Top Secret Adventure Dossier  

MY BIG ITALY ADVENTURE

11 days. 4 amazing places. Open-top buses, a spinning cable car, water slides, castles, two beaches and a lake with a palace full of white peacocks! 🇮🇹

✈️ Milan Verona Lake Garda Rimini Lake Maggiore Home ✈️
14 → 24 July 11 days of fun!
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Your mission, explorer: every morning, tap that day's button, look it up, and tell me one cool thing you find. Ready? Let's go!

Verona Lake Garda Rimini & the Sea Lake Maggiore

🚗 The Big Road-Trip Map

Buckle up! Here's how we zoom between adventures 🔥

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Land in Italy!
Milan Bergamo Airport
🚗 ~1 hour
🏛️
Verona
🌙 3 sleeps
🚗 ~50 min · castle pit-stop!
🏰
Lake Garda
🌙 3 sleeps
🚗 ~3½ hours — the BIG one!
🏖️
Rimini
🌙 2 sleeps
🚗 ~3 hours
🛍️
Quick Shops Pit-Stop
stretch your legs!
🚗 ~1½ hours
🦚
Lake Maggiore
🌙 2 sleeps
🚗 ~2 hours
🏁
Fly Home!
Milan Bergamo Airport

Longest single drive: 3½ hours. Everything else is just a short hop between the fun stuff! 😊

2 Wed 15 July

🚒 Open-Top Bus & Gladiator Arena

Ride the open-top double-decker bus around Verona, then step inside a real 2,000-year-old Roman arena where gladiators once fought. Go up a tower too — there's a lift!

⏰ Wake ~8:00 🚗 Go ~9:00 📍 Navigate
🔍 Look it up “Verona Arena”
🛏️ Tonight: Moxy Verona
9 Wed 22 July

🚗 Road Trip to the Magic Lake

A big drive right across Italy to Lake Maggiore — stopping at a huge designer outlet for a leg-stretch — a giant lake ringed by mountains, with islands and a palace to explore tomorrow!

⏰ Wake ~7:00 🚗 Check-out ~8:30 · long day 📍 Navigate
🔍 Look it up “Lake Maggiore”
🛏️ Tonight: Hotel Splendid, Baveno
11 Fri 24 July

🏠 Home Time

One last Italian breakfast, then fly home packed with awesome memories. We did it, explorer!

⏰ Wake ~6:30 🚗 Drive ~7:30 · drop 10:30 📍 Navigate
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✈️ No hotel tonight โ€” home sweet home!

Get ready — Italy is going to be EPIC! 🚀

Tip: tap each day's button to see real photos and videos. Ten sleeps of adventure are coming!

โœ… Trip Booked & Ready

✈️ Flights

Outbound: FlyDubai FZ 1573

Dubai (DXB) 06:25 โ†’ Milan (BGY) 12:10

Waseem: 35BWNM

Family: CYX2DC


Return: FlyDubai FZ 1574

Milan (BGY) 13:40 โ†’ Dubai (DXB) 22:40

Friday 24 July, 2026

๐Ÿš— Car Rental

Mercedes GLC (Automatic Petrol SUV)

Pick-up: 14 Jul ~13:00

Drop-off: 24 Jul ~10:30

Provider: Sixt

Confirmation: 9735890448

๐Ÿ“ Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY)


๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ How to reach SIXT (arrival)

1. SIXT desk is in the Arrivals hall โ€” exit arrivals, turn right down the hallway, it's on your left.

2. After the desk: walk to the right end of the terminal, exit the sliding doors, turn immediately left to shuttle bus stop no. 8.

3. Free shuttle โ†’ parking P3. Walk to the far right end of the car park to the SIXT cabin โ€” staff hand over the keys there.

โ†ฉ๏ธ Return (departure day)

Parking P3, Via Campo Grande, 24126 Bergamo. ๐Ÿ“ Map

โ›ฝ Fuel up first: IPERSTATION, Via Portico 71, Orio al Serio. ๐Ÿ“ Map

🌕 Hotel: Verona

Moxy Verona

14โ€“17 July (3 nights)

๐Ÿจ Marriott property

Cancellation: Free until 24h before

๐Ÿ” Look it up ยท ๐Ÿ“ Map

🏰 Hotel: Lake Garda

Le Torri del Garda

17โ€“20 July (3 nights)

Confirmation:

2026062749703875

Note: 30% non-refundable

๐Ÿ” Look it up ยท ๐Ÿ“ Map

🏊 Hotel: Rimini Beach

Mercure Rimini Lungomare

20โ€“22 July (2 nights)

Confirmation:

QMKDBNZJ

๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ Parking supplement included

๐Ÿ” Look it up ยท ๐Ÿ“ Map

🦚 Hotel: Lake Maggiore

Hotel Splendid, Baveno

22โ€“24 July (2 nights)

Confirmation:

6846018960

๐Ÿ”‘ PIN: 3111

Family 3 standard, back-facing (verify lake upgrade)

๐Ÿ” Look it up ยท ๐Ÿ“ Map

๐ŸŽข Activities to Book

2 of 8 booked. Book the rest online to skip the July queues. ๐Ÿ‘‡

โœ… Monte Baldo Cable Car

Sun 19 July โ€” 10:00 AM

๐ŸŽ‰ BOOKED!

