Itinerary
- Day 1
Paris
- Start point
- Paris, France (Paris)
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner at a local brasserie)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at a local brasserie with Travel Director and fellow guests
Optional Activities
- Visit Eiffel Tower
- Visit the Louvre
- Explore Place de la Concorde
- Stroll Champs-Élysées
- Visit Arc de Triomphe
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Louvre Place de la Concorde Champs-Élysées Arc de Triomphe - Day 2
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Orientation tour with Travel Director: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde
Optional Activities
- Visit Louvre Museum (art museum)
- Louvre's glass pyramid exploration
- Browse boutiques in the Marais
- Stroll through Tuileries Gardens
- Explore the Left Bank
- Attend a Paris cabaret with dinner
Landmarks Arc de Triomphe Champs-Élysées Place de la Concorde Tuileries Gardens Louvre - Day 3
Paris - Loire Valley - Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Gare St Jean, Bordeaux)
Included Activities
- Scenic drive through Loire Valley
- Visit Château de Chenonceau (majestic château spanning the River Cher)
Landmarks Loire Valley Château de Chenonceau River Cher - Day 4
Bordeaux - San Sebastián
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Progressive dinner of pintxos—Basque tapas-style finger food delicacies with regional flavour and presentation—with locals, paired with Txakoli wine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Barceló Costa Vasca, San Sebastián)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Bordeaux's 18th-century architecture with Local Expert: quaysides, Grand Théâtre, Triangle d'Or, Esplanade des Quinconces
- Guided walking tour of San Sebastián Old Quarter with Local Expert
- Progressive dinner: pintxos dining experience with locals in small groups
Landmarks Grand Théâtre (Bordeaux) Esplanade des Quinconces Plaza de la Constitución (San Sebastián) - Day 5
San Sebastián - Madrid
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Barceló Torre de Madrid)
Optional Activities
- Evening drive through Madrid with grand avenues and spectacular fountains (city lights viewing)
Landmarks Sierra de Guadarrama 
- Day 6
Madrid
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Barceló Torre de Madrid)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing tour of Old Town with Local Expert: Paseo de la Castellana, Plaza de Cibeles, historic neighbourhoods, Old Quarter
- Visit to Reina Sofía Museum with art historian to see Picasso's Guernica
Optional Activities
- Neighbourhood walking tour discussing social equity empowerment and women's movements history in Spain
Landmarks Paseo de la Castellana Plaza de Cibeles Reina Sofía Museum - Day 7
Madrid - Barcelona
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Labtwentytwo, Barcelona, Torre Melina Gran Meliá, Barcelona)
Optional Activities
- Evening dining: delicious local Catalan cuisine
- View city from Montjuïc heights at night
Landmarks Montjuïc - Day 8
Barcelona
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Labtwentytwo, Barcelona, Torre Melina Gran Meliá, Barcelona)
Included Activities
- Guided exploration of Gothic Quarter and cathedral with Local Expert
- Travel along Ramblas and Passeig de Gràcia (Modernist buildings tour)
- Visit Sagrada Família (Gaudí's masterpiece)
Landmarks Gothic Quarter Barcelona Cathedral Ramblas Passeig de Gràcia Sagrada Família - Day 9
Barcelona - Nice
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Apollinaire, Nice)
Included Activities
- Stroll along Promenade des Anglais
Optional Activities
- Explore the Bay of Angels (Nice)
Landmarks Bay of Angels Promenade des Anglais - Day 10
Nice - Monaco
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Apollinaire, Nice)
Included Activities
- Drive along Monaco's Grand Prix circuit
- Wander Monaco Old Town with Travel Director to see Royal Palace and yacht-filled harbour
Optional Activities
- Visit Oceanographic Museum (founded by Prince Albert I in 1910; home to over 6,000 marine species)
- Visit Royal Palace of Monaco
- Visit 19th-century Monaco Cathedral (final resting place of Princess Grace)
Landmarks Monaco Grand Prix Circuit Monaco Old Town Royal Palace of Monaco Oceanographic Museum of Monaco Monaco Cathedral - Day 11
Monaco - Pisa - Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Columbus Urban Resort)
Included Activities
- Visit Leaning Tower of Pisa with Local Expert guidance in the Square of Miracles
- Visit 11th-century Pisa Cathedral (decorated with mosaics and solid marble designs)
- Visit Pisa Baptistery
Landmarks Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa Cathedral Pisa Baptistery Square of Miracles (Campo dei Miracoli) - Day 12
Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Columbus Urban Resort)
Included Activities
- Walk to marble-clad Florence Cathedral with Local Expert
- Visit Florence Baptistery
- View Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
- Visit Piazza della Signoria (political heart of Florence; open-air Renaissance gallery)
Optional Activities
- Browse shops
- Visit Palazzo Vecchio (Renaissance masterpieces including Neptune and David statues)
Landmarks Florence Cathedral (Duomo) Florence Baptistery Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio - Day 13
Florence - Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional meal at a local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Golden Tulip Rome Piram)
Included Activities
- Traditional meal at a local restaurant
Landmarks Chianti Hills Umbria Apennine Mountains - Day 14
