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European Break
24 days fully escorted tour - By Trafalgar Tours
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Dover Paris Chartres Loire Valley Loches Collonges–la–Rouge Carcassonne Barcelona Arles Aix–en–Provence Cannes Grasse Nice Pisa Florence Siena Rome Assisi Venice Verona Lucerne Neuschwanstein Munich Heidelberg Rhine Valley Amsterdam
Sightseeing Highlights
Dover See the White Cliffs. Paris Sightseeing in this elegant city includes views of Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and more. Plus an illuminations tour of the city. Chartres See the mystical Cathedral. Loire Valley View the Chambord, Chenonceau and Amboise Castles. Loches See the fortified castle. Collonges–la–Rouge Visit one of the prettiest villages in France. Carcassonne Visit this walled town. Barcelona Sightseeing includes Gaudi's 'Sagrada Familia'. Arles Visit the home–town of Van Gogh. Aix–en–Provence Visit France's favorite University City. Cannes See the Film Festival Centre. Grasse Visit the Fragonard Perfume factory. Nice Excursion to Monte Carlo. Pisa See the amazing Leaning Tower and Cathedral. Florence Sightseeing features the Duomo, Piazza Signoria and Santa Croce Basilica. Siena Visit the medieval Tuscan city, famous for its Palio horse race. Rome Sightseeing includes views of the Colosseum, Forum and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Orvieto Visit this hilltop town by funicular. Venice Canal cruise by private launch seeing St. Mark's Square, Doges' Palace and Church of San Giorgio. Also witness a demonstration of Murano glass–blowing. Verona See Juliet's balcony and Roman Arena. Lucerne Orientation highlights the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge. Neuschwanstein Visit Mad King Ludwig's fairytale castle. Munich Orientation includes the Hofbräuhaus and Olympic Stadium. Heidelberg See the red sandstone Castle high above the city. Rhine Valley Cruise past the Lorelei Rock. Amsterdam Orientation highlights the Tower of Tears, Dam Square plus visit a diamond–cutting factory.
Dining and Entertainment
Welcome drink with your Tour Planner in ParisContinental breakfast with fruit juice daily 12 local restaurant dinners in Tours, Brive, Barcelona, Aix–en–Provence, Nice, Florence, Rome, Venice, Lucerne, Munich, Heidelberg and Amsterdam See day by day itinerary.
Travel Highlights
Accommodation in twin–bedded rooms with private facilities. Superb travel in a luxury air–conditioned motorcoach and Cross–Channel ferry. Professionally Escorted multi–lingual Tour Planner throughout and local guides in Paris, Barcelona, Florence and Rome. Travel bag and wallet with tour documents.
Breakaway Hotels
London: Pargon Paris: Marcure Porte de Pantin Tours: Comfort Tours Sud St Avertin Brive: Mercure Barcelona: Aragon, Atenas, Rubens Aix–en–Provence: Bleu Marine Nice: Apogia Florence: Tulip Inn Mirage Rome: Ergife Palace Venice (Mestre): San Giuliano Lucerne: NH Luzern Munich: Holiday Inn Sud Rhineland (Alzey): Ramada Treff Alzey Amsterdam: AC Hotel London: ParagonAll hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes are included.
Airport Transfers
FREE TRANSFERS via train link from London Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station on the Heathrow Rail Express, and from London Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station on the Gatwick Rail Express. From Paddington or Victoria it's a short and inexpensive journey by taxi to your London Hotel. Note: If you join your Trafalgar tour at a European city and have booked Trafalgar's Land & Air package, a free transfer will be provided to and from the airport to the tour hotel on the day the tour arrives and the day it departs at scheduled times. In the unlikely event that passengers who have booked their Land & Air with Trafalgar can only be booked on flights arriving outside of the scheduled times, transfers will still be provided. Note: Heathrow Express operates between 05:10 – 23:30. Gatwick Express operates inbound services between 06:50 – 20:50 and outbound services from 06:50 – 20:00. Transfers outside of these times are at the passenger's own expense. For passengers who book Trafalgar's Land only package and who choose to make their own flight arrangements, a transfer will be provided at a charge of $25 per person round trip. Your Travel Agent must provide Trafalgar accurate flight details no less than 21 days prior to tour departure and must arrange your flights to coincide with our specific arrival and departure transfer times. If however, you arrive outside the scheduled transfer times, then you must make your own alternative transfer arrangements at your own expense.
