Here is a circuit proposing to follow this mass, which is a natural border to the north of Italian territory: the Alpine chain. By arriving by road from France, we will have the opportunity to discover some of the splendour of the north of the boot, from Mont Blanc to Venice, by passing through Turin, the great lakes region and the great Dolomites. This route can also be followed over three weeks, with a few additional days of rest on the shores of one of the lakes in Bolzano and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Day 1: Mont Blanc
Day 2: Grand Paradise National Park
Day 3: Aosta
Day 4: Turin
Day 5: Lake Maggiore
Day 6: Lake Orta
Day 7: Lake of Como
Day 8: Lake Garda
Day 9: Trento
Day 10: Bolzano
Day 11: Grande Route des Dolomites
Day 12: Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park
Day 13: Venice
Day 14: Milan
Day 15: Back to France by the Susa Valley
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Through the Mont Blanc tunnel you arrive in Courmayeur to take the cable Car from Mont-Blanc to the Needle du Midi.
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Go to the beautiful village of Knocks to take a walk in the famous National park of Grand-Paradis.
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Leave for Aosta on the road of castles. Aosta deserves a detour for its old historic centre and its typical Italian ambience. You will visit the castles of Fenis, Verrès, Issogne and Bard.
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Stroll through the historic centre, via Roma, Piazza Castello and Piazza San Carlo, and do not miss to visit the beautiful Egyptian Museum.
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Discover the western shore of the lake. Stresa, the most famous resort, then Bavenno, where you will visit the Villa Taranto park and its beautiful Botanical Garden. Then the Borromées Islands: Isola dei Pescatori and Isola Bella for its "Italian" gardens.
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From Lake Maggiore, go to Cannero Riviera. All close to the resort extends the ruins of the della Malpaga castles. Next, you can reach the smallest and most graceful of the Lombards lakes: . From Orta, possibility to win the island of San Giulio by boat.
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Crossing Lake Como towards Bellagio, the most beautiful lake resort in the lake. Visit the city and, above all, the gardens of Villa Serbelloni. Then go to Como, the most chic city in the lake.
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Go to Malcesine to take the cable car from Monte Baldo and admire the panorama of the lake.
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Visit of the historic centre, the castle del Buonconsiglio and the Muse, the Dolomites Sciences Museum.
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This is a necessary visit, that of the historic city of Bolzano and its famous Archaeological Museum where Ötzi is the man of the ice.
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Visit the great Dolomites road from Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo: 100 km in the middle of beautiful mountains.
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Visit Cortina and the natural site of the Cinque Torri.
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Route to Venice to visit the Serene, St. Mark's Square, Palazzo Ducale and the Dorsoduro district.
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For a panoramic view of the city of Milan, climb on the terrace of the Duomo. Then go shopping and shopping in the Quadrilatère neighbourhood at the countless shops.
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Visit the Sacra di San Michele on the route, and the fort of Exilles. You can spend your last Italian night in Bardonnechia, close to the French border.
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