Service include:
Bus G.T. for 8 days and for all excursions, with overnight stays for drivers and dinners. Accommodation in 3 star superior hotels in Salsomaggiore Terme for 4 nights, Accommodation in 3 star hotels in Bologna for 3 nights. 2 half board in Salsomaggiore, 2 half board in Bologna. 2 bed & breakfasts in Salsomaggiore, 1 bedroom and breakfast in Bologna. Half day tour to Parma, half day at Castle of Torrechiara, half day Modena, FD Bologna, half day Prosciuttificio. 1 Typical lunch, 1 light lunch at the cellar Culatello, 1 Acetate tasting, 1 culatello tasting, 1 Parma ham tasting, 1 Parmiggiano tasting.
Service not included:
Driver tips, local city tax, Castle of Torrechiara, Castle of Fontanellato, Regency of Calorno and Soragna Castle
Hotel Description:
All hotels 3* offer reception, bar and restaurant. The double room (sleeps: min / max 2 adults.) Have a bath or shower / WC, telephone and TV. Announced hotel classification is based on the official classification
PROGRAM
Day 1: ARRIVAL
Arrival at the airport in Milan area and transfer from the airport to the hotel of Salsomaggiore. Dinner in hotel or restaurant (short visit of Salsomaggiore). National Hotel *** or simila
Day 2: PARMA
Breakfast in hotel guided tour of the center of Parma – 3 hours in the morning. Afternoon free time in Parma. Dinner and overnight in Salsomaggiore. National Hotel *** or similar
Day 3: PARMESAN AND PROSCIUTTO IN PARMA AREA
Breakfast in hotel and guided visit to a cheese factory producing Parmiggiano cheese, guided visit to of a prosciutto di Parma. Typical lunch in a traditional restaurant (including Parma ham tasting). Guided tour of the Castle of Torrechiara. Overnight (and maybe dinner at Salsamaggiore). National Hotel *** or similar
Day 4: CALORNO AND CASTLE FONTANELLATO
Breakfast in hotel and visit of the Regency of Calorno, Visit of a Culatello maturing cellar with tasting. Lunch – perhaps at the Culatello cellar – or just tasting Visit the Fontanellato Castle and / or the Soragna Castle.
Overnight (and maybe even dinner) at Salasamaggiore. Hotel Nazionale *** or Similar
Day 5: MODENA AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR
Breakfast in hotel. Leave Parma and go to Modena, 3-hour guided tour of the center of Modena. Free lunch in Modena. Visit a traditional vinegar with tasting. Departure for Bologna, arrival at Hotel in Bologna. Hotel *** or similar
Day 6: BOLOGNA
Breakfast in hotel, guided tours of the center of Bologna, Visit to the monuments, another for historical shops, market, food manufacturers. Dinner in a local restaurant. Hotel*** or similar.
Day 7: BOLOGNA
Breakfast in hotel, free day available, but the possibility of adhering individually to organized tours from Bologna. Final dinner in Bologna. Hotel*** or similar
Day 8: DEPARTURE
Breakfast in hotel. Free morning. Transfer to Airport
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