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Italian enogastronomic temptations

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Discover the pleasures between lakes and mountains Discovering the north of the Piedmont, the Lago Maggiore, the alps and the lowlands this is the journey with the most culinary pleasures one can imagine. Alpeggio cheese, sausages and Prosciutto from the valleys, gorgonzola (the king of the fresh cheese products), wine, grappa and rice in each and every variation one can think of it.

Services 4 nights BB in a 3*hotel at the Lago Maggiore Welcome cocktail 3 dinners at the hotel 1 dinner on the island Pescatori 1 transfer with a private boat 3 full-day guides 1 tasting of typical products from Ossola and Mergozzo 1 lunch-tasting of rice 1 gorgonzola-tasting 1 visit of a wine cellar incl. tasting 1 grappa-tasting

Package price per person from â‚Ź 249

Elena & Lucia Tel +39 0323 922815 lagomaggiore@gadis.it

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4 great lakes, 4 great wines... and a touch of romance 6 Days / 5 Nights A full immersion in the most beautiful lakes and best tastes of North Italy: a trip trough Maggiore, Orta, Iseo and Garda Lakes, with a perfect combination of culture and enogastronomic goodies.

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nights HB in a good 3* hotel at Maggiore Lake nights HB in a good 3* Garda Lake area full day guided tours Maggiore Lake and Orta Lake transfer with private boat on the Maggiore Lake visit of a distillery and grappa with local products tasting in the wine area of Ghemme visit of a local winery with wine and local products tasting in Romagnano Sesia half day guide Iseo Lake boat transfer on Iseo Lake visit of a Franciacorta winery, with tasting of the famous Spumante and local products full day tour escort Garda Lake and Verona visit of a Valpolicella winery and tasting of local wines and products

Package price per person from â‚Ź 238 1 cooking course on Lake Maggiore with tasting of the prepared dishes (approx. 2 hours) Supplement per person â‚Ź 12

Elena & Lucia Tel +39 0323 922815 lagomaggiore@gadis.it

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All at once in Northern Italy!

The Italian Northern area offers a wide range of cultural possibilities which makes a stay here worthy: Verona and the Valpolicella wine area, Modena and Parma including tasting of Parmesan, balsamic vinegar and Lambrusco wine‌ all products of the Emilian "Food Valley"! With a stay in a good 4* hotel, located between Verona and the Lake Garda.

Services 3 nights HB with full breakfast buffet in a 4* hotel and welcome cocktail 1 city guided tour in Verona 1 wine tasting with a snack in the Valpolicella area 1 escorted tour Parma and Modena 1 tasting of typical products of Emilia

Package price per person from â‚Ź 147

Giulia Tel +39 0183 548510 nord@gadis.it

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To the Marching Bands Festival in Trentino 11 – 12 June 2011

A true festival for the eyes, the palate and the ears. Each year Caldes, an old village in Trento, has a tourism festival where many marching bands play. For Two days the streets are surrounded by booths; the teenagers wear traditional dresses and there are lots of music instruments. Not only the tourists from all over the world but also the local people enjoy the festival of Marching Bands!

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nights B&B with buffet breakfast in a good 3* hotel in Val di Sole dinners in Hotel traditional Trentino dinner with candlelight and music in the hotel welcome cocktail entrance for all events and concerts on Saturday and Sunday Tasting voucher for traditional products visit of a wine cellar incl. tasting and a snack half day guide for Val di Sole

Package price per person from â‚Ź 135 Giulia Tel +39 0183 548510 nord@gadis.it

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Enjoy Friuli!

Bordering Austria and Slovenia Friuli is Italy’s easternmost region renowned all over the world for its excellent white wines and for the famous San Daniele ham.

As well as enjoying the aroma and tastes of Friuli we strongly suggest the following visits: Gorizia: a small town rich in history and culture situated in a meander of the Isonzo River. For long time the town has been divided into two parts by a border like a small Berlin.

