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Guide

English speaking tour in: LISBON, MADRID, Poblet, BARCELONA, PARIS, ROME Please note also that your tour guide might be changed once or several times during the tour. On some tours, according to the number of passengers, the service may be provided in bilingual (usually in English and Spanish), either accompanied by two tour leaders, one for each language, or a single tour leader for smaller groups explaining in both languages.

Meals

Breakfasts 1 Lunch Included in: LUCERNE

Others

City tour in: LISBON, MADRID, Poblet, BARCELONA, PARIS, ROME Boat: River Seine in Paris, Zurich lake Ticket admission: Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Poblet Monastery , Poble Espanyol in Barcelona , 2nd Floor Eiffel Tower in Paris , Coliseum of Rome Funicular: Lyon, Cable Car to Grindelwald First

Insurance

Basic travel insurance is included

Transport

Includes arrival transfer Evening transfer: Restauradores Square in Lisbon, Plaza de Oriente in Madrid , Ramblas and Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona , Quartier Latin in Paris , Via Cavour in Rome Train: Montserrat, Rapperswil / Zurich , Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa

Accommodation

LISBOA : ROMA LISBOA or VIP EXECUTIVE ZURIQUE or VILA GALE OPERA LISBOA : HOTEL VIP GRAND LISBOA HOTEL SPA or VIP ARTS or VIP EXECUTIVE ENTRECAMPOS HOTEL CONFERENCE LISBOA : HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PLAZA SALDANHA MADRID : NOVOTEL MADRID CITY LAS VENTAS or CLARIDGE or ELBA MADRID ALCALA MADRID : ILUNION ALCALA NORTE or NH VENTAS or PRAGA MADRID : WEARE CHAMARTIN or IBIS STYLES MADRID CITY LAS VENTAS or MELIA AVENIDA AMERICA MADRID : SILKEN PUERTA MADRID BARCELONA : NOVOTEL ST JOAN DESPI or CATALONIA PARK PUTXET or ACTA VORAPORT BARCELONA : CATALONIA BARCELONA 505 or CATALONIA ATENAS PARIS : NOVOTEL P. D´ITALIE or NOVOTEL EST - BAGNOLET or IBIS PARIS 17 CLICHY BATIGNOLLES PARIS : NOVOTEL SAINT DENIS LYON : CAMPANILE CENTRE LYON BERGES DU RHONE or APPARTCITY LYON CITE INTERNATIONALE or CAMPANILE LYON SUD CONFLUENCE OULLINS ZURICH : HARRYS HOME SCHWEIZ MILAN : BARCELO MILAN or IH MILANO LORENTEGGIO ROMA : CRISTOFORO COLOMBO or SHANGRI LA We know how important hotels are on your trip. The hotels have been selected taking into consideration quality, price and location. They are located in the cities we visit, most of them not in the city center but all of them with easy access to public transportation nearby. Our accommodation is not based on luxury hotels. Please keep in mind that standards, bed sizes and room dimensions can vary between hotels of the same class in different locations. All rooms are equipped with private bathroom and TV. Some of them also offer a mini-bar, safe box, and hair dryer. Many hotels, mainly in North Europe, do not have air conditioning or local legislation establishes limited dates of use.

