Price
Per person: Euro 580,- ; including:
- hotel half board accommodation in double rooms, breakfast, dinner with typical Italian food 
(first course, main course, side dishes, desserts and drinks)
- 16h of classes with tango teachers and dancers Marisa y Oliver and Birkit y Muzaffer
- evening milongas

Early booking discount
Per person: Euro 560,- ; for booking by March 1st, 2008

Info & registrations
Marisa (NL, FR, EN, DE, IT, ES), info@marisayoliver.com or tel. +32/(0)479 228 698

The Lago Maggiore
On the borders of Piedmont, Lombardy and Switzerland, the Maggiore Lake is the second largest Italian lake, after Garda.
It is situated close to the Alps, stretching for 65 km from Magadino to Sesto Calende. Most of the lake lies in Italian territory, in Piedmont and in Lombardy; only the most northerly end belongs to Switzerland. 
The micro climate is mild and the summers are not as hot as the rest of Italy (+/- 26°C). Lake Maggiore, repository of the wealth and cultural patrimony left by the Borromeo family, is still testimony to their prestige and refinement which can be seen in their magnificent island palazzi with their impressive Italian gardens, and the imposing Fortress of Angera. The Monastery of Santa Caterina clinging to the rocky cliff; Stresa and the Borromeo Islands, small in size but rich in history, are just a few of  the timeless examples awaiting the visitor. 
Info: http://www.lagomaggiore.net ,  http://www.lagomaggioreonline.it

 

The Teachers
Marisa van Andel & Oliver Koch (Brussels, Al compás del corazón / La Tangueria)
Marisa & Oliver have been working as a tango couple since 1996, giving workshops and exhibitions all over Europe as well as in the USA and Buenos Aires. They also have a vast experience of teaching in tango holidays in Italy, France and Austria.

Birkit Wildenburg & Muzaffer Demiray (Utrecht, Tango La Zapada)
Birkit & Muzaffer have been teaching for 15 years in several cities of The Netherlands and have their school in Utrecht since 10 years. They have been teaching and performing throughout Europe and have a long tradition in tango holidays in France, Italy and the UK. 

During the tango week in Baveno, the 2 couples will focus on technique and refinement details, such as posture, axis & balance, the embrace, foot work, adornos, musicality, leading and following. The aim is to get a more harmonious, comfortable and enjoyable dance. Of course they will teach nice and creative figures, but the focus will be on in-depth work and personal corrections to each dancer to perfectionate their dance.

 
The Hotel 
The family run Lido Palace Hotel**** is set in a centuries- old park and housed within a modernised, 1760-built villa located directly opposite the Borromean Islands. Built on raised ground 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of Baveno and the ferry stop, the views of the lake and its islands are spectacular. 
The history of the hotel is something to bear in mind. It has guested numerous and illustrious names from composer Richard Wagner to Winston Churchill on his honeymoon in 1908.Perhaps most impressive of all was Queen Victoria in 1879. The statue in the Belvedere of the hotel commemorates her stay. 

Also look out for the names of some of the public rooms which also tell a story: Hall of the Belgians, Oval Hall, Dancing and American Bar and Renaissance hall

Most rooms have high sloping ceilings. Some rooms have a balcony and either garden or lake view. Deluxe rooms were refurbished recently with upgraded soft furnishings, period furniture and marble bathrooms with jacuzzi baths. 

The hotel offers: bar with outdoor terrace, comfortable lounge, dining room with superb lake views, card room, billiard room, fitness room, internet,  swimming pool, private lakeside bathing area with deckchairs and umbrellas, 20.000m² of lawns and gardens, tennis court, lifts. 
After a day splashing about in the outdoor swimming pool or on the private beach and jetty, guests can enjoy panoramic lake views from both the Italian cuisine restaurant and the terrace snack bar. Golf, horse riding and hiking enthusiasts find facilities in the vicinity, along with a wildlife park, mountain biking trails and a dock for boats ferrying guests to and from the islands. Guests arriving by car find complimentary parking and the Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) at a distance of 55 kilometres (driving time is about 1 hour).

 

Hotel address
Lido Palace Hotel Baveno
Strada Statale del Sempione, 30
28831 Baveno (VB)
Tel. +39 0323 92.44.44
Email info@lidopalace.com
www.lidopalace.com
Contact person: Paolo D'Amico


Touristic attractions nearby
Borromean Islands 2 km
Villa Pallavicino (wildlife park) 4 km
Mottarone (mountain walk) 5 km
Lake Orta 40 km
Milan 90 km

 
Itinerary
From the north (Belgium, The Netherlands, France, etc) 
Go to the south to the Gotthard Tunnel (CH).
Shortly after the Gotthard Tunnel take exit 47 Bellinzona Sud/Locarno.
Take the A13 LocarnoTenero, conitnue towards Ascona. Enter Italy, then subsequently follow Cannobbio, Cannero Rivera, Ghiffa, Intra, Verbania.
Go through and turn left on the SS34 (Via Quarantadue Martiri) (go through the Piazzale dei Caduti nei Lager Nazisti) [8.15km]. 
Go through and turn left on the SS33 racc (Via Quarantadue Martiri) [1.98km]. 
Go through and carry on the SS33 (Via Sempione) [4.00km].

 
The holiday includes
-  Hotel half board accommodation for 6 nights in air-conditioned double rooms with private bath, wc, hairdryer, satellite TV, telephone and safe.

- Buffet breakfast (till 10 AM) and evening meals (at 7 PM for the tango group) with typical Italian food. 
Every evening a different menu will be proposed, with first course, main course, side dishes, dessert and drinks, 1/4 L mineral water and 1/4 L wine per person.

- A cosy milonga every night in the hotel ball room. 

- 16 hours of tango, milonga, vals porteño and technique lessons with Marisa & Oliver  and Birkit & Muzaffer in the spacious ball room.
Level: intermediates (minimum 2 years regular tango classes and dancing experience). The material can be adapted individually to the needs of advanced dancers.
A detailed schedule of the classes will be published before the tango week.
 Classes will most likely be in English. Marisa & Oliver also speak French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and German; Birkit & Muzaffer also speak Dutch, French, Spanish and German.

 

Additional possibilities
 - For tango guests who want to arrive earlier or stay longer the hotel proposes a discount price.
- For singles there is a possibility for a single occupation of a double room at a supplement of 25,- € per day (only a few single rooms are available, so mention it at the time of your reservation)

- For rooms with Lake view the supplement is 10,- € per person, per day

 

Info & registrations
Marisa (NL, FR, EN, DE, IT, ES), info@marisayoliver.com or tel. +32/(0)479 228 698