Pick up your hired car directly at Turin airport. Continue south into the Piemonte region, home to Barolo, Barberesco and Barbera wines. The area is seemingly made for exploring by car, with its nearly deserted roads winding their way through valleys and hilltop towns. Take time to explore the region at leisure, enjoy an organised wine tasting in Barolo, and time at leisure in the bussling town of Alba, before making your way northwards and into the Italian Alps. The scenery in the Val d'Aosta, in the triangle of France, Italy and Switzerland is some of the most jaw-dropping in Europe. Pop into France and have lunch in the ski resort town of Chamonix before returning to your hotel via a mountainous pass through Switzerland. Lastly, the chic resort area of Lake Como awaits, with its private villas and quaint lake side villages. Take your hired car or abandon it and use the boats which service all of the main towns.

Explore by yourself in your hired car with our points of interest highlighting the top sites and recommended side trips, all the while staying in comfortable to luxury style accommodations. For those who want to get off the beaten path but need minimum hassle, our tours offer worry free hotel bookings, public and private guided tours where specified, local 24/7 emergency support, and a dedicated team of experts ready to customize to suit your needs. All our tours can be modified with value, premium, or luxury hotels and services. Please note that GPS is available for hire locally (approximately 14 euro per day) however must be requested at time of booking. Please let us know if you would like us to reserve a GPS unit for you. Child car seats and additional insurance is also available.

Add the 7 Day Umbria and Tuscany Self Drive and/or the 7 Day Florence to Venice Self Drive for a well rounded trip covering the most beautiful parts of central Italy, all with the help of a GPS device. These trips include a mix of public and private tours in major towns, for a more rewarding day of exploring local sights and history. For those who want to get off the beaten path but need minimum hassle, our GPS tours offer worry free hotel bookings, private airport transfers, public and private guided tours, local 24/7 emergency support, and a dedicated team of experts ready to customize to suit your needs. All our tours can be modified with value, premium, or luxury hotels and services.

Bra is a town and commune (population 29,169) of the Cuneo province in the north-west Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated 50 km south of Turin and 50 km north-east of Cuneo in the area known as Roero. Bra is home to the world's first University of Gastronomic Sciences and it currently home to the Slow Food movement. In Bra was born one of the most famous living philosopher in Italy: Adriana Cavarero.

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Enjoy the drive from Turin to Bra, in the heart of wine growing region of Piemonte. (Approximately 1 hour drive).

A welcome package with your vouchers, a city map, train tickets (if relevant) and any other touristic information that we deem you may find useful will be waiting for you upon your arrival at your first hotel on your trip.

Albergo Dell`Agenzia Hotel (4*) is located a few kilometres from Alba, between two unique beautiful regions such as Langhe and Roero and offers warm and refined hospitality. Housed on the beautiful restructured neo-Gothic country estate of King Carlo Alberto of Savoy, the hotel has 44 rooms and 3 suites with all comforts and facilities, a restaurant, a bar, fitness outdoor swimming pool and private parking. Set in a beautiful two-hectares park, and at few minutes from a golf course the hotel offers also exclusive gastronomic activities related to well-known region specialties and wines.

Overnight at Albergo Dell`Agenzia (4*).

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Spend the day at leisure exploring the region in your hired car passing through the hilltop town of La Morra where you can get great sweeping views of the Langhe region, before stopping off in Barolo for an organized wine tour late morning. Wander around the town at leisure and check out the castle before continuing to the hilly village of Monforte d'Alba. From here you can head straight to the main city of the area, Alba, with it's wide, pedestrianised thoroughfare, and immemse piazza in the centre, or if you feel like doing some more driving, continue east into the Roero area, where the countryside changes somewhat, all the while remaining stunning with widespan views of the hilly terrain.

Visit one of the most famous wine shops and wine producers of Barolo: Marchesi di Barolo, located in Barolo. Barolo is a community perched on a hill and framed by vineyards. You will find yourself in the very heart of the Langhe region to experience the Barolo wine tasting. Barolo is one of the top wines of the area and one of the symbols of the Piemonte region. Includes 1 hour tour with English speaking staff who will escort you during the wine tasting and the visit to the cellar. Wine tasting of three wines, including one Barolo wine, served with grissini (typical bread-sticks). (Does not include transport to and from winery). Tours run daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm.

