• 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.

Join a guided visit to Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli to view the Leaning Tower, the Pisan-Romanesque Cathedral and the acoustically rich Baptistery. Marble arcades and striped stonework reveal a proud maritime past.

Hear the tale of Galileo’s gravity experiments and the careful engineering that stabilised the tower. The ensemble’s open lawns and luminous stone make this a striking study in faith, geometry and reputation.

Settle into a neighbourhood trattoria for a traditional Roman dinner with seasonal antipasti and timeless pasta classics like cacio e pepe. House wines and warm service round out the experience.

Learn how cucina romana prizes simplicity and bold flavour, from artichokes and pecorino to slow-braised mains. The setting’s cobblestone backstreets and lively chatter place you squarely in the Eternal City.

Celebrate your journey on a canal dinner cruise through Amsterdam’s UNESCO-listed waterways. Glide past Golden Age gabled houses, illuminated churches and quayside warehouses.

As bridges arc overhead and reflections shimmer, hear how trade, tolerance and artistry shaped this maritime capital. Fine dining meets fluid cityscape for a memorable, gently moving finale.

Embrace Parisian sparkle at a Parisian cabaret featuring dazzling costumes, choreography and live music. A curated dinner sets the tone for a night of theatre, satire and song.

From champagne flutes to feathered headdresses, the experience celebrates Belle Époque tradition and contemporary flair. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable with your Travel Director.

Step inside the Prince’s Palace to admire State Apartments decorated with frescoes, gilded salons and portraits of Grimaldi rulers. Courtyards and ceremonial halls evoke centuries of princely life.

Gain context for Monaco’s constitutional monarchy and dynastic traditions in its cliff-top seat of power. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Explore the Oceanographic Museum, founded by Prince Albert I, to see grand aquariums showcasing Mediterranean and tropical seas. Exhibits span corals, sharks and marine science.

Discover pioneering oceanography and modern research, including displays on polar expeditions. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable with your Travel Director.

Descend beneath a modest church to the Capuchin Crypt, resting place of emperors and archduchesses. Ornate sarcophagi reveal the Habsburg dynasty’s tastes, piety and power.

Reflect on ceremony and mortality in a spare, contemplative setting far removed from courtly glitter. 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.

Explore Paris on a city orientation to see the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde, with classic views toward the Eiffel Tower. Your Travel Director sets the scene as grand avenues, graceful squares and riverside facades unfold across the City of Light.

Hear how Baron Haussmann reshaped Paris into a theatre of boulevards and cafés, and learn how royal plazas and revolution-era landmarks still anchor daily life. This overview provides a polished introduction to neighbourhoods you’ll recognise throughout your stay.

Savour a convivial first evening as you meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over dinner in a classic Parisian brasserie. Expect tiled floors, brass rails and a menu celebrating time-honoured French dishes.

Settle in with bistro favourites like onion soup or steak frites and toast your journey with a glass of French wine. Conversation flows as easily as the sauces in a setting that captures the hum and ritual of Parisian dining culture.

Visit the elegant Château de Chenonceau, the ‘Ladies’ Château’ arching across the River Cher. Wander Diane de Poitiers’ riverside gardens, then step inside to admire tapestries, period salons and the long gallery poised over the water.

Hear stories of Catherine de’ Medici’s patronage and courtly life that shaped this 16th-century jewel. The reflected arches, refined proportions and riverside setting make Chenonceau a poetic expression of French Renaissance grace.

Join your Local Specialist to stroll Bordeaux’s Garonne quays and the golden-stone avenues of the Triangle d’Or. See the Grand Théâtre, elegant facades and the sweeping Esplanade des Quinconces, among Europe’s largest squares.

Discover why much of Bordeaux is UNESCO-listed, from harmonious 18th-century urban design to riverfront renewal. The city’s pale limestone and cafe terraces set a cultured rhythm that pairs naturally with its legendary wines.

Experience Basque conviviality on a guided progressive pintxos crawl through the Old Quarter. Move from bar to bar near Plaza de la Constitución, selecting bite-sized creations from brimming counters and pairing them with local cider or txakoli.

Learn how this social, standing-up supper celebrates seasonality and culinary flair. Expect skewers of seafood, jamón and peppers, and crisp white wine poured from height — a ritual that keeps the tradition lively and delicious.

Walk the elegant Plaza del Castillo and surrounding lanes of Pamplona’s Old Quarter, where medieval streets meet Belle Époque cafés. Step inside the storied Café Iruña, with mirrored walls and wood panelling recalling its 19th-century charm.

