13-Day Tour of Europe

From the Eiffel Tower and the Swiss Alps to Venice’s canals and the ancient Colosseum, Europe’s attractions are too numerous to count. Put a dent in your travel bucket list with this 13-day tour, which takes you to London, Paris, Venice, Rome, and more. Between each stop, you can enjoy the scenic route via motorcoach transfers—Burgundy’s wine country and Gotthard Pass are among the beautiful sites you’ll pass. This tour includes:

• Round-trip airfare from New York (JFK)
• 2 nights of standard accommodations at the Kensington Close Hotel or similar in London
• 2 nights of standard accommodations at the Hotel Mercure Defense Park, Hotel Campanile Porte d’Itale, Forest Hill Hotel La Villette, or similar in Paris
• 2 nights of standard accommodations at the Hotel Luzernerhof, Hotel Waldstätterhof, or similar in Lucerne
• 2 nights of standard accommodations at the Hotel Mercure at Marghera, Holiday Inn at Marghera, Hotel Poppi at Mira, or similar in Venice
• 1 night of standard accommodations at the Grand Hotel Plaza & Locanda Maggiore, Hotel Biondi, or similar in Montecatini
• 2 nights of standard accommodations at Rome at the Park Hotel dei Massimi or similar in Rome
• Daily buffet breakfast and three dinners
• Round-trip airport transfers
• Host service in London
• Services of a professional travel director (starting on Day 3)
• City sightseeing in Paris, Florence, and Rome
• Sightseeing visits to Lucerne, Lugano, Verona, Venice, Montecatini, and Pisa
• Transportation by private first-class air-conditioned motorcoach
• Eurostar train transportation from London to Paris (standard class)
• Hotel tips, taxes, porterage and service charges
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Days 1–3: Flight and London

The River Thames bisects 2,000-year-old London, one of the world’s most cosmopolitan destinations. Some of the city’s most famous attractions are right along the riverbanks, among them the Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster, home of the iconic Big Ben clock tower. Explore London at your leisure.

• See the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, and ancient Greek sculptures from the Acropolis at the British Museum, the United Kingdom’s oldest museum and most visited attraction.
• Get a bird’s-eye view of the city with a ride on the London Eye, a Ferris wheel that takes you 440 feet into the air. On a clear day, you can see roughly 25 miles.
• Grab a pint at a neighborhood pub—London has approximately 7,000 of them.

Days 4–5: Paris

Next, get acquainted with the City of Light on a guided tour. You’ll see many of its iconic sites, including the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, and the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. No vacation in Paris is complete without a trip to the Louvre—home to da Vinci’s Mona Lisa—or a café along the Seine river’s Left Bank, which Hemingway and Picasso called home.

• Admire impressionist art by Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, and Vincent van Gogh at the Musée d’Orsay, housed in a stunning turn-of-the-century Beaux Arts railway station.
• Notre-Dame Cathedral: This 12th-century church towers over the Seine and marks Paris’s unofficial center. Its Gothic spires and gargoyles were immortalized in Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Days 6–7: Lucerne

Peek out your motorcoach’s window to see the Fontainebleau Forest and Burgundy’s wine country roll past as you leave France for Switzerland. Your next stop is Lucerne, a picturesque village tucked into the towering Alps. An orientation tour will help you get to know the city’s lakefront promenades and colorful homes.

• City tour: The Lion Monument pays tribute to the 800 Swiss Guards who defended Louis XVI at Chapel Bridge.
• Sammlung Rosengart Museum, founded by an art dealer and friend of Pablo Picasso, houses numerous works by the Spanish master and contemporaries Cézanne, Kandinsky, Matisse, and Monet.

Days 8–9: Lugano, Verona, and Venice

Enjoy the postcard-worthy views of Gotthard Pass, which cuts through the Swiss Alps, then head to Lugano, Switzerland, which is known for its serene lakeside promenade. Later, you’ll pass through Verona—the setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet—before arriving in Venice in the evening.

• Ride a gondola through Venice’s famed canals and past Venetian-Gothic architecture during your city tour. Afterward, you’ll see Venetian glassblowers create delicate wares in a centuries-old fashion.
• St. Mark’s Square: Stop to feed the many pigeons in Venice’s largest square. Casino Royale and The Italian Job are just a couple of the movies that were filmed at this famous spot.

Day 10: Florence and Montecatini

Day 10 begins with a scenic trip across the Apennine Mountains and Tuscany’s rolling hills. You’ll make a stop in Florence before reaching Montecatini, your final destination for the evening.

• Florence walking tour: Explore the cradle of the Renaissance with the help of a local guide. You may see the Duomo and Uffizi Gallery, a world-class art museum with a room devoted to the works of Botticelli.
• Montecatini’s healing waters have drawn tourists to this spa town since the 16th century. Bathe in the Terme Tettuccio spa’s four healing waters, including the Tettuccio waters, which are rumored to detoxify the liver and lower cholesterol.

Days 11–13: Pisa, Rome, and Departure

Day 11 begins with a stop in Pisa, where you’ll tour the 11th-century Square of Miracles and its crown jewel, the Leaning Tower. Then it’s off to Rome, called the Eternal City for its ancient history and eternal aura. On Day 13, you’ll return to the United States.

• Rome sightseeing tour: This included activity takes you through Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square, home of the famed basilica, as well as the Colosseum and Roman Forum ruins.
• The Vatican: You could spend a whole day touring the Vatican, which occupies the world’s smallest sovereign city-state. The showstopper is the Sistine Chapel ceiling, decorated with Michelangelo’s astounding frescoes.
• Villa Borghese: These sprawling public gardens are dotted with ornate museums and residences, a small lake, and an Ionic temple. The onsite Galleria Borghese features works by Caravaggio, Raphael, and Peter Paul Rubens.

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