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LEGENDS OF EUROPE 23 DAYS

This is an exhaustive and elaborate plan for the genuine traveler who wishes to cover most of Europe at one go. With special interest in the majestic spain From Regal Madrid, the Moorish delights of Cordoba & Granada (UN heritage sights)  to Delightful Barcelona. Added attractions are Exotic Nice & Monte Carlo, Pisa,  Renaissance Florence, Historic Rome, Unique Venice, Quaint Innsbruck,  Obermmagau, Bavarian Munich (Germany's most beautiful city), Lovely Lake  Lucerne, Chic Paris, EU capital Brussels, surprising Amsterdam, DFDS Cruise &  Imperial London. 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

PARIS MADRID CORDOBA GRANADA COSTA DEL SOL TALGO 200 BARCELONA  FRENCH RIVIERA PISA FLORENCE ROME VENICE INNSBRUCK LAKE LUCERNE ZERMATT  JUNG FRAU MT. TITLIS INTERLAKEN RHINELAND AMSTERDAM CRUISE LONDON 
THE TOUR FEATURES

DAY 1: ARRIVE PARIS (B,ID)


Arrive Paris. Then board your coach and transfer to hotel. Some time for freshen up. Afternoon depart for a first introduction to Chic Paris. Ascend to 2ndstage of Eiffel Tower... one of the most famous landmarks in the world for a panoramic view of Europe's No.1city. Then 1 hr cruise on the river Seine past some of the famous landmarks and bridges of Paris. Indian dinner with Music on Seine Cruise . Return to hotel. You may wish to explore Paris by night on your own by metro. Paris livens up at night. Visit the Latin Quarter, Champs Ellysees, Rue De Fontane, Rue St.Honore... 
DAY 2 : AT PARIS (ABF,ID)


Breakfast. Morning proceed to Disneyland Paris located just outside the city, a funfilled day at the most popular Theme Park in Paris. Enjoy the magic of Disney classics including shows and parades starring favourite Disney Characters. Your Theme Park passport admission ticket entitles you to unlimited access to more than 50 rides. After a fun-filled day depart Disneyland and arrive into the city. Indian dinner. For the elderly or the Art Lover, the interest may lie in the various museums and palaces that Paris has or in strolling its Latin Quarter. We have something for them too ! In lieu of Euro Disney, we provide a metro pass ; a museum pass to explore these .attractions. The museum pass allows you to visit as many as 80 museums including Versailles, Louvre. You will need to decide between the 2 options while registering for the tour. For this evening we have Included: An "Evening in Paris" programme comprising an Illuminations drive through the brightly Lit... important streets of Paris culminating with .the original and World's no.1 "Can Can" show at Moulin Rouge.
DAY 3: PARIS-MADRID (ABF, ID) - FLIGHT


Breakfast. Morning we have a city sightseeing tour which introduces us to this fascinating city and all its famous landmarks. We meet our guide at Notre Dam Cathedral and proceed on a sightseeing tours seeing landmarks such as Arc - de Triumph, Concord Square, Montemarte, Opera House, a drive through the Rue St. Honore. Then some free time is given to you for shopping at Benelux, where you can buy authentic and branded perfumes, cosmetics, fashion Jewellery. Then transfer to airport for your flight to Madrid. On arrival at the Spanish Capital, board your coach and transfer to hotel. Some free time to unwind. Evening dinner at Indian restaurant and return to hotel. Then we take you to a typical Flamenco Club in Plaza Mayo for an hour to see the Flamenco show. The show continues till the wee hours. Witness the foot stomping, hand clapping performers sing, dance and captivate your attention.
DAY 4 : MADRID (ABF,ID)


American breakfast. Late morning at 1000 hrs a deluxe city tour with visit to Royal Palace. The aim of this tour is to transmit the feeling of a multiple Madrid. The specialists say that there are seven or eight Madrids; the medieval, the renaissance, the baroque and the neodassic, the romantic and the modern. They speak of a torero's Madrid, a flamenco's Madrid and an artist's and antiquarian's Madrid. We shall visit plazas like the Plaza de Espana, de Oriente, Mayor, Puerta Del Sol, Neptuno, Cibeles and Puerta de Alcala. We shall also visit different districts: the typical "castizo" (castillian) quarter of "la Moreria", elegant ones around the Prado and the Gran Via; modem Madrid with its wide avenues like the Castellana. Finally we'll visit the Bull-ring. A specially arranged visit to the Royal Palace ... former residence of the Spanish Royal family. It was built in the eighteenth century and forms one of the most beautiful palatial complexes of Europe with the Plaza de Oriente, the Sabatini Gardens and the Campo del Moro. Inside it beautiful porcelains, tapestries, furnitures, armours and painting can be admired. Afternoon is free for browsing the shops and departmental stores. For the Art lover why not visit the Prado, (one of the top museums of Europe which houses master pieces of Spanish painting by masters such as El Greco, Velazquez and many others). Dinner at Indian restaurant. 
DAY 5: MADRID-CORDOBA (ABF,L)


