One World Many Wonders

Land in Milan and rent a car from the airport - Check-in at Westin Palace, Milan

Kick-off with a free walking tour to get the typical touristy sights out of the way

Visit Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper - The best way to visit this masterpiece is to book an interactive tour with Leonardo Milano which includes a fun, informative re-enactment of the Last Supper painting in an art gallery. The workshop also provides general insight into Da Vinci’s life and his work; this definitely heightened the experience when we saw the actual Last Supper mural itself at the Santa Maria delle Grazie church

Shop at  Galleria Vittorio Emanuele shopping arcade - great place to buy luxury handbags!

Book a San Siro stadium tour - home to Inter-Milan and AC Milan clubs

Check out the shows at  Teatro alla Scala Opera house or just take a tour inside

If you are into fashion, check out if Roberto Capucci’s exhibition is going on

Enjoy a morning espresso at one of the cafe’s in front of the gothic Duomo di Milano cathedral - Head to level 7 of la Rinascente cafe to view of the cathedral from the top, it’s also a good place to buy local spicy olive oil and chocolates

Visit the Navigli district in the evening, dine at Officina 12 restaurant

Check-out early morning from Milan and start driving to Italy’s off-the-radar city Turin

Visit Palace of Venaria - The Turin equivalent of Versailles

Head to The Chapel of the Holy Shroud which is believed to have the same shroud (linen sheet) as one mentioned in the Gospels that was used to wrap the body of Jesus Christ in the Sepulchre

Enjoy some amazing coffee at Turin’s historic cafes at Piazza San Carlo, one of the main squares of Turin. Turin is also the Italian capital of chocolate

For the Da Vinci fans, Turin also hosts Leonardo da Vinci’s self-portrait and his Codex on the Flight of Birds at Biblioteca Reale

Head to the Museo Egizio - an Egyptian archaeology museum if you want to check-out Egyptian antiques and 'Book of Death' papyrus scrolls

Head from Turin to Geneva which is approximately a 3 hour drive

Our main reason to stop at Geneva was to visit CERN - the European Organization for Nuclear Research - CERN is home to several physicists and engineers probing the fundamental structure of the universe and is also where the world wide web was created by Tim Berners-Lee

Book a guided tour for CERN at least two weeks in advance - The guided tour of the 27 km LHC - the world's largest particle accelerator is absolutely fascinating (all guides are actually scientists who work there, which adds to the overall authenticity of the tour)

Check-out from Geneva and drive to Château de Chillon en route to Interlaken

Explore the beautiful Jungfrau region - We didn't take the popular Interlaken train instead drove to the highest accessible point by vehicle Grindelwald, a beautiful village which embodies what we ever pictured Switzerland to be is a great place to make your base for 3 nights

Note that there are live webcams at the Interlaken station which you can see to decide if you want to take the train to the Jungfrau peak or not. If may not be worth it if the weather is bad at the peak.

Drive to Zurich from Interlaken making a stop at the picturesque town of Lucerne - Enjoy a homemade Luzerner Chügelipastete (a veal and mushroom puff pastry pie) at the family run tavern Wirtshaus Galliker

Check-in at Hotel Adler Zürich which is a great way to enjoy the medieval charm at Zurich's Old Town - Swiss Fondue at the hotel and nearby restaurant Le Dezaley is an added bonus!

Drive to Uetliberg Mountain for great Zurich city views

Stroll along the sleek storefronts of Bahnhofstrasse - make sure you have the signature macarons called "Luxemburgerli" at Sprungli cafe

Try some authentic Swiss cuisine at Restaurant Zeughauskeller, their signature dish Zürcher Geschnetzeltes served with Rösti is delicious!

Explore Lake Zurich, Grossmünster church, Fraumünster church and more

Leave early from Zurich and drive to Neuschwanstein Castle which is nestled in the Bavarian Alps near the town of Fussen, this fairy-tale castle served as the inspiration for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle; definitely worth a taking a guided tour to enter the castle

Head to Munich and check-in at Westin Grand Hotel

Make sure you try the local dish - Wiener schnitzel at Augustiner Keller beerhall

Take the free walking tour which starts every day at 10:40am at Marienplatz

Take the funicular to Hohensalzburg Castle which sits atop the Festungsberg, a small hill in the Austrian city of Salzburg

Explore the old town on foot, stopping by Mozart's house, Salzburg Cathedral and more

Time to start driving back to Milan from Salzburg and complete the loop

You can either stretch and drive for 8 hours or spend a night in the tiny country of Liechtenstein

We ended our trip in Milan with a dinner date at Il luogo di Aimo e Nadia restaurant, one of the most memorable dining experiences - Simple ingredients, carefully selected combinations resulting in a delectable 7 course meal was the best way to reminisce over all the exciting beautiful places we had explored!