You\'ll love this tour if you like:  Quaint lakeside villages - discover typical Italian architecture  Spectacular lake and mountain scenery Street markets - Omegna\'s is lively and colourful  Boat trips - enjoy Orta and Maggiore from the water Religious sites - peaceful and fascinating This wonderful tour was our first tour by train to Italy and focuses upon Italy\'s beautiful lakes from our base on pretty Lake Orta. Tour highlights include two of Italy\'s (and one of Switerzland\'s) most striking lakes - Orta, Maggiore and Lugano. You will also visit Varallo, the tranquil Santuario D\'Oropa, a complex of religious buildings and a hospice, Monte Rosa, the highest mountain in Switzerland and second largest in Europe, the charming resort of Stresa and Lake Maggiore\'s stunning Borromean Islands with spectacular mountain and lake scenery at every turn. One of the tour\'s most appealing features is our base at Lake Orta staying at the charming family run 3-star Giardinetto Hotel, situated in lovely gardens right on Lake Orta with fantastic lake views. Dinner is included here every night in its lakeside restaurant offering excellent local cuisine and stunning views.  LUGGAGE TO YOUR HOTELTravel Editions recommends a luggage delivery service called thebaggageman, where your suitcase can be picked up from your home before departure and delivered straight to your hotel; therefore removing the worry about carrying your cases onto and off the trains. Please click here for more information and we have arranged a 10% discount exclusive to Travel Editions clients off the thebaggageman service. Tel: 01844 264890 Click here for explanation of the footprint symbols