Europe at its Best

Welcome to the eternal city of Rome. Meet your coach and head to the city centre where you will meet your guide for an afternoon tour to discover this magnificent city. Explore the magnificence Baroque Rome. Highlights include: Piazza di Spagna, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, built on the site of the Roman Stadium of Domitian, Piazza Campo de’Fiori, and visits to the Pantheon. Some time at leisure and transfer back to your hotel and overnight at hotel. (B)

After breakfast meet your guide for a visit to the Vatican City including. Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel where you can marvel at the wonderful ceiling art by Michael Angelo, and visit St. Peter's Basilica. Early afternoon head to Frascati, this is is one of the hilltop towns collectively known as the Castelli Romani. The town itself has a charming historic center, and an impressive view overlooking Rome. Frascati is famous for its white wine, and its villas. You then head on to Tivoli where you will visit two unique locations: Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este. Hadrians Villa is where the Emperor chose to build his residence outside the city in a place rich in water. You will then head to Villa d’Este which is one of the most beautiful Renaissance Villas in Italy. You then head back to Rome. Overnight at hotel (B)

After breakfast check out and head towards the picturesque area of Tuscany to Florence. Enroute stop at Pisa to marvel at the world-famous leaning tower of Pisa and then after lunch head to Florence. Meet your guide for a short walking tour of the historic center of Florence. Highlights include Duomo and Giotto’s Bell Tower, Piazza della Signoria with Palazzo Vecchio and the Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful 14th-century covered bridge; visits to Uffizi Gallery the home of Renaissance art, here are the masterpieces by Michelangelo, Raphael, Titan, Donatello and many more. Transfer to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Florence (B)

After breakfast head to the striking city of Verona the idyllic setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Meet your local guide for a 2 and half hour walking tour. The tour will include the Arena from the outside, Juliet’s court, Romeos house and the street where Mercutio was killed. During the walking tour, you will walk the castle walls, see the historic churches and observe the well-preserved medieval buildings. After lunch head towards the scenic town of Innsbruck in Austria where you will have a short panoramic tour including the famous Maria Teresa Square and the Golden Roof Overnight ( B)

After breakfast head towards Lucerne. Upon arrival you will have an orientation tour of this beautiful medieval town, including the famous 14th century Chapel bridge, the Lion Monument and the Jesuite church. After some free time you will head to Zurich. Zurich is located in north central Switzerland you will see how Zurich is famous as a major financial center and where all the leadings banks are situated! Explore this lovely city and explore the Frauenmunster Cathedral, The Munsterplatz , The twin-spired Grossmunster Cathedral and then an opportunity to stroll along the Bahnhofstrasse .Overnight at hotel ( B)

After breakfast this morning head towards Freiburg. Freiburg is an old medieval university town in the Black Forest region of Germany. The old town is full of cobbled streets cabled houses, a visit to Freiburg would be incomplete without a visit to a cuckoo clock factory. You then head to Strasbourg. Strasbourg is the capital city of the Grand Est region, formerly Alsace, in northeastern France on the border to Germany. Overnight at hotel (B)

After breakfast meet your guide for an orientation tout of Strasbourg which is the formal seat of the European Parliament. You will visit the town and discover the Notre Dame Catherdrale, the Unesco listed Grand Ile, The Palais Rohan During your tour you will see the small canals and the covered bridges. You will stroll the small cobbled streets of La Petit France. You then head to the amazing city of Paris. Upon arrival you will experience this romantic city with a cruise on the river seine. This will be followed by an illumination tour where you will experience the mighty Eiffel tower in all its glory. Transfer back to the hotel and overnight

After breakfast check out of the hotel and meet your local guide. You continue your introduction of this amazing metropolis with a half day guided city tour taking you through the famous grand boulevards ‘the Champs Elysees’, the Arche de Triomphe, the famous Opera Garnier, the Grand Cathedral of Notre Dame and Louvre Museum. You then have some time at leisure and then transfer to the airport for your flight back home.