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Day 00º (Wednesday 05 March): AMERICA
Departure by intercontinental flight to Paris.
Day 01º (Thursday 06 March ): PARIS
Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free day. Paris, the City of Light. Lodging.
Day 02 (Friday, March 07): PARIS
Buffet breakfast. Panoramic tour with local guide of the city of Paris: the Opera, the Musée d'Orsay, the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, the Invalides, etc.. Then, as an option, we can take a spectacular boat ride on the Seine River aboard the famous “Bateaux Mouches” (Bateaux Mouches ride included in the Europack). Afterwards, we recommend an optional lunch in a bistro in Montmartre known as the “Quartier des Painters” (Lunch included in the Europack). Free afternoon. This afternoon, we recommend an optional visit to the Eiffel Tower (climb to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower included in the Europack). Overnight.
Day 03 (Saturday, March 08): PARIS
Buffet breakfast. Free day to continue touring this beautiful city. In the morning we recommend an optional excursion to Versailles visiting the Great Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Mirrors, and stroll through the French-style gardens. Afternoon Free In the evening, we suggest to go to an optional night show of Cabaret typical of the Parisian night. Overnight.
Day 04 (Sunday, March 09): PARIS / STRASBOURG / ZURICH (713 km.)
Buffet breakfast. Departure to Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament, is an impressive city where French culture and German culture are mixed. Free time to stroll through its typical streets and contemplate its impressive cathedral. Free time for lunch. Departure to Zurich, fascinating metropolis on the shores of the lake overlooking the Alps. Arrival and overnight in the surroundings.
Day 05 (Monday, March 10): ZURICH / LUCERNE / MILAN (296 km.)
Buffet breakfast. Departure to Lucerne, city located on the edge of Lake Lucerne. Free time to explore this magnificent city and admire its famous Chapel Bridge and the famous sculpture on the rock wall of the Wounded Lion. We recommend an optional excursion to Mount Pilatus, located in the heart of the Alps, we will go up by cable car to 2,132 meters to admire an exceptional panorama of Lake Lucerne. Free time for lunch. We will continue our tour leaving Switzerland and entering Italy, with destination Milan, arriving in the afternoon. Overnight.
Day 06 (Tuesday, March 11): MILAN / LAKE DI GARDA / VERONA / VENICE (345 Km.)
Buffet breakfast. Today we will approach the center of Milan where we will have a brief free time to visit its fascinating Gothic Cathedral in the square that bears his name Duomo di Milano, and stroll through the Galleria di Vittorio Emanuele II. Departure from Milan to Lago di Garda, on the shores of which we find such beautiful towns as Sirmione. Free time for lunch (lunch in a typical restaurant included in the Europack). We will then continue our journey to Verona, where we will be able to visit the Arena and relive the beautiful and romantic story of Romeo and Juliet. Continuation to Venice (Mestre). Arrival and overnight.
Day 07 (Wednesday, March 12): VENICE / FLORENCE (258 km.)
Buffet breakfast. Transfer to take the Vaporetto that will take us to St. Mark's Square. Walking tour with local guide through the Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, ending at a glass factory, where we can observe the art of glass blowing. Optional lunch in a typical restaurant in the center (Lunch included in the Europack). Free time in which we recommend an optional ride on the famous Venetian Gondolas (Gondola ride included in the Europack). Continuation to Florence, arrival and overnight.
Day 08 (Thursday, March 13): FLORENCE
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour of Florence, starting at Michelangelo's belvedere, where we will enjoy a spectacular view of the whole city. Walking tour with local guide visiting the main sites: Piazza del Duomo, where the Cathedral of Florence is located and the impressive dome of Brunelleschi, the Campanile of Giotto and the Battistero di San Giovanni. We will continue to the Ponte Vecchio, the most charming place in all of Florence passing through Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio. Free time for lunch on your own (Lunch included in the Europack). We recommend you to walk through its wonderful streets and optionally visit some of its great museums. Accommodation
Day 09 (Friday, March 14): FLORENCE / PISA / SIENA / ROME (446 km.)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Pisa to visit the famous Leaning Tower located in Piazza dei Miracoli next to the Cathedral and the Baptistery. Free time and departure to Siena, the jewel of Tuscany, with its Piazza del Campo where every year the traditional horse races are held during the Palio Festival. Free time in Siena before continuing our route to Rome. Arrival and overnight.
