Grand Tour of Europe

The cultural capitals of England, Italy, France, and Spain throw open their arms during this 17-day European vacation with roundtrip airfare and city-to-city rail and air transport from go-today. After you explore the winding streets of London and Paris, you’re off on a whirlwind tour of Italy that takes you from Rome to Florence. The trip ends with views of the jaw-dropping architecture of Gaudí in Barcelona. This tour includes:

• Round-trip airfare from New York City
• 3 nights of standard accommodations at My Place Hotel or similar in London
• Flight from London to Paris
• 3 nights of standard accommodations at Comfort Hotel Lamarck or similar in Paris
• Second class rail from Paris to Florence
• 3 nights of standard accommodations at Hotel Cimabue or similar in Florence
• Second class rail from Florence to Rome
• 3 nights of standard accommodations at Holiday Inn Rome - Pisana or similar in Rome
• Flight from Rome to Barcelona
• 3 nights of standard accommodations at Hotel Silken St. Gervasi Barcelona or similar in Barcelona at the Silken St Gervasi or similar
• Daily breakfast
• Additional $200 per person for an optional two-day “hop on/off” bus tour in each city

Available upgrades include:

• Add sightseeing* in each city for $200 more per person
• Add round-trip transfers in each city for $300 more per person
• Add sightseeing* and round-trip transfers in each city for $500 more per person

Sightseeing Opportunities include:

• London: Original London Sightseeing Tour (hop on hop off) – 1 day ticket
• Paris: Seine River Cruise & City Sightseeing 2 day hop on hop off ticket
• Florence: City Sightseeing 2 day hop on hop off ticket
• Rome: City Sightseeing 2 day hop on hop off ticket
• Barcelona: City Sightseeing 2 day hop on hop off ticket

London, United Kingdom

• England’s beautiful game: London is home to hundreds of football clubs, including five in England’s star-studded top division. Catch a match from August to May.
• Recreate classic album covers at Abbey Road, Heddon Street (David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars), and Berwick Street (Oasis’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?)
• Eat this: You’ll find plenty of hearty steak pies, Yorkshire puddings, and fish and chips at the city’s 7,000+ pubs, but don’t overlook more adventurous fare; for instance, shops in East London are known throughout the city for their jellied eels.

Paris, France

• Notre-Dame Cathedral: This 12th-century church towers over the Seine and marks the unofficial center of Paris. Its Gothic spires and gargoyles were immortalized in Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
• The Catacombs: Flickering lanterns cast light on carefully arranged skulls and bones in these narrow underground passageways that served as solutions to overcrowded cemeteries in the early 1800s.
• Drink this: Apéritifs like vermouth and dry sherry come before dinner; digestifs—port, brandy, liqueurs—are sipped at the end of the meal.

Florence, Italy

• Giotto’s Bell Tower: A slender Romanesque stunner decorated with marble in three different colors and elaborate reliefs by Renaissance sculptors. Climb its more than 400 steps stairs for a beautiful view at the top.
• Ponte Vecchio: Butchers originally worked the stalls along this covered stone bridge across the Arno River. Today it’s loaded with vendors selling jewelry, cheap watercolors, and souvenir trinkets.
• Drink this: Campari, the bitter, blood-red liqueur infused with Italian herbs. Try it with gin and sweet vermouth in a Negroni, a cocktail rumored to have been invented at Florence’s Caffè Cavalli.

Rome, Italy

• Climb the Spanish Steps at the Piazza di Spagna, where you’ll find an elaborate fountain and the house where English poet John Keats briefly lived in 1821. Movie lovers will recognize the steps from Roman Holiday starring Audrey Hepburn.
• Rent a scooter if you dare! Roman traffic is famously fast and dicey, but a Vespa from one of the many scooter-rental stands is a must for seeing the city like a local.
• Eat this: Try cacio e pepe, a simple handmade pasta sprinkled with black pepper and fresh cheeses.

Barcelona, Spain

• Claim to fame: The coastal views and food are outstanding, but the work of Antoni Gaudí alone makes Barcelona worth visiting. You can see the modernist architect’s whimsical works throughout the city; Park Güell and the unfinished La Sagrada Familia are two of his best.
• Stroll along La Rambla, Barcelona’s main drag, to browse local shops and watch street performers become human statues.
• Picasso Museum: One of the largest collections anywhere of works by the 20th-century Spanish master

Frequently Asked Questions

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