• 7 Dinner (D)
• 26 Breakfast (B)
• 2 Lunch (L)

• Paris: Explore the iconic sights and streets of Paris on an orientation drive this evening. 
• Paris: Join a Local Specialist to discover the hidden squares and secret lanes of Paris.
• Biarritz: Appreciate the prestigious history of Biarritz as you explore the city’s charming streets.
• Pamplona: Explore the historic heart of Pamplona, a city known for its medieval walls, lively plazas and rich traditions. Best known for the Running of the Bulls, it offers much more, from quiet alleyways to vibrant local cafes. 
• Madrid: Visit the Prado Museum in Madrid, where you’ll have time to admire its extraordinary collection of European art dating from the 12th to early 20th centuries.
• Madrid: See the highlights of the city with your Local Specialist. Visit the Old Town, travelling along the elegant Paseo de la Castellana, past the Cibeles fountain and Royal Palace.
• Barcelona: With your Local Specialist, see the elegant Passeig de Gràcia to take in some of the city’s finest Modernist architecture. Journey past the beautiful facades of the Eixample district to see the exterior of Gaudi’s extraordinary masterpiece, the mesmerizing Sagrada Família.
• Provence: The scents of France are yours to enjoy at Fragonard, a famous French perfumery that has been creating perfumes since the 1920s.
• Monaco City: See the cathedral where Prince Rainier and Princess Grace were married.
• Pisa: In the Piazza dei Miracoli, see the baptistery, cathedral and the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
• Florence: Join a Local Specialist to view the multicoloured marble cathedral, bell tower and baptistery, adorned by Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise. Visit the political heart of the city, Signoria Square.
• Passignano Sul Trasimeno: Stroll along the medieval streets of this scenic lakeside city.
• Rome: Experience Rome through the eyes of a local, as a passionate Roman guides you past the city’s most iconic sites.
• Tuscany: View the stunning landscape of Tuscany on your drive today. 
• Venice: Discover the ancient skill of Venetian glassblowing and play a part in preserving this traditional craft.
• Venice: As you journey along some of the water highways of the city, famous sights such as the Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs come into view and introduce you to Venice before docking near St. Mark’s Square.
• Carnic Alps: Remarkable geography sets the stage today as your travels continue through the Carnic Alps. 
• Vienna: Walk through the first district, Inner Stadt, as your Local Specialist reveals the historic core of the city. Tour the Ring Road to see the Hofburg Imperial Residence, Opera House, Parliament Building and Karlskirche.
• Bratislava: Explore Bratislava’s city centre. Take a walk through the charming squares and see the iconic Michael Tower.
• Prague: Led by your Local Specialist, explore the courtyards of Prague Castle with a visit to the splendid Gothic St Vitus Cathedral. Continue to the delightful Old Town Square and see the detailed 15th-century Astronomical Clock.
• Regensburg: Visit Regensburg and explore this enchanting UNESCO-listed town at your leisure. 
• Munich: During your orientation of Munich with your Travel Director, see the Munich Residenz, former home of the Bavarian royal family, the State Opera House, the ornate neo-Gothic Town Hall, the Hofbräuhaus, St Peter’s Church and the famous Marienplatz.
• Vaduz: Explore Vaduz, the capital city of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
• Lucerne: During an orientation with your Travel Director, see the Lion Monument, Old Town Hall and Chapel Bridge, the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe.
• Heidelberg: See the magnificent red sandstone castle ruins, overlooking the Old Town and Neckar River.
• Rhineland: Cruise beneath semi-ruined castles and terraced vineyards. Sleepy villages slip by as you saunter upstream to the Lorelei Rock where the enchantress lured sailors to their doom.
• Cologne Cathedral: The towering Cathedral of Cologne is an impressive introduction to this riverside city. 
• Amsterdam: Cruise along the old waterways with your Travel Director and fellow travellers. Discover the architectural gems of the old city, including mansions dating from the Golden Age of the 17th Century.

