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EUROPE IN DEPTH - 2010

27 days incl. travel, or 26 days from London to Paris (KM)

Vacation Overview

From the North Sea and the English Channel to the Bay of Biscay and Italian and French Rivieras, you’ll see it all on this in-depth adventure! Visit Europe’s most famous cities, with 2-night stays in London, Lucerne, Vienna, Venice, Rome, Nice, Barcelona, Madrid, and Paris. Sightseeing includes all the major landmarks, like St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Changing of the Guard (if held) in London, Grand’Place in Brussels, Cologne’s gothic cathedral, the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, Innsbruck’s opulent Golden Roof, Salzburg’s Mirabell Gardens, Hofburg Palace and the Strauss House in Vienna, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Rome’s Sistine Chapel and Colosseum, Michelangelo’s David and Signoria Square in Renaissance Florence, the Roman Amphitheater in Arles, Sagrada Familia and Montjuïc Hill in Barcelona, Madrid’s Prado Museum, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and Notre Dame Cathedral and the Champs-Élysées in Paris. You’ll also enjoy a high-speed Eurostar train ride from London to Brussels, a canal cruise in Amsterdam, a Rhine River cruise in Germany, the Black Forest, the Rhine Falls, Liechtenstein, a private boat transfer and glassblowing demonstration in Venice, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, an excursion to St. Paul de Vence, a perfume factory visit in Nice, Burgos, Biarritz, a high-speed TGV train ride from Bordeaux to Paris, and a bird’s-eye view of Paris from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.

Things to see on your vacation: View Vacation Photo Slideshow
  • The gorgeous shores of Barcelona
  • Enjoy the beautiful architecture in Madrid
  • Visit the ancient Roman Forum
  • Buckingham Palace in London
  • The Plaza de Toros in Madrid
  • Visit the world famous Mirabell Gardens
  • Big Ben at night in London
  • Visit the great Colosseum in Rome
  • Ride the iconic double decker bus in London
  A Vacation Story  Lion Monument

“The Lion of Lucerne” (Lowendenkmal) is a compelling statue in the north section of Old Town dedicated to the 42 members of the Swiss Guard who were assigned to protect Louis the XVI, Maria Antoinette and their family at the Royal Palace. When the Tuileries was stormed on August 10, 1792 by rioting Parisians at the start of the French Revolution, the king ordered the soldiers to lay down their arms. They were subsequently slaughtered by the crowd and the royal family was captured. Louis had made a big mistake. In 1821 Danish sculpture Berthel Thorwaldsen finished the sculpture, a 30-foot likeness of a wounded and dying lion with a broken lance in its heart and his paw resting atop the fleur-de-lys shield of the Bourbon king. The Latin inscription translated “To the bravery and fidelity of the Swiss.”

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