EASTERN SICILY TOUR ITALIAN and FRENCH CÔTE D’AZUR TOUR (4 days - 3 nights)

1st day: Sanremo, the City of Flowers in the Italian Riviera known all over the world
Check-in and hotel accomodation.
From the wonders of the Belle Époque villas, still surrounded by lush gardens and parcs, to the elegant Empress’ Promenade alongside the sea; the Russian Orthodox Church and the Casinò in perfect Art Nouveau style; walking through the luxury boulevards of the shopping, until the Teatro Ariston, where takes place the most celebrated Festival of Italian song each year; coming down the squares and caruggi leading to the old harbour, framed by Santa Tecla’s fortress of the XVII century.
Dinner and overnight stay.

2nd day: Monaco and Nice between luxury and grandeur
After breakfast, departure for Côte d’Azur sightseeing tour.
Transfer to the Principality of Monaco, visit to the Casinò and the neighbouring square of Montecarlo. Then, continue on to the historic city centre, among alleyways and avenues, until reach the so-called Rock and the Princely Palace overlooking its surroundings between the Maritime Alps and the sea. The old town is a little rare gems in French Riviera.
At 12, the Changing the Guard.
Lunch at restaurant.
Its old history almost loses in the legend, a tale that today comes true and that must be known and visited for the several wonders that it hosts.
Not so far, stands on a prime location the interesting Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, one of the most important in the Mediterranean Sea, that hosts some rare examples linked to the Grimaldi’s dinasty.
The modern town, Montecarlo, with the Casinò square, the port anchoring some luxury yacht and the circuit of the prestigious Grand Prix, will involve the tourists in the really exciting daily life between smart restaurants and cafés where to enjoy local specialities, flavours and listen to good music during your stay.
The daily tour follows visiting Nice through the most splendid postcard views with Villefranche-sur-Mer, where cruise ships stop, Beaulieu and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, gems of the Riviera.
Nice, Giuseppe Garibaldi’s birthplace, combine the classic architetonic style of the Savoy royal family to the glory of the neoclassic Empire style.
From the marvellous Promenade des Anglais, the historic centre offers a majestic vision of the city grandeur with the monumental Opéra de Nice, until immerse yourself in the flower market in perfect mediterranean style that reveals a labyrinth of caruggi rich in botteghe and restaurants. Tritone statue shows one of the most interesting work of urban design in Europe, with the green core city expanded from Place Massena, characterised by typical porticos that will remember you the Italian city of Turin, until the museum of modern art. Morevore, from this Place extended the elegant commercial streets of the city.
Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

 3rd day: Cannes and Grasse among the most refined fragrances
After breakfast, departure for Côte d’Azur sightseeing tour.
Transfer to Cannes, luxury destination par excellence, the Film Festival’s home.
The jet-set style of this Film Festival city combined with the area’s glamour, famous in the whole world for perfumes, offer the opportunity to know a truly interesting part of Costa Azzurra and the nearby inland area.
You can discover on your own this little treasure, a small town with long sandy beaches not far from the Promenade de la Croisette, the mythical one flanked by large palm trees. The sandy beaches and establishments along La Croisette contemplate one of the most splendid natural heritage sites and landscapes in French Riviera.
Lunch and, then, transfer to Grasse, known as the World “Capital of Flowers and Perfume” since the XVI
century. Visit of a perfume makers’ workshop.
The town of Grasse is said to be the core of French Riviera as well as a model of Provençal culture.
Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

4rd day: Medieval Liguria on Cervo and Albenga traces
Breakfast and departure for Cervo and Albenga.
Cervo, a suggestive borgo marinaro overlooking the sea, with its imposing Corallini church, in Baroque style, is rightly considered among the most beautiful Italian bourg. One of the numerous historic centres in the Western Ligurian coast well preserved and animated both by its inhabitants and by many exciting activities and events here organised. The Corallini church stands as a ship setting up its sails, located on a hill overlooking the sea, visible from the coast that it seems to touch it, reference point for sea travellers since its foundation. On the parvis, the famous yearly Chamber Music Festival takes place during the summer, in July or August, changing the bourg in a place enchanted by the notes and symphonies of the most important concertisti of the international classic music.
Lastly, transfer to Albenga and visit to the historic city centre.
Lunch.
The medieval city centre, with its towers and the Roman museum, is among the best preserved in Western Liguria still visible today. Albenga, as Ventimiglia and Vado, is one of the three Roman cities in Italian Riviera, almost ancient capital of the Ingauni Ligures tribe, that holds in the Roman Naval Museum more than 1.000 (wine) amphoras, tools, supplies and implements dating back to the 1st century b. C. whose origins are linked with the discovery of the wreck of a Roman cargo ship (Na-ve Oneraria), sunk off the coast of Albenga.
The Battistero (Baptistery) is also very interesting, one of the ancient Chistian era testimonies in Liguria. Do not forget the Cathedral, the Palazzo Vescovile and the Piazzetta dei Leoni (square): all monuments and urbanistic buildings that have made the preciousness of this site. Let’s admire the ancient bell towers and civic towers (symbol of the Ingaun citadel), all of which emphasise the historic centre design.
Travel programs for groups or individuals with private or collective transfer. Hotel 3/4/5/* and guides.
Avaible also in association with the Classic Italia tour (Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, etc.)
Aereoports recommanded for arrival: Genoa, Milan, Turin.