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This Italian Splendor vacation is the perfect way to explore Italy if you have only a short time. Your trip starts in Rome with a welcome dinner with wine in a local restaurant. Your guided sightseeing tour of Rome includes a visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Travel to Venice, enter by private boat and visit St. Mark’s Square. On the way to Lake Garda, stop in Romeo & Juliet’s Verona for a walking tour and to take pictures of Juliet’s balcony. Then, enter the Valpolicella wine area for your overnight stay. Next is Florence, Cradle of the Renaissance, where you can admire Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square. Your tour then returns to Rome. But first, ride a modern funicular through the forbidding ramparts of the town of Orvieto, perched high atop a volcanic rock. An Italian vacation to be remembered! |
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This is one of our most popular Europe trips. This wonderful European vacation starts with two nights in Rome, where you enjoy a special welcome dinner with wine at a lively Roman restaurant. You also stop in major cities like Florence, Venice, Lucerne, and Paris. All major cities include a sightseeing tour with a Local Guide, so you can see and experience the “must-see” features, such as St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, and the Colosseum in Rome; Michelangelo’s David in Florence; St. Mark’s Square in Venice; the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris; and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. From Italy, cross the border into subtropical Lugano in Switzerland, then drive straight through the Alps via the ten-mile St. Gotthard Tunnel and William Tell country to picture-book Lucerne. In Lucerne, enjoy a relaxing two-night stay including a walking tour and plenty of time to shop, climb a mountain by cable car, take a cruise on the fjord-like lake, or just rest before traveling to Paris. In Paris, the traditional climax of every European vacation, admire the most famous sights on your guided sightseeing tour. See Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, and ride up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower for spectacular views of Paris. Finally, after two nights in Paris, board the Eurostar train for a smooth ride to London. Your European vacation ends with two nights in London and a guided sightseeing tour of London’s famous landmarks. This is a wonderful vacation any time you want to see the most popular cities of Europe. |
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Our most popular Britain vacation offers you the absolute best of this great land. Your trip starts in London with visits to St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Changing of the Guard, if held. See all the famous landmarks in London before taking a special walk through the ornamental gardens of Hampton Court Palace. Then venture on to Stonehenge and Bath, where you see the Roman excavations. Visit Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon before traveling to picturesque Llangollen in North Wales, home of an annual international contest for poets and musicians. On to Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, to tour the famous Edinburgh Castle and the Queen’s Holyrood Palace. The next day, tour Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford House. A walking tour of the medieval city of York, plus visits to unique Belvoir Castle and the market town of Stamford, complete this magnificent Britain vacation. |
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