A visit of the town can not but end with a lunch at one of the numerous trattorie where you can taste typical „border cuisine“ combining different cultures.

Cividale del Friuli: located on the banks of the Natisone River, Cividale del Friuli has developed and kept over the centuries its noble character. Discover the town from its very historic centre, the Piazza del Duomo (Duomo Square).

San Daniele del Friuli: San Daniele is renowned all over the world for its wonderful and aromatic ham appreciated everywhere by gourmets. To end your tour properly we highly suggest a visit to a ham producing estate and a tasting.

Services 4 nights HB with breakfast buffet at a hotel 3* in the area of Udine, Aquileia and Grado 1 full day tour escort 2 half-day city guides in Gorizia and San Daniele del Friuli 1 lunch 1 wine tasting 1 ham tasting

Package price per person from € 251 Giulia Tel +39 0183 548510 nord@gadis.it

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The wine route If you are a wine lover, join this tour to discover the wines of Liguria.

Our enogastronomic tour offers you the opportunity to visit the most famous wineries and discover the specialties of the Ligurian cuisine.

The visit to the vineyards will prove surprising since they are located on typical "fasce", narrow strips of land on the hillside, a hard work for farmers, which make the landscape unique.

In the evening you will be guests at a typical restaurant in the Ligurian hinterland where you will take part at a game.

You will be staying at a good 3* hotel located between Alassio and Sanremo, enjoying a strategic position from where you can reach the Cote d´Azur within shortest time.

Services 2 overnights HB + 1 BB overnight at a good 3* hotel with full breakfast 1 welcome cocktail 2 full day tour escorts 2 visits to wineries including tasting 1 typical dinner of Liguria with entertainment

Package price per person from â‚Ź 144 Elena & Jessica Tel + 39 0183 548201 riviera@gadis.it

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Liguria: the olive oil route Olive trees are one of the most remarkable resources in Liguria and many products are obtained from them. We offer you an interesting package which gives your customers the opportunity to witness olive oil pressing and taste olive oil as well as sampling a glass of good wine and typical products.

“Olioliva” The highlight takes place in Imperia at the end of November: on a special market the clients can stop at countless booths while enjoying a nice walk. These booths are organized by some of the best local olive oil producers, who offer and introduce to visitors their best products: you will be surprised what can be made out of olives and you can try everything that delights your tongue and attracts your senses.

Services 3 nights HB with breakfast buffet at a good 3* hotel in the area between Alassio and Sanremo: (for example Hotel „Dei Fiori „ in Alassio) 1 welcome cocktail 3-course menus salad buffet 1 candle light dinner with local specialties in Hotel 1 visit to different oil mills (ancient and modern ones) 2 oil and wine tasting with snack 1 lunch incl. drinks (1/2 water & ¼ wine) 2 full day tour escorts

Package price per person from € 139 Elena & Jessica Tel + 39 0183 548201 riviera@gadis.it

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Olive oil, wine and flowers There are 3 local products you absolutely have to try to be able to fully enjoy a trip to the western Riviera: extra virgin olive oil, also named yellow gold, wines - both white wines like Vermentino and Pigato and red ones like Ormeasco e Rossese - and flowers, from carnations to orchids. During this tour you can enjoy the local traditions of wine, gastronomy and flowers.

Our tour ends with a visit to an orchids greenhouse. Here you can buy some of the most beautiful orchids in the world which will always remind you of your stay in this colourful region: Ligurien!

Recommended travelling periods: from March to May, from September to December

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nights HB at a good 3* hotel with Breakfast buffet Welcome cocktail full day guided tour to Taggia, Sanremo and Dolceacqua full day guided tour to the hinterland of Imperia, Albenga and Cervo Visits to oil mills and tasting Visits to vineyards and tasting Visit to a Carnations greenhouse Visit to an Orchids Garden Olive oil bottle 0,250 l in each room as a welcome present.

