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family trip · 8 days · September

Northern Italy, lakes and Milan

An 8-day family trip from Tel Aviv to Northern Italy for two adults and children aged 6 and 10, in late September, by rental car, around ₪25,000.

Day by day

Day 1Sat 26 Sept

TLV → MXP • Collect the rental car • UNA Hotels Galles Milano

4 h 151 drive50 min drivingcloses 23:00easy paceArrival day: one drive from the airport, then a rest at the hotel before dinner

  1. 06:00

    TLV → MXP, El Al

    6 h 30needs booking · unverified place

    then walk · 10 min · 0.5 km

  2. 13:00

    Collect the rental car, Malpensa Terminal 1

    45 minneeds booking · unverified place · indoors

    then drive · 50 min · 52 km

  3. 14:30

    UNA Hotels Galles Milano

    1 hneeds booking · unverified place · indoors

    then transit · 15 min · 2.2 km

  4. 20:00

    Dinner: Ristorante Pizzeria Del Drago

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

Day 2Sun 27 Sept

Leonardo3 Museum • Duomo di Milano and the rooftop terraces

8 h 280 drivescloses 24:00full dayA full city day on foot around the Duomo; the museum and the rooftop are the two kid magnets

  1. 08:30

    Breakfast: Princi, Via Speronari

    45 minunverified place · indoors

    then walk · 6 min · 0.4 km

  2. 10:00

    Leonardo3 Museum, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

    3 hunverified place · indoors

    then walk · 3 min · 0.2 km

  3. 13:15

    Lunch: Pino in Duomo

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

    then walk · 4 min · 0.3 km

  4. 15:00

    Duomo di Milano and the rooftop terraces

    1 h 45unverified place

    then transit · 15 min · 3 km

  5. 19:30

    Dinner: Pizzeria Spontini, Corso Buenos Aires

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

Day 3Mon 28 Sept

Scaliger Castle • Grotte di Catullo

9 h 103 drives2 h 17 drivingcloses 23:00too much for one dayThe busiest day: a long drive plus two Sirmione sites; consider dropping the Grotte or moving them to Day 6

  1. 09:00

    Check out: UNA Hotels Galles Milano

    30 minneeds booking · unverified place · indoors

    then drive · 1 h 45 · 150 km

  2. 11:30

    Hotel Bella Italia, Peschiera del Garda (bags in, room from 14:00)

    45 minneeds booking · unverified place · indoors

    then walk · 20 min · 1.5 km

  3. 13:15

    Lunch: Osteria sugli Scavi

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

    then drive · 20 min · 14 km

  4. 15:15

    Scaliger Castle, Sirmione

    1 h 15needs booking · unverified place

    then walk · 18 min · 1.3 km

  5. 16:45

    Grotte di Catullo

    1 h 30needs booking · unverified place

    then drive · 12 min · 5 km

  6. 20:00

    Dinner: La Bottega della Pizza, Colombare di Sirmione

    1 hunverified place · indoors

Day 4Tue 29 Sept

Gardaland Park • Peschiera lakefront walk and gelato

10 h 172 drives24 min drivingcloses 22:30full dayGardaland is the whole day; the kids will be wiped out, so dinner is five minutes from the car

  1. 08:30

    Breakfast: Pasticceria Pavòn, Peschiera

    45 minunverified place · indoors

    then drive · 12 min · 7 km

  2. 10:00

    Gardaland Park

    6 h 45booked, fixed · unverified place

    then drive · 12 min · 7 km

  3. 17:30

    Peschiera lakefront walk and gelato

    1 hunverified place

    then walk · 8 min · 0.6 km

  4. 20:00

    Dinner: Osteria Rivelin

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

Day 5Wed 30 Sept

Jungle Adventure Park • Castello Scaligero

9 h 253 drives1 h 50 drivingcloses 23:00full dayUp the east shore and back; in October the ropes park opens on weekdays by appointment, so call ahead

  1. 08:30

    Breakfast at the hotel

    45 minunverified place · indoors

    then drive · 50 min · 40 km

  2. 10:15

    Jungle Adventure Park, San Zeno di Montagna

    3 hunverified place

    then drive · 20 min · 9 km

  3. 13:45

    Lunch: Da Mirella, Torri del Benaco

    1 h 15unverified place

    then walk · 5 min · 0.3 km

  4. 15:30

    Castello Scaligero, Torri del Benaco

    1 h 15unverified place

    then drive · 40 min · 30 km

  5. 19:30

    Dinner: Ristorante Pizzeria La Rocca, Peschiera

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

Day 6Thu 1 Oct

Rocca di Manerba nature reserve and beach • Pool and lakeside at Hotel Bella Italia

9 h 083 drives1 h 08 drivingcloses 23:00full dayThree drives to the west shore and back; if the kids are tired, swap La Corte Antica for pizza in Peschiera

  1. 10:00

    Rocca di Manerba nature reserve and beach

    3 hunverified place

    then drive · 8 min · 3 km

  2. 13:15

    Lunch: Elephant Ristorante e Bistrot, Manerba

    1 h 15unverified place

    then drive · 30 min · 22 km

  3. 15:15

    Pool and lakeside at Hotel Bella Italia

    2 h 15unverified place

    then drive · 30 min · 22 km

  4. 19:00

    Dinner: La Corte Antica, Manerba

    1 h 30unverified place · indoors

Day 7Fri 2 Oct

Arena di Verona • Piazza delle Erbe and Torre dei Lamberti • Giardino Giusti

7 h 161 drive35 min drivingcloses 23:00full dayOne drive each way; Verona is flat and walkable and the tower has a lift

  1. 10:00

    Arena di Verona

    1 h 15unverified place

    then walk · 8 min · 0.6 km

  2. 11:30

    Piazza delle Erbe and Torre dei Lamberti

    1 h 15unverified place

    then walk · 3 min · 0.2 km

  3. 12:45

    Lunch: Pizzeria Du de Cope

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

    then walk · 15 min · 1.1 km

  4. 14:30

    Giardino Giusti

    1 h 15unverified place

    then drive · 35 min · 28 km

  5. 19:30

    Dinner at the hotel restaurant

    1 h 15unverified place · indoors

Day 8Sat 3 Oct

Check out: Hotel Bella Italia • Return the rental car • MXP → TLV

5 h 101 drive2 h drivingeasy paceEarly start for the two-hour drive; then the airport does the rest

  1. 07:00

    Check out: Hotel Bella Italia

    30 minneeds booking · unverified place · indoors

    then drive · 2 h · 170 km

  2. 09:30

    Return the rental car, Malpensa Terminal 1

    30 minneeds booking · unverified place · indoors

    then walk · 10 min · 0.5 km

  3. 10:15

    Breakfast: Bindi Dolci e Caffè, Terminal 1

    45 minunverified place · indoors

    then walk · 5 min · 0.3 km

  4. 12:15

    Lunch: Obicà Mozzarella Bar, Terminal 1

    1 hunverified place · indoors

    then walk · 10 min · 0.5 km

  5. 14:30

    MXP → TLV, El Al

    4 h 05needs booking · unverified place

Questions people ask

How long is the trip?

8 days, from 26 September 2026 to 3 October 2026.

What does it cost?

The bookings add up to ₪19,160 against a budget of ₪25,000, flights included. 3 of 7 prices are live; the rest are estimates until booked.

Is it feasible with children aged 6 and 10?

2 of 8 days are easy and 5 are full; 1 are rated too much. The longest day of driving is 2 h 17.

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