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Europe—it’s a continent full of different cultures, food specialties, architecture, art, scenery, and histories—and this is the ideal Continental Introduction: experience and see what many of the European countries have to offer. You’ll spend two nights in Paris, Rome, Venice, and Amsterdam plus overnights in Lucerne, Lugano, Florence, Munich, and the Rhineland. On your sightseeing tours,

you’ll see examples of the local art and architecture, such as Michelangelo’s David statue and the magnificent cathedral in Florence, Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings in Rome’s Sistine Chapel, the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysées in Paris, and the patrician mansions in Amsterdam. You’ll also learn about the fascinating histo-ries as you visit attractions such as Rome’s Colosseum, completed in the 1st century AD; Lucerne’s Lion Monument, commemorating the Swiss Guards killed during the French Revolution; the medieval center of Innsbruck; and Rothenburg, a walled town that has preserved its medieval character, and is famous for Christmas orna-ments. Food and drinks are important elements to local cultures and to any vacation to Europe. That’s why on this European tour, Globus has included some unique op-portunities to sample the local food, like a dinner with Tuscan specialties at a local restaurant in Florence. A cruise on the River Seine, a welcome dinner at one of Paris’ fine restaurants, as well as a visit to Munich’s famous Hofbräuhaus, dating back to 1589, are also included. Magnificent scenery awaits you on this tour to Europe. You’ll enjoy spectacular Lake Lugano in Switzerland, the towering majesty of the Swiss Alps, a beautiful Rhine cruise passing by castle-crested hills and terraced vineyards, and more. Scenery, food, historical monuments, distinct art and architecture, and much more—it’s all available on this splendid European vaca-tion!

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This trip includes 6 countries—France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany and Holland!

DAY 1 ARRIVE IN PARIS, FRANCE

Welcome to Paris! At 5 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant, followed by an orientation drive for a first impression of this magnificent city. Dinner included.

DAY 2 PARIS

In the morning, an optional excursion is available to the lavish Palace and Gardens of Ver-sailles. Later, guided sightseeing features Paris’ main highlights, such as the Arc de Tri-omphe, Opéra, Champs-Elysées, and a relaxing SEINE CRUISE with spectacular views of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. Tonight, you may wish to join the optional dinner and show at the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret as a proper au revoir, Paris. Breakfast included

DAY 3 PARIS–LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND

Enjoy a scenic drive past Fontainebleau Forest and into Burgundy, with views of impressive castles and vineyards on your way to the Swiss Alps. In picturesque Lucerne, follow your Tour Director for a pleasant walk and admire Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONU-MENT, dedicated to the Swiss Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution, walk along ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church, the first large baroque church built in Switzerland on the north side of the Alps. Breakfast & Dinner incluced

DAY 4 LUCERNE–LUGANO

Morning at leisure. Why not climb Mount Pilatus? Later, admire the towering majesty of the Swiss Alps and St. Gotthard on the way to subtropical Lugano in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. To truly appreciate splendid Lake Lugano, an optional boat cruise, followed by dinner at a traditional “grotto” restaurant is available. Breakfast included.

DAY 5 LUGANO–PISA, ITALY–FLORENCE

Pass the commercial capital of Milan and turn towards the Mediterranean Sea. Arrive in Pisa, and marvel at its amazing Leaning Tower. In nearby Florence, there is time to explore the many gold and leather shops on Piazza Santa Croce before joining dinner with Tuscan specialties and wine at Fin-isterrae restaurant. Breakfast and dinner included. DAY 6 FLORENCE–ROME Meet your Local Guide, and visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David. Continue your walking tour through the historic center and stand in awe in front of the magnificent cathedral, admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gates of Para-dise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Continue to Rome, the “Eternal City.” Breakfast included

DAY 6 FLORENCE–ROME

Meet your Local Guide, and visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michel-angelo’s celebrated David. Continue your walking tour through the historic center and stand in awe in front of the magnificent cathedral, admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gates of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Continue to Rome, the “Eternal City.”

DAY 9 VENICE

Enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT. Highlights of your walking tour with a Local Guide are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and its basilica, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the famous BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch a skilled GLASSBLOWER fashion delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Afternoon at leisure, to wander through the narrow streets with their numer-ous shops and later, you may wish to join an optional gondola serenade. Breakfast & Dinner included

DAY 10 VENICE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–MUNICH, GERMA-NY

Cross spectacular Brenner Pass and head through the Tyrolean Alps to Innsbruck, where a pleasant stroll through quaint medieval lanes takes you to Emperor Maximili-an’s GOLDEN ROOF. Continue to Munich, Germany’s “Secret Capital,” and visit MA-RIENPLATZ with its Old and New Town Halls. Highlight is a visit to the fa-mous HOFBRÄUHAUS, dating back to 1589. Free time for dinner before going to your hotel. Breakfast included

DAY 11 MUNICH–ROTHENBURG–RHINELAND

Enter the Swabian Jura with its lush hills and arrive in picturesque Rothenburg for a walk through this walled town. Time to join the locals at one of the many restaurants and to shop for Christmas ornaments, for which the town is famous. Breakfast and Dinner included

DAY 12 RHINELAND–AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

Admire castle-crested hills and terraced vineyards during a scenic and relaxing RHINE CRUISE, followed by a comfortable drive to Amsterdam, capital of Holland. Breakfast and Dinner included

DAY 13 AMSTERDAM

Meet your Local Guide and hear about the fascinating history of the 700-year-old capital during a leisurely CANAL CRUISE. Admire the patri-cian mansions and the gabled façades, the “Golden Bend,” the most prestigious part of the Herengracht and a monument to the Golden Age, the Stopera, Amsterdam’s proud concert hall, the Hermitage, a branch museum of the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, and much more. Also visit a major DIAMOND CENTER. For those who wish to experi-ence Dutch life in the countryside, an optional excursion is available to picture-book Volendam, a fishing village at the former Zuiderzee, includ-ing visits to a working windmill, a clogmaker, a cheese farm, plus din-ner. Breakfast and Dinner included

DAY 14 AMSTERDAM

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.