Hear how Ernest Hemingway’s visits helped project Pamplona onto the world stage, and appreciate how this cultured plaza anchors daily life beyond the famous bull-running festivities.

Discover Barcelona with a Local Specialist, from the lanes of the Gothic Quarter and lively La Rambla to the grand Passeig de Gràcia, where Modernista facades showcase Catalan creativity.

Trace the rational grid of the Eixample before pausing to view Gaudí’s soaring Sagrada Família. The tour links the city’s medieval heart to its avant-garde spirit, revealing how design, light and Mediterranean rhythm shape Barcelona’s identity.

Soak in Riviera elegance on a guided stroll along the Promenade des Anglais, curving beside the pale-blue sweep of the Bay of Angels. Palm-lined boulevards, belle-époque facades and sea breezes set a languid coastal mood.

Learn how British winter visitors shaped this famous waterfront and why Nicoise life still plays out along these benches and balustrades. It’s the Côte d’Azur distilled into a single, sunlit scene.

Admire glamour and precision engineering as you drive part of Monaco’s Grand Prix circuit, then wander Monaco-Ville’s lanes to see the Royal Palace quarter and the yacht-filled harbour.

Hear how a modest rock-top settlement became a byword for luxury, and appreciate the contrasts between the serene cathedral square and the modern marina below. It’s a compact masterclass in Riviera spectacle and statehood.

Savour a seasonal farm-to-table dinner inspired by the Mediterranean pantry. Expect Nicoise specialities layered with olive oil, basil and sun-ripened vegetables, from socca to delicate seafood.

Producers and provenance take centre stage as you toast with local rosé and enjoy bright, herbal flavours that capture Provence and the Côte d’Azur. It’s a warm, convivial evening grounded in place.

Walk with a Local Specialist to admire the Duomo’s polychrome marble, Giotto’s bell tower and the Baptistery’s recreated Gates of Paradise. Continue to Piazza della Signoria, Florence’s open-air gallery.

Learn how Medici patronage and Renaissance ideals transformed a Tuscan commune into Europe’s studio. Statues, palaces and church facades reveal the city’s layered politics and devotion to craftsmanship.

Explore the Vatican Museums with a Local Specialist, culminating beneath the Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s frescoes. Continue into St. Peter’s Basilica to see the Pietà and Bernini’s creations.

Hear how art, power and devotion intertwined to shape these spaces. On some departures, if Vatican access is restricted, the visit pivots to the Capitoline Museums, showcasing masterpieces of ancient Rome in Michelangelo-designed halls.

As the day cools, sip cocktails at sunset in St. Mark’s Square while a live ensemble provides a gentle soundtrack. Continue to a local restaurant for a leisurely Venetian dinner.

With day-trippers gone, arcades glow and the basilica’s mosaics gleam in the evening light. It’s a serene, celebratory moment that shows La Serenissima at her most atmospheric.

Cruise the Giudecca Canal by private boat for a water-level introduction to Venice. Glide past palazzi and the Doge’s Palace toward St. Mark’s Square, where Byzantium meets the Adriatic.

Hear how maritime might and mercantile wealth carved a unique urban tapestry of canals, campi and bell towers. This perspective clarifies Venice’s layout and the layers of power that shaped it.

Step into a traditional atelier to watch master glassblowers shape molten glass using centuries-old techniques. From glowing furnaces to delicate cooling, every movement reveals deep skill.

Learn how guild rules and island kilns safeguarded secrets since the 15th century, and see why Murano artistry remains coveted worldwide. The demonstration connects craft, patience and Venetian identity.

Join a Local Specialist at Prešeren Square and cross Plecnik’s Triple Bridge to the Baroque Franciscan Church and lively riverbank markets. Sculptures, colonnades and bridges form a poetic urban ensemble.

Hear how architect Jože Plecnik shaped the city’s human-scaled heart, where cafés and arcades encourage lingering. Views of the hilltop castle anchor the scene in medieval heritage.

Explore Slovenia’s second city with your Travel Director, tracing riverside lanes and squares lined with pastel facades. The Drava’s gentle curve frames historic warehouses and the characterful Lent quarter.

Gain a sense of Maribor’s trading past and university spirit, where wine culture and youthful energy mingle. Architecture spans Gothic to Baroque, reflecting centuries of borderland exchange.

