Itinerary

Day 1:
(Thu.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrival in London, England. (Fri.) Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.

Day 3:
London. (Sat.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall’s mounted horseguards and the Prime Minister’s Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. Time in the afternoon for independent activities. (FB)

Day 4:
London–Brussels, Belgium–Amsterdam, Holland. (Sun.) Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and head for the railway station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Brussels, Belgium. From here a comfortable drive will bring you to Amsterdam, Holland’s 700-year-old capital. Enjoy an included CANAL CRUISE aboard a glass-roofed launch, which is the best way to get a good impression of how this city was built and how much still remains from the Golden Age. You may want to join an optional Dutch dinner with local specialties. (FB)

Day 5:
Amsterdam–Heidelberg, Germany. (Mon.) This morning drive past the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far near Arnhem to Germany. In Cologne visit the awesome twin-spired GOTHIC CATHEDRAL, and then the afternoon’s highlight: a romantic RHINE CRUISE (weather permitting), before continuing to Heidelberg. Take pictures of the famous red-walled ruins of the castle. (BB,D)

Day 6:
Heidelberg–Lucerne, Switzerland. (Tue.) A scenic drive through the lush valleys and pine-clad hills of the BLACK FOREST, renowned for its cuckoo clocks. On the Swiss border stop at the thundering RHINE FALLS, then continue to picture-book Lucerne. (BB)

Day 7:
Lucerne. (Wed.) Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT on your walking tour this morning, and the ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Balance of the day is at leisure to shop for Swiss watches or join an exciting excursion to the top of a mountain! (BB,D)

Day 8:
Lucerne–Paris, France. (Thu.) Cross the Swiss border and enjoy a comfortable drive through the Burgundy wine area and past Fontainebleau Forest to Paris. (BB)

Day 9:
Paris. (Fri.) Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird’s-eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)

Day 10:
(Sat.) Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB)
 

Dates & Prices

LONDON
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, see the Changing of the Guard, if held

LONDON-BRUSSELS
By Eurostar train

AMSTERDAM
Canal cruise

COLOGNE
Visit the cathedral

RHINE CRUISE
(weather permitting)

HEIDELBERG
Picture stop at the castle

BLACK FOREST
Morning stop

RHINE FALLS
Picture stop

LUCERNE
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge

PARIS
Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
 

Itinerary

Day 1:
(Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Sun.) Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)

Day 3:
Rome. (Mon.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)

Day 4:
Rome–Florence. (Tue.) An easy morning drive north to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Later take a moment to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. (BB,D)

Day 5:
Florence–Venice. (Wed.) Drive across the wooded Apennine Mountain range and through the lush plains of the mighty River Po to Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT to ST. MARK’S SQUARE. Admire the Byzantine Basilica, the Clock Tower, lavish Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs. Watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects, then time to wander at whim or join an optional gondola serenade. (BB,D)

Day 6:
Venice–Lugano, Switzerland–Lucerne. (Thu.) Through the lush Lombardian plains, past the commercial capital of Milan, into Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Free time for lunch and to check out the chic boutiques in lakeside Lugano. Then admire the towering majesty of the Swiss Alps on the way to Lucerne via the 10-mile St. Gotthard Tunnel and William Tell country. (BB)

Day 7:
Lucerne. (Fri.) Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT and the ornate patrician houses lining the cobbled streets of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Afterwards shop for Swiss watches and you may want to join an optional excursion to the top of a mountain! (BB,D)

Day 8:
Lucerne–Paris, France. (Sat.) Today cross the border into France and enjoy a fast ride on the modern highway skirting the vineyards of Burgundy and Fontainebleau Forest. Tonight you are in Paris, the traditional climax of a European tour. (BB)

Day 9:
Paris. (Sun.) Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird’s-eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)

Day 10:
Paris–London, England. (Mon.) Board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to London, arriving in the afternoon. (BB)

Day 11:
London. (Tue.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall’s mounted horseguards and the Prime Minister’s Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. Afternoon at leisure. (FB)

Day 12:
(Wed.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (FB)
 

Dates & Prices

ROME
Welcome dinner in a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square

VENICE
Private boat ride; visit St. Mark’s Square; glassblowers’ demonstration

LUGANO
Lunch stop

LUCERNE
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge

PARIS
Guided sightseeing, ascend Eiffel Tower

PARIS-LONDON
By Eurostar train

LONDON
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, see the Changing of the Guard (if held)
 

