Ireland

Ireland

Highlights: The Burren, Dublin, Kilmainhaim Gaol, Galway, Giant's Causeway, Aran Islands.
Hot topics: History, Religion and Monasticism, Literature (W B Yeats, James Joyce, Jonathan Swift).

England

England

Highlights: Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, Bath, Oxford, Stonehenge, Stratford upon Avon.
Hot topics: Literature, History, Theatre, Finance, Art and Architecture.

Scotland

Scotland

Highlights: Glencoe, Edinburgh, Skye, Iona, Stirling Castle, Clava Cairns, The Hermitage.
Hot topics: Geography/Geology, History, Literature, Politics and Government.

Poland

Poland

Highlights: Krakow, Auschwitz, Kazimierz, Warsaw, Museum of 1944 Uprising, Westerplatte.
Hot topics: World War II, The Holocaust, Jewish Culture, 20th Century History.

France

France

Highlights: Louvre, Musee D'Orsay, Versailles, Foutainebleu, Reims, Chartres, Normandy.
Hot topics: Art (Impressionists, Monet, Rodin), Literature, European History.

Spain

Spain

Highlights: Granada, L'Alhambra, Cordoba, Mesquita, Barcelona, Museo de Picasso, La Sagrada Famila, La Pedrera, Madrid, Museo Del Prado, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Toledo.
Hot topics: Art, Modern Art (Picasso, Miro), Architecture (Gaudi).

Portugal

Portugal

Highlights: Lisbon, Faro, Fatima, Coimbra, Porto.
Hot topics: Navigation and Exploration, Monarchy and Empire, European History, Religious Studies.

Switzerland

Switzerland

Highlights: Zurich, View from Felsenegg, Zermatt, Mount Rigi, Aare Gorge, Rhone Glacier, Lake Lucerne, Appenzell, Grundewald, Rhine Falls (Europe's largest waterfall).
Hot topics: Geology, Environmental Studies, Travel and Tourism, Finance.

Belgium & Netherlands

Belgium &Netherlands

Highlights: Amsterdam, Anne Frank's House, Rijkmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Canals, The Hague, Bruges, Brussells, Antwerp.
Hot topics: European Politics and Government, the European Community, International Law, Art, European History.

Germany

Germany

Highlights: Berlin, Reichstag, Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Pergamon Museum, Potsdam, Bavaria, Neuschwanstein Castle.
Hot topics: World War II, Modern History, Jewish Culture, Politics and the European Union.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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Austria

Austria

Highlights: Salzburg, Mozart Residence, Halstatt, the Alps, Estherhazy Palace, Eisenstadt, Castle Herberstein, The Imperial Hotel, Vienna, Graz.
Hot topics: Music, Geology, European HIstory.

Hungary

Hungary

Highlights: Budapest, Hungarian Parliament, Godolla Palace, Szechenyi Baths, Esterhazy Palace in Fertod, Szentendre, Visegrad.
Hot topics: The Hapsburgs, Austro-Hungarian Empire, European History.

Croatia

Croatia

Highlights: Dubrovnik, "The Pearl of the Adriatic", Hvar, Split, Trogir, Zadar.
Hot topics: Empire (Byzantine, Ottoman, Venetian, Hungarian), Ancient History, Archeology, Architecture, Modern European History.

Greece

Greece

Highlights: The Parthenon, Epidaurus, Delphi, Mycenae, Olympia, Meteora Pinnacle Monasteries.
Hot topics: Archeology, Classicism, Philosophy, Art, Ancient History.

Italy

Italy

Highlights: Roman Forum and Colisseum, Uffizi Gallery, San Marco, Venice, Pompeii.
Hot topics: Archeology, Art, Architecture, Ancient History.

DUBLIN: Trinity College

Your tour begins in the captivating and charismatic city of Dublin. Take a walking tour to learn about what life was like Dublin for famous authors such as Jonathan Swift, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. Learn about the Easter Rising of 1916 and the history of this thriving city. The tour ends at Trinity College where you can have a look at the world famous Book of Kells.

DUBLIN: KILMAINHAM GAOL and, NATIONAL MUSEUM and NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART

Kilmainhain Gaol has witnessed much of Ireland’s turbulent past. Leaders of Irish rebellions, including the Easter Rising of 1916, the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War were all imprisoned here.  Hear their stories on a guided tour of the museum.  In the afternoon, enjoy treasures of Irish culture at the National Museum and National Museum of Art.
Evening options: The Abbey Theatre Production.

County Wicklow: GLENDALOUGH and POWERSCOURT GARDEN

Today we go back to nature and the beautiful countryside of County Wicklow and Glendalough, the Valley of the Two Lakes. A secluded spot for hermits like its founder St Kevin, you will be whisked away to another world. We then travel onto Powerscourt, built in the 1730’s and home to the finest gardens in Ireland.

CORK and BLARNEY: Cobh and Blarney Castle

From Dublin travel to Cobh and enjoy the interactive Queenstown experience where you can learn what it was like to be an Irish immigrant. See the town that would have been you last glimpse of Ireland before travelling off to America. Cobh was also the last port of call for the Titanic. From there travel to world famous Blarney Castle where you can kiss the blarney stone and be endowed with a ‘gift for the gab.’ Finally, travel to Killarney, gateway to the beautiful Ring of Kerry.
Spend night in Killarney.

KILLARNEY: Ring of Kerry and Torc Waterfall

On your second day in Killarney, enjoy a tour around the Ring of Kerry including Staigue Fort an Iron Age fort built 2,500 years ago, Molls Gap for a breathtaking view of MacGillycuddy’s Reeks and the surrounding lakes, and Torc Waterfall. Or get out of the coach and take a hike on a tour that starts at Kate Kearney’s Cottage, where you can start a walk through the Gap of Dunloe before continuing your journey by boat via the Upper, Middle and Lower Lakes, before returning to Killarney.
Spend night in Killarney.

COUNTRY CLARE: Cliffs of Moher

The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare are breathtaking, dropping 200metres straight into the Atlantic Ocean. After taking in the view and we travel through the Burren, “rocky land” in Gaelic, a striking limestone landscape which surprises the senses with its combination of desolation and rich flora and fauna.