In this 15 day tour you will discover a few of the most famous cities in Europe. You will have the opportunity to visit emblematic monuments, impressive architecture and artistic treasures of madrid, Paris, Venice, Florence and Rome.
TOUR INCLUDES:
- 14 x nights in three star hotels
- Cost of accommodation
- Breakfasts
- Private coach transfers indicated in the itinerary
- Direct low cost flights Madrid-Paris and Paris-Venice
- Vaporetto in Venice
- Assistance on arrival
- Local guide for the services mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance to Royal Palace (Madrid), Cathedral and Synagogues (Toledo), Cathedral (Burgos), Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Seine Cruise (Paris), Doges Palace (Venice), Academia Gallery (Florence), Vatican and Colosseum (Rome)
Program
Day 1: Country of origin – Madrid
Arrival at the international airport of Madrid. Your local guide will be waiting with a sign at the exit. Private coach transfer to the hotel. Check in hotel.
Free afternoon.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 2: Madrid – City tour & Royal Palace
Breakfast.
Meet with your local guide and private coach for the city sightseeing tour. The aim of the tour is to transmit different sensations about Madrid. We will visit places such as Plaza de España, Plaza de Oriente, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Neptuno, Cibeles and Puerta de Alcalá. We will also visit different districts like the typical “castizo” neighborhood “la Moreira”, and other elegant parts around the Prado Gran Vía.
Royal Palace visit. The house of the Kings of Spai Carlos III and Alfonso XIII, the Royal Palace is open to the public. Although the royal family no longer live there, it continues to be the official residence. A long time before Madrid became Spain’s capital city, Emir Mohamed I chose Magerit (the Arabic name for the city) to be the site for a fortress to protect Toledo from the advancement of the Christians.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Meet with your private guide for the BernabeuTour Real Madrid.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 3: Madrid – Excursion to Toledo
Breakfast.
Meet with your local guide and tourist bus and travel to Toledo (75 km / 1,0 h).
Only 70km from Madrid, the imperial Toledo emmerges into the sky of Castilla surrounded by the Tajo river. Summary of the history of Spanish art and spirituality. The whole city is a national monument: the houses, the churches, the palaces, its treasures and handmade products, such as the famous “Damasquinado” (precious metals incrusted on steel).
It is one of the oldest cities in Europe, known as the “city of the three cultures”, because the Christians, the Muslims and the Jews have lived their together. Its Spanish buildings include almost all periods of history (Arabic, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque). The great painter Greco lived here in the sixteenth century.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Return to Madrid.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 4: Madrid Excursion – Burgos
Breakfast.
Meet with your guide and tourist bus and travel to Burgos (245 km / 3,0 h) .
Meet your local guide in front of the Cathedral for a city tour.
Burgos is a perfectly preserved historic centre that recalls important figures of medieval spanish history, like the national hero “El Cid”, who was born there. Burgos was the capital of the unified kingdom of Castilla and León for five centuries, it features a masterpiece of Spanish Gothic architecture: the cathedral of Burgos, declared a World Heritage Site.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Return to Madrid.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 5: Madrid – Paris
Breakfast & Check out hotel. Transfer to Madrid airport T4 to fly to Paris.
Arrival at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Your local guide will be waiting with a sign at the exit. Private coach transfer to the hotel.
Check in hotel.
Free afternoon.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 6: Paris – City tour full day
Breakfast.
Meet your private coach and guide for a sightseeing tour. We will see the Veremos Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte Chapell and we will take a stroll through the famous Latin Quarter. After we will go to the Eiffel Tower.
Then enjoy a cruise on the Seine.
Lunch (organize yourself).
We will head to the hill of Montmartre with our local guide. It is a hill 130 meters high located on the right bank of the Seine in the 18th district of Paris, primarily known for the white dome of the Sacre Coeur Basilica, located at the top.
Return to hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 7: Paris – City tour full day
Breakfast.
Private coach to the Orangerie Museum.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Private coach to Versailles.
