• Day 1: Arrival at Bologna airport

Arrival at Bologna airport, GT bus available and departure for the hotel in Bologna, Rimini or surroundings. Free time at your disposal. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 2: SAN MARINO

Breakfast and departure with guide for San Marino. Visit of the beautiful state, the fifth smallest on the planet with its 61 km². Lunch in a restaurant. Free time at your disposal.
Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

San Marino

Guaita Tower of San Marino

Basilica of San Marino

• Giorno 3: Gradara – Urbino

Breakfast and departure for Gradara, characterized by a suggestive and imposing medieval castle. Famous because it hosted the love of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Rimini, murdered by the latter’s husband. Departure then for Urbino. Lunch at a local restaurant and afternoon guided tour of the Renaissance city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the home of two great artists, Donato Bramante and Raphael. The Ducal Palace and the National Gallery of the Marche are its most characteristic monuments. Also worth visiting is Raphael’s Birthplace. In the evening, arrival at the hotel in the area of Macerata, Recanati or neighboring areas, dinner and overnight stay.

Gradara Market

Marche Urbino Raphael Ducal Palace

Marche Urbino Palazzo Ducale di Urbino

• Day 4: Ascoli Piceno – Macerata

Breakfast at the hotel and departure with a guide for a guided tour of Ascoli Piceno, a city of art, culture and strong traditions. With the guide we will visit its historic center with the famous Piazza del Popolo and numerous characteristic monuments. Lunch in a restaurant and continuation to 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 game of pallapugno built around 1820, today a unique theatrical structure of its architectural kind, which hosts spectacular opera performances; the Duomo, the Loggia dei Mercanti, Palazzo Compagnoni Marefoschi, Palazzo Buonaccorsi, Palazzo Ricci home to the Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Basilica of Santa Maria della Misericordia and the Clock Tower which offers a splendid view.
Arrival at the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Marche Ascoli Piceno

Marche Ascoli Piceno

Marche Ascoli Piceno Cathedral of Sant’Emidio

Marche Ascoli Piceno Forte Malatesta

Macerata Market

Marche Macerata Loggia dei Mercanti

Marche Macerata San Paolo

Macerata Market

• Day 5: Recanati – Loreto – Castelfidardo

Breakfast at the hotel and departure with a guide to visit the city of Recanati, the birthplace of Giacomo Leopardi and the tenor Beniamino Gigli. Continue to Loreto, where according to tradition the house of the Holy Family, who lived in Nazareth, was transported by angels to Loreto, a pilgrimage destination, with its wonderful Sanctuary. Leisure. Lunch in a restaurant and departure to visit Castelfidardo, a small and quiet town from which, on clear days, you can admire the Apennines. This place stands out for being the cradle of the accordion. These precious musical instruments have been produced since 1863 and have made the city famous all over the world for their quality, being made to order and costing up to $40,000. This fame has allowed this city to have an international accordion museum. Departure for Bologna or surroundings, arrival at the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Marche Recanati

Loreto Market

Loreto Market

Loreto Market

Marche Castelfidardo

• Day 6: Departure to Bologna Airport

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Bologna airport for boarding.