• 1 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)

• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• London: Your Trip Manager will advise you on who you’ll share your room with. On this trip, you’ll stay in a multi-share room with other travellers of the same sex.

• French Riviera: Glide through the winding coastal roads of the French Riviera with your Contiki crew.
• Monaco City: Walk in the footsteps of Grace Kelly at the Royal Palace and see the Monte Carlo Casino (where the car park looks like a Fast & Furious set).
• Nice: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a French perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Cinque Terre National Park: We’ll take care of your rail pass, so you can just zip around the iconic clifftop villages and focus on the Insta stories. Wanna hike around too? You’re welcome to explore on foot along the way.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 

Learn the art of fragrance at a French perfume house on the Riviera, where flowers and citrus define the local palette. Peek into maceration rooms, discover how perfumers build top, heart and base notes, and test your nose with Provencal aromatics.

Trace a tradition rooted in Grasse’s 18th-century tanneries as you explore essences of jasmine, orange blossom and lemon. This sensorial stop brings the Côte d’Azur to life in scent, offering a refined window onto regional craft.

Stroll the Rock of Monaco to the Royal Palace and cobbled lanes overlooking superyachts in Port Hercules. As twilight falls, admire Belle Époque facades and palm-framed squares that distill the principality’s polished charm.

Step inside the world of high style at the Monte Carlo Casino, with marble halls and glittering chandeliers evoking a Bond-worthy atmosphere. The mix of sovereign history and Riviera glamour makes this visit uniquely intoxicating.

Zip between the five villages of the Cinque Terre National Park with an included rail pass, stepping off to wander Manarola’s alleys, Vernazza’s harbor and Monterosso’s beach. Sample pesto, watch fishermen mend nets and breathe the sea-salt breeze.

Trace stone terraces stitched with vines and olives, and—if you wish—join sections of the famed coastal trails linking the clifftop villages. The blend of rail convenience and rugged Ligurian scenery creates a day of pure Mediterranean character.

Visit Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli to frame that classic shot with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Stroll the grassy expanse between the Cathedral and marble Baptistery, admiring creamy stonework that glows under Tuscan light.

Your host shares how medieval wealth from maritime trade shaped Pisa’s Pisan Romanesque style. It’s a compact lesson in art and engineering—complete with jaunty angles and photo-worthy perspectives.

Walk Renaissance streets past the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio, piazzas lively with sculpture and market chatter, on an orientation that reveals Florence’s essentials. Browse stalls piled with Tuscan goods and catch the rhythm of daily life.

Step into a Florentine leather workshop for a demonstration rooted in age-old guild traditions. Learn how hides are cut, tooled and finished, and understand why craftsmanship remains a point of pride in the city of masters.

Trace the storied Amalfi Coast along a cliff-hugging road where terraces of lemons and pastel villages tumble toward the Tyrrhenian Sea. Scenic viewpoints frame headlands and coves that have enchanted travelers for centuries.

Pause in Amalfi to climb the steps of the Duomo di Sant’Andrea and wander lanes scented with citrus and sea spray. The interplay of dramatic geology and monastic-maritime history gives this coastline its singular allure.

Visit family-run groves above Sorrento to learn how limoncello is made from thick-skinned, PGI Sorrento lemons. Walk beneath lemon-scented pergolas, hear how harvests are shaded and cured, and sample zesty marmalades.

Watch rinds macerate before tasting the sunshine-bright liqueur that locals sip as a digestivo. This hands-on encounter with Campania’s citrus culture adds flavor—and fragrance—to your coastal stay.

Stroll Rome’s cobblestoned streets to see baroque fountains, grand piazzas and lanes buzzing with espresso bars. Toss a coin at the Trevi Fountain, survey the obelisk-lined Piazza Navona, and stand beneath the portico of the Pantheon.

Along the way, hear stories that connect emperors, popes and artists to the modern city. It’s an elegant introduction to Rome’s layers, perfect for planning deeper explorations.

Cycle the Côte d’Azur with the coastline as your backdrop, pedaling past palm-lined promenades and pastel facades. Follow flat seaside paths from Nice towards hidden coves, feeling the sea breeze and Mediterranean light on your shoulders.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s an active, camera-friendly way to cover more ground while savoring Riviera color and café culture between spins.

Savor a Tuscan feast in a stone-walled trattoria, beginning with crostini and cured meats before bowls of ribollita or fresh pasta arrive. Raise a glass to landscapes of cypress and vineyards as you sample regional wines.

This optional dinner is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Seasonal ingredients, olive oil from nearby hills and simple, slow-cooked recipes showcase why Tuscan tables set the bar for rustic elegance.

Dine at a family-run mozzarella farm near Sorrento, where skilled hands stretch curds into fresh fiordilatte before your eyes. Taste estate olive oil, garden vegetables and finish with sunshine-coloured limoncello.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Rustic hospitality and zero-kilometer produce turn a meal into a snapshot of Campania’s pastoral life.

Explore Pompeii on a guided walking tour, tracing rutted streets, frescoed villas and bathhouses stopped in time by Vesuvius. In the Forum, imagine traders haggling; in workshops, tools wait mid-task among the Roman city remains.

This optional visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour. With Mount Vesuvius looming beyond the walls, Pompeii’s poignancy lies in ordinary lives preserved in extraordinary detail.

Roll and cut dough in a hands-on pasta cooking class, shaping tagliatelle or ravioli before sitting down for a shared dinner with wine. Learn sauces the Roman way—cacio e pepe, amatriciana—guided by a local chef.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. The aroma of sautéing garlic, the clink of glasses and lively kitchen chatter deliver authentic Roman conviviality.

Glide along the French Riviera on a coastal drive where the Mediterranean flashes cobalt and villas cling to capes. Take in Nice’s palm-lined seafront, serene Villefranche-sur-Mer and the headlands of Cap Ferrat, with time to pause for photos and reflection at sweeping lookouts.

Hear tales of the region’s Belle Époque heyday and modern glamour as you skirt sapphire coves and cliff-hugging roads. This is the Côte d’Azur at its most cinematic, a moving gallery of sea light, pine scent and grand facades.

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