Vienna, Venice and Paris

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10 or 12 days
Vienna, Tyrol, Florence, Venice, Paris, with extension to Loire Valley
Certain places in the world offer more than just postcard sights, they evoke strong emotions. The canals of Venice, the banks of the Seine River in Paris, the grand boulevards of Vienna, the Renaissance treasures of Florence – see how these different cultures all appreciate the importance of atmosphere, experience, and time-honoured traditions.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria

  • Day 2: Vienna

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your tour director you will see:
    • Opera House
    • Kärntnerstrasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral

    Enjoy a Wiener Schnitzel Dinner

  • Day 3: Vienna

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Ringstrasse
    • Parliament
    • Rathaus
    • Hofburg

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace

    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Viennese waltz dancing

    Viennese waltz dancing

    Experience the elegance and grandeur of this traditional Austrian pastime firsthand during your waltz lesson. Viennese waltzing is the oldest form of ballroom dance, originating at the end of the 18th century—at the time it was considered scandalous! With the help of composer Johann Strauss, the step gained in popularity in dance halls across the country, and the world.

  • Day 4: Salzburg • Tyrol

    Take a guided tour of Salzburg

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Old Town
    • Residenz
    • Mozart’s birthplace

    Continue on to the Tyrol region

  • Day 5: Verona • Florence

    Travel to Florence

    Stop in Verona

  • Day 6: Florence • Venice

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Chiesa di Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Visit the Duomo

    Travel to Venice

  • Day 7: Venice • Night train

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    Visit the Doge's Palace

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Board an overnight train to Paris

  • Day 8: Paris

    Take a walking tour of Paris

    With your Tour Director you will see:

  • Île de la Cité
  • Conciergerie
  • Sainte-Chapelle

    • Walking Tour Paris Incl. Notre-Dame

Visit the Louvre

Visit Notre Dame Cathedral

  • Day 9: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Versailles

    Versailles
    Join an optional excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors and the ornately decorated State Apartments. (Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.)

  • Day 10: Depart for home

    • Add 2 more days

    • Day 10: Loire Valley

      Photo stop at Chambord

      Take a guided tour of Blois

      Enjoy free time in Blois

      Travel to the Loire Valley

    • Day 11: Loire Valley • Paris

      Take a guided tour of Chenonceau

      Visit Chartres Cathedral

      Continue on to Paris

    • Day 12: Depart for home

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