Discover UNESCO-listed Regensburg, a Danube trading hub lined with guild houses, arcades and the 12th-century Stone Bridge. Gothic pinnacles of St. Peter’s Cathedral rise above lanes that have scarcely changed since the Middle Ages.

Merchants, princes and craftsmen left their marks in frescoes and facades, while cafés now fill historic squares. It’s a compact masterpiece of medieval urbanism, perfect for photos and a leisurely wander.

Orient yourself in Bavaria’s capital around Marienplatz, where Neo-Gothic spires crown the Town Hall and the famous Glockenspiel chimes above bustling cafés. Trace elegant avenues toward the Residenz and lively market quarters.

Royal heritage and beer-garden conviviality coexist here, from onion-domed churches to broad boulevards planned by kings. Your Travel Director’s commentary highlights Munich’s blend of tradition, design and gemutlichkeit.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

Pause by tranquil Lake Trasimeno for a gentle walk within medieval walls that encircle this Umbrian gem. Narrow lanes open to water views where fishing boats bob beside stone quays and weathered towers mark the skyline.

Sense Italy’s slower rhythms in a village famed for lakeside life, Etruscan echoes and rustic kitchens. It’s an atmospheric interlude to soak in the lakeside atmosphere before Italy’s grand cities beckon.

Pay respects at the moving Lion Monument, carved into sandstone to honor Swiss Guards who fell in 1792. Continue to the timber-trussed Chapel Bridge, whose painted panels span the Reuss River against a backdrop of mountain peaks.

Medieval towers, lakeside promenades and painted guild houses reveal a city shaped by trade routes and confederate pride. Lucerne’s graceful setting invites lingering photographs at every turn.

Experience a classic Paris cabaret where glittering choreography, live music and feathered costumes fill a historic venue such as the Moulin Rouge or similar. Raise a glass of champagne as the stage erupts in color and precision.

From cancan kicks to torch-song ballads, the city’s flair for spectacle shines bright. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Walk the Atlantic seafront where aristocrats once summered, tracing the curve of the Grande Plage beneath the regal silhouette of the Hôtel du Palais. Surf rolls onto honey-colored sand while Belle Époque facades and palm-lined boulevards frame panoramic ocean views.

Hear how Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie transformed a fishing village into Europe’s chicest resort. From the lighthouse to the art-deco casino, Biarritz blends salt air, Basque character and seaside glamour in one breezy coastal tableau.

Join a guided panoramic tour to see the city’s icons, from the Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe to elegant river quays and views of the Eiffel Tower. Cross to the Left Bank for a stroll in the Latin Quarter, where lively bookshops and bistros line timeworn streets.

Absorb the intellectual spirit of the Sorbonne and glimpse Notre-Dame Cathedral as you explore lanes that echo with centuries of scholarship and debate. This experience blends orientation with richly textured Parisian atmosphere.

Step into the Loire countryside for a warm Be My Guest visit with the de Montferrier family on their working farm near the Château de Villandry. Share convivial conversation and regional flavors that celebrate the Loire Valley’s fertile gardens and vineyards.

Learn how local terroir shapes country recipes while hearing stories of rural life beside one of France’s most famous Renaissance châteaux. The setting, hospitality and seasonal dishes together offer a memorable taste of French art de vivre.

Visit the world-class Prado Museum, home to masterpieces by Velázquez and Goya alongside El Greco and Rubens. Your Local Specialist brings brushstrokes to life as you explore Spain’s royal collections and European art spanning the 12th to 20th centuries.

Continue with a panoramic sweep of the capital, gliding along the elegant Paseo de la Castellana to the Cibeles Fountain and the stately Royal Palace. Grand avenues, lavish squares and café culture reveal Madrid’s confident rhythm and urbane charm.

Explore Gaudí’s whimsical world along Passeig de Gràcia, admiring the rippling facades of Casa Batlló and La Pedrera. Continue to his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, whose spires and sculpted portals redefine sacred architecture from every angle.

