• 8 Dinner (D)
• 25 Breakfast (B)

• Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Paris: Join your Travel Director and fellow guests at a local restaurant for a delightful dinner.
• San Sebastián: Enjoy an evening of pintxos, dining with locals in this Basque tradition. Your delicious dinner includes a wide variety of finger food delicacies, each with their own flavour, flair and presentation.
• Nice: Savour a seasonal dinner inspired by the Côte d’Azur, showcasing ingredients sourced from the region and authentic nicoises specialities.
• Venice: In St. Marks Square at sunset, long after the day-trippers have gone to their mainland hotels, sip cocktails before dinner at a local restaurant.
• Lucerne: Choose from a selection of restaurants on your Dine-Around evening and hand-pick your preferred ambience, cuisine and drinks for an intimate culinary experience.
• Amsterdam: Toast the finale of your journey with a special dinner served on board a canal cruise through Amsterdam’s UNESCO-listed waterways. 

• Monaco City: Admire the Italian Renaissance frescoes and State Apartments of the Prince’s Palace.
• Monaco City: Visit the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. Admire grand aquariums of the Mediterranean and tropical seas, and gain insight into the challenges of scientific research in Polar environments. 
• Vienna: Visit the Capuchin Crypt, the historic burial place of the Habsburg dynasty.
• Vienna: Visit a traditional coffeehouse to enjoy Viennese specialities of coffee and Sachertorte.

Sample the city’s culinary heartbeat as you move between Old Town pintxos bars, selecting jewel-like bites displayed on the counter. Pair each stop with a splash of txakoli or Rioja and enjoy the convivial flow of conversation and clinking glasses.

Discover how Basque chefs layer flavour and texture in small, exacting compositions. This included experience celebrates the region’s produce, from anchovies to Idiazabal, and the joyous custom of “txikiteo” bar-hopping.

Choose a favourite style and setting for dinner this evening, with curated reservations at hand-picked Lucerne restaurants. Relish Alpine-inspired dishes or contemporary Swiss cuisine paired with regional wines and artisanal breads.

This flexible dining experience highlights the city’s culinary range while keeping the convivial atmosphere of the group. It’s an elegant way to tailor the evening to your tastes.

Celebrate your journey on an evening cruise through Amsterdam’s UNESCO-listed canal district, passing Golden Age merchant houses, slender bridges and gabled warehouses softly illuminated at dusk.

Dine on board as reflections ripple along Herengracht and Keizersgracht. The play of light on illuminated gables and churches creates a serene finale to your European odyssey.

Travel through rolling vines to a Bordelais château for a guided cellar tour and tasting. Learn how terroir and tradition shape Merlot-rich blends before exploring UNESCO-listed Saint-Émilion, its limestone lanes and monolithic church.

Discover ageing caves carved into the rock and sip wines that capture the right bank’s supple style. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Cross into Basque France to stroll Biarritz’s promenades, surf-brushed coves and the Grande Plage before continuing to Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Visit the church where Louis XIV wed Maria Theresa, a moment that sealed peace between nations.

Hear of thalassotherapy days, aristocratic summers and proud Basque identity. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Walk ancient streets frozen by the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius as you explore the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Peek into frescoed villas, bakeries and baths that reveal daily Roman life.

With casts of residents and timeworn inscriptions, Pompeii’s ruins deliver a vivid, human-scaled encounter with antiquity. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

• Vatican City: Visit the Vatican Museums and witness the genius of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.

Discover Paris on a guided panoramic tour, tracing grand vistas from the Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe to the Tuileries and the elegant facades of Place de la Concorde. Pause for views of the Eiffel Tower and admire the sculpted towers of Notre-Dame from the banks of the River Seine.

Gain a sense of the city’s layers, from medieval Île de la Cité to Haussmann’s boulevards and storied bridges like Pont Neuf. Your Local Specialist highlights the artistry, history and café-lined ambiance that make Paris the City of Light.

Taste the spirit of the capital as you join your Travel Director for a convivial evening at a Parisian restaurant. Settle into a classic setting where conversation hums, candles glow and courses arrive with polished ease, pairing market-led dishes with regional wines.

Savour seasonal cuisine and French vintages while hearing stories that orient you to neighbourhoods and café culture. The relaxed, bistro-style atmosphere sets a warm tone for the journey and celebrates the ritual of the Parisian table.

Step inside Château de Chenonceau, the exquisite “Ladies’ Château” that arches across the River Cher. Stroll through galleries suspended over the water, see richly furnished salons and admire views that frame the castle’s reflection like a Renaissance painting.

Hear how powerful women—including Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de’ Medici—shaped the château’s destiny. Wander the formal parterres designed by Diane and Catherine, breathe in rose-scented air, and note the refined tapestries and kitchens that speak to Renaissance elegance.