Overnight at Albergo Dell`Agenzia (4*).

Cogne is a town in Aosta Valley, northern Italy with 1469 inhabitants. Cogne is located in the valley with the same name, leading to the Gran Paradiso massif Ibex, wild goat, marmots, royal eagles are easy to see. Many walks and hikes of different level, to lakes, waterlfalls and other natural attraction. In the winter Cogne offers 70 km of cross country skiing, 9 km down hill, many walks on the snow and more than 140 icefalls.

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Drive from Bra to Cogne, in the stunning Aosta valley. The drive is mostly on highway, and is approximately 3 hrs (205 kms).

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.

Facing rolling meadows and a breathtaking panoramic view of untouched alpine landscape and the Gran Paradiso glacier, the Hotel Bellevue (4*) has maintained the charm and beauty of a historical alpine dwelling with a traditional atmosphere. This picturesque hotel offers 28 rooms of variable dimensions, 7 suites equipped with Jacuzzi and fireplace (some with private sauna), and 3 chalets with fire-places. Hotel Bellevue is a mini-traditional museum of rare antiques from the Aosta Valley; wooden sculpures, canvas paintings, and many pieces of artisan craftsmanship.

Overnight at Hotel Bellevue (4*).

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Enjoy a day at leisure exploring the spectacular mountainous countryside in your hired car. Head through the Mont Blanc tunnel into France and stop in the resort town of Chamonix, located directly under the towering Mont blanc. There are lots of restaurants in town if you feel like having lunch (not included in trip price). Continue along scenic roads and over the Grand St Bernard Col (4,314 metres), before returning to Cogne.

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.

Overnight at Hotel Bellevue (4*).

From its podium at the foot of Lake Como, the small city of Como orchestrates the comings and goings around the lake as it has since first-century Romans made it their summer resort of choice. Long and narrow, Como cuts a deep gash into the mountains that rise steeply on either side. Even in winter, Lake Como is mild-tempered, its shores clothed in green and its afternoons often warm enough to enjoy from a table in one of its terrace cafés. Boats carrying locals and travellers to the idyllic steep-set shore towns begin here, all of them close enough for a day's excursion. The town itself does have its own attractions, most notably the cathedral, architecturally important due to its combination of Gothic and Renaissance styles.

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Make your way towards Lake Como, passing by the outskirts of Milan. - if you feel like stopping to do some shopping, there is no better place in the country...Travel distance from Cogne to Como is approximately 3 hrs (250 kms).

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.

Hotel Metropole Suisse is located near Torre del Comune, Cathedral of Como, and Volta Temple. Additional nearby points of interest include Villa Olmo. Guestrooms have satellite television, minibars, and direct-dial phones; bathrooms include bidets, hair dryers, and handheld showers. This Como property provides a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a sauna. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café and conference rooms.

Overnight at Metropole Suisse (4*).

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Explore all of the main towns on Lake Como. The walled town of Como has a good historic center and lively squares with nice cafes. There are several walking paths near town. From Como you can take the funicular to the village of Brunate, 720m above Como, for hiking trails and beautiful views of the lake and the Alps. Bellagio, known as the pearl of the lake, is in a beautiful setting and has many nice villas. Consider leaving your hired car in town and availing of the boats that service most of the towns on the lake. Menaggio, against the mountains, is a lively resort with a lakeside promenade. Villa Carlotta, south of Menaggio, has beautiful gardens. You can tour the inside with its original 18th century furniture and art works. Villa del Balbianello, in the village of Lenno, is also worth a visit and has some unusual treasures. The fishing village of Varenna has picturesque narrow alleyways and streets below a castle and a lakeside walking path.

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.

Overnight at Metropole Suisse (4*).

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Drive from Como to Milan Malpensa aiport. The travel time is approximately 1 hour and 52 kms.

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Depart Milan Malpensa Arport. End of itinerary.

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