Christmas with the Countess Luppis

From C$3,149
Duration 5 Days
Departures from: Dec 2025 - Dec 2025
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From C$3,149
Duration 5 Days
Departures from: Dec 2025 - Dec 2025

Tour Overview

This year you are invited to spend Christmas with the Countess Luppis in her home, an elegant boutique hotel. You'll head off to explore nearby Venice, an extraordinary city of palaces, bridges and canals, which is even more magical during the festive season. A further highlight is the chance to also explore Padua, known as the setting for Shakespeare's famous comedy The Taming of the Shrew.

Your Tour Includes

  • Just You Holiday Director as your host & Specialist Local Guide
  • 4 nights in a 4-star boutique hotel which is home to the Countess Luppis
  • 9 meals: 4 breakfasts, 1 Christmas Day lunch with wine, 4 dinners including a welcome drink
  • Transportation excluding overseas transfers to and from the airport
  • Porterage

Included Tour Highlights

  • Meet the Countess Luppis & learn about her family history
  • Tour the floating city of Venice
  • Guided tour of Padua

Tour Itinerary

Pasiano di Pordenone

Day 1 Pasiano di Pordenone

Make your own way to the hotel where your Holiday Director will meet you for your welcome meeting this evening.

Meals included: D
Next day
Christmas Eve, Venice

Day 2 Christmas Eve, Venice

Today we're going to head to the extraordinary floating city of Venice for a guided tour. We'll see famous landmarks, starting in St Mark's Square, which is dominated by the Church of St Mark and is Venice's focal point. We'll also see the magnificent Doge's Palace and cross the Rialto Bridge, which spans the Grand Canal, where we can watch gondolas glide beneath us. The city is a mesmerising sight at any time of the year but it is even more magical when it is illuminated by sparkling lights.
We'll also see the city from the water as we board a boat and take in some of these incredible sights as we cruise the famous canals.

Meals included: B,D
Next day
Christmas Day, Pasiano di Pordenone

Day 3 Christmas Day, Pasiano di Pordenone

It's Christmas Day, so enjoy a leisurely morning before we gather for a local Italian festive lunch at the hotel. After we've eaten we'll enjoy some festive games.

Meals included: B,L,D
Next day
Boxing Day, Padua

Day 4 Boxing Day, Padua

Enjoy breakfast in the elegant surroundings of the hotel before we set off on a trip to Padua. The city is known as the setting for Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew and is thought to be the oldest in northern Italy. On a tour we'll see highlights including the 13th century Basilica of St Anthony, a place of pilgrimage for generations.

Meals included: B,D
Next day
Departure

Day 5 Departure

Today it's time to say goodbye to your fellow travelers as your trip comes to an end.

Meals included: B

Accommodation

Hotel Villa Luppis

The Hotel Villa Luppis is located in 12 acres of gardens between the regions of Veneto and Friuli. This elegant boutique hotel in the style of a country house, was formerly a Benedictine monastery, and is owned by and home to Countess Luppis. Facilities include a gourmet restaurant, piano bar, swimming pool (typically open May - September), tennis court and gym. Guest rooms feature private facilities, hairdryer, air-conditioning, mini-bar and period furnishings.

The Hotel Villa Luppis is located in 12 acres of gardens between the regions of Veneto and Friuli. This elegant boutique hotel in the style of a country house, was formerly a Benedictine monastery, and is owned by and home to Countess Luppis. Facilities include a gourmet restaurant, piano bar, swimming pool (typically open May - September), tennis court and gym. Guest rooms feature private facilities, hairdryer, air-conditioning, mini-bar and period furnishings.