Itinerary
- Day 1
Madrid
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner with Travel Director and fellow travellers)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Rafael Atocha)
Included Activities
- Orientation drive through central Madrid with Travel Director to see famous features
Landmarks Royal Palace Cibeles Fountain 
- Day 2
Madrid
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Rafael Atocha)
Included Activities
- Local Specialist sightseeing tour of Madrid including Royal Palace and Cibeles Fountain
- Afternoon at leisure for self-exploration of Prado Museum and Gran Vía shopping
Optional Activities
- Optional Experience to the imperial city of Toledo
Landmarks Royal Palace Cibeles Fountain Prado Museum Gran Vía - Day 3
Madrid - Zaragoza - Barcelona
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Barcelona Condal Mar, Affiliated By Meliá)
Included Activities
- Visit to Zaragoza to see impressive historic landmarks
- Travel to Barcelona via Costa Dorada
Landmarks Ebro River Zaragoza 
- Day 4
Barcelona
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Barcelona Condal Mar, Affiliated By Meliá)
Included Activities
- Local Specialist sightseeing tour of Barcelona
- View monument to Christopher Columbus
- Exterior visit to La Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudí
- Afternoon at leisure in Barcelona
Optional Activities
- Optional Experience to mountain-top monastery of Montserrat, home to the Black Madonna
Landmarks Christopher Columbus Monument La Sagrada Familia Gothic Quarter Montserrat - Day 5
Barcelona - Avignon - Aix-en-Provence - Marseille
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Marseille Centre Prado)
Included Activities
- Travel through Pyrenees foothills to Avignon
- View Gothic Papal Palace in Avignon
- See iconic bridge in Avignon ('Sur le Pont d'Avignon')
- Travel through Provence landscapes
- Explore Aix-en-Provence and browse local specialities (wine, olive oil, herbes de Provence, saffron)
- View Fontaine de la Rotonde in Aix-en-Provence
- Walk along Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence
Landmarks Papal Palace Pont d'Avignon Fontaine de la Rotonde Cours Mirabeau - Day 6
Marseille - Monaco - Nice
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Memorable dinner with fellow travellers in Monaco)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Nice Centre Vieux)
Included Activities
- Travel along the Côte d'Azur
- Visit Monaco cathedral where Prince Rainier and Princess Grace were married
- Stroll the cobbled lanes of Le Rocher in Monaco
- Evening in Monaco's glamorous setting
Landmarks Monaco Cathedral Le Rocher 
- Day 7
Nice
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Nice Centre Vieux)
Included Activities
- Morning at leisure on the French Riviera
Optional Activities
- Optional Experience to hilltop Saint-Paul-de-Vence, one of the oldest towns on the French Riviera
Landmarks Saint-Paul-de-Vence - Day 8
Nice - Cinque Terre - Pisa
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (NH Pisa)
Included Activities
- Local Specialist visit to UNESCO-listed Cinque Terre
- View pastel facades of centuries-old seaside villages in Cinque Terre
Landmarks Cinque Terre Ligurian Sea 
- Day 9
Pisa - Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch at Agriturismo Borgo Vigna Vecchia with family hosts Sandra and Antonella), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Mediterraneo), Hotel (FH55 Grand Hotel Mediterraneo)
Included Activities
- View Pisa's Square of Miracles and Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Be My Guest exclusive lunch at Agriturismo Borgo Vigna Vecchia with Sandra and Antonella in Tuscan hills
Landmarks Square of Miracles Leaning Tower of Pisa 
- Day 10
Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Mediterraneo), Hotel (FH55 Grand Hotel Mediterraneo)
Included Activities
- Local Specialist sightseeing tour of Florence
- View multi-colored Duomo and bell tower adorned by Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
- View Ponte Vecchio (nearly 700 years old)
- Walk through Piazza della Signoria, the political heart of the city
Landmarks Duomo Ponte Vecchio Piazza della Signoria 
- Day 11
Florence - Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Precise House Mantegna)
Included Activities
- Drive through rolling hills of Tuscany and Umbria
- View hilltop villages of Orvieto and Orte
Landmarks Orvieto Orte 
- Day 12
Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Precise House Mantegna)
Included Activities
- Visit Vatican City and St. Peter's Basilica with Local Specialist
- View Michelangelo's Pietà
- Local Specialist discovery of Ancient Rome with views of Colosseum
- Afternoon at leisure to visit Vatican Museums (Sistine Chapel), Spanish Steps, or Trevi Fountain
Landmarks Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica Pietà Colosseum Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel Spanish Steps Trevi Fountain - Day 13
Rome