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| | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | Overnight transatlantic flight to London. | | Day 2 |  London | Time to relax after checking into your Trafalgar hotel. | | Day 3 | Paris | It's a Sunday unlike any other
we're off for a 'European Break' through Kent to Dover, where we embark on our Channel crossing to France. Then across the Somme Battlefields to the exciting city of Paris. On our arrival we'll get to know our fellow travelling companions and enjoy a welcome drink. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 4 | Paris | Our included sightseeing tour features Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Later, maybe take a trip to visit the luxurious Palace of Versailles. This evening, after an included illuminations tour you'll have the chance of exploring the city's nightlife and we'll have late–night transportation organized so that you can get back to your hotel in comfort! (Continental breakfast) | | Day 5 | Tours | A short drive to Chartres to be awe–struck by the mystical Cathedral famous for its stained–glass windows. On to the nearby Loire Valley where we stop to view Chambord Castle with its ornate chimneys. Then on to visit fairy–tale Chenonceau Castle, straddling the River Cher, and finally to Amboise, where Leonardo da Vinci is buried. In Tours, we enjoy dinner in a 'Tourangelle' restaurant. (Continental breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 6 | Brive | We pause in Loches to admire the fortified castle and continue to visit the ruined village of Oradour–sur–Gland. Then on through the green hills of the Correze we arrive in Brive. This evening, we visit nearby Collonges–la–Rouge, one of the prettiest villages in France where we enjoy dinner in a characteristic restaurant. (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Brive) | | Day 7 | Barcelona | South and via the wine–town of Cahors on the River Lot, famous for its black wine and through the green fields of Gascony to the walled town of Carcassonne – used as the backdrop for the film,'Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves'. Through the snow–capped Pyrenees we drive into Spain. On arrival in 'avant–garde' Barcelona we enjoy dinner in a typical Catalan restaurant. Later, maybe experience a passionate fiery Flamenco show! (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Barcelona) | | Day 8 | Barcelona | Our sightseeing today takes us from Gaudi's 'Sagrada Familia', to the sombre buildings of the Gothic Quarter, from the lively cafés on the Ramblas to the tranquil views over the city from the Montjuich Park. Barcelona is a city with something for everyone especially at night when you'll be able to take advantage of the late–night transportation back to your hotel. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 9 | Aix–en–Provence | Along the French Amethyst coast to the Camargue with its wild white horses, black bulls and pink flamingos to reach the archetypal Provencal town of Arles. Once home of Van Gogh, Arles was also a Roman town as the ancient Amphitheatre proves! Time to explore before continuing to Aix–en–Provence perhaps France's favourite University city. Tonight, dinner is in one of the many charming restaurants. (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Aix–en–Provence) | | Day 10 | Nice | Relax this morning in this city of fountains and traffic–free squares. Then a pretty drive to Cannes, where we can ogle the yachts, see the Film Festival Centre and be dazzled by the 'hotel–palaces' so loved by the rich and famous. In Grasse, we visit the Fragonard Perfume factory before heading to Nice. Tonight, get on your party gear, because after a dinner of local specialties in a characteristic restaurant, we'll join the 'beautiful people' in Monte Carlo with a chance to visit one of the Casinos. (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Nice) | | Day 11 | Nice | Today it's the Promenade des Anglais, Place Massena, the best beaches, shopping areas, museums and Art Galleries so that you can choose how to spend your day. This evening, perhaps enjoy this holiday city's nightlife. There is a Casino and plenty of clubs and lively cafés. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 12 | Florence | This morning after a leisurely breakfast we leave the Côte d'Azur for another exciting new destination Italy! Soon we are driving along the Riviera dei Fiori past Rapallo and Portofino to arrive in Pisa where we view the Leaning Tower. Then it's but a short drive to Florence where tonight you may want to feast on a Florentine beefsteak – one of Italy's greatest dishes! Then later try out some of the local clubs....we'll have transportation at hand to take you back to your hotel. