• Day 1: Fly overnight to France

• Day 2: Paris

  Meet your Tour Director at the airport

• Day 3: Paris

  Take a guided tour of Paris

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Place de la Concorde
  • Champs-Élysées
  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Hôtel des Invalides
  • Eiffel Tower

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  Versailles

  Join an optional excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

• Day 4: Paris

  Visit the Louvre

  Visit the Fragonard Perfume Museum

  Take a tour of the Latin Quarter

  Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral

• Day 5: Paris • Barcelona

  Travel by TGV train to Barcelona

  Take a walking tour of Las Ramblas

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  Barcelona Flamenco Evening

  Feel the pulse of Spain when you attend an unforgettable flamenco performance! Born of Indian, Moorish, Arabian and gypsy influences, flamenco dance is a passionate display of dramatic poses and colourful costumes, accompanied by song and guitar. Marvel at the intricate rhythms created by a dancer’s steps, castanets and clapping. A beverage is included during the two-hour performance.
  

• Day 6: Barcelona

  Take a guided tour of Barcelona

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • La Sagrada Familia
  • Park Güell 

  Visit Park Güell

  Take a guided tour of La Sagrada Família

• Day 7: Barcelona

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  Taste of Spain

  It’s one thing to sit down at a dinner table and try regional cuisine; it’s quite another thing to first visit a local market and pick out the ingredients for the meal. This is your opportunity to do both—and gain a true understanding of Catalan culture. At the market, an amazing variety of local fruit, vegetables, fish, and meat await. Take your groceries back to your cooking class, where you’ll learn professional techniques and tips as you prepare your meal.

  Take a walking tour of Barcelona

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Gothic Quarter
  • Barcelona Cathedral

• Day 8: Depart for home

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• Day 8: Barcelona • Zaragoza • Pamplona • Basque Coast

  See Zaragoza

  Take a tour of Pamplona

• Day 9: Basque Coast

  Take a guided tour of Bilbao

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Old Quarter
  • Bilbao Cathedral

  Visit the Guggenheim Museum

• Day 10: Basque Coast

  Tour San Sebastián with an expert local guide

  Visit Monte Igueldo

• Day 11: Depart for home