Explore Bordeaux with a Local Specialist, passing pale limestone facades along the Garonne. See the neoclassical Grand Théâtre, stroll the Triangle d’Or and pause on the vast Esplanade des Quinconces, all part of the city’s UNESCO-listed centre.

Learn how the wine trade enriched Bordeaux’s 18th-century architecture and how elegant squares and riverfront warehouses were shaped by maritime prosperity. The walk reveals a city of symmetry, soft light and cultured café life.

Follow your guided walking tour through San Sebastián’s Parte Vieja, where narrow lanes open onto Plaza de la Constitución and the scent of grilled seafood drifts from bar counters. Glance towards the curve of La Concha Bay, framed by graceful Belle Époque architecture.

Uncover Basque character in stone arcades, church facades and lively taverns. Your guide shares stories of royal resort days and fishing traditions that continue to flavour the city’s convivial rhythm.

Explore Barcelona with a Local Specialist, tracing the shadowed lanes of the Gothic Quarter before emerging onto Passeig de Gràcia to admire Modernista facades by Gaudí and his contemporaries. Watch the skyline shift as the Sagrada Família rises into view.

Understand the rational Eixample grid and the organic curves of Catalan Modernisme. From stone cloisters to mosaic-clad mansions, see how the city fuses medieval roots with audacious modern design.

Stroll the famed Promenade des Anglais, where palms line the curve of the Bay of Angels and sea-light glints off Belle Époque facades. Capture moments along the pebbled shore as cyclists zip past blue chairs and parasols.

Absorb the sunlit Riviera mood that drew painters and poets, then dip into Old Town lanes scented with socca and citrus. The walk paints an enduring portrait of the Côte d’Azur’s seaside elegance.

Glide along sections of the legendary Grand Prix circuit, where tight hairpins and tunnel echoes meet a yacht-filled harbour. Continue on foot into Monaco-Ville old town, a cliff-top warren of lanes with pastel facades and guarded viewpoints.

See Palace Square and the exterior of Monaco Cathedral, resting place of Princess Grace. Your Travel Director sets the scene where high glamour meets centuries of Grimaldi history.

Select your included choice: admire Italianate frescoes and the Prince’s Palace State Apartments, or delve into marine worlds at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, founded by Prince Albert I and long linked to Jacques Cousteau.

Opt for gilded salons and a ceremonial sala del trono, or for Mediterranean and tropical tanks that illuminate reef ecology and ocean science. Your Travel Director helps you pick the experience that best fits your interests.

Walk with a Local Specialist across the Square of Miracles to marvel at the famously tilted Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Romanesque cathedral and acoustically rich baptistery. White marble stripes and inlaid patterns glow against the Tuscan sky.

Hear the tale of Galileo’s experiments and learn how marshy subsoil shaped the tower’s lean. The ensemble exemplifies Pisan power at its maritime zenith and the artistry of Tuscan Romanesque design.

Join a Local Specialist to admire the cathedral’s polychrome marble and Giotto’s bell tower, then study the Baptistery’s recreated Gates of Paradise. Continue to Piazza della Signoria, Florence’s civic salon, lined with statuary and the crenellated Palazzo Vecchio.

Trace Medici patronage and Renaissance ingenuity as you scan fountains, arches and mythic figures. The multi-coloured marble cathedral and open-air gallery frame a city where art and politics converged in stone.

Sit down in Rome’s centre for a warmly hosted evening of Roman specialities—perhaps carciofi alla romana, cacio e pepe or saltimbocca—paired with Lazio or Tuscan pours. Terracotta hues, tiled floors and framed prints create an intimate trattoria setting.

Between courses, learn how seasonal ingredients and neighborhood traditions shape the Eternal City’s table. The atmosphere invites conversation and toasts to la dolce vita with local wines.

Explore the Vatican Museums with a Local Specialist, culminating beneath Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. Continue into St. Peter’s Basilica to view Bernini’s bronze Baldacchino and Michelangelo’s tender Pietà.

Hear how papal patronage shaped this treasury of art and faith. On rare occasions when access is restricted, your visit shifts to Rome’s Capitoline Museums, where ancient marbles and Renaissance canvases illuminate the city’s origins and civic identity.

Take a private cruise along the broad Giudecca Canal, gliding past palazzi that seem to float on the lagoon. Disembark in St Mark’s Square, where mosaicked domes rise opposite the Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs.

Your Travel Director orients you to campi, calli and hidden courtyards, so you can navigate Venice’s intimate scale and luminous waters with confidence.

Witness the ancient skill of glassblowing as masters gather, shape and polish molten glass using Murano techniques practised since the 15th century. See vases, chandeliers and delicate sculptures take form with breath and fire.

Learn how guild protections, island furnaces and secret recipes sustained this craft. The demonstration preserves an art that still defines Venice’s identity and economy.

