Music is the soul of Italy, the land of Pavarotti, Mario Lanza, Caruso and Puccini. Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre runs several tours which traverse Italy’s musical heartland.
The 7 day 6 nights Italian Intermezzo Tour includes a visit to Milan and its world famous Opera House La Scala [pictured left] in which the classic operas of Italian composer Puccini featured the voices of Caruso, Pavarotti, Maria Callas and Australia’s own Diva Joan Sutherland.
The Intermezzo tour includes some of the most beautiful cities and towns in northern Italy including the Florence, centre of Renaissance Art, Venice where countless visitors have been serenaded by Gondoliers [pictured below] and Siena which is one of the most inspired cities in Tuscany.
The cool waters of Lake Como and its pristine alpine setting has inspired song and romance for centuries.
This tour takes in the mountain mini state of San Marino, Assisi, home of St Francis of Assisi, Bologna, Perrugio Verona (the setting for Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet) and Padua.
The Intermezzo Tour is priced from $2,328 pp twin share for 4 star accommodation.
The tour includes 6 breakfasts and six dinners, air conditioned coach throughout, local guides and entrance fees to all major sites.
In 2008 Greece and Mediterranean has an extensive range of Italian tour, car rental and accommodation options from Sicily in the South to Lake Como in the North.
For bookings and information phone 1300 661 666 or visit www.greecemedtravel.com
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