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EUROPEAN HIGHLIGHTS
9 DAYS
WITH GLOBUS THE DETAILS ARE DONE
You’ll always visit the key sites and enjoy more inclusions; inside visits
and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description,
including admission charges where applicable.
For standard inclusions, see page 8.
TAKE A BREAK
TRIP SCALE Leisurely
■ On the Go
LOCAL FAVORITES
Globus has created special experiences that will bring you behind the
scenes, spotlight the unique stories of your journey, and bring to life
the local flavor of your destination. Just look for the icon to see
what we’ve included for you.
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ALL THIS IS INCLUDED
■ SIGHTSEEING AND MORE
LONDON–PARIS By high-speed Eurostar train
PARIS Ascend the Eiffel Tower; guided sightseeing, visit the Fragonard
Museum
LUCERNE Walking tour including the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge
BERGAMO Dinner at a local restaurant;
through Bergamo Alta
LOCAL FAVORITE TAKE A RIDE ON THE HISTORIC FUNICULAR
FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF CHARMING BERGAMO
funicular ride and walk
VENICE Private boat ride; visit St. Mark’s Square; glassblower
demonstration; pasta party at Rossopomodoro restaurant; private
water-taxi ride through the Grand Canal
FLORENCE Guided walking tour, see the cathedral and Baptistry, and
visit Signoria Square
ROME Dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica,
and the Colosseum
■ HOTELS LONDON Hilton London Metropole (SF), PARIS Catalogne
Paris Gare Montparnasse (F), LUCERNE Grand Hotel Europe (F),
BERGAMO NH Bergamo (F), VENICE NH Laguna Palace (F) at Mestre,
ROME Crowne Plaza St. Peter’s (SF)
■ MEALS Full buffet breakfast (B) daily; 3 special three-course
dinners (D) with wine in Bergamo, Venice, and Rome
■ TRANSPORTATION High-speed Eurostar train; motorcoach; private
water-taxi in Venice; Italian high-speed, first-class train (Tour HGE)
■ HEADSETS Throughout the tour
■ FREE WI-FI
available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION
■ EXTRA NIGHTS in London, Rome, Sorrento
■ ADD SORRENTO TO YOUR VACATION (Tour HGE) with
Monograms (part of the Globus family of brands)
■ AIRPORT TRANSFERS Included if you purchase air from Globus.
Private transfers available for purchase if you book extra nights.
■ MyGLOBUS Personalize your tour ahead of time with additional
excursions. Visit our website for details and conditions.
NOTE For operational reasons, slight schedule changes for the Paris
program cannot be excluded.
LOCAL FAVORITE IN VENICE, BOARD YOUR PRIVATE WATER-TAXI,
FOR AN EXCITING RIDE ALONG THE GRAND CANAL
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN LONDON, ENGLAND. (Sat.)
Welcome to London! Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you
make the most of your stay.
DAY 2 LONDON–PARIS, FRANCE. (Sun.)
Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions, and head for the
railway station to board the high-speed EUROSTAR TRAIN to Paris. For
a bird’s-eye view, take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most
famous landmark: the EIFFEL TOWER. Later, you may wish to join an
optional dinner at a local restaurant to try out local specialties, followed
by a drive through the “City of Light.” (B)
DAY 3 PARIS. (Mon.)
Morning guided sightseeing of the world capital of chic and style
features the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, and a visit to the
renowned FRAGONARD MUSEUM. An optional excursion is available to
the magnificent Louvre Museum with the famous Mona Lisa, and tonight,
dinner and a show at the Moulin Rouge may just be the ticket! (B)
DAY 4 PARIS–LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND. (Tue.)
Leave Paris, drive past Fontainebleau Forest, and enter Burgundy.
Enjoy views of castles and vineyards on your way to the Swiss Alps
and to picturesque Lucerne. Your walking tour includes Thorwaldsen’s
emotional LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the fallen Swiss Guards
who protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution.
Walk through the Old Town and cross the CHAPEL BRIDGE to the
Jesuit Church. Tonight is your chance to yodel and blow an alphorn
during an optional Swiss folklore dinner party. (B)