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“It’s made the group into an unbreakable family and has had the most profound effect on the confidence of every single one of them.”
Darren Roberts, Mounts Bay Academy, Cornwall
“Club Europe makes organising a tour so easy, I can’t recommend them enough.”
Anthony Chew, Head of Music, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Lancashire
“Alahree always understands perfectly what we want and need! Our music tours give our students the best memories of their time at school.”
Jane Werry, Head of Music, Hayes School, Kent
“Club Europe always go the extra mile to ensure that our needs are met.”
James Williams, Llandovery College, Carmarthenshire
The Brenta Riviera, a famous waterway between Padua and Venice, and the natural extension of the Grand Canal is a landscape area of great historical interest and a wonderful destination for a school music tour. The nobles and patricians of the Republic of Venice chose this location for their summer vacations. Here they built their beautiful houses along the river, surrounded by monumental gardens and frescoed by the most important artists of the time such as Palladio, Sansovino, Titian, and Tintoretto.
View mapConcert opportunities are found in the gardens or main halls of some of these historic magnificent houses like Villa Foscarini Rossi and Villa Ducale or in the old square of Dolo. You could also participate in Mass at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, perform in Lido di Jesolo, Sottomarina or Chioggia to mention just a few.
Day 1
Afternoon departure for overnight coach travel.
Day 2
Lunchtime arrival in resort and rest of the afternoon at the hotel swimming pool.
Day 3
Day trip to Verona to visit the Arena and Romeo and Juliet’s Balcony. Evening concert in Abano Terme.
Day 4
Day trip to Venice. Visit St. Mark’s square and Rialto’s Bridge plus evening concert in Lido di Jesolo.
Day 5
Morning visit Padua. Afternoon boat trip to Stra with the “Borchiello” (boat ) to visit Villa Pisani and its labyrinth. Evening concert in Villa Ducale or Villa Foscarini Rossi.
Day 6
Morning free in resort followed afternoon departure for overnight travel.
Day 7
Morning ferry and afternoon arrival home.
Visit Padua, a magnificent city in Northern Italy’s Veneto region. It’s known for the frescoes by Giotto in its Scrovegni Chapel in 1303–05 and the vast 13th-century Basilica of St. Anthony. The basilica, with its Byzantine-style domes and notable artworks, contains the namesake saint’s tomb. In Padua's old town are arcaded streets and stylish cafés frequented by students of the University of Padua, established in 1222.
Visit the Euganean Hills that unexpectedly stand out in the heart of the Venetian plain along with their distinctive conical shapes. Their quite perfect geometry is the stunning outcome of volcanic activity dating back to over 40milion years ago.
Visit Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.
Visit Verona, famous as the setting of Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet." A 14th-century residence with a tiny balcony overlooking a courtyard is said be “Juliet’s House." In Verona you can also visit the famous Arena, a huge 1st-century Roman amphitheatre, which currently hosts large-scale opera performances.
Suitable accommodation can be found in Abano Terme, Jesolo, Sottomarina or Chioggia depending on your needs and budget.
You should book your tour between 8-18 months in advance. This will give us time to find the best possible venues for your tour and you will have ample time for fundraising should you need to do so.
We work hard to generate excellent attendance at each concert, as we understand that an appreciative audience makes all the difference. We produce eye-catching posters and handbills, which are displayed and distributed in the environs of your concerts. We also advertise your concerts in online and hard copy local What’s On Guides as well as newspapers, by way of press releases. In addition, we invite local dignitaries, music societies and music students to your concerts. Last but not least, we provide you with posters for your concerts, which will be displayed in your coach and placed on your Club Europe poster board at your venue by your tour manager before each concert.
We understand that school music tours are considered as a reward or holiday for many groups and that where you stay is really important. All hotels and hostels we use are suitable for young music ensembles with many offering rehearsal space and instrument storage. Rooms are normally multi-bedded for students and twins, sometimes singles, for adults. Generally, rooms are en-suite.
“Club Europe always go the extra mile to ensure that our needs are met.”
James Williams, Llandovery College, Carmarthenshire
“Alahree always understands perfectly what we want and need! Our music tours give our students the best memories of their time at school.”
Jane Werry, Head of Music, Hayes School, Kent
“It’s made the group into an unbreakable family and has had the most profound effect on the confidence of every single one of them.”
Darren Roberts, Mounts Bay Academy, Cornwall
“Club Europe makes organising a tour so easy, I can’t recommend them enough.”
Anthony Chew, Head of Music, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Lancashire
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