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Travel 55 offer you discount on Shearings holidays and tours
To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535 and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discount price


Lake Maggiore & the Matterhorn
10 Day Holidays By Coach - 5% Discount

Holiday Highlights
• Beautiful Lake Maggiore • Picturesque Lake Orta • Zermatt & the Matterhorn • Opulent Borromean Islands
Lake Maggiore

A wonderful, relaxing Shearings coach holiday on the shores of Lake Maggiore facing the lovely Borromean Islands. Based in the pretty village of Baveno, where illustrious guests have included Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill, you’ll enjoy lovely coach excursions to some of the area’s superb sights.


Holiday Itinerary by Coach


DAY 1 UK to Reims

Dover to Calais, then on to Reims for our overnight hotel.


DAY 2 Reims to Baveno
We drive into Italy, past some beautiful countryside, to reach Baveno in time for dinner. (B,D)


DAY 3 to 8 Baveno
A chance to relax in your picturesque resort and enjoy some of the surrounding area’s best sights on our included excursions. (B,D)


DAY 9 Baveno to Reims
We head back north into France for our overnight hotel. (B,D)


DAY 10 Reims to UK
To Calais for the ferry to Dover and then home



Included Excursions

Full Day: Zermatt & the Matterhorn

On the Italian border of Switzerland lies Zermatt, the village at the foot of the Matterhorn, the most photographed mountain in the world. Situated at 5,315ft above sea level and surrounded by some of the most famous peaks in the Alps, Zermatt is the most picturesque of the Alpine villages.

Full Day: Lake Orta

Lake Orta is one of Italy's smallest lakes and has a pretty ancient village known as 'Venice without water', where narrow cobbled streets sit between quaint houses and elaborate palaces.

Full Day: Borromean Islands
Situated on the western side of Lake Maggiore, these islands take their name from the aristocratic Borromean family who took ownership in the 16th century. With its ornamental gardens the island of 'Bella' is the epitome of opulence, whilst the third island 'dei pescatori' remains a pretty fishing village.

Optional Excursions • Lake Como tour and cruise • Macugnaga and Monte Rosa • Evening cruise on Lake Maggiore



Hotel Beau Rivage - Baveno
Hotel Beau Rivage

The Hotel Beau Rivage is situated on Baveno’s tree-lined promenade, across the road from the lake, and offers wonderful views of the nearby Borromean Islands.

• All bedrooms have private facilities, including phone, hairdryer, safe and satellite TV
• Some rooms have balconies
• TV lounge
• Spacious lake view lounge and bar
• Dining room serving buffet breakfast and dinner with menu choice
• Tea/coffee after dinner
• Terraced garden
• Outdoor swimming pool (open 15th June to 10th September)
• Weekly candelight dinner and glass of Italian champagne

No. of rooms: 80
Lifts: 1
Official rating: 3 stars



Lake Maggiore & the Matterhorn
2012 Departures - Tour Code ECITBT

• 9 nights room & breakfast, 8 dinners
• 3 included excursions
• Departs: Tuesday Dep Code: A

Shearings Brochure Price in Black

Travel 55 Discount Price in Red
Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code

Date
Price
Date
Price
May 8
£699
£665
July 10
£779
£741
May 15
£729
£693
July 24
£769
£731
May 29
£749
£712
August 7, 21
£769
£731
June 12
£759
£722
September 4
£769
£731
June 26
£779
£741
September 18
£769
£731

Single supplement £169
Prices shown are per person based on two people sharing a standard room




To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535
and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discounted price

All holidays subject to availability and to Shearings trading charter