30 days · 29 nights
France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium
France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium
From the North Sea to the Mediterranean
Thirty days on a grand tour of Europe: Bruges, Paris, the Loire, Bordeaux, the Basque coast, Barcelona, Provence, the French Riviera, Tuscany, Rome, Venice, the Dolomites, Munich and the Rhine.
- Duration
- 30 days · 29 nights
- Departure and return
- Amsterdam
- Countries visited
- France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Bruges — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive via Antwerp and Ghent, belfry and Market Square of Bruges, canals and béguinage, night in Bruges
- Day 2Paris — drive through Flanders and Picardy, arrival in Paris, panoramic tour, Champs-Élysées, night in Paris
- Day 3Paris — Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre, Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, Seine cruise, night in Paris
- Day 4Loire Valley — Château de Chambord, Blois, Château d’Amboise, arrival in Touraine, night in Tours
- Day 5Bordeaux — drive through Poitou, Place de la Bourse and water mirror, Garonne quays, night in Bordeaux
- Day 6Saint-Émilion — medieval village of Saint-Émilion, tasting at a wine château, free afternoon, night in Bordeaux
- Day 7Basque Country — Dune of Pilat, ramparts of Bayonne, Virgin’s Rock and beaches of Biarritz, night in Biarritz
- Day 8San Sebastián — La Concha Bay in San Sebastián, pintxos, drive through Navarre and Pamplona, night in Zaragoza
- Day 9Zaragoza and Barcelona — Basilica del Pilar and Aljafería Palace, drive through Catalonia, night in Barcelona
- Day 10Barcelona — Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Casa Batlló and Passeig de Gràcia, Gothic Quarter, night in Barcelona
- Day 11Barcelona at leisure — free day, La Rambla and Boqueria market, Montjuïc hill, Barceloneta beach, night in Barcelona
- Day 12Carcassonne — drive via Perpignan and Roussillon, medieval walled city of Carcassonne, night in Carcassonne
- Day 13Pont du Gard — drive through Languedoc, Pont du Gard, Nîmes arena, arrival in Provence, night in Avignon
- Day 14Provence — Palace of the Popes and Pont d’Avignon, Arles, village of Les Baux-de-Provence, night in Avignon
- Day 15Aix and the Riviera — Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence, drive through the Esterel, Promenade des Anglais, night in Nice
- Day 16Monaco — hilltop village of Èze, perfumery, Prince’s Palace of Monaco, Monte-Carlo Casino, night in Nice
- Day 17Nice at leisure — free day, old Nice and Cours Saleya, Castle Hill, optional outing to Cannes, night in Nice
- Day 18Riviera and Pisa — Italian Riviera, Square of Miracles and Leaning Tower of Pisa, night in Florence
- Day 19Florence — Duomo and Brunelleschi’s dome, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Piazza della Signoria, night in Florence
- Day 20Tuscany — towers of San Gimignano, Piazza del Campo and cathedral of Siena, Chianti vineyards, night in Florence
- Day 21Rome — drive through Umbria, arrival in Rome, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, night in Rome
- Day 22Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Capitol, evening in Trastevere, night in Rome
- Day 23Vatican — St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, free afternoon, night in Rome
- Day 24Assisi — Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, medieval lanes, crossing the Apennines, night in Bologna
- Day 25Venice — arrival in Venice, vaporetto along the Grand Canal, St Mark’s Square, Rialto Bridge, night in Venice
- Day 26Venice — St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, islands of Murano and Burano, free time, night in Venice
- Day 27Dolomites — Great Dolomites Road, Cortina d’Ampezzo, UNESCO-listed passes and peaks, night in Bolzano
- Day 28Tyrol and Munich — Brenner Pass, Golden Roof of Innsbruck, arrival in Munich, Marienplatz, night in Munich
- Day 29Rothenburg — Romantic Road, ramparts and half-timbered houses of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rhine valley, night in Rüdesheim
- Day 30Romantic Rhine — Lorelei rock, Rhine castles, Cologne Cathedral, return to Amsterdam, then transfer to the airport or station
Services
- Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
- Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
- 29 hotel nights with breakfast
- Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets
Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.