Package price per person from â‚Ź 129

Elena & Jessica Tel + 39 0183 548201 riviera@gadis.it

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Italy’s gourmet paradise: Piedmont This region located in north-western Italy boasts the fascinating landscape of Langhe characterised by rolling hills, the mighty mountains of the Maritime Alps which separate the Piedmont from France, the delightful traditional cuisine and worldwide renowned wines like Barolo, Bararesco and Dolcetto d’Alba. Right in the centre, the heart of Piedmont, is the kinglike city Turin located. It is not only a centre for industries but also the Italian capital of baroque.

Welcome to Italy’s gourmet paradise: Piedmont.

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nights HB at a good hotel in the Langhe or Monferrato area full day guided tour half day guided tour wine tasting with snack tasting of typical products with truffle tasting of Nougat tasting of Grappa

Package price per person from € 255 Elena & Jessica Tel + 39 0183 548201 riviera@gadis.it

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Piedmont: in the sign of the 5th mortal sin....

The Piedmont is the perfect region to dedicate oneself to one of the oldest sins ever: the pleasure!

A trip which one has to discover with pleasure and curiosity. Wellknown cellars, forests in which one can find the treasures of the regional gastronomy: the truffle, inviting restaurants full of little and big culinary experiences. We would love to offer you a tour which gives you the pleasures just described.

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night HB + 2 nights BB in a 4* hotel Hotel Langhe e Monferrato full day guide Alba-Langhe truffle search tasting of truffle products visit of a distillery and Grappa tasting cooking lesson with a 4 course dinner at Ristorante Io e Luna full day guide Asti, Canelli sparkling wine tasting wine tasting dinner at Ristorante Trattoria nelle Vigne with 4 courses

Package price per person from â‚Ź 225 Elena & Jessica Tel + 39 0183 548201 riviera@gadis.it

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Acqui Terme, the ideal starting point in Piedmont!

There are many reasons to love Acqui Terme. It is not only one of the most beautiful cities in the Southern Piedmont but offers also high quality hotels, restaurants and taverns which one can afford and offer high quality products. It is a marvellous place to start tours all around the Piedmont and Liguria because Genoa and the Ligurian coast are close by.

Distances to other cities: Turin: 120 km Asti: 48 km Alba: 64 km Genoa: 73 km

Including 3 nights HB with comprehensive breakfast in one of the new 3* hotels in Acqui Terme 1 full day escort for the region Langhe around Asti 1 cheese tasting 1 wine tasting 1 full day escort Asti-Alba 1 grappa tasting 1 Torrone tasting (an Italian nougat speciality) 1 full day escort Genoa-Portofino 1 boattrip Genoa-Portofino-Genoa

Package price per person from â‚Ź 199

Elena & Jessica Tel + 39 0183 548201 riviera@gadis.it

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Emilia Romagna: The festival of Taste Food and drink in Emilia Romagna are the excellent match for its evocative atmosphere and impressive landscape.

Incomparable and unique aromas, flavors, tradition. Emilia Romagna is Europe’s Food Valley. It brings forth excellent food and a number of traditional products which are now regarded as the symbol of Italy.

We propose some special events to sample these “champions” of culinary tradition, where taste is matched with tradition and culture to taste and learn more about true Emilia Romagna.

The festival of Tortellino: 6 - 12 September This traditional dish has become a symbol of the whole region. The origins of tortellini are still unclear and shrouded in legend. One has that the dish was created in Castelfranco Emilia. One night, a lady checked into an inn in the small town; the host was captivated by her beauty and peeked into her room through the keyhole.

He managed to see only her navel, but that vision was enough to inspire him to create a navel-shaped dish, tortellini.

Castelfranco Emilia between Bologna and Modena has every year a Festa del Tortellino with tasting, historic commemoration.

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The festival of Prosciutto di Parma: 4th week-end of September The world renowned Parma ham is considered one of the finest gourmet treats. Traditional production process and slow ageing give a pleasant sweet taste and unique flavours and fragrance. Parma ham is a completely natural food with nothing added except pork meat and salt. No chemicals, no preserving agents or additives, no smoking.

