OLD WORLD CLASSIC
Day 1 - (Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight. Day 2 - Arrival in London, England. (Sun.) Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay. Day 3 - London. (Mon.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. (B) Day 4 - London - Brussels, Belgium. (Tue.) Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and transfer to the station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Brussels, capital of Belgium. Enjoy a walk to the GRAND" PLACE and famous Manneken Pis. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner at your hotel. (B,D) Day 5 - Brussels - Cologne, Germany - Rhineland. (Wed.) Enter Germany and stop in Cologne to visit the gothic CATHEDRAL. Then, enjoy a romantic RHINE CRUISE before continuing to your hotel in the Rhineland. (B,D) Day 6 - Rhineland - Heidelberg - Lucerne, Switzerland. (Thu.) Stop in Heidelberg, to take pictures of the red-walled castle, in the BLACK FOREST, and at the Swiss RHINE FALLS, before arriving in Lucerne. (B,D) Day 7 - Lucerne. (Fri.) Admire Thorwaldsen's LION MONUMENT and walk through the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. You may want to join an optional excursion to the top of a mountain! (B) Day 8 - Lucerne - Liechtenstein - Innsbruck, Austria. (Sat.) Morning break in Liechtenstein. In Innsbruck, Austria's Olympic winter sports resort, stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian's GOLDEN ROOF. (B,D) Day 9 - Innsbruck - Venice, Italy. (Sun.) Drive across spectacular Brenner Pass to Italy. Enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT to ST. MARK'S SQUARE. Admire the byzantine Basilica, the Clock Tower, lavish Doges" Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects, then time to explore or to join an optional gondola ride. (B,D) Day 10 - Venice - Ravenna - Assisi. (Mon.) Along the Adriatic coast to Ravenna to visit the 6th-century BASILICA OF ST. APOLLINARIS IN CLASSE. Continue to Assisi and visit the 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS, built above the saint's grave. (B,D) Day 11 - Assisi'Sorrento. (Tue.) South past Naples to Sorrento. Time to explore this charming resort on your own. (B) Day 12 - Sorrento. Excursion to Capri. (Wed.) Speed across the bay by JETFOIL to the Isle of Capri. Ride the FUNICULAR to Capri village for a guided visit of this pretty town. Free time to explore the little shops on the Piazzetta. Then, return to Sorrento. (B) Day 13 - Sorrento - Pompeii - Rome. (Thu.) Today, a guided walking tour of POMPEII, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. See patrician homes and commercial districts strikingly recalling day-to-day life when Rome was at the apex of her power. Afterwards, head north to the "Eternal City." (B) Day 14 - Rome. (Fri.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo's ceiling paintings. Continue to monumental ST. PETER'S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM. (B) Day 15 - Rome - Florence. (Sat.) Drive to Florence and enjoy a walking tour with a Local Guide. Visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo's celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's heavy bronze "Gate of Paradise," and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. (B,D) Day 16 - Florence - Pisa - Nice, France. (Sun.) Focus on Pisa this morning for pictures of its Leaning Tower. Next, drive along Italian and French Riviera resorts towards the Principality of Monaco. Follow the panoramic Moyenne Corniche and stop at one of the famous PERFUME FACTORIES. (B) Day 17 - Nice. Excursion to St. Paul de Vence. (Mon.) This morning, enjoy a visit to the hilltop town of St. Paul de Vence. Afternoon at leisure. An optional outing is available tonight to Monte Carlo. (B) Day 18 - Nice - Avignon - Lyon. (Tue.) Along the Côte d - Azur and past Cannes to Van Gogh's beloved Provence. In Avignon, an important spiritual center in the Middle Ages and the residence of several Popes and antipopes, walk through the narrow streets of this picturesque town. Take pictures of the gothic papal palace and the bridge of the popular song before proceeding to Lyon, the country's second-largest city. (B,D) Day 19 - Lyon - Paris. (Wed.) Follow the valley of the River Saône into Burgundy, where road signs read like the wine list of an expensive restaurant on your way to Paris, the traditional climax of a European vacation. Afternoon at leisure to explore the world capital of chic and style at your own pace: shop for perfume and fancy fashion accessories, or join an optional excursion to the famous Louvre Museum. (B) Day 20 - Paris. (Thu.) Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the most famous sights: the Opéra, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Arc de Triomphe, and Champs-Elysées. For a bird's-eye view, take the elevator to the second floor of Paris" most famous landmark: the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available, and tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket! (B) Day 21 - Paris - London, England. (Fri.) Board the Eurostar train to London, arriving in the late afternoon. (B) Day 22 - (Sat.) Your homebound flight from London arrives the same day. 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