LAKES AND VILLAS OF NORTHERN ITALY

APRIL 25 – MAY 9, 2019 TOUR LEADER: MICHAEL TURNER

Villa Balbianello on Lake Como

Overview Ever since the ancient Romans thought up the idea of escaping the city to a refined country house, Western civilization has been captivated by the idea of the villa. The villas of Italy – be they ancient Roman, medieval, renaissance or contemporary – epitomise elegance and refinement. Often they are the work of some of greatest architects and artists in history, and they offer unrivalled glimpses at the style and values of the period while often expressing the unique personality of their owners. As the villa evolved across the centuries, the garden became equally important. Some of these gardens expressed the knowledge and reach of the owner through their botanical arrangements of exotic plants; others captured the spirit of the age, such as Isola Bella, with its exuberant floral displays and theatrical landscaping. This 15-day tour takes you to many of the finest villas of Northern Italy. We begin on the shores of Lake Como, and then follow a circular route visiting the foothills of the Apennines in Emilia-Romagna with their medieval towns and contemporary villas, and the Veneto where we admire the Renaissance country houses and palaces of Andrea Palladio. The tour concludes on Lake Maggiore, with visits to the Borromean Islands and Lake Orta. The tour makes the most of the spectacular spring colour of pre-Alpine Italy and the region’s culinary delights. Most of tour is spent in small lakeside and hill towns, rather than large cities. This allows you to enjoy the gentle pace and everyday elegance of provincial Italian life, free from noise and the tourist crush. The itinerary is gently paced; busy days are interspersed with quieter ones.

Your tour leader Michael Turner is a cultural and garden historian. He has a strong personal and academic interest in the art, history, literature, and mythology of the Classical past and how these have shaped the gardens and landscapes of Britain and Italy – from the Renaissance, to the Grand Tour, to the present day.

Michael holds a BA (1st class Honours with

University Medal) from the University of Sydney. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in London. In the early 1990s, following a high-profile career in women’s fashion in London, Michael returned to Australia to pursue his long-held passion for all things Classical. In 2004, he was appointed Senior Curator of the Nicholson Museum, home to the largest collection of antiquities in the Southern hemisphere. Michael lives in Sussex from where he is ideally based to design and develop new garden tours for Academy Travel. “Michael Turner was just great, his enthusiasm about all he showed us was infectious, we were excited every day!” Feedback from Academy Travel’s ‘Gardens of Southern England: Gardens of a Passionate Mind’, June 2016.

LAKES AND VILLAS OF NORTHERN ITALY

Tour dates: April 25 – May 9, 2019

Tour leader: Michael Turner

Tour Price: $8,670 per person, twin share

Single Supplement: $1,940 for sole use of double room

Booking deposit: $500 per person

Recommended airline: Emirates

Maximum places: 20

Itinerary: Bellagio (4 nights), Cremona (2 nights), Asolo (3 nights), Verona (2 nights), Stresa (3 nights)

Date published: September 24, 2019

Enquiries and bookings

For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Kathy Wardrop at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email kathy@academytravel.com.au

Tour Highlights

THE LANDSCAPES OF ITALY Italy’s varied landscapes have inspired, poets, artists and travellers for millennia. Enjoy some of Italy’s most sublime scenery, from lakes and gardens set beneath the snow-capped Alps on Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, to the rolling hills and medieval towns of Emilia-Romagna in the foothills of the Apennines and the verdant fields and vineyards of the Veneto.

THE BORROMEAN ISLANDS The islands in Lake Maggiore have been owned by the Borromeo family for centuries, and they’ve developed them beautifully as both places of repose and as a unique way to display their magnificence. Experience Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore, one of Italy’s greatest gardens, in all its baroque splendour and explore the quiet Isola Madre, famous for its botanical and English landscaped gardens and exotic birdlife.

PALLADIO’S VILLAS IN THE VENETO Palladio’s World Heritage-listed villas and palaces are among the finest expressions of Renaissance ideals of the good life, which were founded on a notion of harmony among parts. Palladio’s innovations have been enduring, and we visit some of his finest buildings, such as the Villa Emo and La Rotonda, which have influenced generations of architects from Inigo Jones to Frank Lloyd Wright.

SPRING COLOUR ON LAKE COMO Lake Como has a number of different microclimates which gardeners and botanists have exploited. The combinations of temperate and warm climate plants are at their best in spring, when they flourish against an alpine backdrop, creating a spectacle that was designed to reflect the tastes and knowledge of the garden’s owner. Explore the villas and gardens of Lake Como, and dine at the historic Villa d’Este.

