Barcelona Leadership & Innovation Summit: A Living Mosaic

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9 or 11 days
Paris, Toulouse, Barcelona, with extension to Madrid
Take part in the Leadership and Innovation Summit in Barcelona to experience some of Europe’s cultural and technological highlights. From participating in a molecular gastronomy class in Barcelona to visiting the UNESCO House in Paris, you’ll gain a greater understanding of how science and culture often go hand-in-hand.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to France

  • Day 2: Paris

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Paris

    With your Tour Director you will see:

  • Île de la Cité
  • Conciergerie
  • Sainte-Chapelle

Visit the Louvre

  • Day 3: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
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    Versailles

    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 UNESCO House

    Travel by TGV train to Toulouse

  • Day 5: Toulouse

    Visit Airbus Factory

    Travel to Barcelona

  • Day 6: Barcelona

    Participate in a molecular gastronomy workshop

    Take a walking tour of Barcelona

    With your tour director you will see:
    • Las Ramblas

  • Day 7: Barcelona

    Take a guided tour of Barcelona

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • La Sagrada Familia
    • Montjuïc Hill
    • Barrio Gótico
    • Barcelona Cathedral

    Visit Parque Güell

    Visit the Museum of Ideas and Inventions

  • Day 8: Barcelona

    Participate in the Leadership and Innovation Summit

  • Day 9: Depart for home

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    • Day 9: Madrid

      Travel by AVE train to Madrid

      Take a walking tour of Madrid

      Visit the Prado

    • Day 10: Madrid

      Take a guided tour of Madrid

      With your expert local guide you will see:
      • Puerto del Sol
      • Plaza Mayor
      • Plaza de Oriente

      Visit the Madrid Planetarium

      Add this in-depth excursion:
      Toledo

      Toledo

      This guided half-day optional excursion takes you to the Toledo, the “city of the three cultures.” Explore its diverse artistic and cultural legacy on a panoramic drive around the city, stopping at the iconic cathedral and the famed Church of Santo Tomé. Note: Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

    • Day 11: Depart for home

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