DAY 01 SYDNEY – MADRID

Check-in at the airport in Sydney 3hrs before the departure of the flight to Madrid.

DAY 02 MADRID

Arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Reception and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 03 MADRID

Breakfast, departure for a panoramic city tour of Madrid, one of the most lively cities in Europe, where you will visit important sites such as Plaza España, Gran Vía, Cibeles Fountain, Alcalá Gate, the famous Las Ventas bullring, etc. Then, continuing through the modern area, you will end in Old Madrid. Delights such as Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Oriente will give a splendid end to this tour of the capital of Spain. Free afternoon to enjoy an optional excursion. Accommodation.

DAY 04 MADRID — BURGOS – BORDEAUX

Breakfast. Early morning departure. We will travel northwards through the regions of the Basque Country. Along the way we will make a brief panoramic visit to the city of Burgos, an autonomous province belonging to the community of Castile and Leon, which stands out for its intact medieval architecture and sites such as the Cathedral of Santa María, in French Gothic style, whose main doors are flanked by ornamented bell towers. We will continue our route to the city of Bordeaux.

Arrival in Bordeaux and brief panoramic visit. Our tour will start at Place de la Bourse, we will continue to the Fountain of the Three Graces, its parliament and La Miroir d’Eau, the largest reflecting fountain in the world. Rest of the afternoon free. Accommodation.

DAY 05 BORDEAUX — BLOIS – PARIS

Breakfast, departure towards Paris, making a brief stop along the way in Blois, an emblematic city for its beautiful castle. We will enjoy the charm of one of the most impressive cities that make up the Loire Valley region, known for its unmatched beauty and splendors. The Château de Blois, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is considered one of the most important in the region. After free time we will continue to Paris, known as the “City of Light”. Arrival and accommodation.

DAY 06 PARIS

Breakfast. Panoramic city tour to explore the “City of Love” visiting its most emblematic places, crossing the Avenue des Champs Elysées, the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe, the National Assembly, the Opera, the Louvre Museum, Les Invalides, the Champ de Mars, the Eiffel Tower, etc.

Free afternoon or possibility of taking an optional excursion. Accommodation. 

DAY 07 PARIS

Breakfast. Free day for personal activities or the possibility of taking an optional excursion. Accommodation.

DAY 08 PARIS — LUCERNE – ZURICH

Breakfast. Early morning departure to reach the border with Switzerland. Passing through the city of Basel we will arrive at the city of Lucerne. In Lucerne we will take a brief tour of the city to enjoy its well-preserved medieval architecture. The tour starts at the Spreuer pedestrian bridge, one of the two covered wooden bridges in the city. We will also see the Jesuit Church, the other covered wooden pedestrian bridge of Kapellbrücke crossing the Reuss River diagonally. After crossing the bridge we will continue walking to the Church of St. Leodegar. After the tour we continue to Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich located in the north of the central part of the country. We will take a panoramic city tour and stay at our hotel.

DAY 09 ZURICH — VERONA – VENICE

Breakfast. We will take the road towards the border between Switzerland and Italy. After crossing the border we will pass near Milan and arrive at the ancient city of Verona. Our stop is in the modern part of Verona, we will have free time. We will then continue to Venice and check-in at our hotel.

DAY 10 VENICE – ROME

Breakfast. We will be amazed by the city of the 118 islands and its more than 400 bridges, whose characteristics make it unique and exclusive, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We will tour the Bridge of Sighs and St. Mark’s Square, with its incomparable setting dominated by the Basilica, a jewel of architecture. Free time. We will continue our journey to Rome. Accommodation. 

DAY 11 ROME

Breakfast. We will take the panoramic city tour, where we will admire the unmistakable figure of the Flavian Amphitheater, better known as the “Coliseum”. We will also pass through the Circus Maximus and the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Mary Major. Then, crossing the Tiber River, we will arrive at the Vatican.

Free afternoon to take optional activities. Accommodation.

DAY 12 ROME

Breakfast. Free day for personal activities or the possibility of taking an optional excursion. Accommodation.

DAY 13 ROME – FLORENCE

Breakfast. After breakfast, departure to Florence, a city in central Italy and capital of the Tuscany region. Panoramic city tour of this unparalleled city where art will surprise you at every turn. We will tour St. Mark’s Square, passing by the Academy Gallery and arriving at the Straw Market. We will contemplate the beautiful combination of marbles on the façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and its unmistakable Giotto’s Bell Tower. We will also enjoy the Baptistery and its famous Paradise Doors. We will look out at the famous Ponte Vecchio and arrive at the Piazza della Santa Croce to admire the Franciscan Basilica of the same name. Free afternoon for personal activities or the possibility of taking an optional excursion. Accommodation.

DAY 14 FLORENCE — PISA – NICE

Breakfast and departure to Pisa. This city is always identified by its famous Leaning Tower, accompanied by the beautiful architectural complex consisting of the Cathedral and Baptistery. After free time we will continue the route to reach the border with France and shortly after arrive in Nice, capital of the French Riviera. During our panoramic city tour we will visit the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas, a flower market. Accommodation.

DAY 15 NICE – BARCELONA

Breakfast and departure to Spain crossing the regions of Provence, the Alps, the French Riviera and Occitania, until reaching the border. Entering Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of the Catalonia region, recognized for its art and architecture. We will take a brief tour of the city to see the Sagrada Familia, designed by the Spanish/Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, its work on the building is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plaça Catalunya, Columbus Monument, Plaza de España, La Rambla, a 1,2 km pedestrian street, Casa Batlló, a building in the center of Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí. Accommodation.

DAY 16 BARCELONA — ZARAGOZA – MADRID

Breakfast and departure to Zaragoza, where we will make a brief stop to admire the oldest Marian Temple in Christianity: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, which is part of the huge square of the same name. We will continue to Madrid. Arrival and accommodation.

DAY 17 MADRID – SYDNEY

Breakfast. At the indicated time you will be transferred to the airport to take the flight back to Sydney.