ASOLO AND BERGAMO Italy’s hill towns are well-known for their beauty, with their medieval laneways, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, and inspiring panoramic views across the countryside. We enjoy a day trip to Bergamo, the stylish former western outpost of the Venetian Empire, and unwind in Asolo, a quiet town whose former residents include Eleonora Duse, Queen Caterina of Cyprus, Robert Browning and Freya Stark.

Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the letters B, L and D.

Thursday April 25 Lake Como

A group transfer to Bellagio, spectacularly situated on Lake Como, is available for those arriving in Milan’s Malpensa airport on early morning flights. Those travelling independently should make their own way to the hotel. On arrival there is the chance to freshen up (hotel rooms may not available until early afternoon), before we take a short stroll around the town. In the afternoon, we enjoy Lake Como in the way it was meant to be seen with a private boat tour, stopping for an afternoon tea break at Varenna, a picturesque fishing village. There is a light, early dinner in the hotel, which looks out across the lake. Overnight Bellagio (D)

Friday April 26 Villa Balbianello and Villa d’Este

The rugged, alpine landscape surrounding Lake Como provides the perfect setting for a villa and property here has been among Italy’s most sought after at least since the time of Pliny the Younger (who had two villas here). Today we enjoy the Como branch of the lake by private boat. Our first stop is the 18th-century Villa Balbianello, which occupies an exceptional position on a promontory with panoramic views of Lake Como. We take a guided tour the interior, decorated in the 20th century by Italian entrepreneur and explorer Guido Monzino. We continue along the lake, passing exquisite properties owned by some of the most prominent Italian families, until we reach the 16th-century Villa D’Este, the best-known villa on Lake Como. Here we enjoy a relaxed welcome lunch in its restaurant overlooking the gardens and the lake. Overnight Bellagio (B, L)

Saturday April 27 Bergamo

Bergamo, perched high on a hill overlooking the plains of Lomarby, is a city rich with history, from early settlement, to its time as a free city guarding Italy from the German emperors, and then as the western outpost of the Venetian Empire. Today we travel by coach to Bergamo. We visit the recently renovated Accademia Carrara, which has a fine collection of Renaissance art. We then tour the medieval town of Bergamo Alto, visiting its piazzas, the fine church of Santa Maria Maggiore and the

Above: The neoclassical Villa Melzi, on the shores of Lake Como, would be dwarfed by the alps behind it if it weren’t for its careful design Below: View across Bergamo from the town’s citadel

Tour start & finish time

The tour starts on Thursday April 25 at 10.00am, at Milan’s Malpensa airport to transfer by coach to the Bellagio hotel.

The tour ends on Thursday May 9 at 11.00am when we arrive by coach to Milan’s Malpensa airport from our Stresa hotel.

Renaissance tomb of Bartolomeo Colleoni, one of Italy’s greatest military commanders. We return by coach to Bellagio in the late afternoon. Overnight Bellagio (B)

Sunday April 28 Neo-classical villas

Villas and their gardens often have stories to tell, and the two we visit today speak volumes about Italy’s travails at the turn of the 19th century. The Villa Melzi was built in the neo-classical style for Napoleon’s Vice-President of Italy, Francesco Melzi D’Eril. He called in the designers of the Royal Park at Monza to do his gardens, which flow graciously down the mountainside to the lake. He could certainly afford them and perhaps wanted to to make a statement to his political rival, Gian Battista Sommariva, whose villa on the opposite side of the lake had become a fixture for Grand Tourists because of its collection of works Canova and Thorvaldsen, the two best sculptors of the period. In the mid-nineteenth century, Sommariva’s villa was sold, then given as a wedding gift to Princess Charlotte of Prussia, whose husband Georg of Saxe-Meuningen was an avid botanist. He is largely responsible for the garden’s appearance today, with its cascading azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias, and extensive botanical gardens which take full advantage of the microclimate of Lake Como. Overnight Bellagio (B)

Monday April 29 Into Emilia-romagna

We leave Lake Como today and travel by coach to Cremona, stopping at Castel d’Arquato, a medieval fortified hill town with a an early Romanesque church and a Renaissance fortress overlooking the valley. After visiting the town, we have lunch at a country restaurant to enjoy the cuisine of Emilia Romagna, known among Italians for being some of their country’s finest. In the afternoon, we continue to Cremona, once an important medieval city, but today better known for having been the home of Stradivarius. Overnight Cremona (B, L)

