Italy/Austria | Innsbruck to Lake Garda
Trip Length: 10 days/ 9 nights
Price: $4,298 ($980 single supplement)
Dates:
Jun 23 2013 - Jul 02 2013
Sep 08 2013 - Sep 17 2013
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Italy/Austria | Innsbruck to Lake Garda Itinerary
(Host City: Innsbruck, Austria(INN)/Verona, Italy(VRN))Day 1: Innsbruck
Day 2: Imst
Day 3: Burgeis
Day 4: Merano
Day 5: Merano
Day 6: Bolzano
Day 7: Trento
Day 8: Riva del Garda
Day 9: Riva del Garda
Day 10: Verona (departure)
"Everything was smooth and seamless, as always. Great directions, great encouragement, great hotels and food. We could not have wished for more in any way."Deanna Dally - Puyallup, WA
European Bike Tours - Tyrol
Follow the Etsch River (or Adige River, as it’s called in Italy) on a gentle, predominately downhill ride from Innsbruck, Austria, to Lake Garda, Italy, with the majestic peaks of the Alps and Dolomites as your backdrop.
- Explore Innsbruck, home of the ‘64 and ‘76 Olympics, taking in highlights such as the House with the Golden Roof and the Hofburg Castle on a guided walk
- Cycle along the Inn River to the Cistercian Abbey of Stams, and on to the delightful town of Imst, whose center boasts over 30 fountains
- Visit the San Procolo church in Naturns, home to magnificent eighth-century frescoes, the oldest in the German-speaking world
- Pedal to the lively village of Bolzano, whose Museum of Archaeology displays Ötzi, a mummified corpse discovered in 1991 after spending 5300 years frozen in Alpine ice!
- Sip a local varietal in the lakeside wine-growing village of Kaltern
- Pause at a roadside stand along the Adige River and savor the sweet, crisp crunch of one of the biggest and juiciest apples you’ve ever tasted
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Distinctive Accommodations:
10 days/9 nightsNight 1: Grand Hotel Europa
The recently refurbished rooms at Innsbruck’s elegant Grand Hotel Europa offer an ideal mix of modern Italian design and pleasant Tyrolean coziness.
Night 2: Schlosshotel Post
Relax in old-world charm at the Schlosshotel Post, originally built as a manor in 1450, redesigned as Castle Sprengenstein in 1592 and later as a hotel.
Night 3: Hotel Mohren & Plavina
Hotel Mohren & Plavina is a traditional country inn in the center of the idyllic village of Burgeis. Relax in a wellness room, by the indoor pool or on an outdoor sunbathing area.
Nights 4-5: Hotel Meranerhof
Situated on the Passer River in the heart of Merano, the family-operated Hotel Meranerhof has been offering tastefully furnished rooms and a personal, friendly atmosphere for over 40 years.
Night 6: ParkHotel Laurin
Built in 1910 and restored with great love for detail, the four-star ParkHotel Laurin in the heart of Bolzano offers modern comfort and service with an original Art Nouveau ambience.
Night 7: Grand Hotel Trento
Refined style radiates in every detail of the Grand Hotel Trento, from the exquisite wood inlays to the elegant marble and the discreet but attentive service.
Nights 8-9: Parc Hotel Flora
Relax in the shade of a palm tree by the pool, take a short walk to the beautiful Lake Garda or visit the Dolce Vita wellness centre, complete with Turkish/ Mediterranean Baths and Kneipp water therapy at the Parc Hotel Flora.
A few more reasons why you've gotta go...
1) Innsbruck: This city is an internationally renowned winter sports centre and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, and it will host the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
2) Triple border: The tripoint is where Austria, Switzerland, and Italy meet at one point.
3) Church of St. Procolo: Known as a “place of energy,” located amidst apple trees, this small church features beautiful, unorthodox paintings on its sacred walls.
4) Trauttmansdorff Castle: It displays a spectacular garden with plants from every corner of the globe nestled below in a dramatic twelve-hectare amphitheatre.
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