Self and Land drive – 5 days / 4 nights

Daily departure

Prices 2021 per person in double room for min 2 Pax ON REQUEST

Located in the typical village of Cavi di Lavagna, the Hotel offers the widest and most beautiful beach in the entire Gulf of Tigullio.3 STAR HOTEL IN LAVAGNA

The hotel includes around 60 air-conditioned rooms complete with modern amenities, such as Sky TV channels. Rooms with a balcony are also available on request and at an additional cost.

The hotel features free WiFi, a large lounge, a sun terrace, a relaxing garden and a room where you can read or watch TV. Private parking is available on request.

The excellent cuisine with fish dishes, the peaceful location and the friendly staff are all good reasons to dine at the Hotel restaurant.

The Doria is located near Portofino and the Cinque Terre, which constitute 2 splendid landmarks of Liguria.

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ITINERARY

Day 1 Blackboard

Arrival in Lavagna. Afternoon and evening available at the hotel

Day 2 Villa Marigola of Lerici

Departure after breakfast for Lerici to visit Villa Marigola with unique gardens in their style for the area. The Villa was built as a summer residence for the Marquis Ollandini in the second half of the 18th century. The gardens, which were originally arranged in a typically Italian style with a large citrus garden and many native plants, making

centuries have acquired a softer more English-style garden. Many British visitors stayed at Villa Marigola and other villas in the area, including Percy Bysshe Shelley and Admiral Pearce.

3rd day La Cervara Garden, San Fruttuoso

By yourself you will reach La Cervara located in a spectacular position overlooking the bay of Tigullio was built in 1361 as an abbey dedicated to San Girolamo. Over the centuries many influential religious and literary figures who visited the Abbey. The site which was originally the monk’s vegetable gardens have been transformed into beautiful gardens. The largest garden
Italian style in the province of Liguria. The walls of the Abbey are covered in: Ficus repens, campanula carpatica and caper plants, while the pergola is covered in a centuries-old wisteria plant. The boxwood parterre contains cover and clipped topiary.
After the visit you will reach Portofino, and by public boat (not included in the price) you can go to visit San Fruttuoso.

Day 4 Genoa and Palazzo del Principe Giardini

Meeting in Genoa with our guide for the visit of Palazzo del Principe, the largest existing monument created in the style of the Genoese Renaissance. The palace was built in the 16th century for the famous admiral and ‘leader’ Andrea Doria as a monument to the wealth and power of the Doria family. The gardens, first spelled out in the second half of the 1500s by the architect Perino del Vaga to have, have been transformed over the centuries. In the 1800s fashion many of the flower beds were softened to create a more English style.
After being heavily damaged during the bombings of the Second World War, the gardens were restored to the original 16th century design. Many statues and fountains and a unique cave adorn this beautiful garden. I’m going back to the hotel

Day 5 Pallanca Garden and Hanbury Garden

Departure for a day trip to the Pallanca Exotic Garden.
In 1910 Bartolomeo Pallanca decided to create a nursery to furnish gardens on the Ligurian Riviera. After the war he dedicated his interests to cultivation of cacti and other exotic plants. The garden is still owned by the Pallanca family who continue the tradition of introducing exotic plants to the area whose unique microclimate is ideal for growing these plants. The collection of over 30,000 plants of 3,000 different species is set on a series of terraces, each with a breathtaking view of the sea.

Hanbury Gardens

Upon his return from China, Thomas Hanbury visited Ventimiglia and was inspired together with his brother Daniel, a famous pharmacologist and botanist, to develop an 18-hectare botanical garden, which is today one of the most important of its kind in the world. The brothers enlisted the help of Ludwing Winter, a mentor by Bartolomeo Pallanca, to help design the gardens and manage the property and carry out manage the property and carry out botanical experiments. Today the gardens are part of the university of Genoa, which has ensured that this wonderful site is carefully maintained. Some of the many gardens are: garden, cactus, citrus and peonies garden Australian gardens. I’m going back to the hotel

6th day of departure

Overnight stays in *** hotels, b & b and farmhouses with breakfast

Luggage transport from one structure to another Cards and detailed description of the itinerary 24-hour medical / baggage insurance Emergency telephone support

Entry fee

The journey to reach the meeting places and back

Lunches and dinners Visits and entrances

Tips

Extras in general of a personal nature Anything not specified under the heading “the fee includes”

Bicycle rental € 185 .–

Electric bicycle rental € 230 .– Helmet rental € 23 .–

Bike bag rental € 35 .–

Trip cancellation insurance on request: 5% of the cost of the trip