Tuesday April 30 Stradivarius, Parmigianino and the Magnani Rocca Estate

This morning we visit Cremona’s violin museum, which has a fine collection of historical instruments, including four Stradivarius violins. We then travel by coach to Fontanellato, whose medieval fortress – one of the few remaining in Italy with its moat intact – was renovated by its 16th century occupants, who employed a young Parmagianino to paint frescoes of the story of Diana and Acteon, which remain well-preserved today. After lunch in a local restaurant, we visit the Magnani Rocca Estate, with its landscape gardens and private art gallery with works by Titian, Monet, Durer, Morandi and others. We return to Cremona in the late afternoon. Overnight, Cremona (B, L)

Images right: the ‘Japanese’ Garden at the Villa Melzi; the Romanesque Collegiata of Castel’Arquato; and just one of the

many works of Giorgio Morandi in the Magnani Rocca collection

Wednesday May 1 Palladio and Vicenza

We depart Cremona today and make our way to Asolo via Vicenza. The town was the home of Andrea Palladio, the great Renaissance architect whose Four Books of Architecture are among the most influential works ever written in the field. Our tour begins with Palladio’s Teatro Olimpico and continues by looking at the palaces and public buildings he designed. In the afternoon we visit the best known of his ‘suburban villas’ – the Villa Capra ‘La Rotonda’, before heading to Asolo, our base for the next three nights. Dinner is in our hotel, which boasts one of Asolo’s best restaurants. Overnight Asolo (B, D)

Thursday May 2 Villa Barbaro and the ValdoBBiadene

This morning we visit another of Palladio’s masterpiece, the Villa Barbaro. The villa was commissioned by two brothers from one of Venice’s leading families, one of whom, Daniele, collaborated extensively with Palladio on a new edition of Vitruvius, the only treatise on architecture to have survived from Roman antiquity. The interiors have extensive frescoes by Paolo Veronese, who plays with Palladio’s interior spaces by creating trompe-l’oeil balconies (complete with the people looking down on you), doorways and windows with imaginary landscapes. After visiting the villa, we travel to the Valdobbiadene, a string of valleys along the Piave River most famous for producing prosecco, where we have lunch in a country restaurant overlooking the vineyards. We return to Asolo via the village of Possagno to visit the monumental tomb of Antonio Canova, modelled on the ancient Roman Pantheon. Overnight Asolo (B, L)

Friday May 3 Asolo and Villa Emo

Asolo is one of the most beautiful hill towns in Italy, and the morning and early afternoon are free to relax in the charming town. There are numerous walks through the countryside or up to the medieval fortress above the city, as well as an interesting local museum, cafes and small shops, and a cathedral with works by Lorenzo Lotto and other local artists. This afternoon we take a short excursion to Palladio’s Villa Emo, the most perfectly conceived of Palladio’s villas. Overnight Asolo (B)

Saturday May 4 Bassano del Grappa and Villa Arvedi

This morning we travel to Verona, stopping to visit Bassano del Grappa, with its spectacular view of the Brenta river and bridge designed by Palladio. After a break for lunch (and a chance to enjoy the Saturday markets spilling across the town’s piazzas), we visit Villa Arvedi, a few kilometres outside Verona. The villa remains the residence of the Count Arvedi, who will guide us this afternoon. The villa contains frescoes by French artist Ludovico Dorigny and a fine parterre garden ‘all’italiana’. This evening we dine in a local restaurant. Overnight Verona (B, D)

Above: Palladio’s elegant Villa Barbaro at Maser and the Roman bridge across the Adige River at Verona Below: The Giusti Gardens in Verona are one of the best examples of the formal garden, all’italiana

Sunday May 5 Verona

Verona rose to power in the Middle Ages on the back of its strategic location at the foot of the main pass to Germany and the at times brutal willpower of its ruling family, the della Scala. The decline of its political influence in the fifteenth century, when it was conquered by Venice, did not lead to stagnation however. This morning we explore Verona’s history on foot, starting with a visit to the Giusti Gardens, one of the finest examples of the elegant, formal Italian Garden. We then tour central Verona, visiting Piazza delle Erbe, the Della Scala family tombs, and the church of Sant’Anastasia. The afternoon is at leisure, and you may wish to visit the Castelvecchio Museum – the 14th century castle of the Della Scala, transformed into an art museum by Carlo Scarpa. Overnight, Verona. (B)

