Pearls of Mediterranean: Spain-France-Italy (SOLD OUT)

Tour start date(s):	2024-09-21 (sold out); 2024-10-05
Duration:	8 days/ 7 nights
Location:	Barcelona (arrival) - Costa Brava (1 night) - Avignon (1 night) - Cannes (3 nights) - Monaco–Monte Carlo–Nice–San Remo–Arles–Montserrat–Costa Brava (2 nights) - Barcelona (1 night, departure)
Price (including tax):	double $1500 USD, single $ 1890 USD

September 21, 2024 (sold out)

Day 1 - Arrival in Barcelona. Meeting at the airport (group transfer may require a wait of up to 2 hours). Transfer to the Costa Brava coast and hotel check-in.

Day 2 - Breakfast. Departure from the hotel with luggage. Transfer to Provence (France). On the way, visit the Salvador Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres (entrance ticket included). Tour of Avignon: the Papal Palace, the largest Gothic building in Europe, the Cathedral of Our Lady, the Clock Square, the former mint, and St. Peter's Church. Optional visit to the oldest and best-preserved Roman aqueduct in Europe - Pont du Gard (for an additional fee). Hotel check-in.

Day 3 - Breakfast. Departure from the hotel with luggage. Transfer to Cannes. Tour of Cannes, including the Croisette promenade with its famous Walk of Stars near the Film Festival Palace, and a visit to Antibes, where some of the most magnificent yachts that dock on the French Riviera are moored. Hotel check-in in Cannes.

Day 4 - Breakfast. Excursion to San Remo (Italy) - the European capital of flowers. Walking tour: the old town, and the Italian Song Festival Palace. Free time. Return to Nice, panoramic tour of Nice: the Promenade des Anglais, the Russian Church. Option to visit (for an additional fee) the old town of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where Marc Chagall spent his last years and is buried in the old town cemetery. Medieval walls, a church, and the magnificent landscapes of Provence. Return to the hotel in Cannes.

Day 5 - Visit to the medieval village of Èze, the "eagle's nest" on the cliffs. Perfume factory "Fragonard." Excursion to the dreamland of Monaco: the Oceanographic Museum, the Cathedral, the Prince's Palace, the exotic garden, and the famous Monte Carlo casino. Return to the hotel in Cannes.

Day 6 - Breakfast. Departure from the hotel with luggage. Departure to Spain. On the way, visit the picturesque town of Arles. Its glorious ancient history, dating back to the 8th century BC, has survived the eras of Ligurian, Phoenician, and Roman rule, leaving a rich architectural heritage: the ancient amphitheater for 20,000 spectators from the end of the 1st century AD, built by Flavius, the ancient Roman theater from the era of Octavian Augustus (around 30-15 BC), an early Christian basilica, part of the city wall, and the baths of Constantine I. In 1981, all the monuments of ancient Arles were included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. But Arles is most famous as the town where the great Van Gogh lived and created his works. Arrival on the Costa Brava coast. Hotel check-in.

Day 7 - Breakfast. Excursion to Montserrat, one of the main symbols of Catalonia. Panoramic tour of Barcelona with a view of Antoni Gaudí's masterpieces: the Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló, and Passeig de Gràcia. Plaza España, the Olympic Village, Montjuïc. Hotel check-in in Barcelona.

Day 8 - Breakfast. Check-out by 10 am. Group transfer to the airport.

Changes in the program, including adjustments to the time and order of visits to excursion sites, are possible. The maximum group size is 30 people.

Tour Price:

• ½ Double: $1,480.00
• Single: $1,870.00
• 3rd person in the room: $1,170.00

The price includes (Premium tour):

• Accommodation in 3* hotels
• Bus for the entire route
• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure (from 08:00 to 19:00)
• Russian-speaking tour guide
• Entrance tickets to the Salvador Dalí House-Museum
• Meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 dinners

Additional charges for bus seats:

• First row (behind the driver) – $55.00 per person
• Second or third row – $50.00 per person
• Fourth and fifth row – $40.00 per person

Price for Extra night (before or after the tour):

• ½ DBL – $78.00 per person per night
• SGL – $144.00 per person per night

Not included in the price:

• Headphones: €15 per person
• Hotel tax (paid on-site at check-in)
• Tips and souvenirs