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 13 | Florence | Our sightseeing tour on foot shows us the Duomo, Piazza Signoria and the Holy Cross Basilica. There's time to shop for bargains in leather and 18 carat gold jewellery or to explore some of the world's greatest Art galleries! Tonight, we enjoy a pizza dinner in a downtown restaurant. (Continental breakfast/ Dinner in Florence) | | Day 14 | Rome | First stop today is the perfect medieval city of Siena, where we visit the Piazza del Campo home of the controversial Palio horse race. 'All roads lead to Rome' and so we continue through sunflower fields, olive groves and vineyards into Latium – cradle of the Roman civilization to the 'Eternal City'. Tonight, we enjoy dinner in a local trattoria. If you wish to stay out late after dinner, we have transportation at hand! (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Rome) | | Day 15 | Rome | Our sightseeing tour includes the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, as well as the ancient Forum and Colosseum. Then you've time to amuse yourselves. The Catacombs, Frascati, Villa Borghese
? It's up to you. Tonight, join in the outdoor life of the piazzas and pavement cafés with the locals. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 16 | Venice | Through the tufa hills of the Lazio to the Umbria where we ascend by funicular to the medieval hiltop town of Orvieto, famous for its crisp white wine, beautiful ceramics and its Gothic Cathedral. Then over the Apennine mountains to Venice. Tonight, we enjoy dinner in a canal–side restaurant. (Continental breakfast/Restaurant dinner in Venice) | | Day 17 | Venice | Along the canals, past Palladian Palazzos and churches by private launch to St. Mark's Square where we see the Doges' Palace and Byzantine Basilica. We visit one of the oldest glass–blowing workshops and watch craftsmen creating crystal sculptures from the molten golden glass. Later you'll have the chance to take a Lagoon cruise and enjoy some fantastic seafood before we return to our hotel. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 18 | Venice | The city of the star–crossed lovers Verona is our destination this morning. Here we see Juliet's balcony and the Roman Arena before traveling through the region of the Italian Lakes to Switzerland. Crossing Lake Lugano we travel through the St. Gotthard to a glassy lake set against a backdrop of majestic mountains punctuated by crystal clear waterfalls the setting for Lucerne. Tonight, enjoy the young atmosphere of the small, but lively lakeside resort with its eccentric cafés and traffic–free old town! (Continental breakfast) | | Day 19 | Lucerne | The Lion Monument, the Chapel Bridge and the ancient turreted walls form part of our morning orientation. You can't come to Switzerland and not take a trip up a Swiss mountain so why not ascend one by gravity defying cog–wheel train and cable car? Sample some of the local dishes Swiss cheese fondue, crunchy home–made muesli and of course delicious chocolates. Tonight, we enjoy a dinner of local specialties in a typical Swiss restaurant. (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Lucerne) | | Day 20 | Munich | Skirting the lake of Constance toward the Austrian border we drive into German Bavaria. Soon we are at Germany's most famous and extravagant castle Mad Ludwig's 'Neuschwanstein'. After our included visit we continue to nearby fun–loving Munich where a short orientation tour shows us the Hofbräuhaus and the Glockenspiel. This evening, we enjoy a meal of typical Bavarian specialities at the Hofbräuhaus. (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Munich) | | Day 21 | Rhineland | This morning we see the Olympic Stadium on our way to the University town of Heidelberg. Here we admire the Castle and have time to shop in the pedestrian quarter before we enjoy dinner in an ancient tavern. Later we arrive at our Rhineland hotel for the night. (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Rhineland) | | Day 22 | Amsterdam | This morning we travel northward to the Rhine for a cruise past the famous Lorelei Rock and terraced vineyards dotted with a myriad of castles. Then along the 'autobahn' to the Dutch border and via Utrecht en route to friendly Amsterdam. Here part of our orientation tour will show us the Tower of Tears, Jewish Synagogue, Skinny Bridge and Dam Square. This evening, we enjoy an included dinner on a floating Indonesian restaurant! Afterwards
it's up to you but we'll have a late–night coach available to take you back to your hotel. After all, there's plenty to do at night in Europe's most liberal city!!! (Continental breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Amsterdam) | | Day 23 | London | We travel past turning windmills and landscapes reminiscent of Dutch landscape painters to the Belgian border. Then to the French border and the port of Calais, where we board for the Channel crossing back to England. A short drive brings us back to London for our last night of a memorable tour through Europe. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 24 | Return USA | Time for farewells or perhaps extend your stay with your new friends. (Continental breakfast) |
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