As evening softens the stones of St Mark’s, raise a glass during a sunset over the lagoon while being serenaded by musicians. Continue to a nearby restaurant for regional dishes that echo the city’s maritime roots.

With the day-trippers gone, St Mark’s Square settles into a quieter rhythm. Candlelight, strings and Venetian flavours compose a romantic finale to your time in La Serenissima.

Join a Local Specialist along the Ljubljanica riverbanks to Triple Bridge and Prešeren Square, where pastel facades and café terraces define the city’s relaxed stride. See the pink Franciscan Church and market arcades alive with local produce.

Hear how architect Jože Plecnik reshaped the city with thoughtful urban design. From hilltop castle views to riverside strolls, Ljubljana charms with intimate scale and creative spirit.

Stroll the Drava River embankment in the Lent quarter and into Glavni Trg, where Renaissance and Baroque facades frame lively squares. Your Travel Director highlights the city’s university energy and riverside heritage.

Discover Maribor’s proud wine story, including the world’s oldest vine that still grows on Lent’s cobbled waterfront. The visit blends local tradition with a fresh, youthful atmosphere.

Capture imperial Vienna on a circuit of the Ringstrasse, passing the Vienna State Opera, Hofburg Imperial Residence, Parliament and Karlskirche. The grand boulevard built along former city walls reveals a showcase of historicist architecture.

Continue on foot through the Innere Stadt’s elegant lanes, where cafés, courtly squares and refined shopfronts reveal the poise of the Habsburg capital.

Make an included choice: settle into a traditional coffeehouse for a velvety mélange and slice of Sachertorte, or descend to the Capuchin Crypt, final resting place of the Habsburgs.

Vienna’s coffeehouse culture—recognized for its cultural importance—offers a slow ritual of newspapers, marble tables and silver service. The crypt’s baroque chambers, by contrast, invite quiet reflection on power, dynasty and the passage of time.

Join a Local Specialist through the Mirabell Palace gardens, cross to Residenzplatz and along Getreidegasse to Mozart’s birthplace. Fountains, wrought-iron signs and pastel facades conjure the baroque grace of the city.

Glimpse the Hohensalzburg Fortress crowning the skyline and sites made famous by film. Music, myth and mountain air mingle in Salzburg’s intimate streets.

Walk arcaded lanes in the Tyrolean capital to the shimmering Golden Roof and past the Habsburg Imperial Palace. Painted facades and onion-domed churches unfold beneath the crags of the Nordkette peaks.

Hear how courtly pageantry met Alpine tradition in this mountain-ringed city. The setting blends crisp air, pastel architecture and lively squares.

See the emotive Lion Monument, hewn into rock in memory of the Swiss Guards. Cross the Chapel Bridge, its timbers painted with historic scenes, and admire the riverside facade of the Jesuit Church.

Painted guild houses, lake views and tidy squares frame a city where Alpine drama meets lakeside serenity. Your orientation helps you explore Lucerne with ease.

Ride the innovative open-top cable car to Stanserhorn’s crest for sweeping Alpine views that can stretch to the Black Forest on clear days. Breathe crisp air on gentle summit paths and keep an eye out for marmots.

Meet a Swiss ranger for a conservation talk and learn how your visit supports local biodiversity initiatives aligned with UN SDG 15: Life on Land. A thoughtful mountain morning pairs scenery with stewardship.

Board a riverboat to cruise the River Rhine through its storied Middle Valley, gliding past slate-clad castles, terraced vineyards and half-timbered villages. Raise a glass of local Riesling as steep banks and ruined keeps slip by.

Round the bend beneath the legendary Lorelei Rock, where folklore tells of a siren’s song. The landscape’s drama and romance unfold in panoramic succession.

Experience a quintessential night out at a Paris cabaret, where a live orchestra, precision choreography and dazzling costumes combine with a multi-course dinner and champagne.

Feel the sparkle of the city’s nocturnal spirit in a historic venue that has entertained generations. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and subject to availability.

Step into Habsburg splendour on a guided visit to Schonbrunn Palace, the summer residence of emperors. Wander the formal gardens and gilded halls where Maria Theresa hosted Europe’s elites.

Rococo salons, crystal chandeliers and mirrored galleries evoke courtly ritual and imperial polish. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Glide across emerald waters aboard a traditional pletna boat to Bled Island. Climb to the hillside chapel and ring the wishing bell as views open over the turquoise glacial lake and surrounding peaks.

Between forested slopes and mirrored reflections, absorb Slovenia’s alpine tranquillity. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Ascend by bus and mountain elevator to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest) for vast Bavarian Alpine vistas. Traverse dramatic mountain roads before stepping into a lodge built atop sheer rock.

Reflect on the site’s World War II history and transformation into a peaceful viewpoint. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

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