Capture imperial grandeur on a panoramic circuit of the Ringstrasse boulevard, passing the Vienna State Opera, Parliament and the Hofburg Imperial Residence. Continue on foot through the cobbled lanes of the Innere Stadt.

Learn how Habsburg ambition and urban planning created this showcase of music, ceremony and café culture. Domes, horses and carriages, and shopfronts evoke a city that wears history lightly.

Stroll the Mirabell Gardens and cross Residence Square with views to the mighty fortress. See the cathedral’s baroque bulk and Mozart’s birthplace on the lively Getreidegasse.

Hear how Salzburg’s prince-archbishops shaped a city of music and ceremony, later immortalised by film. Elegant courtyards and mountain backdrops provide a stage for both history and harmony.

Wander Tyrol’s capital with your Travel Director to see the Golden Roof and arcaded streets framed by Alpine peaks. Pastel townhouses and imperial facades meet crisp mountain air.

Learn how Habsburg pageantry and winter sports shaped Innsbruck’s dual character. The medieval core remains lively with boutiques, cafes and glimpses of the Hofburg’s baroque flair.

Pause in Liechtenstein’s petite capital to admire hillside Vaduz Castle, official residence of the princely family. The town’s clean lines and art installations sit against snow-capped Alps.

Hear how this microstate balances tradition and modernity, with a compact civic core beneath medieval battlements. It’s a postcard of sovereignty on a human scale.

See Lucerne’s emotive Lion Monument, hewn into a limestone cliff to honour Swiss Guards of 1792. Continue through painted squares to the Chapel Bridge and the riverside Jesuit Church.

Discover how trade, devotion and craftsmanship shaped this lakeside town, where timbered bridges and frescoed facades frame the Reuss River. Alpine panoramas complete the scene.

Ascend Stanserhorn on a panoramic, solar-powered open-top cable car, stepping out to sweeping Alpine views that can reach the Black Forest on clear days. Gentle summit paths invite unhurried exploration.

Learn about local wildlife and flora during a conservation talk by a Swiss ranger. This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience supports mountain stewardship while immersing you in pristine high-country air and scenery.

Cruise the Middle Rhine from Boppard to Sankt Goar, past terraced vineyards, medieval towers and storybook villages. Raise a glass of local Riesling as castles parade along the banks.

Glide beneath the fabled Lorelei Rock, hearing legends that swirl around this narrow, romantic gorge. The river’s curves, barges and hillside ruins paint a timeless portrait of German wine country.

Venture into Bordeaux’s Right Bank to tour a Bordeaux château and its barrel-lined cellars before you taste Saint-Émilion wines shaped by clay and limestone terroir.

Stroll the UNESCO-listed village, where monolithic churches and steep lanes reveal medieval wealth and monastic roots. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Cross into Basque France to admire the Biarritz seafront, grand hotels and surf-washed bays before continuing to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a harbour town rich in maritime lore.

Step inside the church where Louis XIV’s marriage was celebrated and learn how corsairs and courtly weddings shaped this coastline. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable with your Travel Director.

Travel south to explore the ancient city of Pompeii, preserved in ash after the Vesuvius eruption of AD 79. Walk Roman streets past frescoed villas, bakeries and the forum.

Hear how daily life halted in an instant and how archaeology uncovers voices of the past through mosaics and plaster casts. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Step into Habsburg splendour on a private tour of Schonbrunn Palace, from mirrored salons to the frescoed Great Gallery. Then wander the baroque parterres and fountains of the formal gardens.

Discover imperial rituals and family stories that animate this summer residence. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, typically offered in the morning and bookable with your Travel Director.

Settle into a traditional Viennese coffeehouse to sample classic brews and a slice of iconic Sachertorte. Marble tables, newspapers and chandeliers set a leisurely pace.

Hear how coffee culture shaped conversation, politics and the arts in the imperial capital. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable with your Travel Director.

Climb into the Bavarian Alps to the Eagle’s Nest for panoramic Alpine views and a deeper grasp of its WWII history. Mountain roads and a cliffside elevator add dramatic approach.

From the summit, gaze across serrated ridgelines and lakes while considering the site’s turbulent past. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and weather dependent.

Glide across turquoise waters as you ride a traditional pletna to Bled’s tiny island. Ring the bell at the hilltop island church and enjoy serene lake views backed by mountains.

Learn how wooden boats, natural springs and a clifftop castle made this a beloved Alpine retreat. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable with your Travel Director.

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