Monday May 6 Lake Garda

This morning we depart for Stresa, stopping to visit Sirmione, a medieval lakeside town that was once a stronghold of the Lords of Verona. We then travel to Gardone, on the western shores of Lake Garda, to explore the villa of the 20th-century war hero, poet and eccentric Gabriele D’Annunzio. The interior is extraordinary: dark, intense, eclectic and certainly unique. It is complemented by peaceful gardens and terraces, replete with gifts given to him by the Italian state, including a small WWI warship he then had installed in the mountainside. After a break for lunch on the lake front, we continue to Stresa. Overnight, Stresa. (B)

Tuesday May 7 The Borromean Islands

The Borromean islands, lying just off the shores of Stresa on Lake Maggiore, are named after the noble Milanese Borromeo family, who have owned them since the 13th century. This morning we take a private boat to Isola Bella, an entire island given over to their baroque palace and magnificently theatrical gardens. After a break for lunch on Isola Pescatori – the small island next door, also owned by the Borromeo – we visit Isola Madre. In contrast to the baroque display of the Isola Bella, the gardens of Isola Madre were designed by Henry Cocker in the English style in the early 20th century, although sections of the garden retain the family’s botanical interests. Overnight Stresa (B)

Wednesday May 8 Lake Orta

This morning we travel to the nearby Lake Orta. This lake is yet to be discovered by mass tourism and we visit peaceful Orta San Giulio, a small town on the shore. From here we take a boat to Isola San Giulio, the site of a medieval abbey. The abbey, according tradition, it was the 100th church founded by San Giulio, a 4th century Greek monk who evangelised this mountainous region. Today it the island remains a monastic

Above: The terraces of Isola Bella as one approaches by water and the garden’s centrepiece – the family unicorn rearing up on top of a baroque ziggurat Below: The island of San Giulio in Lake Orta, which remains a monastic centre today

retreat, and its church contains medieval frescoes and sculpture. After a break for lunch, we return to Stresa where the afternoon is at leisure before we meet for our farewell dinner. Overnight Stresa (B, D)

Thursday May 9 Departure

An early morning group transfer to Milan’s Malpensa airport is available for those joining midday flights. (B)

Hotels Hotels have been selected principally for their location: lake views in Bellagio and Stresa, and central locations in Cremona, Asolo and Verona. Bellagio, Hotel Belvedere (4 nights)

Overlooks a quiet branch of Lake Como and the surrounding mountains. Lake view rooms www.belvederebellagio.com

Cremona, Delle Arti Design Hotel (2 nights)

Set in the historic heart of Cremona; its comfortable modern interiors are a pleasing contrast to the medieval city www.hoteldellearti.com

Asolo, Hotel Al Sole (3 nights)

Refined boutique hotel on the tranquil main square of one of Italy’s most beautiful hill towns www.albergoalsole.com

Verona, Hotel Accademia (2 nights)

An elegant family-run four-star hotel in a prime location in the heart of the city. www.hotelaccademiaverona.it

Stresa, Hotel Regina Palace (3 nights) Historic and well-appointed four-star hotel. Rooms look out across Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands http://www.regina-palace.com/en

Above: View over Lake Garda and the Ottoman Pavilion at the Villa Melzi Bellow: View from lake Como up to the Hotel Belvedere, Bellagio

Tour Price The tour price is $8,670 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for a single room is $1,940 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.

Tour Inclusions Included in the tour price

Services of an Australian tour leader throughout All accommodation in selected hotels All breakfasts and selected lunches and dinners as

indicated by (B) or (D) in the detailed itinerary Travel during the tour by private coach and boat as

detailed in the itinerary All entrance fees to sights mentioned on itinerary Qualified local guides at selected sites Background talks and tour notes All tipping to local guides, drivers and restaurants Portage of one piece of luggage at all hotels

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Air travel OPTIONS The tour price quoted is for land content only. For this tour we recommend Emirates which have regular flights from most international Australian airports to Milan. Please contact us for further information on competitive Economy, Business and First Class airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers.

Enquiries & bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Kathy Wardrop at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email kathy@academytravel.com.au

Weather on Tour We can look forward to mild spring weather for our trip, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 22 degrees. There is some chance of rain on a few days, so a light rain jacket is required.

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This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only

short breaks stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and

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which are often uneven and unstable get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or

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Long staysFeedback from our clients consistently tells us that creating itineraries with three and four-night stops, or even longer, is far more appealing that rushing from place to place. Wherever possible, we plan our tours around a limited number of stops, making your travels more relaxed and more meaningful.

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