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FROM THE COLOSSEUM TO THE EIFFEL TOWER W/LONDON EXT

Overview

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Discover Europe with your family on this fun-filled vacation! Begin in Rome with guided sightseeing that visits the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's, and the Colosseum, where you get a family picture with a gladiator (if available). On to Pisa's Leaning Tower, then the spa resort of Montecatini for an overnight. In Florence, see Michelangelo's David, the cathedral, the Baptistry's “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-filled Signoria Square. Enjoy a pizza party lunch at a local pizzeria and learn how they are made! Enter Venice by private boat, create your own Venetian mask, take a vaporetto ride, and enjoy guided sightseeing that includes St. Mark's Square, Doges' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs. Continue to charming Lake Maggiore, cross Simplon Pass, and ride a cogwheel mountain train to Zermatt at the base of the Matterhorn. Spend a night in Montreux on Lake Geneva, then travel to Lausanne and ride the high-speed TGV train to Paris. Guided sightseeing includes Notre Dame Cathedral and a bird's-eye view of the city from the top floor of the Eiffel Tower. London extension continues by Eurostar train to London, and includes two nights and a city tour with a Local Guide that features London's highlights and a “flight” on the London Eye. In the rare event that the TGV or the Eurostar train (HFFT) is unavailable, alternative services will be provided.

City Highlights
Rome:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum; family picture with a gladiator (if available)

Pisa:
Take pictures of the Leaning Tower

Florence:
Guided walking tour, visit the Academy of Fine Arts to see Michelangelo's David, admire the cathedral and Signoria Square; pizza party at a local restaurant

Venice:
Private boat ride; Venetian Carnival mask decorating; vaporetto ride; guided sightseeing including
St. Mark's Square, Doges' Palace and Bridge of Sighs; pasta dinner at a local restaurant

Täsch-Zermatt:
Mountain train

Lausanne'Paris:
By TGV train (first-class)

Paris:
Ascend the Eiffel Tower to the top floor; guided sightseeing, visit Notre Dame; farewell dinner at a local restaurant

Paris'London:
By Eurostar train

London:
Guided sightseeing; ride the London Eye