Encounter the city’s Modernisme heritage in a mosaic of stone, iron and stained glass that captures Catalonia’s creative spirit. Organic curves, symbolic details and Mediterranean light make Barcelona a living gallery of visionary design.

Discover fragrance craftsmanship at the storied Fragonard Perfumery in the perfume capital of Grasse. Learn how nose-trained experts blend essences as you trace the journey from petal to perfume, surrounded by the aromas of rose centifolia and jasmine.

In vaulted rooms and light-filled ateliers, century-old know-how meets Côte d’Azur elegance. Bottles, labels and copper alembics reveal how the Riviera’s sun and soil have long nourished the art of crafting fine fragrances.

Stroll the rock-top lanes of Monaco-Ville to see the Prince’s Palace and the serene Monaco Cathedral, resting place of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier. Look out over the yacht-filled harbor and Monte Carlo’s glittering shoreline.

Between pale stone facades and clipped gardens, this tiny principality reveals centuries of Grimaldi rule and Riviera glamour in concentrated form. Royal tradition, sea views and cliff-edge panoramas create a distinctive Mediterranean vignette.

Visit the marble expanse of the Piazza dei Miracoli to admire the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, striped Duomo and the vast Baptistery. Romanesque arcs and luminous stonework glow against manicured lawns and Tuscan sky.

Hear how soil subsidence tilted the campanile and how generations of engineers safeguarded it. Sculpted pulpits, blind arcades and inlaid facades illustrate a medieval city’s wealth and maritime power on Italy’s western seaboard.

Walk Renaissance streets to the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and the Baptistery’s Gates of Paradise, then continue to Piazza della Signoria and the jewel-box arches of the Ponte Vecchio. Your Local Specialist illuminates art, politics and Medici intrigue.

Marble facades, bronze reliefs and open-air sculpture tell a story of civic pride and artistic genius. From guild power to humanist ideals, Florence presents its layered culture in every piazza and palazzo.

Explore the heart of Christendom in Vatican City, then cross the Tiber for sweeping views of St. Peter’s Square, the mighty Colosseum and Circus Maximus. Your Local Specialist reveals the layers of empire, papacy and piazza life.

From triumphal arches to Baroque fountains, Rome’s urban theatre unfolds in stone and story. Hear how ancient arenas, basilicas and cobbled lanes knit together two millennia of power, faith and spectacle.

Witness Venetian glassblowing as master artisans coax glowing cane into elegant forms, preserving skills passed down for centuries. Then board a private launch across the lagoon, gliding past palaces to the ceremonial heart of St. Mark’s Square.

See the Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs, the Basilica’s domes and the Campanile rising above arcaded cafés. Waterways, craft and Gothic tracery combine to showcase the Serenissima’s unique maritime soul.

Tour the grand Ringstrasse to admire the Vienna State Opera, Parliament and museums before walking the courtyards of the Hofburg Palace. Imperial facades and boulevards of the Habsburgs frame a city tuned to waltzes and café chatter.

Hear tales of emperors and empresses, from Maria Theresa to Franz Josef, while gilded statues and manicured parks reveal Vienna’s refined civic stage. Music, monarchy and modern life intersect in poised harmony.

Explore Bratislava’s pastel-hued core, passing Michael’s Gate and the lively Main Square with its fountains and facades. Then sit down at a favorite spot for a hearty local brewery lunch featuring Slovak specialities paired with crisp lagers.

Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau buildings tell of borderland fortunes along the Danube. Friendly hosts, comforting dishes and regional brews reveal the city’s unpretentious Central European warmth.

Walk the courtyards of Prague Castle and admire the soaring vaults of St. Vitus Cathedral before descending to the Old Town Square. Watch the famed Astronomical Clock mark the hour as facades glow in pastel hues.

From medieval towers to Baroque spires, Prague layers royal power and burgher pride in harmonious stone. Legends, marionettes and music spill from narrow lanes, creating a storybook city with real-world texture.

Pause in compact Vaduz, the alpine capital of Liechtenstein, to view tidy streets framed by mountains and the turreted silhouette of Vaduz Castle high above. Boutiques and cafés line a sculpture-dotted pedestrian zone.

