Three Operas, Five Countries by First Class Rail

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Overview
Highlights
- Iconic Paris
- Stylish Milan
- Attractive Zurich
- Glorious Vienna
- Medieval Nuremberg
- Three fantastic operas in Paris, Milan and Vienna
- First Class rail travel throughout
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Trip includes
- First Class rail travel from London to Paris, Paris to Milan, Milan to Zurich, Zurich to Vienna, Vienna to Nuremberg and Nuremberg to London (Standard Premier service on Eurostar)
- 8 nights' hotel accommodation in 4 and 5 star hotels with breakfast each day
- Tickets to three different operas - one each in Paris, Milan and Vienna
- Private taxi transfers in Paris
Itinerary
Your holiday begins in the heart of London at St. Pancras International station, with its famous blue arches stretching over the platforms – and Europe’s longest Champagne bar – below. Here you join the Eurostar to Paris. Watch the countryside swish past as you travel...
Today you will want to see more of Paris’ plentiful highlights. Perhaps visit the Champs-Elysees and stroll down to the striking Arc de Triomphe, then cross the river to admire the city’s most famous landmark, the stunning Eiffel Tower. There is a lift that runs to th...
Today you leave Paris and embark on the rail journey to Milan. Relax in your comfortable first class seat as you travel southwards through France, and admire the rolling hills that line the Italian border. On arrival at Milan Porta Garibaldi station make your own way ...
Enjoy another day to discover the many sights of Milan, then in the evening make your way to perhaps Europe’s best-known opera house, the dazzling ‘Teatro Alla Scala’. Here you will enjoy a fantastic operatic production in this celebrated location – a truly unforgettable evening’s entertainment.
This morning you make your way to Milan Centrale station, a grand art-deco structure. Here you take the train northwards past the Italian Lakes and across the Swiss border, before traveling through the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest tunnel and a marvelous f...
Today you return to Zurich station and depart on the Euro City service traveling through the Alps into Austria. Sit back and relax in your First Class seat, or simply marvel at rail travel across Europe as you make your way through scenic Switzerland. You then arrive ...
You have a day to explore Vienna and visit some of the buildings and monuments that tell the story of this delightful European city. You might like to try and see the famous Spanish Riding School or head for Prater Park with its Ferris wheel which featured in the film...
Today after breakfast make your way back to Vienna Hauptbahnhof to herald the next stage of your journey as you travel by Inter City Express north-west back into Germany to the fascinating city of Nuremberg. On arrival in this attractive city head for your overnight h...
Today after breakfast make your own way back to Nuremberg station for the start of your journey home. You travel on the high-speed ICE service to Frankfurt where you change trains and continue to Brussels aboard another stylish ICE train. On arrival at Brussels Midi s...
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