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European Encounter
17 days of France, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Spain.
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Paris Sightseeing
includes views of the Champs Elysees,
Arc de Triophe, Notre Dame Cathedral
and the ascent of the Eiffel Tower.
Also enjoy a scenic Seine cruise.
Champagne Visit a local
cellar and taste some of the sparking
vintages!
Luxembourg Orientation
includes the Cathedral of Our Lady and
the Grand Ducal Palace.
Heidelberg View the ancient
castle.
Black Forest See Lake
Titisee.
Schaffhausen View the
Rhine
Falls.
Lucerne Orientation
includes the Lion Monument and Jesuit
Church.
Liechtenstein Visit the
capital, Vaduz.
Innbruck Orientation
includes the Golden Roof and Wilten
Basilica.
Venice Canal cruise by
private motor
launch. See St. Mark's Square, the
Basilica and Doges' Palace. Visit a
traditional glass–blowing factory.
Rome Sightseeing includes
views of the
Forum and Colosseum plus visits St.
Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
Florence Sightseeing
including views of
Signoria Square and Santa Croce
Basilica. Visit the Academy of Fine
Arts and admire the famous 'David'.
Pisa View the Leaning
Tower.
Monaco See the Cathedral and
Palace in the old Town.
Nice Drive along
the Promenade des Anglais.
Cannes Drive along the
Croisette and see the Film Festival
Centre.
Arles See the Roman arena
and town where Van Gogh
spent the latter days of his life.
Barcelona Sightseeing
includes 'Sagrada Familia' Cathedral.
Zaragoza View the Cathedral
of El Pilar and La Seo.
Madrid Sightseeing
including the Plaza Espana, Cervantes
Memorial, Cibeles Fountain plus a
highlight visit to the famous Prado
Museum.
Scenic drives across World
War I Battlefields, along the Rhine
Valley, through the fairytale Black
Forest and Aarlberg region, over the
Brenner Pass, into the Italian
Dolomites, over the Apennine
Mountains,
through the Chianti wine region, the
French and Italian Rivieras and past
the Guadarrama Mountains.
Dining Highlights
- A welcome drink with your Tour
Director in Paris.
- 15 Buffet breakfasts
- 6 three–course dinners in hotels
- 1 local speciality restaurant
dinner in Barcelona
22 meals in total
(see day–by–day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights
The services of one of Trafalgar's
top professional multi–lingual Tour
Directors.
A qualified local city guide in
Paris, Rome, Florence, Barcelona and
Madrid.
Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's
luxury air–conditioned motorcoaches
with reclining seats and washroom.
A stylish travel bag and
wallet containing tour documents and
helpful information.
First Class Hotels
You'll stay in twin–bedded rooms
with private facilities at these
superb
hotels:
Paris: Renaissance La
Defense
Rhineland(Mannheim): Dorint
Ann
Rathaus Engelberg: Europe
Innbruck: Grauer Bar Venice
(Mestre): II Burchiello
Rome: Holiday Inn Rome West
Santa Margherita: Park
Hotel Suisse Cannes:
Amarante
Barcelona
: Catalonia
Corcega Madrid: AC Avenida de
America
All hotel service charges and
tips, baggage handling fees and local
taxes included.
Airport Transfers
Transfers will be provided for
passengers who have booked our Land +
Air package . Group transfers on
arrival at Paris Charles de Gaulle
Airport will operate at 9:30, and
13:00. Return transfers from the last
hotel will arrive at Madrid Airport at
08:30 and 11:30.
