Excursions
An extensive excursion programme for accompanying persons has been organised. The programme has something to offer to everybody. Please notice that all prices are excluding VAT. For the extensive tour programmes and reservations please contact AIM Group - AIM Congress in Milan.
Half-day tours
Classical Milan Date: Wednesday 26 March 2008 This tour includes the visit to the most representative monuments of Milan: Castello Sforzesco, the home of museums and cultural institutes, and the Duomo, a famous example of Italian Ghotic architecture. |
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Bergamo Date: Thursday 27 March 2008 Bergamo is one of the seven artistic cities in the Lombard region. Around Piazza Vecchia, the heart of Citta Alta, the morning can be set aside for a trip to the most significant historical monuments of Bergamo's political and religious life: Palazzo della Ragione, Palazzo Nuovo, the Biblioteca Civica, the Torre dei Comune, the Battistero, the Duomo, the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and the Cappella dei Colleoni. |
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Medieval Milan Date: Friday 28 March 2008 One of the most interesting periods in the history of Milan is the Middle Ages. It was in this period that many of its major monuments were built, destroyed and rebuilt. The tour will feature three of these monuments, the most important in terms of age and artistic value: Basilica Di San Lorenzo, Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio and Sant'Eustorgio |
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Brera Gallery Date: Friday 28 March 2008 The Brera Pinacoteca is internationally renowned for the quality and quantity of its art collection. The gallery is located in the 17th century Palazzo di Brera, a former Jesuit college, which has become an artistic and scientific cultural epicentre in the heart of Milan thanks to the numerous institutes it hosts. At the end of the visit the guests will enjoy the happy-hour at the Colony Lounge Bar, located in the Brera area, the artists district of the city. |
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Full-day tours
Bellagio - Tremezzo - Menaggio Date: Thursday 27 March 2008 Bellagio, well known already in the Roman times, takes advantage of a picturesque and strategic position and has always been a renowned place for tourists, thanks to its typical landscape, made precious by its neo-classic villas. |
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Classical Milan & Last Supper Date: Thursday 27 March 2008 The tour includes the visit to the most representative monuments of Milan: The Last Supper, the most famous fresco in the world by Leonardo da Vinci, Castello Sforzesco, the home of museums and cultural institutes, and the Duomo, a famous example of Italian Ghotic architecture. Snack lunch in a nice cafeteria. In the afternoon an insight into "Creative Milan": showrooms and fashionable business areas. |
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Certosa, Vigevano and Pavia: The Lomellina Date: Friday 28 March 2008 Lomellina, a region of the Po plains surrounded by the Po, Sesia and Ticino Rivers, offers visitors the charm of a millenary culture and the temptations of the natural environment suspended between land and sea. First off along the way is a trip to the Certosa in Pavia, moving on to Vigevano. In the afternoon, a trip to Pavia, one of the few Italian cities which has been able to preserve its Mediaeval charm. |
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Stresa and the Borromeo Islands Date: Saturday 29 March 2008 The past splendours of Palazzo Borromeo are still evident today throughout the building filled with priceless works of art; tapestries, paintings and furniture. The ornate terraced gardens are a unique example of the celebrated "Italian Garden" of that period. Isola Dei Pescatori is the smallest of the Borromean Islands. Here participants will be given the opportunities to taste some of the local specialities in one of the characteristics restaurants along its shores. Isola Madre, a 16th century palace, is well worth a visit, to see its finely restored interiors and the collection of marionettes, dolls and ceramics and its abundant Botanical Garden. |
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