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  • Sunday, May 19 – Saturday, June 1 – Northern Italian Gardens

    Join Susan Mahr and Hidden Treasures Tours for two weeks in Northern Italy on May 19 – June 1, 2019.  Arrive in Milan, tour secret palaces and gardens, enjoy a full day Milan fashion tour, then head to Lake Como and Villa del Balbianello and Villa Carlotta. The next day, a boat trip to Bellagio will cover tours to Villa Serbelloni and Villa Melzi.  On day 6 you will visit the Borromee Islands on the Maggiore Lake, and Isola Pescatori and Isola Madre. Further travels include Santa Margherita Ligure, Cinque Terre villages, Genova and La Cervara, and the Riviera gardens, ending in Arezzo and Rome. The full, and amazing, itinerary may be found at https://hiddentreasurestours.com//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NORTHERN-ITALY-GARDENS.pdf  $9,930 per person, double occupancy, with a single supplement of $2,425. This tour is one of the most complete garden tours of Northern Italy you may find.

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  • May, 2017 – Wildflowers of the Italian Lakes & Croatian Islands

    Discover the pristine lakes, Romanesque architecture and gardens of the Italians Lakes district, before crossing into Slovenia to the beautiful town of Bled. Continue into Croatia then sail along the picturesque Dalmatian Coast. This two week Botanica World Discoveries tour will take place in May of 2017. Following your arrival in Milan you will travel to the magnificent Italian Lakes District. The three first days will include city sightseeing in Milan, a ferry ride to Isola Bella and the Isola Madre Gardens, Villa Carlotta and Villa Melzi Gardens, a tour of Verona and the Giardini Giusti, and a morning in Venice. Then, you will cross the border into Slovenia and the town of Bled. On day seven Croatia beckons, and the World Heritage-listed Plitvice Lakes National Park (pictured). In the city of Zadar, you will board the Royal Eleganza, your cruise ship home for the next seven nights. You will visit Split, travel up the River Cetina to Hvar, and cruise the Dalmatian Coast to Korcula, then on to Dubrovnik and Montenegro.  Photo from www.youramazingplaces.com. Prices begin at $9,135 per person, flights not included. Maximum 30 guests. The complete itinerary and details may be found at www.botanicatours.com.