Rome - Vatican City
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Golden Tulip Rome Piram)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Vatican City with Local Expert
- Explore Vatican Museums (filled with treasures collected by the Popes)
- Visit Sistine Chapel (Michelangelo's ceiling fresco)
- Visit St. Peter's Basilica (view the Pietà and Bernini's Papal Altar)
Optional Activities
- Shop in nearby boutiques
- Relax at a café in Rome's vibrant piazzas
Landmarks Vatican City Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel St. Peter's Basilica - Day 15
Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Golden Tulip Rome Piram)
Optional Activities
- Visit Pompeii (archaeological site frozen in time by Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD)
- Shop Via del Corso
- Shop Via Nazionale
- Shop near Spanish Steps
Landmarks Pompeii Via del Corso Via Nazionale Spanish Steps - Day 16
Rome - Venice
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at a local restaurant in St. Mark's Square at sunset with cocktails and ensemble serenading)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Eurostars Residenza Cannaregio, Venice)
Included Activities
- Arrive at Venice by boat
- Sunset cocktails with ensemble serenading
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Landmarks River Po Valley - Day 17
Venice
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Eurostars Residenza Cannaregio, Venice)
Included Activities
- Visit Doge's Palace
- Visit Bridge of Sighs
- Visit traditional glass workshop on Murano (observe master glassmakers using techniques passed down since the 15th century)
- Private cruise to St. Mark's Square
- Visit St. Mark's Basilica
Landmarks Doge's Palace Bridge of Sighs Murano (glass workshops) St. Mark's Square St. Mark's Basilica - Day 18
Venice - Ljubljana
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Exe Lev Ljubljana)
Included Activities
- Water taxi departure from Venice
- Guided walking tour of Ljubljana with Local Expert: Prešeren Square, Triple Bridge, Baroque Franciscan Church, Ljubljanica River banks
Optional Activities
- Visit Lake Bled
- Traditional wooden 'pletna' boat ride on Lake Bled
Landmarks Prešeren Square Triple Bridge (Tromostovje) Franciscan Church Ljubljanica River Lake Bled - Day 19
Ljubljana - Maribor - Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Vienna Park)
Landmarks Drava River Maribor Graz Styria (forested mountains) - Day 20
Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Vienna Park)
Included Activities
- Drive around Ring Road with Local Expert: Opera House, Hofburg Imperial Residence, Parliament Building, Karlskirche
- Walk through Innere Stadt (first district, historic core) with Local Expert
Optional Activities
- Private tour of Schönbrunn Palace and formal gardens
- Visit traditional Viennese café for coffee and Sachertorte
- Visit Capuchins Crypt (burial place of Habsburg family)
Landmarks Schönbrunn Palace Ring Road Vienna State Opera Hofburg Imperial Residence Austrian Parliament Karlskirche Capuchins Crypt (Kapuzinergruft) Innere Stadt (Vienna Old Town) - Day 21
Vienna - Salzburg - Innsbruck
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (AC, Innsbruck)
Included Activities
- Visit Benedictine monastery of Melk
- Guided tour of Salzburg with Local Expert: Mirabell Palace formal gardens, fountains and statues from 'Do, Re, Mi' scene, Residence Square, fortress, cathedral, Mozart's birthplace on Getreidegasse
- Visit Innsbruck: Golden Roof and Imperial Palace
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Eagle's Nest
Landmarks Melk Abbey Mirabell Palace Mirabell Gardens Residence Square (Residenzplatz) Salzburg Fortress Salzburg Cathedral Mozart's Birthplace (Getreidegasse) Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) Innsbruck Imperial Palace - Day 22
Innsbruck - Liechtenstein - Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Visit Vaduz, Liechtenstein capital (admire Royal family's residence, Vaduz Castle)
- Visit Lion Monument (Lucerne)
Optional Activities
- Dine-Around Evening: choose from a selection of restaurants
Landmarks Vaduz Vaduz Castle Lion Monument (Lucerne) - Day 23
Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Mount Stanserhorn Experience: open-top solar-powered cable car to summit
- Walk scenic mountain pathways on Stanserhorn
- Conservation talk by Swiss ranger about local wildlife and flora
- Stroll Chapel Bridge (Lucerne)
- Visit baroque Jesuit Church (Lucerne)
Optional Activities
- Shop for fine watches
- Shop for delectable chocolates
Landmarks Mount Stanserhorn Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke) Jesuit Church (St. Leodegar) Alsace Black Forest - Day 24
Lucerne - Rhine Valley - Königswinter
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Maritim, Königswinter)
Included Activities
- Scenic Rhine cruise with wine experience: riverside villages, terraced vineyards, hilltop castles, regional wine tasting served on board
Landmarks Rhine Valley Lorelei Rock - Day 25
Königswinter - Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Special dinner served on board canal cruise through Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed waterways)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Apollo, Amsterdam)
Included Activities
- Amsterdam canal cruise (UNESCO-listed waterways): 16th and 17th-century merchant houses, graceful bridges, illuminated gables and churches
- Dinner served on board canal cruise
Landmarks Amsterdam Canal District - Day 26
Amsterdam - Brussels - London
- End point
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (London)
- Meals
- Breakfast