Day 10 (Saturday, March 15): ROME
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we will take the panoramic tour with local guide of the city where we will enjoy its streets and avenues, passing through the most important places: Venice Square, Via Venetto, the Roman Forums, The Colosseum (exterior), Arch of Constantine, St. Angelo's Castle, etc. We recommend to continue discovering the charms of this city and optionally visit the Vatican Museums, where we will be amazed by the famous Sistine Chapel and the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica (Visit to the Vatican Museums included in the Europack). Free time for lunch (Lunch included in the Europack). Free afternoon where we recommend an optional visit to Baroque Rome including the Trevi Fountain. Accommodation
Day 11 (Sunday, March 16): ROME
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Free day to continue touring this fascinating city or take an optional excursion. We recommend an optional visit to Naples and Capri. A trip to enjoy the Gulf of Naples and one of the most beautiful and famous islands. Capri enchants for its wonderful natural beauties, its millenary history, its mild climate and its luminous landscape. Accommodation
Day 12 (Monday, March 17): ROME / MONACO / BLUE COAST (725 km.)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure early in the morning to reach the Principality of Monaco, City of Princes. Walking tour of the city, a real open-air museum, including the Casino Square, unique in the world. Continue to the Côte d'Azur. Overnight stay.
Day 13 (Tuesday, March 18): Côte d'Azur / BARCELONA (672 km.)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure to travel along the French coast along the Gulf of Lions, crossing the Pyrenees, and arrive in Barcelona, a city that has a fascinating history. Overnight stay.
Day 14 (Wednesday, March 19): BARCELONA
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we will take a panoramic tour of Barcelona with a local guide, passing by the Sagrada Familia (outside), the Diagonal, Paseo de Gracia, Las Ramblas, the Gothic Quarter, Plaza de España, the Agbar Tower -designed by Jean Nouvel- and the mountain of Montjuic from where we will have an impressive panoramic view of the city and the port. Optional lunch at the Olympic Port (Lunch at the Olympic Port included in the Europack). Free afternoon to stroll around the city. We recommend an optional visit to the Sagrada Familia or Camp Nou. Overnight.
Day 15 (Thursday, March 20): BARCELONA / VALENCIA / MADRID (625 km.)
Buffet breakfast and departure to Valencia, a city with more than two thousand years of history and, since it was founded in 138 BC, was home to Romans, Visigoths and Muslims. Free time to visit its historic center, where the impressive Cathedral, built on an ancient Roman temple that was later a mosque, the Miguelete tower, Plaza de la Reina, meeting point of the Valencians, the Silk Palace or the Central Market, one of the largest in Europe. In the afternoon, continuation to Madrid. Overnight in Madrid.
Day 16 (Friday, March 21): MADRID
Buffet breakfast. Panoramic city tour with local guide, Puerta de Alcalá, Retiro Park, Plaza de Colón, Plaza de la Cibeles, Gran Vía and Plaza del Callao. We suggest an optional visit to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (Visit included in the Europack). Free afternoon. Optional visit to Toledo with lunch (Visit and lunch included in the Europack). Overnight stay.
Day 17 (Saturday, March 22): MADRID
Buffet breakfast. Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return flight.
EUROPACK (07 Meals + 06 Visits) - To be added as optional supplement.
MEALS
- Lunch in Montmartre
- Lunch in Sirmione
- Lunch in Venice
- Lunch in Florence
- Lunch in Rome
- Lunch in Barcelona
- Lunch in Toledo
VISITS
- Ascent of the Eiffel Tower 2nd floor
- Bateaux Parisiens ride on the Seine River
- Gondola ride
- Visit Vatican Museums
- Visit Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
- Excursion to Toledo
