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Location
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# of
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Tour
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England,
France, Switzerland & Italy
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15 |
Brendan |
Sightseeing in London
includes the Royal Albert hall, Big Ben, Kensington Palace, Westminster Abbey & the River Thames. From
there, cross the Channel, see the Arc de Triomphe, Opera, Madeleine, Louvre, Champs-Elysees, the Eiffel Tower
& Notre Dame. Skirt the Fontainebleau Forest and see the Lion Monument. On the way to Venice, go through
St. Gotthard Pass, then take a private boat along the Guidecca Canal. Italian highlights include St.
Mark's Basilica, Doges Palace, Venetian glass blowers, Pisa, Tuscany, Florence, Rome and the Colosseum.
Optional Pompeii tour. |
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Holland
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7 |
Brendan |
This wonderful tour starts
with the Aalsmeer Flower Auction, Azznse Schans, where you will get your first close-up of a windmill &
learn how the Dutch make their wooden shoes & cheeses. Later, visit the 19-mile Barrier Dam, the
Royal Palace of Het Loo, the Netherlands Open Air Museum & airborne Museum where you will relive events
from World War II. Continue on to the country's only surviving pewter factory, WaterLand, the Euromast
Tower, Royal Delft Pottery Factory, the Hague & Peace Palace. You will also visit Rijksmuseum and a
major diamond center before heading home. |
| Grand Tour of
Italy |
19 |
Trafalgar Tours |
Italy at it's best! Sightseeing
highlights include St. Peter's Basilica, the Forum & the Colosseum in Rome, a magnificent drive through
the Abruzzi mountains, visit Monte Sant Angelo in the Gargano Peninsula, Alberobello-also known as Trulli,
the Basilica and Piazza del Duomo in Lecce. In Sorrento, see the Piazza Tasso, the Gardens of Caesar
Agustus and the Piazzetta in the Isle of Capri, have a guided tour of the excavations of Pompeii, Monte
Cassino, the St. Francis Basilica and Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi. In Ravenna, visit the Church
of St. Apollinaris in Classe, take a Canal cruise in Venice where you will also view St. Mark's Square, the
Byzantine Basilica, Doges' Palace and a glass-blowing factory, the premier ski resort of Cortina D'Ampezzo,
the Roman Arena & Juliet's balcony in Verona, the Neptune's Fountain and the 'Kissing' Towers in
Bologna. You will also see the gothic Duomo and La Scala Opera House in Milan, see the Carthusian Abbey
in Pavia, Portofino on the Italian Riviera, visit the Square of Miracles and view the Cathedral, Leaning
Tower and Baptistry in Pisa, see the Duomo, Santa Croce Basilica & Baptistry and Piazzale Michelangelo in
Florence. Visit San Gimignano-the hilltop "medieval Manhattan", Siena-the perfect medieval city
& home of the Palio horse race and the elegant spa-town of Chianciano
Terme. |
| Italy
Italian Holiday
Holiday plus Cruise
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8
15
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Trafalgar
Tours
Optional 7 day Italian & Greek Cruise
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Highlights
of this magnificent holiday include sightseeing in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, the Forum &
Colusseum. In Venice, take a canal cruise, view St. Mark's Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doges' Palace, the
Bridge of Sighs and a glass-blowing factory. In Florence, sights include the Duomo, Signoria Square,
Santa Croce Basilica and Baptistry, and a panoramic view of Piazzale Michelangelo.
Optional 7 day Italian & Greek Cruise
is aboard the Royal Olympic's first class ship, the MTS Triton. Optional Shore Excursions are:
Messina, Taormina, Delphi, Athens, Mykonos, Ephesus, Patmos & Akrotiki. |
Portugal
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12 |
Brendan |
In Lisbon, you will see the
Belem Tower & Jeronimo's Monastery, with the tomb of Vasco de Gama. From there, visit medieval
Obidos, Alcobaca, the Church of Santa Maria Monastery, built in the 12th century, the tomb of King Pedro I
and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. you will also see the Convent of Christ, the Roman ruins of
Conimbriga, the museum and drive throuth the Bucaco Forest. From there, head to Palacio de Mateus,
Viseu & Evora, classified as a World Heritage Site. Visit the Ossuary Chapel, the promontory of
Sagres, where Henry the Navigator lived, Setubal & Algarve. |
Spain
Spanish Discovery
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10 |
Trafalgar
Tours |
In Madrid you will see the
Puerta del Sol, Cibeles Fountain and the Plaza Espana. Visit the Toledo where you will tour the Synagogue,
the church of Santo Tome, view the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In the the Moorish city of Granada see the
spectacular Alhambra Palace, then on to Costa del Sol. From there, you will see the Rock of Gibralter and the
Jerez countryside. In Seville, see the Bell Tower and the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Drive through
the Valley of the Guadaquivir to Cordoba, where you will visit the Mosque of the Caliphs & the medieval
synagogue. Cross the planes of La mancha to Puerto Lapice where according to tradition, Don Quizote was
dubbed Knight by one of the local innkeepers. |
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Switzerland
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9
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Brendan |
This fabulous trip starts in
Zurich and continues on to Liechtenstein, passing through Julier pass on the way to St. Moritz. From
there, you will go to Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore and into the Swiss Valais, renowned for excellent wines and
great mountain resorts. An optional ride on Europe's highest rack-railway to Gornergrat for a panoramic
view of the Alps, including the Matterhorn, is suggested. Visit Chillon Castle, Berne, the popular Bear
Pit, Lucerne and the Lion Monument. An optional Rhine Cruise is available sailing from Basle.
Optional Shore excursions are available in Strasbourg, Speyer, Heidelberg, Boppard and Cologne, before ending
the cruise in Dusseldorf. |
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