Day by day, with prices. Each one is reshaped around you.
No ready-made 10-day trip yet: these are the closest. Our designers stretch or shorten any of them to 10 days, priced within 48 hours.
Six nights from Milan to Zurich by private transfer and train: the Borromean Islands, Lake Orta, a grotto lunch above Lugano, a cheese day in Appenzell and the Bürgenstock spa. Four 4-star hotels; an easy pace for food lovers.
From €2,999 per person
Thirteen nights from Zurich to Milan by train: Rhine Falls, kayaking on Lake Brienz, the Schilthorn, a via ferrata, Rigi, Lugano, Lake Como and the Borromean Islands. Central 3-star hotels; an active trip with full days.
From €5,499 per person
Our designers’ take
Ten days lets you keep the lakes at a slow pace and add one more destination by high-speed train: Venice (2 h 30 from Milan), Piedmont's wine country (Turin is 1 hour), or the Swiss side of the Alps. We build every 10-day Italy trip to order from the routes below; Emilie prices it, with hotels and boats, within 48 hours.
2 nights in Milan (the Last Supper, the Duomo terraces, a pizza and gelato class), 3 nights on Lake Como with a private water taxi day to Villa Carlotta, Villa del Balbianello and Bellagio, 2 nights in Stresa for the Borromean Islands and Lake Orta, Frecciarossa to Venice for 3 nights with a Murano and Burano boat day. The lake days are the ones in our 14-day Switzerland to Italy itinerary.
2 nights in Milan, 3 nights on Lake Maggiore and Orta, 3 nights in the Langhe around Alba for Barolo and Barbaresco tastings and, from October, white truffles, 1 night in Turin. A driver takes you between wineries; nobody drives after lunch.
Milan, Maggiore, Orta, Lugano and the Olive Road to Gandria, then Zurich or Lucerne with an Appenzell day and the Bürgenstock spa. That is our Italy and Switzerland in 7 Days stretched to 10 with two extra nights on Como and one in Lucerne.
With only 7 days, stay on the lakes. With two weeks, the Alps and lakes together are the strongest route: see Europe in 14 days. Seasons, boats and the Last Supper ticket timing are in the Italy guide.
The Bernina Express from Chur or St. Moritz to Tirano: 2026 timetable, fares, CHF 32 to 44 reservations, Pullman Class, regional trains, luggage and access.
The most scenic train rides in Europe, from the Glacier and Bernina Express to the Orient Express: 2026 prices, seasons, best seats and how to link them.
French Riviera or Italian Riviera? Compare Nice, Antibes and Monaco with Portofino and the Cinque Terre: style, beaches, food, access and combining both.
Comfortably. Milan, Como and Maggiore take six or seven nights; Venice is 2 h 30 by Frecciarossa from Milan and deserves three nights. Fly into Milan and out of Venice so you never backtrack. We book the train in Business class with seat reservations and a water taxi from Venice station to your hotel.
With 10 days, pick one: the north (Milan, lakes, Venice or Piedmont) or the center (Rome, Florence, Tuscany). Adding Rome to a lakes trip means two four-hour train days and two-night stops everywhere. Our expertise is the north and its link to Switzerland; for the center we can advise but usually suggest a separate trip.
May, June and September. The lake gardens peak in May, September has warm water and the Piedmont harvest, and Venice is manageable outside July and August. October adds white truffles in Alba but shorter days on the lakes. Avoid mid-July to late August for crowds and heat in Venice.
Roughly 3,500 to 4,800 € per person with 4* lakefront hotels, private boats on Como and Maggiore, Frecciarossa tickets, private transfers, guided days and breakfast, flights excluded. A Venice finish with a canal-view room runs higher than a Piedmont finish. Your 48-hour proposal itemizes every inclusion.
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