Itinerary

Day 1:
(Sun.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Mon.) Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)

Day 3:
Rome. (Tue.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)

Day 4:
Rome–Assisi–Venice. (Wed.) Morning break in peaceful Assisi. Visit the massive 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the saint’s grave. Next enjoy a comfortable drive on the way to the Adriatic coast and across the Po Delta to Venice. Why not join an optional dinner Venetian-style tonight? (BB)

Day 5:
Venice. (Thu.) Start morning sightseeing in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE, and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Then enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to Burano Island. (BB)

Day 6:
Venice–Ferrara–Florence. (Fri.) First stop this morning is Ferrara. Stroll past the imposing Este Castle and visit the marble CATHEDRAL, before continuing through the wooded Apennine Mountains into Tuscany to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Time on your own to wander at whim or to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. You may want to join one of the exciting evening optionals. (BB)

Day 7:
Florence. (Sat.) Follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afternoon at leisure. (BB,D)

Day 8:
Florence–Pisa–Nice, France. (Sun.) Focus on Pisa this morning for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then a scenic drive past a string of Italian and French Riviera resorts towards the principality of Monaco. Here leave the highway for the panoramic Moyenne Corniche. Before arriving in Nice, visit one of the PERFUME FACTORIES for which the area is famous. An optional outing is available tonight to Monte Carlo. (BB)

Day 9:
Nice. Excursion to Cannes and St. Paul de Vence. (Mon.) Follow the glittering shores of the Côte d’Azur to Cannes of film festival fame. Turn inland to visit the picturesque hilltop town of St. Paul de Vence. Afternoon at leisure to explore the Old Town or to stroll along the elegant Promenade des Anglais. (BB)

Day 10:
Nice–Paris. (Tue.) Transfer to the railway station and board the high-speed “TGV” TRAIN to Paris. Tonight an optional possibility to try out one of Paris’ fine restaurants and to explore the City of Light! (BB)

Day 11:
Paris. (Wed.) Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird’s-eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)

Day 12:
(Thu.) Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB)
 

Dates & Prices

ROME
Welcome dinner in a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

ASSISI
Visit the Basilica of St. Francis

VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration

FERRARA
Orientation

FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square

PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower

NICE
Visit a perfume factory; excursion to Cannes & St. Paul de Vence

NICE-PARIS
By high-speed “TGV” train (first-class)

PARIS
Guided sightseeing; ascend Eiffel Tower
 

Itinerary

Day 1:
(Fri.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrival in Paris, France. (Sat.) The day is free to rest or to start exploring the splendid French capital. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Paris’ fine restaurants. (D)

Day 3:
Paris. (Sun.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide features Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Champs-Elysées, and more. For a panoramic view take the elevator to the second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER. Afternoon at leisure. An optional excursion to the Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)

Day 4:
Paris–Lucerne, Switzerland. (Mon.) Enjoy a comfortable ride skirting Fontainebleau Forest and through the vineyards of Burgundy to the Swiss border. Enjoy vistas of the Alps as you arrive in picture-book Lucerne. (BB,D)

Day 5:
Lucerne–Como, Italy. (Tue.) Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT and walk through the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Why not join an optional excursion to the top of a mountain? In the afternoon, continue on the St. Gotthard highway past Lugano to the Italian border and arrive in Como, beautifully situated at the lake for your overnight stay. (BB,D)

Day 6:
Como–Pisa–Florence. (Wed.) Past Italy’s commercial capital of Milan reach Pisa, where you stop for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower. Stay overnight in Florence, cradle of Renaissance art and architecture. (BB,D)

Day 7:
Florence–Rome. (Thu.) Visit Michelangelo’s celebrated David in the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS and the magnificent CATHEDRAL with a Local Guide, admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. Early afternoon departure for a fast and easy ride on the Highway of the Sun to the Eternal City. (BB)

Day 8:
Rome. (Fri.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)

Day 9:
Rome–Assisi–Venice. (Sat.) Morning break in peaceful Assisi. Visit the massive 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the Saint’s grave. Next, drive across the Apennine Mountains and through the flat Po area to the Adriatic coast and enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT. (BB)

Day 10:
Venice. (Sun.) Highlights of your walking tour with a Local Guide are St. Mark’s Square and its BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. Exciting optional activities are available. (BB)

