featuring hundreds of works originating from all over the world.