Every year in September the Festival of Prosciutto di Parma is held with tasting, workshops, concert and a big feast in Parma.

A unique experience to taste Parma ham: taste it very slowly for more taste!

Monica & Samuela Tel. 0039 050 796272 toscana@gadis.it

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Gourmands travelling to Emilia Romagna Discover the hearth of the Emilia Romagna Gastronomy …

A region that offers extraordinary products, which have done the history of the Italian cuisine.

We just need to mention Prosciutto di Parma, Tortellini, Balsamic Vinegar and Parmesan Cheese to tickle the fantasy of the gourmands.

Let’s go ahead then with trying all of them and don’t forget to bring with you an extra empty luggage, to be filled up with all of these delicatessen!

Services 4 nights BB in a good 3* hotel in the Area Igea Marina/Bellaria 2 dinners in Hotel 1 1 1 1 1

farewell dinner with regional dishes dinner in a typical “Agriturismo” Half Day city guide Parma Visit to a Parmesan production site with tasting Visit to a Parma Ham production site with tasting 1 Visit to a Balsamic Vinegar production site with tasting 1 Half Day city guide Modena 1 half day guided tour to the “Modena Wine Route”

Package Price per person from € 149 Monica & Samuela Tel +39-050-796272 Toscana@gadis.it

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The „Viver Bene“ in Tuscany The secret of the Italian philosophy of life is the “Viverbene”. This is the ability of „good living“ and of pleasure. Enjoying means to experience intensively with all our five senses whatever affects us positively like for example the beauty and calmness of the Tuscan hills, the simple but tasteful cuisine of this region or a fullbodied red wine’s smell.

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nights ÜF in a good 3* hotel in Montecatini Terme dinners at the hotel pizza lesson and dinner typical dinner with a wine tasting at a manor full day tour escort Siena and the region of the Chianti 1 half day city guide Siena 1 full day tour escort Pisa and the region of the Montalbano (Vinci) 1 half day city guide Pisa

Package Price per person from € 148

Monica & Samuela Tel +39 050 796272 toscana@gadis.it

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Big gourmet tour in Tuscany One street, one wine, one recipe. The Toscana is not only culinary rich but also inviting. It has the finest sausages, famous soups, unforgettable meat dishes and delicious local cheese. A culinary firework is waiting for everyone coming to this region. The dishes taste simple but still unforgettable. A journey for those who don’t want to run from place to place but enjoy in a “slow style” the streets of taste and pleasure: from the most beautiful places to best local products.

Services 5 nights HB in a 3* hotel 1 full day guide in Chianti Rufina 1 wine tasting in Rufina 1 lunch with the traditional dish "la Ribollita" 1 full day guide Crete Senesi 1 wine tasting Vernaccia 1 lunch with the traditional dish "Cinta senese" 1 full day guide in Chianti 1 wine tasting Chianti 1 lunch with the traditional dish "Tagliata, rucola & grana" 1 full day guide Montepulciano Pienza Montalcino 1 wine tasting Nobili in Brunello 1 lunch with the traditional dish "Pici" (All lunches include the drinks)

Package price per person from € 285 Monica & Samuela Tel +39 050 796272 Toscana@gadis.it

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A taste of Umbria This time we'll roll out a green, not a red carpet, to welcome your guests… Umbria is a region that has a lot to offer: uncontaminated nature, a host of quaint old villages and towns, a rich culinary tradition and, last but not least, the incredible hospitality of its people.

The excellent cuisine is not the only thing our hotel in Corciano will entice you with... it will also act as the ideal base for your tour through Umbria, an adventure that will lead you to the discovery of this region's many different facets.

