DISCOVERING GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

DISCOVERING GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

7 days from 2,000 â‚Ź A tailor-made tour for Italian tourists in summer.

Great Britain and Ireland are the most beautiful countries in Europe.

Enjoy a holiday in these countries to discover their history and heritage!

Fly from your local airport

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Departure from Florence Airport • Arrival at Stansted Airport • Transfer between airport and accommodation • 3 nights at Park Lane Hotel in London • 1 night Royal York Hotel in York • 1 night at Merrion Hotel in Dublin • 1 night at Wordsworth Hotel & Spa in Grasmere

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Accommodation on half board basis En- suite double rooms All sightseeing tours as mentioned English-speaking tour guide Flight from Liverpool to London Travel on tour by coach All local and airport taxes/service charges

PRICES: 2,000 € per person

PARK LANE HOTEL LONDON

Park Lane Hotel is a 5-star hotel located in the famous Hampstead district.

It offers rooms with views on St James’s Park and Hyde Park.It features a spa, a private park and free Wi-Fi access.

ROYAL YORK HOTEL YORK

Royal York Hotel is a modern, elegant, and refined 5-star hotel.

The rooms are new and bright and the staff is happy to assist clients during their stay in York.

WORDSWORTH HOTEL & SPA GRASSMERE

Wordsworth Hotel & Spa is 4-star hotel in Grasmere.

The hotel, nestled within this picturesque village, is a country house hotel, set within beautiful grounds and offers the finest cuisine and spa.

THE MERRION HOTEL DUBLIN

The Merrion Hotel is a 5-star hotel, which is located in the heart of Dublin.

It features a wide range of facilities, including free Wi-Fi, a pool, a spa and a gym. It is home to the 5-star Michelin Restaurant, Patrick Guilbaud.

DAY 1: LONDON

Arrival at Stansted Airport.

A coach will take you to your hotel in the city centre of London.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 2: DOVER, CANTERBURY, CAMBRIDGE

Today we leave London for Dover, an amazing city in the South East of England.

The name of the town derives from the name of the river that flows through it, the River Dour.

Dover is a major ferry port in the county of Kent, an area of lowlands and low hills.

Chalk hills known as the Downs run to the sea ending in the White Cliffs on the Channel coast.

Dover is the main passenger port in the United Kingdom. Its strategic position has been evident throughout its history:...

‌archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for people entering and leaving Britain.

We suggest you have lunch at Willie's, a fast food restaurant in Dover, where you can taste a delicious hamburger with French fries, milkshake and apple pie.

Later on, we head off to Canterbury, a historic city in the South East of England and the most visited city in Britain.

It sits on the river Stour in one of the most attractive corners in Kent.

Canterbury is the home to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Church.

In 597 AD St. Augustine, who was sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great, introduced Christianity to England and was the first Archbishop of Canterbury

Saint Augustine of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of Canterbury

Sigeric The Seroius, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Pilgrims have flocked to Canterbury Cathedral for centuries, ever since the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170.

St. Thomas Becket was the archbishop of Canterbury and King Henry II’s chancellor.

His career was marked by a long quarrel with Henry II, which ended with Becket’s murder in Canterbury Cathedral.

Although Canterbury was damaged during the Second World War, it still has many attractive medieval buildings and narrow streets.

During the tour ,we will stop at a local restaurant for lunch.

In the afternoon we reach Cambridge, a city on the River Cam. Cambridge is the main tourist attraction in East Anglia with its colleges and rivers.

Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking periods.

The city is home of the internationally known University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209.

We suggest you have dinner in the lovely Riverside Restaurant, a beautiful restaurant facing the river Cam,..

‌where you can taste roast beef, green salad, peas with bacon and baked vanilla cheesecake with blackberries and cream.

Overnight stay in the hotel in London.

DAY 3: OXFORD, STARFORD-UPON-AVON, WINDSOR

After breakfast our coach takes us to Oxford, a city about 50 miles northwest of London, famous for its prestigious universities, founded in the 13th century.

The university has over 30 colleges and it is famous all over the world.

The oldest colleges are University College, Balliol College and Merton College, established in the 13th century.

Christ Church, founded by Henry VIII, is the largest Oxford college. We can have lunch at Coffee@Oxford, a stylish, comfortable and welcoming cafe in the city centre.

After lunch we reach Stratford-upon-Avon, which is a tourist town in the Stratfordupon-Avon District, in the county of Warwickshire, on the River Avon.

Here you can find William Shakespeare’s birthplace, the house where the famous playwright was born.

Every year Stratford is visited by over two million tourists. Here, you can discover everything about everyday life at the time of William Shakespeare, during the Tudor period.

Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a halftimbered house in Henley Street. He attended the local grammar school. In 1597 Shakespeare returned from London to the house known as New Place, where he died in 1616.

His grave is in the parish church of Holy Trinity.

The town is home to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

We leave Stratford-upon-Avon heading for Windsor, a city on the River Thames. It is home to Windsor Castle, ...

...which has been the summer residence of the British Royal family for over 900 years.

Built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, the castle was extensively remodelled by subsequent monarchs.

We visit the magnificent State Apartments, which are still used for State occasions and Royal receptions.

They are richly furnished some of the finest works of art from the Royal Collection including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Canaletto and Van Dyck.

