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On this music tour to Italy we are celebrating several giants of the music world, including Monteverdi, the father of Opera and Verdi, the most dramatic composer of the Italian operas. Learn the secrets of violin making in Cremona, the charming city of Stradivarius, travel to Parma, famous for its opera house where several of Verdi’s works were premiered and also for Toscanini whose modest birthplace shows many important memorabilia form the famous conductor’s life. Visit nearby Roncola, the house where Verdi learned to love music in his mother’s womb and Bussetto where he created his first famous operas. We included lunch for you in a typical pub where delicious prosciutto and bubbling wine is served with Verdi’s operas. Continue as an optional tour with visits to nearby medieval castles.
Package includes:
- One way rail ticket (first class for first class package and 2nd
class for standard package from Cremona to Parma
In Parma:
- 3 nights hotel accommodation at 3 or 4star hotels with daily
breakfast and taxes
- Full day private guided tour with private car and driver in Parma
area (including Roncole, visit Verdi House where Verdi was born, St
Michaels Church, Villa Verdi in St. Agatha, visit the Casa Barezzi
Museum and Teatro Verdi in Busseto, lunch at the Salsamenteria Baratta
in Busseto center
Optional visit with tasting at the Parmesan cheese factory: Euro 10 per
person
- Guided private music tour of Parma (4 hours) visiting Cathedral,
Baptistery, House of Music, Farnese Theatre, Regio Theatre, Verdi
Monument, House in which Toscanini was born
- One concert or opera ticket in Parma - good category (extra
surcharge for tickets during Verdi Festival - October 2007)
In Cremona:
- 2nights hotel accommodation at 3 or 4star hotels with daily
breakfast and taxes
- Cremona card (discounts for cultural performance tickets and
entrance fees)
- 1 concert ticket (good category)
- Private guided walking tour of Cremona for 3 hours including a visit
to the violin makers
- Entrance to Stradivari Museum , Civic Museum, Palazzo Comunale and
the Historical Collection of Ancient Instruments
- One dinner at a typical local restaurant (4 course)
Package price in Euro or US$*:
| Hotel category |
Price per person based on double
occupancy |
Single supplement** |
Price per person based on triple
occupancy |
| 3 star - standard |
1087 |
164 |
1079 |
| 4 star - first class |
1188 |
189 |
1162 |
* US$ rate varies depending the exchange rate
* *Add to package price Euro 405 if passenger is traveling alone
Entrance fees in Parma are extra: approximately: Euro 30 per person
Extensions to other cities in Italy or in other European countries are available on
request!
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