Services 4 nights half-board with extended buffet breakfast and welcome cocktail 1 Half-day guided tour of Perugia 1 Entry ticket to the Perugina Museum, including a small chocolate gift 1 Full-day guided tour of Orvieto and Città della Pieve 1 Wine tasting in Orvieto 1 Full-day guided tour of Gubbio and Montone

Package price per person from € 172

Vittoria, Jolanda & Roberta Tel +39 0183 548206 toursud@gadis.it

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Gems of Italy The most precious jewellery of the "Bel Paese" mixed together with culture and good wines that well blends with the modernity of our times.

Your tour starts with the visit of the "Eternal city", cradle of the ancient Roman culture, and then continues, after a short break in Orvieto, towards the elegant Montecatini.

The Renaissance atmosphere of Florence and Siena will be the evocative setting of your Tuscan stay before reaching the city of abundance and joyfulness: Bologna is expecting you to reveal the secrets of the most famous Italian dish, Pizza.

The vain side of you will instead be satisfied by walking through the roads of the worldly Milan; let its countless lights charme you and be a true "Milanese" joining the rite of the aperitif in a lounge bar in the centre.

Services 2 Nights (1 B&B and 1 Half board) in a 3* hotel in Rome 1 Full day guided tour Ancient Rome 1 Dinner in a typical restaurant in Pantheon/Navona area 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Lunch in Orvieto Nights half board in a 3* hotel in Montecatini Half day guided tour Florence Half day guided tour Siena Wine tasting with snack at the Museum of wine and vine (Carmignano) Nights B&B in a 3* hotel in Modena/Bologna area Pizza race in Bologna Half day guided tour Bologna Tasting and visit to a vinegar in Modena area with a light lunch Night B&B in a 3* hotel in Milan Aperitif in a lounge bar in Milan

Package price per person from â‚Ź 429 Vittoria, Jolanda & Roberta Tel +39 0183 548206 toursud@gadis.it

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Apulia Temptations Discover an exclusive area from an artistic, scenic and mostly gastronomic viewpoint‌ Apulia like any other region can offer exquisite food in atypical but incredibly charming settings.

Taste local dishes in a "Trullo", visit Castellana's grottos and give in to the deadly sin of gluttony in Polignano a Mare: in this historical village overhanging the sea you will enjoy the best hand-made ice cream all over Apulia.

After the beautiful Bari, have lunch in a "masseria", where a dairyman will show you the mozzarella making, try it hot!

Proceed to Matera, enchanted by the Mediterranean scrub alternating olive trees, and arrive in Cisternino to taste the meat baked in a wood stove of a well-known butchery.

Leave with us and treat yourselves to an Apulian temptation!

Services 3 nights half board + 1 night B&B including enlarged buffet breakfast in a 3* superior hotel Bari- Savelletri area.

1 full day guided tour (Alberobello, grotte di Castellana e Polignano a Mare) 1 lunch in a Trullo in Alberobello 1 ice cream break in Polignano a Mare 1 full day guided tour Bari 1 lunch in a masseria with mozzarella making show 1 full day guided tour Matera and Martina Franca 1 dinner in a typical butchery in Cisternino

Package price per person from â‚Ź 198 Vittoria, Jolanda & Roberta Tel +39 0183 548206 toursud@gadis.it

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100% fresh Sicilian juice!

All the beauties of Sicily blended together in a tour to discover spots, colours and flavours of the biggest island of the Mediterranean.

An anticlockwise tour, starting north-west from Palermo and Erice, and then down to Marsala, renowned for its wines. Visit Selinunte, a strip of the Ancient Greece coast, located in the south part of the island full of temples, sanctuaries and fortifications. Continue along the east coast, then stop in Siracusa, one of the greatest cities of Greek origins and end your trip north-west in Catania, at Etna's foot.

Not only glimpses of places rich in history and colours, like the turquoise of the sea and the intense yellow of the sun, but also a direct impact with Sicilian flavours: full-bodied wines, almond pastries, extra-virgin olive oil conserved food, a light lunch in a citrus plantation based on typical products and an amazing fresh orange juice! Let yourself be seduced...

