…we go on from there to the nearby Ile de la Cite, were there are many fine restaurants for lunch, and you can visit St. Chapelle, the fine Gothic cathedral famed for its extensive stained glass and upper chapel, and the Conciergerie, a prison for 500 years, where Marie Antoinette was held before her execution, now a museum…

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This morning we'll …savor the sky-high hill town of Les Baux de Provence, a hilltop medieval stronghold in the Alpille region, one of the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”…The medieval streets, the ruins of the chateau, the grandiose panorama--everything makes you dream of knights and troubadours...  Then we’ll continue on to Arles, with its Roman ruins, including the Roman Amphitheater, the Antique Theatre, the thermal baths of Constantine, and the …

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After processing through passport control and collecting our luggage, we are met by our Italian guides and our tour conductor John Sabol with a warm welcome to Italy!  We drive to Stresa on Lago Maggiore to check into our hotel.  After check-in, we meet at the town pier to board our private boats for our afternoon excursion of the Borromean Islands tour of Lago Maggiore, including Isola Madre, Isola Dei Pescatori, and Isola Bella, where we will visit the amazing Palazzo Borromeo and its splendid gardens…

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...While much of Florence (Firenze) was rebuilt during the Renaissance, the eastern part of the city still is largely medieval. Rising above the center of the city, we find the richly decorated Duomo, or Cathedral, the Santa Maria del Fiore, with its famous terra cotta dome and its 4th century Baptistery, famous for its bronze doors, where many famous Florentines, including Dante, were baptized.  We’ll also enjoy an in-depth exposure to some of the finest artwork in the world at the Uffizi Museum with a guided... 

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After breakfast, we depart for our drive down the Amalfi Coast. The narrow and twisting Amalfi Drive in Italy is arguably the world's most beautiful and thrilling sightseeing road. It stretches 50 kilometers (30 miles) between Sorrento city and Amalfi village, that gave the coast its name.  Small villages cling precariously to steep sea cliffs with breathtaking rocky shoreline vistas…

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…then we’ll drive the short way up into the mountains to Berchtesgaden, Germany, where the Alps begin. Here we’ll enjoy a boat ride and tour of the famous deep green waters of the Koenigssee in the Berchtesgaden National Forest, the most photographed panorama in Germany, an alpine lake with forest and near vertical cliffs on its banks. The boat, with silent electric motor, crosses the lake and glides to a small peninsula where the ancient baroque chapel of St. Bartholomew has stood for 600 years, accessible only by water…

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Inaugurated in 1620, this large rectangular, stone paved plaza with its ground floor arcades underwent its last remodeling in 1853 by Juan de Villanueva. Until the last century, the Plaza Mayor was used as a marketplace on weekdays and was the scene of popular events from bullfights to public announcement of sentences during the Inquisition, religious processions, public executions and dance and theater festivals.  The most striking building in the Plaza Mayor is the Casa de la Panadería (Bakery house), with its colorful fresco-adorned façade…

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Experience the magnificence of Potsdam's gardens, palaces and historic city quarters. Highlights of the tour are the visit of the interior rooms of a palace (incl.) in the gardens of Sanssouci and the guided walk through the gardens.  Sanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. The palace's name emphasizes this; it is a French phrase (sans souci), which translates as "without concerns", meaning "without worries" or "carefree"…

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…Each cave and fissure of the monolith has a meaning in Dreamtime (creation of the world).  After checking into our hotel, we have time to rest before dinner.  Tonight, we’ll enjoy the Sounds of Silence Dinner.  As the sun sets over Uluru, we are served sparkling wine and canapes while listening to the sound of a didgeridoo—then, an unforgettable dining experience awaits us as we sample local bush tucker, accompanied by native cultural entertainment…

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After breakfast, we’ll enjoy a brief panoramic city tour, to include a stop at Holyrood Palace for pictures and then tour the famous Edinburgh Castle (adm. incl.), the site of the annual Edinburgh Tattoo.  Lunch is on our own on the Royal Mile.  Just down from the castle is St. Giles Cathedral, the national cathedral of Scotland, with its unbelievable stained glass, where we will sing our second concert…

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"Ring of Kerry" tour--110 miles of spectacular scenery as we circle the Iveragh peninsula, enjoying the high cliffside views of the Atlantic.  It’s a great day to relax, take our time, and enjoy the amazing scenery.  One stop we make is for a sheep-dog demonstration, how they are trained and how they work.  Then it’s on to…

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Jutting out from the deep blue sea, volcanic sheer cliffs topped with gleaming white village homes and churches resemble snowcapped mountains. The thunderous fury of nature left its mark on the island, the home of Greece's last active volcano which still smolders today.  The entire center of the circular island sank into the sea during the tremendous volcanic explosion of 3.500 years ago. The eruption caused tidal waves…

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