A carefree, moderate look at northern Italy, a glimpse of southern Switzerland. During your tour of Val d'Ossola and its magnificent valleys you will see coniferous and deciduous forests speckled with clear, sparkling mountain lakes, lush, green mountain pastures, and charismatic ancient villages and towns nestled on the sides of mountains and along the valleys' floors. While experiencing a unique, leisurely adventure among an ages old environment that still retains its natural beauty, you will partake of inimitable gastronomic delights and enjoy all the modern amenities while staying in clean, comfotabele three star hotels. Travel throughout the tour by modern, air conditioned motor coaches, beautiful, relaxing “battellos" (lake boats), an electric train and your own two feet. You will experience delightful lunches in trattorias that face serene, picturesque lakes or are located in quaint, narrow "side streets" and dinners in restaurants that serve delectable, typical local fare or, "common" Italian food. You will also roam the majestic, scenic gardens and see exotic species of wild fowl on the Borromeo islands in Lago Maggiore. This is the time - relax, enjoy the ancient beauty and by all means, “taste the wine and smell the roses”.
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