Services 1 Night B&B including enlarged breakfast 1 half day guided tour Palermo 1 excursion to Erice (without local guide) di mandorle" (almond pastries) tasting 1 Night B&B including enlarged breakfast Marsala area 1 Wine tasting 1 half day guided tour Selinunte 1 Night B&B including enlarged breakfast Agrigento area

in 3* Hotel Palermo area with "Pasta in 3* Hotel

in 3* Hotel

1 half day guided tour Agrigento 1 oil conserved products tasting 1 Night B&B including enlarged breakfast in 3* Hotel Siracusa area 1 half day guided tour Siracusa 1 half day guided tour Catania 1 light lunch in a citrus plantation 1 fresh Sicilian orange juice 1 Night B&B including enlarged breakfast in 3* Hotel Giardini Naxos area

Package price per person â‚Ź 255 Vittoria, Jolanda & Roberta Tel +39 0183 548206 toursud@gadis.it

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Nature and gourmet tour in Northern Sardinia March , April, October and November are the best months for discovering this enchanting island. Easy walking routes (also suitable for not trained or older people) take us from the beaches of the Costa Smeralda to the granite sculptures at Capo Testa and the woods in Gallura. The visit includes gourmet-breaks to learn more about the excellent wine and the varied kitchen of the region ...a true experience for all senses! Accommodation on a manor or at a countryside like 3* hotel on the green hills of Gallura.

Services 2 night-ferries Livorno-Olbia or Piombino-Olbia (Return trip. – Accommodation in internal double cabins, board not included) 3 nights HB on a typical manor or in a countryside-like 3* hotel near Arzachena with breakfast buffet 4 full day excursions with a tour guide 1 Sardinia dinner at the hotel 1 wine tasting and snack in a wine estate

Package price per person, on a typical manor, from â‚Ź 319

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Package price per person, on a countryside-like 3* hotel from â‚Ź 289

Some excursion examples Costa Smeralda: the coast of Vips This fantastic stretch of coast owes its name to the unique colour of its water. Despite the numerous villas, hotels, harbours and entertainment places, which were built here since the discovery of Aga Khan in the 60ies, the beauty of nature still plays the most important role when you visit this place. The trip gives you the possibility to feel the chic breeze of Porto Rotondo and Portocervo, the stylish Jet-Set-capitals of the coast, but also to discover untouched parts of the row rock coast, where, as for example in Capriccioli, nature alone was at work with its wonderful art.

Gallura: granite, cork oak and Vermentino This trip takes you through the impressive landscape of the north eastern part of the island, in which very bizarre granite formations of thick cork oak forests and willows tower can be found. The whole landscape is dominated by the jagged form of mountain Limbara. We visit Calangianus, the small capital of the cork processing, and Tempio Pausania. During the tour it is also possible to taste some good local Vermentino (white wine).

The gulf of Orosei... sand and dunes A little walk through the white dunes of Capo Comino. Later we go on through the dark and paltry basalt planteau down to the gardens of the gulf of Orosei. A walkabout through the sweet little alleyways of the Spanish looking village and than a tweedy snack with sausages, Ricotta olives and more... in a little shepherds’ hut.

Veronica & Rita Tel. +39 050 796272 isole@gadis.it

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Our offices: Liguria – Head office Loc. Bra 1 Borgomaro (IM) Tel +39 0183 5481 Fax +39 0183 548222 info@gadis.it

Toscana Via Modigliani 19/c Vicopisano (PI) Tel +39 050 796272 Fax +39 050 797477 toscana@gadis.it

Lago Maggiore Via Montegrappa, 44 Baveno (VB) Tel +39 323 922815 Fax +39 323 922814 lagomaggiore@gadis.it

Verona Via Fontanelle 6 San Bonifacio (VR) Tel +39 0183 548510 Fax +39 0183 546349 nord@gadis.it

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