Hidden Europe: unique experiences in Europe's cities
08/09/2020 · By Katie Shaw
Europe’s cities are treasure troves of culture, teeming with iconic, must-see sights to enthral even the most seasoned of tourists.
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2024 Tour code: SRL24
About the tour
The beautiful fortress town of Sirmione is our base, in an elegant Spa hotel, set on a picturesque peninsula overlooking Lake Garda. On this captivating tour, we glide through Venice's turquoise canals on an unforgettable gondola ride - passing Venetian palazzos, intriguing architecture and by zantine churches - we taste renowned wines and enjoy a delicious homemade dinner at a rural winery in Valpolicella, and explore history and culture in Roman Verona and medieval Malcesine.
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Itinerary
Our holiday begins when we meet at London St Pancras, before boarding the Eurostar service to Paris. From the French capital, we continue by rail to the attractive medieval town of Chambéry, surrounded by the French Alps. On arrival, we check into our hotel for the night, with a little free time to look around before our first group dinner together.
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4.3 / 5 · 186 reviews
Derek Walter
Submitted 19/Sep
Would have given 5 stars but there is an issue with lack of hand rails on steps to the upper pool. My wife has a balance problem so was unable to use the hot pool due to the lack of hand rails. The staff, rooms , and tour were fine. Our tour leader, Janet was fantastic.
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Jill
Submitted 19/Sep
We had a great holiday. Hotel in Sirmione was fab. Tours and Tour Manager good. Only criticism is the travelling to and from home, too lengthy and tiring.
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Mrs Lamb
Submitted 17/Sep
Beautiful area on Lake Garda. Very busy with tourists in Summer.
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D Tilley
Submitted 11/Sep
Well organised. lovely really helpful knowledgeable guide. Excellent hotels with good food. We enjoyed seeing the countryside on the train journeys. Coach transfer in France was unreliable. Local wine was excellent! Nice to do as much or little as we wanted to.
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Mr Beach
Submitted 10/Sep
Excellent journey and excellent hotel
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Alan Summers
Submitted 6/Sep
Our holiday to Lake Garda was well organised from the start. The Eurostar terminal was very busy but managed to find a seat and was soon on the train heading for Paris. Changing train stations in Paris by bus to catch the TGV to Lyon was fine, we need have some time to kill while waiting to board the Train. First class travel on all the trains were great, plenty of room to stretch out and relax. As a party of 20 we were all together for most of the Train journeys. Hotel in Lyon was very nice, large rooms, very comfortable. Continued the next day to Milan, nice train. Changed to a bus at Milan for our onward journey to Simione on Lake Garda. What a fantastic place, lovely hotel right on the lake side with stunning views. Disappointed with our first room but we were moved the next day to a far bigger room. The staff were great, food on the whole was nice, plenty to eat. The rest of the holiday followed suit. lovely days out (but very hot) . Would recommend this holiday,
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