School Music Tours to Lignano Sabbiodoro

The popular Italian resort of Lignano Sabbiadoro is located on the country’s Adriatic coast, approximately halfway between the magnificent cities of Venice and Trieste. As with many popular seaside towns, Lignano comes alive in the summer, and now your ensemble can be a part of that!

You’ll perform three evening concerts as part of a lively summer music festival. Your performances will take place at the town’s main seaside locations on specially constructed stages which all boast professional lighting and sound equipment. This is an exciting experience your ensemble will never forget!

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Transfer to Dover

Afternoon

Ferry crossing

Evening

Overnight travel

Day 2

Afternoon

Arrive Lignano mid-afternoon Time to relax at hotel

Evening

Possibility of rehearsal at accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Day trip to Trieste (Piazza Unità d'Italia, Miramare Castle, Risiera di San Sabba Museum, Roman theatre)

Afternoon

Visit to the Postojna Caves in Slovenia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Evening

Evening performance at Lignano Summer Festival

Day 4

Morning

Day trip to Venice

Afternoon

Take the vaporetto to visit Venice (St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges Palace, Rialto Canal, Guggenheim Collection or Correr Museum)

Evening

Evening performance at Lignano Summer Festival

Day 5

Morning

Full-day visit to Aquasplash Water Park

Afternoon

Evening performance at Lignano Summer Festival

Evening

Evening performance at Lignano Summer Festival

Day 6

Morning

Morning free for shopping, visit to the local beach or relaxing by the pool

Afternoon

Depart mid-afternoon for return journey

Evening

Overnight travel

Day 7

Morning

Ferry crossing

Afternoon

Arrive back at school

49 seater executive coach with 2 drivers (TV/DVD/WC)
2x concert arrangements including publicity and advertising, plus 1 final joint concert where each group will have 20 mins to perform
Return ferry or Eurotunnel crossings
Local tour manager from arrival in resort until departure
4 nights' half-board accommodation with pupils in multi-bedded rooms and staff in twins - all rooms include en-suite bathroom facilities
First meal on tour - evening meal on day 2
Final meal on tour - breakfast on departure day
Half-day trip to Trieste
Free staff place ratio 1:8
Travel and medical insurance including I.P.T.
Motorway tolls and taxes
VAT at current rates to tour operators
Free itinerary planning service

Accommodation

Bella Italia Village

The Bella Italia Village offers 13 different accommodations, which means it is able to welcome families and school groups separately. Each residence has its own reception, as well as spacious main halls and coach parking. All the guest rooms offer en-suite bathroom facilities and a TV. There are also large rehearsal rooms and storage rooms for instruments, making this the perfect choice for music groups.

Excursions

Correr Museum

The Correr Museum isan exciting place to discover the art and the history of Venice. Born of the collection donated

Piazza San Marco

The equivalent of New York's Times Square or London's Trafalgar Square; Venice hasthe Piazza San Marco(St. Mark's Square). It differs

Piazzetta San Marco

Bordered by Marciano Library and the Ducal Palace and overlooking the Basin of St. Mark, it is a most fascinating square.

St. Mark's (San Marco) Basilica

This fantastic building, mother church of the city since the early Middle Ages, blends Romanesque with Byzantine and other diverse

Doge's Palace

The Palazzo Ducale was built in the 9th century as a public palace and was the residence of the Doge.

Castello Miramare

Perched on a rocky promontory jutting into the Gulf of Trieste, Castello Miramare was built in late 19th Century by Archduke Ferdinand Maximillian, and offers an incredible insight into the lives of the Austrian Habsburgs, who ruled over Trieste for three centuries.

Risiera di San Sabba

Originally a rice-husking plant, the Risiera di San Sabba was used as a concentration camp during WWII. Here you can find out more about the prisoners, as well as life in Trieste, and the rest of Italy, during that period.

Aquasplash

Enjoy a day off and make the most of the fabulous weather at this fantastic waterpark in Lignano Sabbiadoro!

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in music tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get your musicians signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the tour planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (including making sure your concerts are well promoted).

Support while you’re away

Throughout your music tour, we’ll be just a phone call away (24/7). Before you go, we’ll send you a final info pack and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After your tour

When you return from your tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, so we can continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour, so you can give your musicians and their families plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you).