This microstate’s prosperity and princely heritage come into focus amid clean design and alpine air. It’s a brief but revealing glimpse into one of Europe’s smallest sovereign nations.

Survey the red-sandstone ruins of Heidelberg Castle above the Neckar before boarding a leisurely Rhine River cruise from St. Goar to Boppard. Vine-clad slopes, half-timbered villages and turreted keeps slide past in storybook succession.

Glide beneath medieval strongholds and vineyards to the fabled Lorelei Rock, long said to lure sailors with song. This is the Rhine in full romantic mood—terraced vineyards and misty castle heights at every bend.

Stand beneath the twin spires of the Cologne Cathedral, a Gothic colossus that dominates the Rhine’s skyline. Step inside to admire stained-glass light and the soaring Gothic nave, where centuries of craftsmanship converge.

Learn how builders resumed work after long pauses, and how the Dom endured wartime damage. Pilgrimage, resilience and architectural ambition are etched into every buttress and tracery.

Get your bearings among gabled canal houses, crossing stone bridges to squares where cyclists glide past centuries-old facades. See Dam Square and the graceful curves of the Canal Belt (Grachtengordel) that shaped the mercantile Golden Age.

Merchant pride and tolerant traditions linger in tidy streets, hofjes courtyards and stepped-gables reflected in the water. Orientation complete, Amsterdam invites easy exploration by foot, bike or tram.

Drift through Amsterdam’s waterways on a glass-roofed canal cruise, savoring dinner as Golden Age mansions glide by at eye level. Arched bridges and illuminated warehouses create a floating gallery of reflection and light.

Glance up to the Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) and rows of tilting canal houses, their hoisting beams still in place. The city’s history, trade and everyday life unfold in companionable scenes under the city lights.

Trace the storied Running of the Bulls route with a Local Expert, from narrow lanes to the sweep of Plaza del Castillo. Along the way, pause to savor classic tapas and sangria in convivial Basque-Navarrese bars.

Festive lore and Hemingway tales mingle with architectural gems and lively plazas. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Journey to hilltop Toledo, a mosaic of Christian, Jewish and Islamic heritage. Admire the skyline crowned by the Alcázar and Gothic Cathedral, and explore lanes linked to El Greco, sword-making and damascene artistry.

Marble columns, Mudejar arches and sun-warmed stone trace Spain’s convivencia past. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Feel the heartbeat of Andalusian art at a live flamenco performance, where guitar, palmas and heelwork ignite the stage. Between sets, enjoy a generous buffet dinner showcasing Spanish flavors.

From soulful laments to rapid-fire footwork, passion is the storyline. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Explore Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a fortified village of cobbles, fountains and flower-draped stone. Walk the ramparts and browse artist studios and galleries that once lured Chagall and friends to this perfumed perch.

Sunlit squares and shuttered facades epitomize Provencal charm, with views stretching to the sea. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Wander San Gimignano, its medieval skyline pricked by soaring stone towers. Meander through cobbled lanes, piazzas and artisan shops as Tuscany’s countryside unfurls in every direction.

Nicknamed Italy’s “Medieval Manhattan,” the town preserves a proud past of rival families and trade. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Ascend a nearby summit on an alpine peak excursion, riding an aerial cableway or cogwheel train to panoramic terraces. Gaze over lakes, forests and snow-dusted summits while mountain air sharpens every view.

Enjoy time for photos, a warm drink and vistas stretching across the Swiss heartland. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, weather permitting.

Glide through the City of Light on a guided evening drive, tracing grand boulevards from the Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe to the riverside sheen of the Eiffel Tower. Watch café terraces glow and the Seine’s bridges shimmer as Paris reveals its theatrical night-time soul.

Hear stories of Haussmann’s vision and 19th-century grandeur while you pass palaces, squares and elegant facades. Lantern-lit vistas and wide vistas over the Seine create perfect moments to pause for photos and reflection amid Paris’s luminous pageantry.

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