Day 11:
Venice–Innsbruck, Austria–Munich, Germany. (Mon.) Leave Italy on spectacular Brenner Pass, which leads through the Tyrolean Alps to Austria. In Innsbruck, enjoy a pleasant stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF, before continuing through the Bavarian Alps to Munich, Germany’s “secret capital.” Your orientation tour features the major landmarks: Nymphenburg Palace, the Olympic Stadium, and the 1,000-foot-high Television Tower. How about a stein of beer at the famous Hofbräuhaus tonight? (BB,D)

Day 12:
Munich–Rothenburg–Rhineland. (Tue.) Motor from the verdant valleys of Bavaria through the Swabian Jura to the walled town of Rothenburg. Enjoy free time here before continuing to the Rhineland for your overnight stay. (BB,D)

Day 13:
Rhineland–Amsterdam, Holland. (Wed.) A special treat this morning: a RHINE CRUISE (weather permitting) along castle-crested hills and terraced vineyards. Then continue past the Lorelei cliff to Cologne and visit the awesome twin-spired GOTHIC CATHEDRAL, before traveling through the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far to Amsterdam. (BB,D)

Day 14:
Amsterdam. (Thu.) A Local Guide shows you the 700-year-old capital, and the highlight is a CANAL CRUISE past patrician mansions and humpback bridges. Time to visit a major DIAMOND CENTER or one of Amsterdam’s famous museums. The afternoon is at leisure, and an optional excursion to Volendam can be arranged. (BB)

Day 15:
(Fri.) Your homebound flight from Amsterdam arrives the same day. (BB)
 

Dates & Prices

PARIS
Welcome dinner in a local restaurant
Guided sightseeing, ascend Eiffel Tower

LUCERNE
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge

PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower

FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square

ROME
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

ASSISSI
Visit St. Francis’ Basilica

VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration

INNSBRUCK
Orientation including the Golden Roof

MUNICH
Orientation

RHINE CRUISE (weather permitting)

COLOGNE
Visit the cathedral

AMSTERDAM
Canal cruise
Guided sightseeing, visit a major diamond center
 

Itinerary

Day 1:
(Thu.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrival in London, England. (Fri.) Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.

Day 3:
London. (Sat.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: Knightsbridge with Harrods, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. Afternoon at leisure. (FB)

Day 4:
London–Brussels, Belgium. (Sun.) Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and head for the station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Brussels, capital of Belgium and the European Union. An orientation drive focuses on Grand ’Place with its baroque guild houses and Gothic Town Hall, and famous Manneken Pis. Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner at your hotel. (FB,D)

Day 5:
Brussels–Amsterdam, Holland. (Mon.) Past Antwerp and into the Netherlands. In Amsterdam enjoy a CANAL CRUISE and a visit to a major DIAMON

Day 6:
Amsterdam–Rhineland, Germany. (Tue.) South to Cologne to visit the awesome twin-spired GOTHIC CATHEDRAL, followed by a romantic RHINE CRUISE (weather permitting). Next stop is Heidelberg, famous for its red-walled castle. (BB,D)

Day 7:
Rhineland–Lucerne, Switzerland. (Wed.) This morning stop first in the BLACK FOREST, renowned for its cuckoo clocks. Take photos of the thundering RHINE FALLS, then continue to picture-book Lucerne. (BB,D)

Day 8:
Lucerne. (Thu.) Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT and walk through the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Why not join an optional excursion to the top of a mountain? (BB)

Day 9:
Lucerne–Liechtenstein–Innsbruck, Austria–Salzburg. (Fri.) Stop in Vaduz, in the pocket-sized Principality of Liechtenstein. Next, stroll through the quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian’s Golden Roof in Innsbruck, before continuing to Salzburg. (BB,D)

Day 10:
Salzburg–Vienna. (Sat.) Walk through the historic center with your Local Guide and admire the exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the Great Festival Hall, ST. PETER’S CHURCHYARD, and the monumental Domplatz. Then travel past Sound of Music country to the Danube Valley and Vienna. (BB)

Day 11:
Vienna. (Sun.) Guided sightseeing features vistas of the Prater Park with its Ferris wheel and the United Nations City. Pass the State Opera House, the Jewish Quarter, the Hofburg Palace and visit ST. STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL. Afternoon at leisure. (BB)

Day 12:
Vienna–Venice, Italy. (Mon.) Today a scenic journey south to the Adriatic coast. (BB)

