ITINERARY
DAY 00. Wednesday 18 December. LIMA- PARIS
Departure by intercontinental flight to Madrid. Overnight on board.
DAY 01. Thursday 19 December. PARIS
Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Day at leisure. Paris, the City of Light. Lodging.
DAY 02. Friday, December 20. PARIS
Buffet breakfast. Panoramic tour with local guide of the city of Paris: the Opera, the Orsay Museum, the Concorde Square, the Champs Elysées, 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 Parisiens" (Bateaux Parisiens 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 21 December. 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. Lodging.
DAY 04. Sunday, December 22. PARIS / STRASBOURG / ZURICH (713 km)
Buffet breakfast. Departure to Strasbourg, seat of the European Parliament, is an impressive city where French 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 23 December. ZURICH / LUCERNE / MILAN (296 km)
Buffet breakfast. Departure to Lucerne, a 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 ascend 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. Lodging.
DAY 06. Tuesday, December 24. MILAN / LAGO 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 the 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 accommodation.
DAY 07. Wednesday, December 25. VENICE / FLORENCE (414 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 26 December. FLORENCE
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Panoramic tour of Florence, we will start by the Miguel Ángel view, where we will enjoy a spectacular view of the whole city. Walk with a local guide to the main sights: Piazza del Duomo, where the Florentine Cathedral and the impressive Brunelleschi dome, the Giotto Campanile and the Battistero di San Giovanni are located. We will continue to Ponte Vecchio, the most charming place in Florence through Piazza della Signoria and the Palazzo Vecchio. Free time for lunch on your own (Lunch included in the Europack) We recommend you to tour its wonderful streets and visit optionally one of its major museums. Accommodation
DAY 09. Friday 27 December. FLORENCE / PISA / Siena / ROME (446 km)
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Departure to Pisa, to see the famous inclined tower located in the Piazza dei Miracoli next to the cathedral and the Baptistery. Free time and departure to Siena, the jewel of Tuscany, with its Plaza 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 accommodation.
DAY 10. Saturday 28 December. ROMA
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Today we will make 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 Coliseum (outer), Arch of Constantine, the Castle of St. Angel, etc. We recommend continuing to discover the charms of this city and optionally visit the Vatican Museums, where you will be surprised by the famous Sistine Chapel and the exterior of the Basilica of St. Peter. (Visita a los Museos Vaticanos incluida en el Europack). Free time for lunch. (Almuerzo incluido en el Europack) Free afternoon where we recommend an optional visit to the Baroque Rome including the Trevi Fountain. Accommodation
DAY 11. Sunday 29 December. ROMA
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Free day to continue touring this fascinating city or take some optional excursions. We recommend visiting Naples and Capri as an option. A trip to enjoy the Gulf of Naples and one of the most beautiful and famous islands. Capri falls in love with its wonderful natural beauties, its millennial history, its mild climate and its bright landscape. Accommodation
DAY 12. Monday 30 December. ROME / MONACO / COSTA BLUE (725 km)
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Departure early in the morning until arrival in the Principality of Monaco, City of the Princes. Walking tour of the city, real open-air museum, including the Casino Square, unique in the world. We continue towards the Blue Coast. Accommodation.
DAY 13. Tuesday 31 December. COSTA AZUL / BARCELONA (672 km)
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Departure to tour the entire French coast bordering the Gulf of León, cross the Pyrenees, and get to Barcelona, a city that has a fascinating history. Accommodation.
DAY 14. Wednesday 01 January. BARCELONA
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Today we will make a panoramic tour of the town of Condal with a local guide, passing through the Sagrada Familia (outdoor), the Diagonal, the Paseo de Gracia, Las Ramblas, the Gothic Quarter, the 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 walk around the city. We recommend an optional tour of the Sagrada Familia or the Camp Nou. Accommodation.
DAY 15 Thursday 02 January. BARCELONA / VALENCIA / MADRID (625 km)
Breakfast buffet and departure to Valencia, a city that has 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.
DAY 16 Friday 03 January. 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.
DAY 17 Saturday 04 January. MADRID
Buffet breakfast. Free time until your transfer to the airport to take your flight back.
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