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 flight to Paris. | | Day 2 |  Paris | You are met on arrival in Paris and transferred to your hotel. Time to relax before meeting our Tour Director for a Welcome drink. Tonight why not go out for dinner in a left bank bistro? | | Day 3 | Paris | Today's sightseeing includes views of the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde, as well as a scenic cruise on the Seine with views of the Notre Dame Cathedral and many other monuments. We also ascend the Eiffel Tower to the second level by elevator for awe–inspiring views. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 4 | Rhineland | Today we travel east to visit a Champagne cellar and taste some of the latest vintage! Then we cross World War I Battlefields to the Principality of Luxembourg and its capital city. Orientation shows us the Cathedral of Our Lady, the Grand Ducal Palace and General Patton's grave. Next across to the German border and our hotel in the Rhine Valley. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 5 | Rhineland | Our first stop in Heidelberg, to view its mighty castle overlooking the University City. On through the Black Forest to the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Finally a scenic drive brings us to Lake Lucerne and the alpine resort of Engelberg for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 6 | Lucerne | We drive to nearby Lucerne where an orientation of this medieval city shows us the Kapellbrucke, the wooden Chapel Bridge, the Jesuit Church and of course the Lion Monument.Then free time, perhaps to take a trip up a nearby mountain and maybe enjoy a Swiss folklore show. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 7 | Innsbruck | We travel over the mountainstowards Zurich Lake and past the Walensee to Vaduz the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein. After time to shop for collectors stamps and other souvenirs we head to the Austrian border at Feldkirch and drive through the region of the Arlberg to the Tyrol, stopping in mountain – ringed Innsbruck. Here orientation shows us the Olympic ski–jump, the Wilten Basilica and of course, the Golden Roof in the old town. With free time perhaps shop for some local Swarovski crystal. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) | | Day 8 | Venice | Over the Brenner Pass to the Italian border, we drive into the Dolomites en route to magical Venice. Enjoy an excellent introduction by private launch as we cruise along the Giudecca Canal to see St. Mark' Basilica, the Doges' Palace and Bridge of Sighs. A short stroll will bring us to one of the oldest Murano glass workshops, where we will witness a demonstration of the ancient craft of glass–blowing. Then free time. Why not experience a gondola ride or simply sip a 'cappuccino' in St. Mark's Square – the most beautiful outdoor drawing room in Europe?(Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 9 | Venice | We drive along the Autostrada del Sole and over the Apennine Mountains into Tuscany and through Chianti vineyards. Later on through the Umbrian countryside to Rome, the 'Eternal City'. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 10 | Rome | Our morning sightseeing includes a visit to St. Peter's in the Vatican, a stop at the Forum to view the Colosseum and views of the Circus Maximus.The rest of your day is free to sightsee further or relax at a sidewalk cafe. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 11 | Italian Riviera | Today we drive to Florence where an included sightseeing tour on foot with a local guide shows us the Duomo, Piazza Signoria, and visits the Santa Croce Basilica and the Academy of fine Arts where we view Michelangelo's statue of 'David'.Afterwards we drive towards the coast to Pisa.Here we see the Leaning Tower with time to visit the marble Cathedral and the Baptistry.Later, along the Ligurian Coast and past the quarries of Carrara to the Italian Rivera and the resport of Santa Margherita. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 12 | Cannes | A morning drive past Genoa to the border with France at Ventimiglia. We arrive in the Principality of Monaco to visit the Old Town. We admire the Palace of the Grimaldis and visit the Cathedral where Princess Grace is buried before continuing our spectacular drive to Nice. Here we drive to the Promenade des Anglais, famous for its beaches and 19th century architecture. Next on to classy Cannes. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 13 | Barcelona | Today we drive alond the Boulevard de la Croisette,famous for its beaches,film Festival Centre. Then we head into the countryside passing St.Maximin's Basilica into the Camargue. We stop briefly at Arles, where Van Gogh spent the latter days of this life, en route to Spain's border at La Jonquera. Soon we arrive in Barcelona where this evening we will enjoy dinner in a specially selected local restaurant (Buffet breakfast/ restaurant dinner in Barcelona) | | Day 14 | Barcelona | Today our guided sightseeing tour reveals the art–nouveau fantasies of Gaudi's 'Sagrada Familia', the Gothic Quarter, the Ramblas and the Paseo de Gracia. Tonight, why not enter into the Spanish spirit at a fiery Flamenco show? (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 15 | Madrid | Our first stop is Zaragonza to see the impressive Cathedral, known as 'El Pilar'. Next we drive past the Guadarrama Mountains and on to Spain's capital, Madrid. Tonight, why not join the 'madrilenos' and spend the night out 'on the town'? (Buffer breakfast) | | Day 16 | Madrid | Today's morning sightseeing tour highlights the Plaza de Espana, with the memorial to Caervantes, the Paseo de la Castellana, the Cibeles Foutain and a guided visit of the Prado Museum with its many great works by Velasquez. The rest of the day is free to perhaps visit nearby Toledo or shop for the latest fashions. This evening, why not get together for some 'tapas' with your traveling companions and enjoy the old–world atomosphere of the Plaza Mayor? (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 17 | Return USA | Bid farewel as we transfer you to the airport for your return flight to America. (Buffet breakfast) |
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