Day 13:
Venice. (Tue.) Enjoy a PRIVATE BOAT ride and meet your Local Guide to visit St. MARK’S SQUARE and BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Watch Venetian GLASSBLOWERS at work before exploring the narrow streets on your own. (BB,D)

Day 14:
Venice–Rome. (Wed.) Through scenic Tuscany, home of the Chianti, to the Eternal City. (BB)

Day 15:
Rome. (Thu.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide features the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Next visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM. (BB)

Day 16:
Rome–Florence. (Fri.) An easy drive to Florence, where guided sightseeing includes visits to Michelangelo’s David in the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS and the CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and SIGNORIA SQUARE. (BB,D)

Day 17:
Florence–Pisa–Nice, France. (Sat.) After a picture stop at Pisa’s amazing Leaning Tower enjoy a scenic drive along the Mediterranean towards the principality of Monaco and Nice. Stop at one of the famous PERFUME FACTORIES. (BB)

Day 18:
Nice. Excursion to St. Paul de Vence. (Sun.) This morning visit the picturesque hilltop town of St. Paul de Vence. Afternoon at leisure. (BB)

Day 19:
Nice–Arles–Barcelona, Spain. (Mon.) Drive through the romantic Provence region to Arles, and admire its Roman Amphitheater, before continuing to the Spanish border and Barcelona. (BB,D)

Day 20:
Barcelona. (Tue.) Morning sightseeing features the Columbus Monument, elegant Ramblas and Plaza de Cataluña, as well as the Church of the Holy Family, and a visit to the Cathedral of SANTA EULALIA. (BB)

Day 21:
Barcelona–Saragossa–Madrid. (Wed.) Today travel through Catalonia to Saragossa, then wind your way through three sierras to Madrid on the plateau of Castile. (BB)

Day 22:
Madrid. (Thu.) Guided sightseeing of Spain’s capital takes you to the Plaza de España with its monument to Cervantes, the Parliament, Cibeles Fountain, and a highlight visit to the PRADO MUSEUM. The afternoon is free for an optional excursion to Toledo. (BB)

Day 23:
Madrid–Burgos–Bilbao. (Fri.) North to Burgos for a morning stop, then continue to Bilbao for a guided visit to the famous GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM (2007 departures overnight in Vitoria instead of Bilbao and visit EL ESCORIAL and VALLEY OF THE FALLEN instead.) (BB,D)

Day 24:
Bilbao–Biarritz, France–Bordeaux. (Sat.) Back into France visit Biarritz before reaching Bordeaux where an orientation drive acquaints you with this historic port. (BB,D)

Day 25:
Bordeaux–Paris. (Sun.) The high-speed “TGV” TRAIN whisks you to Paris. Sightseeing with a Local Guide features Notre Dame Cathedral, Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, and more. Take the elevator to the second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER for a bird’s-eye view. Tonight maybe a cabaret show? (BB)

Day 26:
At Leisure in Paris. (Mon.) All day at leisure to explore this magnificent city. An optional excursion to the Louvre is available. (BB)

Day 27:
Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB)
 

Dates & Prices

LONDON
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, see the Changing of the Guard, if held

LONDON-BRUSSELS
By Eurostar train

BRUSSELS
Welcome dinner, visit Grand’Place

AMSTERDAM
Canal cruise, visit a major diamond center

COLOGNE
Visit the cathedral

RHINE CRUISE (weather permitting)

HEIDELBERG
Picture stop of the castle

BLACK FOREST & RHINE FALLS
Stops

LUCERNE
Walking tour

LIECHTENSTEIN
Stop in Vaduz

INNSBRUCK
Orientation including the Golden Roof

SALZBURG
Guided sightseeing, visit Mirabell Gardens

VIENNA
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral

VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges'' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration

ROME
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square & Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square

PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower

NICE
Visit a perfume factory, excursion to St. Paul de Vence

ARLES
Orientation

BARCELONA
Guided sightseeing, visit the cathedral

MADRID
Guided sightseeing, visit the Prado Museum

BURGOS
Morning stop (2008 departures)

BILBAO
Guided visit to the Guggenheim Museum (2008 departures)

BIARRITZ
Morning stop

BORDEAUX
Orientation

BORDEAUX-PARIS
By high-speed “TGV” train (first-class)

PARIS
Guided sightseeing, ascend Eiffel Tower