Take some time to explore the 14th-century St. George’ s Chapel, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in England ‌

... and the spiritual home of Order of the Garter where you can see the tombs of ten sovereigns including Henry VIII and Charles I. Dinner and overnight stay at Park Lane Hotel in London.

Day 4: Brighton, Bath, Stonehenge

Early in the morning we leave for Brighton, a seaside resort in East Sussex on the English Channel, 51 miles south of London, where you can relax and enjoy the seaside.

The city is famous for its long, pebble beach with its Victorian pier, its cool shops and the amazing Royal Pavilion.

On a sunny day, Brighton beach is full of people. There is no sand, there are only pebbles. Here you can enjoy a picnic and a swim in the sea.

We next visit the Royal Pavilion, which was the holiday residence of King George IV, Prince of Wales.

It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style and it was re-designed by the famous architect John Nash between 1815 and 1822.

The palace is worth a visit.

Here you can enjoy the beautiful rooms and learn about life in the royal household.

We have lunch in the picturesque fish and chips shop on Brighton Pier, while watching the boats sail by.

In your free time you can go shopping in The Lanes, the city’s historic quarter famous for its fabulous maze of twisting alleyways, shops, restaurants, and cafes.

Later on, we head for the Roman city of Bath, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of England’s most attractive cities‌

‌where we can admire some of the finest Roman buildings in Britain, including the famous Roman Baths, which were built in 60 AD.

Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Ages.

In the 18th century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings and became the most fashionable spa town in Britain.

After walking through its beautiful streets, we stop at a restaurant for lunch.

During our tour we can admire Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent, the Circus and the Assembly Rooms.

After lunch our tour continues with the enchanting UNESCO World Heritage site, the mystical Stonehenge, a world-famous stone circle about 130 miles South-west of London.

It sits on a chalky plain, north of Salisbury, about 88 miles south-west of London.

It is the most important prehistoric sites in England; it was begun in 3000 BC and finished in 1500 BC.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric temple aligned with the movements of the sun.

It is composed of a circular set of large stones, called megaliths.

Here you can walk around the stones and learn about its history.

While coming back to London, we stop in Salisbury, where we visit Salisbury Cathedral, built between 1220 and 1258.

It is the largest Gothic cathedral in Britain and contains the best-preserved copy of the Magna Carta.

Our coach takes us to York, a city located in the North-East of England.

Dinner and overnight stay at Park Central Hotel in York.

Day 5 : York and The Lake District

Today our tour starts with the visit to the city of York.

The city,which was the capital of England during the Viking period, is surrounded by a wide area of dales and wild moorland covered with heath.

We can walk along the narrow cobbled streets full of shops and visit the Jorvik Viking Centre, the wonderful York Minster, one of the largest cathedrals in Northern Europe and also one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in the world...

‌the Yorkshire Museum, and the Shambles, one of the best preserved medieval streets in the world.

We have lunch in a cafe in the city centre and after lunch our coach takes us to the enchanting Lake District,in the north west of England.

The Lake District is an inspiring area of natural beauty, where we can see breathtaking mountains,‌

‌majestic fells and 16 beautiful lakes including Lake Windermere, the most famous lake in the Lake District.

We can follow in the footsteps of Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge or‌we can walk along Hadrian's Wall, built by the Romans to mark the northern border of the Empire.

Here you can explore the best walking, mountain biking and climbing routes England can offer.

The Lake District is a paradise for people who love fishing,water skiing, sailing and canoeing. We can enjoy outdoor activities but also appreciate its cultural heritage.

We will visit Dove Cottage in Grasmere, the cottage, where the famous Romantic poet, William Wordsworth, lived and wrote his famous poems.

We suggest you have dinner in a local restaurant, Grasmere Tea Gardens, where we can taste Cumberland sausages, Grasmere gingerbread and mint cake.

Overnight stay at Wordsworth Hotel & Spa.

DAY 6: DUBLIN

After breakfast we reach Liverpool airport by coach and we fly to Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

The city is located on the eastern coast of the country overlooking the blue waters of the Irish Sea and ‌

‌ it is surrounded by the Wicklow Mountains and crossed by the river Liffey, which split the city into two parts.

The city is famous for its vibrant art, literary culture, warm people, and streets bursting with pubs, restaurants, theatres and cinemas.

We will have a hop-on hop-off tours which will take us to all the main landmarks.

Our tour starts with the visit to the houses where the Duke of Wellington and Oscar Wilde were born, the magnificent Christ Church Cathedral‌

…Dublin Castle, one of the most famous bridges, Ha'penny Bridge, James Joyce’s Statue and Molly Malone’s Statue.

We next visit Trinity College, the university founded by Elizabeth I in 1592, which contains the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript dating back to 800 AD‌

‌and therefore one of the most ancient books in the world. The College’s Old Library with its impressive 65-metre Long Gallery is worth a visit.

We suggest you have lunch at Fish Shack Cafe, which offers delicious fish and chips.

In the afternoon you have free time for shopping, you can go to St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, a modern mall or to the Spire‌

‌which is lit at night and looks like an upsidedown exclamation mark. You can also wander through the narrow lanes in Temple Bar, where you can buy old books, and clothes.

If you love beer and pub crawling, you can't miss a visit to the Guinness Storehouse, one of largest breweries in the world.

You can also reach Temple Bar, where you can find Dublin's oldest pubs and restaurants.

Dinner and overnight stay at The Merrion Hotel in Dublin.

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