Reservation for Palace of Versailles, considered a World heritage site which receives 15 million visitors each year who come to discover this national treasure. The Palace of Versailles is a former royal residence, a history museum and a national historic building. You will learn the history of France in the magnificent palace of Louis XIV at Versailles.
Return to hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 8: Paris – Visit to the Louvre Museum
Breakfast.
Meet your private coach to travel to the Louvre. Meet with your local guide in front of the inverted pyramid.
Reservation for the famous Louvre museum (entrance included), the most visisted art museum in the world, very famous for its masterpieces, especially Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Free afternoon.
Return to hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 9: Paris-Venice
Transfers exit and arrival.
Breakfast & Check out hotel. Transfer to Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) for the flight to Venice.
Arrival at Venice airport (VCE). Your local guide with be waiting at the exit wth a sign. Private coach transfer to the hotel.
Check in hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 10: Venice – City tour half day
Breakfast.
Transfer from Mestre to Tronchetto to take the Vaporetto to the island of Venecia.
Meet your local guide in Piazza San marco for a half day city tour of Venice.
Entrance to Doges Palace included.
Lunch (organize yourself).
In the afternoon you have a new local guide. We start at Piazza San Marco explaining its origins, history and a description of its main monuments: Basilica San Marco, Doges Palace, the Bell Tower, the Clock Tower and the Procuratie.
We will walk past Santa Maria Formosa and Campo di San Juan and San Pablo. The guide will tell you about the Panteheon of Venice, la Scuole Grandi (the great schools) , and the “Capitani di Ventura” (mercenary leaders). Finally, we will return to San Marco through the Merceria, a vital artery connecting Rialto and San Marco and the main shopping street of the city.
Return by Vaporetto to Tronchetto.
Private bus transfer to the hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 11: Venece- Florence City tour half day
Breakfast & Check out.
Meet your private bus to take you to Florence (260 km / 3,5 h)
Arrive in Florence.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Meet your local guide in Lungarno della Zecca for a half day city tour.
The tour starts with the discovery of the city from one of the most beautiful and romantic panormaic places: Piazzale Michelaneglo, where we can see all the old town and its surrounding hills.
Our tour continues through the streets of Florence, arriving at the Duomo where we will learn the secrets of the Giotto’s Bell Tower, we will discover the beauty of the Baptistery with the golden gates, and between them the famous Porta del Paradiso and finally, the charming Cathedral.
Transfer to hotel and check in.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 12: Florence-Rome Academia Gallery visit
Breakfast.
Private coach to meet local guide.
Visit Academia Gallery, where we can admire the original David by Michelangelo, the unfinished Prigioni, San Matteo, Pietà di Palestrina and other masterpieces.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Travel to Rome 275 km / 4,0 h.
Arrive in Rome & check in hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 13: Rome – City tour full day & the Vatican City
Breakfast.
Go on a private coach to meet your guide.
Meet with your private guide to enjoy a unique and thrilling visit of the Vatican Museums and the Sistene Chapel. Brilliantly decorated and lined with masterpieces, the Museums brim with treasures and history. Walk from the Vatican Museums, which houses over 2,000 rooms which cover about 14 kilometers. The guide will retell the stories and secrets contained within the walls of museums, delights that were originally reserved for the exclusive enjoyment of the pope.
Vatican Museums.
Lunch (organize yourself).
In the afternoon journey to the the Piazza de Spagna and the Trevi Fountain.
Return to hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 14: Roma – City tour full day and Colosseum
Breakfast.
Go on private coach to meet your guide. In the morning travel to the Campidoglio, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona.
Lunch (organize yourself).
Reservation for visit of the Colosseum, a magnificent building where an expert speaking guide will tell you interesting stories and point out certain details that will help you to relive the splendor of the Colosseum. Then you will visit the Roman Forum, once the political and social centre of Ancient Rome. You will walk across the street where the ancient Roman army marched and explore the remains of banks, temples and houses.
Return to hotel.
Dinner (organize yourself).
Day 15: Rome- Country of origen
Breakfast & Check out. Leave suitcases in the room.
Free time for shopping.
Transfer to Rome airport for the flight.
