Paris, Netherlands, Frankfurt, and Luxembourg

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DAY 01 PARIS

Arrival in Paris. Reception and transfer. The French capital is the world center of art, fashion, gastronomy, and culture. Its19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the Seine River – the adventure begins! Free time or if you wish you can take an optional Paris Illuminated Tour where you can discover a city considered by many to be the most beautiful in the world. Overnight stay.

DAY 02 PARIS

Breakfast. Panoramic tour with local guide: Place de la Concorde and Place de l’Opera, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, St-Germain, the Grand Boulevards, etc. Rest of the day at leisure for one of our optional visits such as a tour of the so-called Paris Galleries and the Musée du Parfum or a visit to the Louvre Museum, where we will see one of the best art collections in the world, ranging from the masterpieces of antiquity, such as the Venus de Milo, to the steel and glass pyramid designed by the Chinese-American architect Leo Ming Pei, which gives access to the museum n. In the evening, optional visit to the cabaret Le Lido.

DAY 03 PARIS (AD)

Breakfast. Free day to visit one of the many museums or to stroll through the different districts of the Seine capital. If you wish, you can take an optional excursion to visit the Palace of Versailles, symbol of the French monarchy in its splendor and a model for royal residences all over Europe. During our guided tour, we will discover the most famous rooms of the palace, such as the famous Hall of Mirrors, the royal chapel, the private apartments, etc., as well as its marvelous gardens. In the afternoon, we will make an optional visit, in which, in addition to visiting some of the most monumental places of the city, you will be able to enjoy Paris from another point of view, taking a beautiful boat trip on the Seine in which we will leave behind us some of the most emblematic places of the French capital. In the evening, if you wish, you can take an optional tour of Paris Illuminated where you can discover a city considered by many to be the most beautiful in the world.

DAY 04 PARIS – BRUGES

Breakfast. Departure to Belgium, where we will take a tour of the region of Flanders. Lunch and free time to enjoy the charm of its houses and canals, the Lake of Love, the Beguinage, the Grote Markt Square, the Basilica of the Holy Blood, where the relic of the Blood of Jesus Christ is kept, etc. If you wish, you can take an optional excursion in which you can get to know the city in a very special way, taking a boat trip along the canals (included in the EXCURSIONS PACKAGE and T.I.), discovering the magic of this city as you go. Accommodation.

DAY 05 BRUGES – BRUSSELS – THE HAGUE – AMSTERDAM

Breakfast. Departure to Brussels. Sightseeing tour with local guide: the Grand Place with the King’s House, the Guild House and the Town Hall, St Michael’s Cathedral, the Manenken-Pis, the Sablon, the Palace of Justice, the Atomium, etc. Continuation to The Hague, the city of palaces and avenues, embassies and ministries, the seat of the government of the Netherlands, the Academy of International Law, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, the International Court, and residence of the Dutch royal family. Free time and continuation to Amsterdam. If you wish, you will have the possibility to take an optional unforgettable boat trip, discovering the city from its canals, visiting among other places the famous Red Light District, the Princes’ Canal, where we will see the West Church and the Anne Frank House, the Lords’ Canal, the Amstel River with the famous Delgado Bridge and the Stopera, etc. Overnight stay.

DAY 06 AMSTERDAM

Breakfast. Panoramic tour with local guide: Mint Tower, Rokin, the floating flower market, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the National Monument, the Berlage Stock Exchange, the Central Station, St. Nicholas Church, the Jewish Quarter, etc. We will also visit a diamond cutting factory, where we will be shown the whole process from the extraction of the rough crystal to its conversion into brilliance. Rest of the day at leisure or if you wish you can take an optional excursion that will immerse us in the traditional Holland, visiting its fishing villages, where we will see the perfect harmony between the different cultural and religious communities in the Netherlands. Marken, a fishing village with a long Protestant tradition that was originally an island and is nowadays connected to the mainland by a dike, and Volendam, a Catholic village, where you will be able to do some interesting shopping and taste the fish dishes that are characteristic of the region. Both still preserve their wooden houses and some of their inhabitants wear the traditional costume of the country. Overnight stay.

DAY 07 AMSTERDAM – BOAT TRIP ON THE RHINE – COLOGNE – FRANKFURT

Breakfast and departure to Cologne, a Roman foundation, with its beautiful Gothic Cathedral which, at 156 m. high, was the tallest building in the world until the end of the 19th century and was practically the only thing left standing after the bombings of the Second World War. In the afternoon we will take a pleasant boat trip on the Rhine while contemplating towns, vineyards, and castles characteristic of the Rhineland region, where we are. Disembarkation and continuation to Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital, which for two centuries was the coronation place of the Holy Roman Emperors. Free time to visit the Römerberg, or old town center, with its15th-century patrician houses. Overnight stay.

DAY 08 FRANKFURT – LUXEMBOURG – PARIS

Breakfast and departure to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where we will visit its capital, Luxembourg, where several institutions of the European Union are located. Free time to explore the streets of the old town, admiring the monuments that adorn the capital of this small country, including the “Chemin de la Corniche”, a pedestrian promenade known as the “most beautiful balcony in Europe, the Palace of the Grand Dukes, the Plazas d’Armes, etc. Continuation to Paris, free time. Overnight in Paris.

DAY 09 PARIS

Breakfast and transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of our services.