Others

Other activities and services are not included

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

SINTRA CASCAIS AND ESTORIL GM T20 (4hrs)(30 EUR) In this visit, you will enjoy the landscapes of the Tagus estuary, the famous Costa del Sol, a resting place and residence of nobles in the history of Portugal. We will stop at the wonderful city of Sintra, immortalised by Lord Byron, and enjoy its microclimate and its many palaces and summer homes. We will continue to the famous Guincho beach where you will see the westernmost point in Europe, the Cabo da Roca, and we will stop in the beautiful city of Cascais. Afterwards, we will have a brief stop in Estoril with its famous casino. A varied tour with beautiful landscapes overlooking the ocean and the Tagus estuary. - Round-trip bus service. - Visit to the indicated places with our guide.. 10 number of people required. BEHIND THE FOOTSTEPS OF PICASSO, WOODY ALLEN ... WALKING THROUGH THE GOTHIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND EL BORN T20 (2hrs)(35 EUR) Feel how the city of Barcelona welcomes you with an Arch of Victory and makes you participate in its history walking as before did Picasso, Cervantes, Woody Allen, Almodóvar, Le Corbusier ... and so many others who, posing their gaze on the Bohemian Borne, in the Roman and medieval remains of the Gothic, in the advances made by the industrial revolution and modernism, were configuring page by page from its origin, more than two thousand years. We go for an explained walk and shooting with the camera at the true heart of the city through its streets and main monuments valued around the world. Markets such as El Borne that house archaeological surprises inside; Netflix series inspired by medieval basilicas such as Santa María del Mar; films shot in the Plaza de Sant Jaume, seat of the Government since the Middle Ages, erected on the Roman Forum. Squares with royal palaces, where the least desired character lived alongside powerful kings who suffered unsuccessful attacks on the verge of changing the history of humanity. The Archive that guards the most important original document signed by Columbus and Queen Isabel; located in front of the Gothic Cathedral of Barcelona, surrounded by the impressive remains of Roman walls and aqueducts, closely observed by a grateful gift that Pablo Picasso left us, who for ten years walked its streets like us… a present of "Giants .. . " Note: If you take this excursion you cannot take the excursion to the Sagrada Familia - Authorized Official Guide -Headphone service.. 15 number of people required. MOULIN ROUGE SHOW T20 (2hrs)(130 EUR) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN VISIT THE MOULIN ROUGE SHOW IS LIMITED. IF ALL TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO TRAVELERS WHO HAVE MADE RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE. FOR THIS REASON, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY THIS EXCURSION IN ADVANCE THROUGH MY TRIP BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL IN EUROPE. And how could you miss the Parisian night by attending the oldest and most famous cabaret in the world? We talk about the "Moulin Rouge", with more than one hundred years of history. It evokes the moments of the Belle Epoque, in the Parisian district of Pigalle where the concept of the French "varieté" began through great choreographers like the famous French painter Toulouse-Lautrec. More than 100 artists on stage, including 60 dancers from around the world, gigantic aquarium, international attractions and the famous French Cancan. All with one of the fastest scene changes in the world. A show that will not be forgotten. ENTRY OF CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS IS NOT ALLOWED Round-trip transport service from and to the hotel. - Table reservation. Tips included. - Show with consumption 1/2 bottle of French champaign per person. NOTE: No children´s discount.. 10 number of people required. LOUVRE MUSEUM GM T20 (1h 30min)(50 EUR) This museum, besides being the best-known gallery in the world, brings together admirable archaeological and sculptural works. Due to the large size of this museum and its huge number of works of art we suggest you take a guided tour that will allow you to see some of the most important works of its interior. Our selective tour will take you from the medieval Louvre, Egyptian Sphinx, Greco-Roman sculptures, including the famous Venus del Milo, summer apartments of Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin, until you reach the Victory of Samothrace. We will also visit the part of western painting, the primitive Italians: Cimabue and Ghiotto, following by the Grande Galería where at this moment we can see "The Virgin of the Rocks" by Leonardo da Vinci. Next, we will admire "The Wedding of Cana" by Verones and the most famous painting of the "La Gioconda" museum. Another part of the museum that we will have the opportunity to see with our guide is the Gallery of French Painting, where we can see "The raft of the jellyfish" by Gericault, "Liberty guiding the people" by Delacroix, "The coronation of Napoleon " from David. Next, we will go to the Apollo Gallery where we will find goldsmith objects and some of "the Crown Jewels", the Gallery of the Guards, where we will find Etruscan and Roman jewels. And finally, another of the parties we visited are the apartments of Napoleon III with its splendid furniture.. -Admission to the Louvre museum. -Group reservation fee set time, no queues. -Louvre authorised local guide in English or Spanish. -Private audio guide service.. 15 number of people required. BAROQUE ROME T20 (2hrs 30min)(35 EUR) This excursion is essential to complete your stay in Rome. You can enjoy the great Rome of Bernini and Borromini, the great baroque Rome with its beautiful fountains, squares and obelisks. That Rome that the Popes created. We will make a complete tour knowing: Lungotevere, Ara Pacis, Porta Pinciana, Via Veneto, Plaza de España with its wonderful fountain of the boat and its staircase Trinidad de los Montes, Fontana de Trevi where you can fulfill the rite of throwing your coin, Piazza Colona , Pantheon, possibly the best preserved archaeological temple of ancient Rome and we will finish in the extraordinary Piazza Navona. An important part of this excursion is done on foot enjoying the center and heart of Rome. -Transfers by bus. -Local guide. -Individual headphones connected directly with your local guide.. 15 number of people required. VATICAN MUSEUMS T20 (3hrs)(45 EUR) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN VISIT THE VATICAN MUSEUMS IS LIMITED. IF ALL TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO TRAVELERS WHO HAVE MADE RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE. FOR THIS REASON, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY THIS EXCURSION IN ADVANCE THROUGH MY TRIP BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL IN EUROPE. You must remember that many Sundays, Vatican Museums remain closed. We have organized a visit for the most interested passengers, accompanied by an expert guide in Fine Arts, we will visit the most important rooms of the Vatican Museums: gallery of tapestries, sculptures, paintings and other rooms in which we will have the opportunity to appreciate some of the most important works of art of classical and Renaissance antiquity. Our highlight will be the Sistine Chapel, dazzling after its brilliant restoration. Finally, we will visit the Basilica, where we can see Michelangelo´s Pieta, the Baldachin of San Pedro and the dome of Michelangelo. Visit with entrances to the Vatican Galleries, Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica. Local guide max group per guide: 45 people. Right of entry to the Vatican included. Headset connected privately with your local guide.. 20 number of people required.