3 tickets โ€ข โ‚ฌ72 total

๐Ÿ“ฅ Download Tickets

โœ… Verona Open-Top Bus

Wed 15 July โ€” Verona

๐ŸŽ‰ BOOKED!

Family ticket โ€ข 2 adults + 2 kids. Departs Piazza Bra.

๐Ÿ“ฑ In Apple Wallet

Verona Arena Entry

Wed 15 July โ€” Verona

2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre ๐ŸŸ๏ธ

Daytime visit ticket (not the opera). Book a timed slot.

arenaverona.org/en/tickets

Castel San Pietro Funicular

Thu 16 July โ€” Verona

1-minute cable ride to the top view ๐Ÿšž

โ‚ฌ3 round trip. Pay at the station โ€” no pre-booking needed. Open 10:00โ€“21:00.

funicolarediverona.it

Giardino Giusti Maze

Thu 16 July โ€” Verona

Secret Renaissance garden + hedge maze ๐ŸŒฟ

~โ‚ฌ35 family (2 adults + 2 kids). Open daily 9:00โ€“20:00.

giardinogiusti.com

Sirmione Peninsula Boat

Fri 17 July โ€” Sirmione

25-min cruise around the castle ๐Ÿšค

~โ‚ฌ15 pp. Pay at Piazzale Porto (harbour by the castle) or pre-book.

Book on GetYourGuide

Caneva Aquapark

Sat 18 July โ€” Lake Garda

Water slides & wave pool!

~โ‚ฌ102 with "4x3" family promo. +โ‚ฌ7 parking.

canevaworld.it

Fiabilandia (Optional)

Tue 21 July โ€” Rimini

Fairytale adventure park

~โ‚ฌ75. Verify current price.

fiabilandia.it

Borromean Islands + Isola Bella

Thu 23 July โ€” Lake Maggiore

Palace, gardens & white peacocks!

Palace ~โ‚ฌ27 adult / ~โ‚ฌ18 child + ferry separate.

isoleborromee.it ยท ferry

๐ŸŽซ Activity Tickets

Monte Baldo Cable Car

โœ… CONFIRMED
Date: Sunday, 19 July 2026
Time Slot: 10:00 AM
Location: Malcesine, Lake Garda

Tickets Issued:

Adult x2 โ€” โ‚ฌ28.00 each
Junior (under 14) x1 โ€” โ‚ฌ16.00
๐Ÿ’ถ Total: โ‚ฌ72.00

๐Ÿ“‹ Important: 30-minute time slot. Present QR codes at station.

๐Ÿ“ฅ Download Full Ticket PDF

๐Ÿ• Where to Eat

Family-friendly pizza & pasta picks for every stop. Tap ๐Ÿ“ to navigate.

Verona

Days 1โ€“3 ยท Old Town
Pizzeria Bella Napoli
Authentic Neapolitan pizza (โ‚ฌ9โ€“12), near Piazza Bra.
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Ristorante Nastro Azzurro
Very family-friendly, highchairs, pizza ~โ‚ฌ10.
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Osteria al Duomo
Cozy family-run spot for pasta, near the cathedral.
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Lake Garda

Days 4โ€“6 ยท Torri del Benaco
Pizzeria alla Grotta
Local favourite by the harbour โ€” pizza & pasta.
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Osteria al Porto
Lakefront terrace, big portions kids can share.
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Le Tavernette
Some of the best pizza on the lake, with a view.
๐Ÿ“ Map

Rimini

Days 7โ€“8 ยท Beach & Sea
La Posada
Beachfront terrace โ€” wood-fired pizza, homemade pasta.
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Casina del Bosco
Famous Romagna piadina near the sea (~โ‚ฌ6).
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Le Fontanelle
Authentic piadina + a huge kids' playground.
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Lake Maggiore

Days 9โ€“11 ยท Baveno & Stresa
Trattoria Due Piccioni
Family-run, down-to-earth cooking in Baveno.
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Tacabutun
Lakeside pizzeria, great-value family plates.
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Ristorante Lago Maggiore
Good pizza & pasta by the Stresa lakefront.
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