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EUROPEAN TAPESTRY 14 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.
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
AMSTERDAM Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing and a canal
cruise; visit a major diamond center
RHINE CRUISE
HEIDELBERG Take pictures of the castle;
Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg
BLACK FOREST Hear about the art of woodcarving
RHINE FALLS
enjoy a beer at the
LUCERNE Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the
Chapel Bridge
VADUZ Visit the capital of Liechtenstein
INNSBRUCK Walk through the Old Town to the Golden Roof
VENICE Private boat ride; visit St. Mark’s Square; glassblower
demonstration; a special dinner at Rossopomodoro restaurant
ROME Guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine
Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica and the Colosseum
FLORENCE Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo’s David and
Signoria Square
PISA Marvel at the legendary Leaning Tower
MONTE CARLO
Orientation drive and overnight stay
NICE Drive along the Promenade des Anglais
LYON Panoramic view from Fourvière Hill
PARIS Guided sightseeing; ascend the Eiffel Tower
■ HOTELS AMSTERDAM Ramada Apollo Amsterdam Center (F),
RHINELAND Leonardo (F) at Karlsruhe, LUCERNE Astoria (F), INNSBRUCK
Grauer Baer (F), VENICE Antony (F) at Mestre, ROME Crowne Plaza St.
Peter’s (SF), FLORENCE Starhotels Michelangelo (SF), MONTE CARLO
Riviera Marriott La Porte de Monaco (SF) at Cap d’Ail, LYON Mercure
Château Perrache (F), PARIS Catalogne Paris Gare Montparnasse (F)
■ MEALS Full buffet breakfast (B) daily; 5 three-course dinners (D)
with wine, including a welcome dinner in Amsterdam and a special
dinner in Venice
■ TRANSPORTATION Motorcoach; canal cruise in Amsterdam;
Rhine River cruise; private boat ride in Venice; high-speed Eurostar
train (Tour HAT)
■ HEADSETS Throughout the tour
■ FREE WI-FI
available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION
■ EXTRA NIGHTS in Amsterdam, Paris, London
■ EXTEND YOUR VACATION to London (Tour HAT)
■ 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 SPEND A NIGHT IN ENCHANTING MONTE CARLO,
WHERE A SPECIAL ORIENTATION DRIVE REVEALS JUST WHAT MAKES THE
PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO SO SPECIAL
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND. (Sat.)
Welcome to Amsterdam! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling
companions for a welcome dinner with wine at your hotel. (D)
DAY 2 AMSTERDAM. (Sun.)
See the main sights of the 700-year-old capital with a Local Guide,
like the Royal Palace, Mint Tower, the original Heineken Brewery,
the Rijksmuseum, and more. Highlight is a leisurely CANAL CRUISE
along the patrician mansions and gabled façades. Also visit a major
DIAMOND CENTER. Later, you may wish to join an optional excursion
to visit a cheese farm, a clog maker, and a working windmill, followed
by dinner in the pretty fishing village of Volendam. (B)
DAY 3 AMSTERDAM–HEIDELBERG, GERMANY–RHINELAND. (Mon.)
On the way to Germany, pass the Dutch region best known as
the locale of A Bridge Too Far. Highlight of the day is a romantic
RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced vineyards, and
half-timbered towns. Stop in Heidelberg and take pictures of the
famous red-walled castle ruins. Then, enjoy a beer at the famous
Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg. (B,D)
DAY 4 RHINELAND–BLACK FOREST–RHINE FALLS, SWITZERLAND–
LUCERNE. (Tue.)
Stop in the lush valleys and pine-clad hills of the BLACK FOREST,
renowned for its cuckoo clocks, hear about the art of WOODCARVING
from a local woodcarver, Adolf Herr, and enjoy a taste of traditional fruit
wine. On the Swiss border, admire the thundering RHINE FALLS, then
continue to picturesque Lucerne. Tonight is your chance to enjoy an
optional Swiss folklore party. (B)
DAY 5 LUCERNE–VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. (Wed.)
Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT, walk through the Old Town, and
cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Time
to shop for Swiss watches or climb lofty Mount Pilatus. On your way to
Austria, stop in the Principality of Liechtenstein, then, drive through Austria’s
most famous ski area and enter Tyrol. In Innsbruck, walk through the Old
Town and take pictures of Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF. (B,D)
DAY 6 INNSBRUCK–VENICE, ITALY. (Thu.)
Cross spectacular Brenner Pass to Italy. Enter Venice in style by
PRIVATE BOAT to ST. MARK’S SQUARE and admire the byzantine
basilica, lavish Doges’ Palace with its Bridge of Sighs, and watch skilled
GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. You may wish to join
an optional gondola ride, and later, a special dinner with wine awaits
you at Rossopomodoro restaurant. (B,D)
DAY 7 VENICE–ROME. (Fri.)
A scenic drive across the Apennine Hills and through vine- and oliveclad
Tuscany brings you to the “Eternal City.” (B)
DAY 8 ROME. (Sat.)
Globus’ unique guided sightseeing includes inside visits to the
VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL with Michelangelo’s ceiling
paintings and The Last Judgment, and monumental ST. PETER’S