Eropa Tour 11 Days

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile

 

European Delight Tour

11 day tour from US$2350.00* 

 

Day 1

ARRIVE ROME (2 nights)

Welcome to Rome! After check-in, time to relax before meeting your Tour Director and fellow .

Hotel: Aran Park (F)

 

Day 2

ROME SIGHTSEEING AND AT LEISURE

Your sightseeing tour with a local expert includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica where you see the moving Pieta sculpture, one of the masterpieces of Michelangelo. Later you will have the opportunity to overlook the Forum, the mighty Colosseum and Circus Maximus, before time at leisure.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

 

Day 3

ROME - SIENA - FLORENCE (2 nights)

This morning takes you northwards through the Chianti wine-producing region to the beautiful medieval town of Siena. Take a stroll through the cobbled streets to the spacious Campo Square where the colourful Palio horse race takes place every year. There is time to walk up to the black and white striped cathedral or to shop for attractive ceramic pottery before leaving for the region of the great Renaissance city of Florence, where you dine in your hotel tonight.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Novotel Firenze Nord (F)

 

Day 4

FLORENCE AT LEISURE

Today drive to the Renaissance city of Florence where, after a visit to Piazzale Michelangelo to enjoy spectacular views of the city, there is time on your own to visit Piazza Signoria, the Duomo and Giotto's Bell Tower. Then free time to shop for high quality leather goods and 18-carat gold jewellery.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

 

Day 5

FLORENCE - CLASSE - VENICE (2 nights)

Enjoy a scenic drive over the forested Apennines via Forli to the region of Ravenna. Stop to visit the Basilica of Saint Apollinaris in Classe with its stunning colourful Byzantine mosaics. Then continue along the Strada Romea through a section of the Po Delta and past ‘fisherman’s Venice,' the town of Chioggia, to the waterbound city of Venice, built on over 118 islands in the lagoon.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Park Hotel Villa Fiorita (MF)

 

Day 6

VENICE ORIENTATION AND AT LEISURE

$name the sights and sounds of this Byzantine city on canals as you enjoy a cruise by private boat to St. Mark’s Square, seeing the Palladian Churches of the Redeemer and St. George as well as the Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and part of the Grand Canal. Later stroll across St. Mark’s Square, with time to admire the Basilica and its campanile, to visit one of the oldest Murano glass workshops on the island. Here you will witness a demonstration of glass–blowing by one of the few remaining craftsmen able to create beautiful objects out of molten crystal. There is still time to take an optional cruise across the lagoon to discover the island of Burano and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

 

Day 7

VENICE - VERONA - LUCERNE (2 nights)

Today drive westwards across the Veneto plains and stop in Shakespeare’s Verona to see the Roman arena and Juliet’s balcony. Continue past the commercial of Milan and head north to the Italian and Swiss Lake Districts via Como and Lugano. Then take the scenic alpine St. Gotthard route into central Switzerland and to picturesque lakeside Lucerne which lies right at the heart of central Switzerland in the region where the first Swiss cantons or states were established in medieval times.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Postillon (MF)

 

Day 8

LUCERNE ORIENTATION AND AT LEISURE

This morning your orientation tour shows you the poignant Lion Monument, which commemorates the heroism of the Swiss guards during the French Revolution, and the wooden Chapel Bridge. Then there is free time to take an exhilarating mountain excursion or shop for Swiss watches and chocolate! Or maybe take a stroll beside the lake or explore the quaint old town with its pretty flower bedecked squares and fortified watch towers.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

 

Day 9

LUCERNE - PARIS (2 nights)

This morning after breakfast, head to the French border past Belfort and the remains of the Maginot Line. From here your journey continues into the wine-producing region of Burgundy to view the Savigny-Lès-Beaune vineyards before arriving in lively Paris. Your evening is free to do as you please so why not enjoy one of Paris’ great cabaret shows including the famous ‘ can –can’!

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Garden Court St. Ouen (MF)

 

Day 10

PARIS SIGHTSEEING AND AT LEISURE

Views of the Eiffel Tower, Champs Èlysées, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral and more all feature on the morning guided sightseeing tour. Then time is your own to stroll along the banks of the Seine or to admire the works of the great masters in the Louvre. Tonight why not enjoy a delicious dinner in a cosy Parisian bistro and a dazzling tour of the illuminations by night?

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

 

Day 11

PARIS - LONDON

Today travel north through France, passing World War I battlefields, to reach the English Channel where you take the ferry to the port of Dover with its famous White Cliffs. Reaching London it is time to bid farewell to your Tour Director and new-found friends as your European tour comes to an end.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

 

What's Included

Sightseeing Highlights

• Rome Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum, Colosseum and Circus Maximus plus visits St. Peter's Basilica.
• Siena Visit the medieval city and see the Palio Square.
• Florence Panoramic view of the city from Piazzale Michelangelo.
• Classe Visit Church of St. Apollinaris in Classe.
• Venice Cruise by private boat to St. Mark's Square. Visit a traditional glass-blowing factory.
• Verona Walk to see the Roman Arena and Juliet's balcony.
• Lucerne Orientation including the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge.
• Savigny Les Beaune View the vineyards.
• Paris Sightseeing includes views of Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Champs Élysées.
• Dover See the White Cliffs.

Dining Highlights

• 10 buffet breakfasts
  
• 4 three-course dinners
  

First Class Travel Highlights

• Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
• All hotel service charges, taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included.
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
• The services of a Trafalgar Representative if you stay at the recommended London hotel.
• Specialised local guide in Rome and Paris.
• Cross-channel transportation.
• A stylish wallet, travel documents and Welcome on Tour book with map.
• Complimentary drop off if you stay at Trafalgar's recommended London hotel booked through Trafalgar on the day of return of the coach tour.
• Rome Fiumicino Airport transfer is provided on Day 10.

 

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- Hotel Class Key: D: Deluxe  SF: Superior First Class  F: First Class