LIBERTY WEEKEND Relive the Belle Epoque between Varese and Luino

Duration: 2 days 1 night

Departures from 23 April 2022

DAY 1 :   VARESE ART NOUVEAU TOUR 
DAY 2 :   LUINO - THE CITY OF BELLE EPOQUE  

 

PRICE INCLUDES :

2 days / 1 night HB hotel or BB Entrance tickets  Tourist guide Tasting

 

• 1st day: Varese Art Nouveau tour

We will begin the Art Nouveau tour around Varese City.
The first stop is at the Angelo Poretti Brewery which represents one of the rare examples of Liberty industrial building.
We will move to the Sacro Monte whose slopes are dotted with luxurious Art Nouveau villas.  We will reach the funicular whose system was built in the early 1900s to connect Sacro Monte to the underlying city of Varese-
Take a walk in the historic village of Santa Maria del Monte where you will enjoy a splendid view of the Lombard lakes and the Sky-line of nearby Milan.
Lunch will be served in one of the most romantic hotels in Italy.  You will find yourself suspended between the Art Nouveau style of a hotel and the panorama from the large windows of the circular dining room.In the afternoon we will walk down the Via Sacra dotted with 14 chapels that houses valuable statues and frescoes and at the same time admire a splendid panorama of the 7 lakes region.

Overnight stay in an authentic Art Nouveau hotel designed by the Architect Sommaruga, one of the greatest exponents of this current at the beginning of the 1900s.

• 2nd day: Luino - the city of the Belle Epoque

After breakfast, we will make a real journey through time in the historical, socio-cultural and artistic European period that goes from the last twenty years of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the First World War . 

We are in Luino, a town that can be considered, thanks to its strategic position, the gateway to Europe.

Here you can admire the wonderful Palazzo Verbania, redeveloped in 2019. The renovation has brought to light precious decorations of yesteryear in delicate nuances such as pale pink, pale yellow, bottle green that decorate the ceilings and halls. The absolute wonder is the terrace on the second floor overlooking Lake Maggiore and which, on clear days, allows you to admire not only the coast, but also the mountains that surround it, from Piedmont to Switzerland.
Walking along the new lakefront,  you can admire some buildings in Belle Epoque style such as Palazzo Crivelli Serbelloni with the lovely Church of San Giuseppe, the old tramway station, the pier and the famous Caffè Clerici where we will taste a famous aperitivo. 
Lunch will be served in a historic restaurant where you can savor a Liberty menu.

In the afternoon the visit continues to the Santuario del Carmine, the villas and the Rotonda. In the square where the station stands you can admire the facade of Casa Branca, formerly Grand Hotel Luino & Terminus.

 

Duration: 2 days / 1 night
When: from APRIL to OCTOBER only on Saturday and Sunday (subject to availability)

Reservation required.
Price includes: entrances, 2 typical lunches and 1 dinner (drinks not included), aperitivo at Clerici cafè, overnight stay in the hotel and breakfast (tourism tax not included)

NOT included: transfers during the tour by own car or public transport. Ticket can be purchased on site.

On request and with extra-charge, we can provide a private transfer by car / minivan. On request it is possible to organize a private transfer service (car or minivan) from / to Varese city or other places of origin.

 

PRICE : ON REQUEST