- Day 1: Arrival at Bologna Airport
Arrival at Bologna Airport, GT Bus at disposal and departure to the hotel in the Bologna, Rimini or nearby area. Free time available. Check in at the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
- Day 2: SAN MARINO
Breakfast and departure with accompanying guide to San Marino. Visit of the wonderful state, the fifth smallest on the planet with its 61 km2. Lunch in a restaurant. Free time available.
Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
- Day 3: Gradara – Urbino
Breakfast and departure to Gradara, characterized by a suggestive and imposing medieval castle. Famous because it housed the love of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca de Rimini, murdered by Francesca’s husband. Then departure towards Urbino. Lunch in a local restaurant and in the afternoon a guided tour of the Renaissance city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the homeland of two great artists, Donato Bramante and Raphael. The Doge’s Palace and the National Gallery of Le Marche are its most characteristic monuments. Also Rafael’s Birthplace. In the evening, arrival at a hotel in the area of Macerata, Recanati or nearby, dinner and accommodation.
- Day 4: Ascoli Piceno – Macerata
Breakfast at the hotel and departure with an accompanying guide to visit the city of Ascoli Piceno for a guided tour of this city of art, culture and strong traditions. With the guide we will visit its historic center with the famous Plaza del Popolo and many characteristic monuments. Lunch in a restaurant and proceed to visit Macerata, a city between the Potenza and Chienti Valleys, immersed in a vast landscape and surrounded by a spectacular mosaic of cultivated fields. Famous are the characteristic Sferisterio, a gigantic arena for the Fist Ball Game and built around 1820, today a unique theatrical structure in its architectural genre, which hosts spectacular Opera performances; the Cathedral, The Loggia dei Mercanti, Compagnoni Marefoschi Palace, Buonaccorsi Palace, Ricci Palace home of the Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, and the Clock Tower that offers a stunning panorama.
Arrival at the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
- Day 5: Recanati – Loreto – Castelfidardo
Breakfast at the hotel and departure with an accompanying guide to visit the city of Recanati, birthplace of Giacomo Leopardi and the tenor Beniamino Gigli. Then departure to Loreto where according to tradition, the house of the Holy Family that lived in Nazareth was transported by the angels to Loreto, a destination for pilgrims, with its wonderful Sanctuary. Leisure. Lunch in a restaurant and then departure to visit Castelfidardo, a small, quiet town where on clear days you can see the Apennines. This place stands out for being the birthplace of the accordion. These precious musical instruments have been produced since 1863 and have made the city world-renowned for their quality, being manufactured to order, costing up to $40,000. This fame has allowed this town to have an international accordion museum. Departure to Bologna or nearby, arrival at the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
- Day 6: Departure to Bologna Airport
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Bologna Airport for boarding.
