★  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
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Verona
🌙 3 sleeps
🚗 ~50 min · castle pit-stop!
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Lake Garda
🌙 3 sleeps
🚗 ~3½ hours — the BIG one!
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Rimini
🌙 2 sleeps
🚗 ~3 hours
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Quick Shops Pit-Stop
stretch your legs!
🚗 ~1½ hours
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Lake Maggiore
🌙 2 sleeps
🚗 ~2 hours
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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”
7 Mon 20 July

🏖️ Beach Time!

Big road trip to Rimini, right on the sea. Soft sandy beach, warm shallow water, and swimming all afternoon.

⏰ Wake ~7:30 🚗 Check-out ~9:00 · ~3½ h 📍 Navigate
🔍 Look it up “Rimini beach”
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”
10 Thu 23 July

🦚 Palace & Peacock Island

Take a boat across the lake to Isola Bella — an island with a huge palace, secret gardens, and REAL white peacocks walking around. Then lunch on a tiny fishing island.

⏰ Wake ~7:30 🚤 Ferry ~9:00 📍 Navigate
🔍 Look it up “Isola Bella peacocks”
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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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!

✅ Trip Booked & Ready

✈️ Flights

Outbound: FlyDubai FZ 1573

Dubai (DXB) 06:25 → Milan (BGY) 12:10

Waseem: 35BWNM

Family: CYX2DC

Return: FlyDubai FZ 1574

Milan (BGY) 13:40 → Dubai (DXB) 22:40

Friday 24 July, 2026

🚗 Car Rental

Mercedes GLC (Automatic Petrol SUV)

Pick-up: 14 Jul ~13:00

Drop-off: 24 Jul ~10:30

Provider: Sixt

Confirmation: 9735890448

📍 Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY)

🌕 Hotel: Verona

Moxy Verona

14–17 July (3 nights)

🏨 Marriott property

Cancellation: Free until 24h before

🏰 Hotel: Lake Garda

Le Torri del Garda

17–20 July (3 nights)

Confirmation:

2026062749703875

Note: 30% non-refundable

🏊 Hotel: Rimini Beach

Mercure Rimini Lungomare

20–22 July (2 nights)

Confirmation:

QMKDBNZJ

🅿️ Parking supplement included

🦚 Hotel: Lake Maggiore

Hotel Splendid, Baveno

22–24 July (2 nights)

Confirmation:

6846018960

🔑 PIN: 3111

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

🎢 Activities to Book

2 of 8 booked. Book the rest online to skip the July queues. 👇

✅ Monte Baldo Cable Car

Sun 19 July — 10:00 AM

🎉 BOOKED!

3 tickets • €72 total

📥 Download Tickets

✅ Verona Open-Top Bus

Wed 15 July — Verona

🎉 BOOKED!

Family ticket • 2 adults + 2 kids. Departs Piazza Bra.

📱 In Apple Wallet

Verona Arena Entry

Wed 15 July — Verona

2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre 🏟️

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

arenaverona.org/en/tickets

Castel San Pietro Funicular

Thu 16 July — Verona

1-minute cable ride to the top view 🚞

€3 round trip. Pay at the station — no pre-booking needed. Open 10:00–21:00.

funicolarediverona.it

Giardino Giusti Maze

Thu 16 July — Verona

Secret Renaissance garden + hedge maze 🌿

~€35 family (2 adults + 2 kids). Open daily 9:00–20:00.

giardinogiusti.com

Sirmione Peninsula Boat

Fri 17 July — Sirmione

25-min cruise around the castle 🚤

~€15 pp. Pay at Piazzale Porto (harbour by the castle) or pre-book.

Book on GetYourGuide

Caneva Aquapark

Sat 18 July — Lake Garda

Water slides & wave pool!

~€102 with "4x3" family promo. +€7 parking.

canevaworld.it

Fiabilandia (Optional)

Tue 21 July — Rimini

Fairytale adventure park

~€75. Verify current price.

fiabilandia.it

Borromean Islands + Isola Bella

Thu 23 July — Lake Maggiore

Palace, gardens & white peacocks!

Palace ~€27 adult / ~€18 child + ferry separate.

isoleborromee.it · ferry

🎫 Activity Tickets

Monte Baldo Cable Car

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

Tickets Issued:

Adult x2 — €28.00 each
Junior (under 14) x1 — €16.00
💶 Total: €72.00

📋 Important: 30-minute time slot. Present QR codes at station.

📥 Download Full Ticket PDF

🍕 Where to Eat

Family-friendly pizza & pasta picks for every stop. Tap 📍 to navigate.

Verona

Days 1–3 · Old Town
Pizzeria Bella Napoli
Authentic Neapolitan pizza (€9–12), near Piazza Bra.
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Ristorante Nastro Azzurro
Very family-friendly, highchairs, pizza ~€10.
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Osteria al Duomo
Cozy family-run spot for pasta, near the cathedral.
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Lake Garda

Days 4–6 · Torri del Benaco
Pizzeria alla Grotta
Local favourite by the harbour — 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.
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Rimini

Days 7–8 · Beach & Sea
La Posada
Beachfront terrace — wood-fired pizza, homemade pasta.
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Casina del Bosco
Famous Romagna piadina near the sea (~€6).
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Le Fontanelle
Authentic piadina + a huge kids' playground.
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Lake Maggiore

Days 9–11 · 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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