Europe

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A nine-day coach circuit from London that crosses the Channel and takes in six countries and the Vatican. The Black Forest, Rhine Falls and snow on Mount Titlis lead south to a gondola in Venice, guided days in Rome and Florence and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The return runs through Geneva to Paris for the Eiffel Tower and a cruise on the Seine.

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Five cities at two nights apiece, from ancient Rome to the boulevards of Paris. St. Peter's and the Colosseum, Siena on the road to Florence, the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio, then Pisa and St. Mark's Square in Venice. Lake Como and the St. Gotthard Tunnel carry the group into Switzerland before Burgundy and Paris, with the trip ending in London.

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A loop of the great capitals of central Europe, starting and ending in Munich. Guided sightseeing takes in Prague's Astronomical Clock and castle district, Matthias Church and Heroes' Square in Budapest, and the Ringstrasse and St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. A Danube cruise with coffee and cake leads to Salzburg, and the last night in Munich ends at the Hofbräuhaus.

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From Zagreb to Dubrovnik by way of the Alpine lakes of Slovenia and the Adriatic coast. Two nights at Lake Bled, a stop in Ljubljana, the Istrian towns of Pula and Rovinj and the waterfalls of Plitvice come before the Dalmatian coast. Diocletian's Palace in Split, Trogir and Ston lead to two days inside the walls of Dubrovnik.

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A week on the south coast of Cyprus with one hotel in Limassol and a day out to a different corner of the island every other day. Byzantine churches in Larnaca and the lace village of Lefkara, the clifftop ruins of Kourion and a winery visit, the Rock of Aphrodite and the Roman mosaics of Paphos, and the museum and walled old town of Nicosia. Free days in between are for the beach.

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A full circle of France that starts and finishes in Paris. Burgundy and Lyon lead to the Papal Palace in Avignon, Monaco and two nights on the Riviera, then Roman Arles, the walled Cité of Carcassonne, Lourdes and the Basque Coast. Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion and the Dordogne give way to a Loire château, Mont-Saint-Michel, Omaha Beach and Monet's Giverny.

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The classical sites of mainland Greece followed by three nights on Santorini. The Acropolis and its museum in Athens, Mycenae, Epidaurus and seaside Nafplion, ancient Olympia, the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and the cliff-top monasteries of Meteora. A sailing to Santorini rounds the trip off with time to enjoy the island.

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A week around Iceland's Ring Road, traveling with a tour manager from a welcome dinner to a farewell dinner in Reykjavik. The Golden Circle and the Thingvellir rift valley, a whale-watching cruise from Hauganes, Godafoss, Lake Mývatn and its nature baths, and Dettifoss in the north. The south coast brings the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, Skaftafell National Park and Seljalandsfoss.

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A circuit of the island from Dublin round the south and west coasts and back. County Wicklow and Waterford, Blarney Castle, a full day on the Ring of Kerry and King John's Castle in Limerick. Bunratty, the Cliffs of Moher and Galway lead into Connemara and Kylemore Abbey, then Knock and Sligo before a last evening in Dublin.

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Italy from the Bay of Naples to the canals of Venice, beginning and ending in Rome. The Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's, the ruins of Pompeii and a day on Capri, then Perugia and the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Venice, the Field of Miracles at Pisa, Renaissance Florence and Siena's Piazza del Campo complete the loop.

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A week on the Maltese islands led by a tour leader, with two nights on quiet Gozo and five in Sliema. Gozo brings the Citadel at Victoria, the Ġgantija temples, Ramla Bay and the coast at Dwejra. On Malta the group walks Valletta and St. John's Co-Cathedral, the Three Cities and Grand Harbour, the temples of Ħaġar Qim and the walled old capital of Mdina, with a local food and wine tasting along the way. Some days include coastal walks.

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A loop from Oslo through the fjord country of western Norway. Heddal's stave church and the Vemork museum in Telemark, a ferry on the Hardangerfjord and the old Hanseatic wharf at Bryggen in Bergen. Cruises on the Nærøyfjord and Geirangerfjord, the Norwegian Glacier Museum, the Loen Skylift and the Dalsnibba lookout lead back by way of Lillehammer.

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A week in Arctic Norway built around the chance to see the Northern Lights, which always depends on the weather. A night in a hotel made of snow and ice at Alta, the Northern Lights Cathedral, and a Sami camp near Kautokeino with lunch in a traditional lavvu. The second half is spent aboard a small expedition ship before the trip ends in Tromsø.

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Portugal end to end, from the cliffs of the Algarve to the Douro Valley. Belém Tower and the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Sagres and Cape St. Vincent, Évora's Chapel of Bones, then Mateus Palace and the river city of Porto with Livraria Lello and the Stock Exchange Palace. Coimbra University, Fátima, the monasteries of Tomar and Batalha and walled Óbidos lead back to Lisbon.

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Madrid to Barcelona by way of Andalusia and the Mediterranean coast. Toledo's synagogue and El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, the Mosque of Córdoba, Seville's cathedral and Giralda with an evening of flamenco, and the Alhambra in Granada. The cave homes of Guadix, Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences and Peñíscola lead to Barcelona, the Sagrada Família and Park Güell.

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Switzerland by rail, from Zurich to the high Alps and the lakes. A train to St. Moritz and the Glacier Express to Zermatt, two nights below the Matterhorn, then a rail journey to Geneva for the Old Town, the Jet d'Eau and the Flower Clock. The Golden Pass and Brünig Pass lead through Interlaken and the Bernese Oberland to medieval Lucerne and its Lion Monument.

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A short stay in Istanbul with two half-day tours and time to explore on your own. The first afternoon takes in the Spice Market and a cruise on the Bosphorus; the next morning covers Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar. The third day is free for shopping or the city at your own pace.

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A round trip from London through England, Scotland and Wales. Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, York and Durham, Hadrian's Wall and two nights in Edinburgh for the castle and Holyroodhouse. Pitlochry, the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond lead on to Glasgow, then the Lake District, the Welsh borders, Bristol, Bath and Stonehenge.

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A week from Edinburgh to Glasgow by way of the Highlands. Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Cairngorms, the Culloden battlefield, Loch Ness and Eilean Donan Castle on the road to Skye. Ben Nevis and the Commando Memorial lead south to Glasgow, with a day out to Stirling Castle and a whisky distillery.