BY RAIL
LAKE MAGGIORE BY TRAIN HOLIDAY
9 nights / 10 days From £ 2,410 per person
Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore
LAKE MAGGIORE
This rail holiday to Lake Maggiore is a leisurely way of exploring the beauty of Lake Maggiore, renowned for its lakeside resorts with grand hotels, chic boutiques and wide promenades, and its delightful Borromean islands which can be visited. An option is to spend a night in Lausanne or Zurich in either direction.
DAY ONE London to Paris and sleeper train to Milan Travel on an afternoon Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord. Change stations and continue by Thello sleeper train overnight to Milan.
DAY TWO Milan to Lake Maggiore The sleeper train arrives in Milan about 06.00 hrs. You are taken by private transfer to your hotel on Lake Maggiore. Early check-in can be arranged at a supplement.
DAYS THREE TO EIGHT Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore is flanked by the region of Piedmont to the west, Lombardy to the southeast and Switzerland to the north. Stresa is popular with artists and writers, retaining an opulent elegance with its grand hotels and chic boutiques. Take a cable car from the town to Mottarone for a marvellous panorama of the lake, the Alps and the Monte Rosa massif. A main feature of Lake Maggiore are the islands in the lake, called the Borromean islands, which can visit by boat from Stresa and Pallanza. The most famous is the Isola Bella, named after Count Carlo II’ s wife, Isabella. Isola dei Pescatori has retained its traditional character with its narrow lanes being homes to quaint cottages and shrines. This is the smallest of the three islands, measuring just 100m wide and 500m long! Isola Madre is the largest of the islands and has an impressive botanical garden and a 16th century palazzo. Opposite Stresa, across the Gulf of Pallanza, lies the lovely town of Verbania, where you can walk along the quays and admire the flowers and views of the lake.
DAY NINE Milan and sleeper train to Paris A car takes you to Milan for the sleeper train that leaves for Paris about 23.00 hrs.
DAY TEN Return to London Arrive into Paris Lyon at about 9.30am, and after changing stations take the Eurostar back to London where you arrive at lunchtime.
What’ s included
• Second-class travel on all trains, with standard class on Eurostar
• Double sleeper compartment on Thello sleeper train Milan to Paris overnight each way
• Private car transfers from Milan to your hotel and back to Milan
• 7 nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast at in a Lake view room Hotel Cannero, Cannero Riviera
• Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
What’ s not included
• Personal holiday insurance. This is essential and cover should be in place from when you book the holiday
• Local tourist tax, usually between Euros 1 and 3 per person per night, and payable locally to the hotel
• Transfers in Paris
PRICES
Prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin
room and including standard class rail travel From £ 2,410
Supplements
• Standard premier / first class £ 200 per person
Holiday code ITRB02
50 To speak to our specialist rail holidays team telephone 01392 441250 or see www. expressionsholidays. co. uk