American breakfast. Morning board your coach and drive southwards along the land of Don Quixote, "The man from La Mancha", along the way observe vast vineyards and olive trees on both sides. Cross through the natural border of "Despenaperros" and get into "Andalucia", a region for itself that shows an enormous heritage from an splendorous past. Reach Cordoba in time for lunch.
In the afternoon , we do a tour of this UN heritage sight. Cordoba is one of those cities where time and tradition have woven a complex tapestry of evocations and suggestions, which never fail to invoke a certain series of reminiscence and some times end up confusing the memory and drowning desires. We cross the ancient Roman Bridge to enter the Old Quarter. See the bewildering coloured arches at Mezquita and other sites that will case your mind and spirit, strolling through its narrow winding streets. You will be reminded of the old Spanish movies & typical Alleys and Narrow streets. 
CORDOBA-GRANADA (D) Late afternoon drive to Granada through the Andalusia mountains .This Moorish city is in excellent state of maintenance and preservation. Like any other typical Spanish town, it still retains some of its old world charms. Check into hotel. Dinner is served.
 
DAY 6 : GRANADA (ABF,D)


American breakfast. You will need to hand over your baggage today for transportation to Barcelona hotel. Morning, a 2 hrs drive to Costa Del Sol.... View the resort town of Torremolinos. Some free time at the white sandy beaches... beach combing could be a nice experience. Then drive back to Granada. Afternoon sightseeing tour will begin at the Cathedral. Then proceed to the most famous sight of Granada & Spain - The Alhambara. Dominating the Red Hill, and overlooking the city it's the most exquisite example of Islamic art on European Soil. Exquisite architectural value are the Nasrid Palaces, the mexuar and the Comares & the Charles Palace. The Generalife gardens are beautiful which we shall also . see. The .city is charming. We then give you free time. Buildings, Gardens, Patios, Fountains and sights have inspired many an author. This is one place where you must walk around on your own and form your own impressions. Evening dinner. Then transfer to the station to board your Talgo Train. 4 in a cabin and air
conditioned. Your baggage is transported separately to Barcelona. May be just carry one hand bag with your overnight change. The train departs around 2200 hrs. GRANADA-BARCELONA - OVERNIGHT TALGO TRAIN.
DAY 7: ARRIVE BARCELONA-NICE(B,ID)


Sunrise Breakfast on train as it travels along the Mediterranean coast with fabulous views. Arrive Barcelona transfer to your hotel and check in. Afternoon we proceed for a city tour of Barcelona. Plaza de Cataluna to Via Layetana, the Cathedral and its cloiser. Tour of the Gothic Quarter, showing the roman and Medieval city. Palace of the Town Hall, Paseo de Colon, Monutain with its panoramic view of the city and port. Stadium and Olympic buildings. Visit to the Spanish Village, reproductions of the most typical regional buildings in Spain, you will have the opportunity of tasting the Catalan Cava. Return via plaza Espana and Gran Via Avenue. Some free time at the Ramblas. Evening dinner at Indian restaurant.
DAY 8 : BARCELONA-NICE (ABF,FH,ID)


We cross the French border past Perpignan and into the wine-producing plains of Languedoc. Then we follow the Cote d"Amethystle to the scenic Camargue. On through Impressionist Provencal landscapes en route to Nice on the glittering Riviera.On arrival Nice check into hotel.
DAY 9: AT NICE & MONTE CARLO (B,IL,ID)


From today we follow the European Jubilee itinerary. Some tours will join into the European Jubilee and some will operate parallel. As the programme from Nice to London is already given in detail under European Jubilee, we are continuing here with an outline. 
DAY 10 : NICE-PISA-FLORENCE AREA (B,IL,ID) DAY 17 : AT INTERLAKEN (B,IL,ID) -EXCURSION TO ZERMATT
DAY 11 : FLORENCE AREA-ROME (B,IL,ID) DAY 18 : INTERLAKEN-LAKE TITISEE- MANNHEIM (B,IL,ID)
DAY 12 : ROME-VENICE (B,IL,ID) DAY 19 : MANHIEM-RHINE CRUISE- BRUSSELS (B,IL,ID)
DAY 13 : VENICE-INNSBRUCK (B,IL,ID) DAY 20 : BRUSSELS - AMSTERDAM-CRUISE- LONDON (B,IL,ID) - OVERNIGHT DFDS
DAY 14: INNSBRUCK-ENGELBERG-LAKE LUCERNE (B,IL,ID) DAY 21: NEW CASTLE-LONDON (B,ID)
DAY 15 : AT LAKE LUCERNE (B,IL,ID) DAY 22:AT LONDON (B)
DAY 16 : LK LUCERNE-JUNG FRAU- INTERLAKEN (B,IL,ID) DAY 23 : LONDON (B)Morning transfer to Airport for your flight to home.