Main Info
FANTASY IN EUROPE
Duration 17 days
NIGHTS: Madrid 3. Barcelona 1. Nice 1. Rome 3. Florence 1. Venice 1. Zurich 1. Paris 3. Bordeaux 1.
FROM $1,740 USD
Departure on Thursdays.
IT INCLUDES:
– Transfer: Arrival in Madrid.
– Luxury coach with WI-FI, free.
– Accompanying guide.
– Visit with a local guide in Madrid, Rome, Florence, Venice and Paris.
– Daily buffet breakfast.
– Tourist insurance.
– Travel bag.
– Municipal Taxes in Barcelona, France and Italy.
*Additional charges may apply in high season.
**Does not include international flights.
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ITINERARY
Day 1 AMERICA-MADRID
Departure on an intercontinental flight to Madrid. Night on board.
Day 2 MADRID
Arrival at Madrid-Barajas international airport. Assistance and transfer to the hotel. Accomodation and the rest of the day free.
Day 3 MADRID
Hotel and breakfast. In the morning, panoramic tour of the city with a wide tour through its most important avenues, squares and buildings: Gran Vía, Cibeles and the City Hall, Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza de España, Plaza de Oriente where the Royal Palace is located, Santiago Bernabéu, Plaza Castilla…. Rest of the day free for shopping or personal activities. We recommend an optional excursion to the monumental city of Toledo.
Day 4 MADRID-ZARAGOZA-BARCELONA (662 kms)
Breakfast. Departure to Saragossa. Brief stop to see the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar, Patron Saint of Hispanic Heritage. Later continuation to Barcelona. Brief panoramic tour of the city through its famous avenues, to admire the contrast between the medieval part and Catalan modernism, knowing its most representative buildings, Casas Batlló, Amatller, Morera, Milá, Sagrada Familia… Accommodation.
Day 5 BARCELONA-NIZA (665 kms)
Breakfast. Departure to cross the French border and bordering the Côte d’Azur and crossing the region of French Provence, we will arrive in Nice, capital of the Côte d’Azur and one of the most important tourist centers in the area. Accommodation. Possibility of participating in an optional excursion to get to know the Principality of Monaco visiting the historical part as well as the hill of Monte Carlo where its famous casino is located.
Day 6 NICE-PISA-ROME (710 kms)
Breakfast. Departure by the incomparable highway of flowers, towards Pisa to see the Square of Miracles, where we can contemplate the monumental complex made up of the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the Campanile, the famous Leaning Tower. Continuation to Rome. Accommodation.
Day 7 ROME
Hotel and breakfast. First thing in the morning we will begin our panoramic tour of Imperial Rome with the Imperial Forums, Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Baths of Caracalla, Circus Maximus… At the end of the visit we will attend the PAPAL AUDIENCE (if the Holy Father is in the Vatican). Rest of the morning to optionally visit the famous Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, with Michelangelo’s frescoes and the interior of St. Peter’s Basilica, all using our exclusive reservations, which will avoid long waits at the entrance. In the afternoon you can make an optional visit to Baroque Rome, with its famous fountains, squares and papal palaces, from which the Papal States were governed.
Day 8 ROME
Hotel and breakfast. Free day for personal activities, in which we recommend, optionally, the excursion to Naples, with a brief panoramic tour. Capri, mythical island that captivated the Roman Emperors, for its natural beauty and Pompeii, an ancient Roman city buried by the ashes of the Vesuvius volcano in the year 79, to discover the best archaeological remains.
Day 9 ROME-FLORENCE (275 kms)
Breakfast. Depart for Tuscany and arrive in its capital, Florence. Walking tour of this city, overflowing with Art, History and Culture, where great artists such as Michelangelo or Dante Alighieri passed. We will get to know its important architectural jewels: the Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiori, with its beautiful Campanile and the Baptistery with the famous Gates of Paradise by Ghiberti, the Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio… Accommodation.
Day 10º FLORENCE-VENICE (256 kms)
Breakfast. Departure to the beautiful city of Venice. We will arrive at the Tronchetto to board for Saint Mark’s Square, where we will begin our panoramic walking tour of this unique city built on 118 islands with romantic bridges and canals, admiring the magnificent façade of Saint Mark’s Basilica, its Bell Tower, the Doge’s Palace , the famous Bridge of Sighs… Free time. Possibility of taking an optional Gondola ride through the canals and an exclusive navigation through the Venetian Lagoon. Accommodation.
Day 11º VENICE-LUCERNE-ZURICH (590 kms)
Breakfast. Departure to cross the border with Switzerland and arrive in Lucerne, a medieval city located on the shores of the Lake of the Four Cantons, famous for its beautiful wooden bridge, one of the oldest in Europe. Leisure. Optionally you can make an excursion to the Klewenalp-Stockhütte alpine region (1,593 meters), ascending in the longest aerial cable car in Central Switzerland, which will take us to the heart of the Alps. Continuation to Zurich, an important financial center of Switzerland. Accommodation.
Day 12º ZURICH-BASEL-PARIS (595 kms)
Breakfast. Departure to the cultural city of Basel, located on the banks of the Rhine River. Short free time. Once we cross the border with France we will continue our trip to Paris. Accommodation. This first night you can take an optional visit to Paris Illuminated to get acquainted with the beautiful French capital.
Day 13 PARIS
Hotel and breakfast. In the morning, panoramic tour of the City of Light to see its most emblematic places such as Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, City Island with the imposing Church of Notre Dame, National Palace of the Invalides where the Napoleon’s tomb, with a brief stop on the Champs de Mars to photograph the Eiffel Tower. In the afternoon we recommend an optional excursion to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, declared a World Heritage Site, to see its imposing architecture and beautiful gardens. At night, you can optionally attend the Lido de Paris, one of the most famous shows in the world.
Day 14 PARIS
Accommodation and breakfast. Free day for personal activities. We recommend, in the morning, taking an optional excursion, visiting the Montmartre neighborhood or Latin Quarter and a cruise on the Seine River, or an optional full-day excursion to the city of Bruges, in Belgium, where you can enjoy a cruise through the canals, in this romantic city, in summer and in winter it will be replaced by a visit to the Medieval Town Hall.
Day 15 PARIS-BLOIS-LOIRE VALLEY-BORDEAUX (574 kms)
Breakfast. Departure to the fertile Loire Valley, with a stop in Blois, an emblematic city for its beautiful castle, with the most representative Renaissance façade in the valley. Continuation via Tours and Poitiers until reaching Bordeaux, the capital of Aquitaine and a World Heritage Site, an important wine region. Accommodation.
Day 16 BORDEAUX-MADRID (693 kms)
Breakfast. Departure towards the Spanish border and entering the north of Spain, via San Sebastián and Burgos, we will arrive at the capital of Spain, Madrid. Accommodation.
Day 17 MADRID
Breakfast and end of our services. Possibility of extending your stay in Spain or participating in a circuit through Andalusia or Portugal.
Note: During the celebration of Fairs, Congresses and Vinitech, the accommodation may be diverted to towns near Barcelona and Bordeaux.
Prices from March 23 according to our 2023/24 Programming.
Contact us for more information:
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