EF Ultimate Break Trip Guide: Ultimate Europe
Day 1
Flight from PNS to ATL
Flight from ATL to BCN
Day 2
9:37am: Arrive in Barcelona and meet Vasilis, our tour guideBus to hotel
11:40am: Arrive at ibis Styles Barcelona City Bogatell
12-1:30pm: Coffee at Artisa
1:45pm Walk through Ciutadella Park
1-2pm: Lunch at Cal Pep
3pm: Check in at hotel
3-5pm: Take a nap
5:30-6:30pm: Group meeting
6:30-7:30pm: Walking tour
8-9:30pm: Included Dinner at Balthazar
Day 3
9:10am: Bus tour around city (Placa Espanya, Montjuic, Olympic Stadium)
10am: Visit Mirador Barcelona for a view of the city
11am-12:30pm: Park Guell
1pm: See outside of Sagrada Familia
2pm: Skip the lunch provided with the Sagrada Familia Excursion
2:30pm: Lunch at La Pepita
3:40pm: Santa Gloria Coffee & Bakery
4pm: Meet group at Emporio Souvenir
4:30pm-6:30pm: Excursion (Sagrada Familia, $75)
8pm-9pm: Dinner at Suculent
10pm: Dessert at Xurreria Trebol
Day 4
8am: Coffee Casa
9am: Ciutadella Park
10am: Pasteleria Hofmann
11am: Gothic Quarter
11:30am: Cathedral Barcelona
12pm: La Boqueria Market
1pm: Lunch at Can Sole
3pm: Casa Battlo
4pm: Shopping (H&M, Zara, Uniqlo, Mango)
7pm: Dinner at Blavis
Day 5
9am: Check out of hotel
12pm: Rest stop
12:20pm: Enter France
7pm: Arrive in Clermont-Ferrand and check into ibis Styles Clermont-Ferrand
7:30pm: Dinner at Brasserie Madeleine
Day 6
8:00am: Leave Clermont-Ferrand
1:30pm: Arrive in Paris
2:00pm: Check in to Mama Shelter Paris La Defense
3:00pm: Lunch at Carette
3:30pm: Trocadero
5:30-7:00pm: Seine river cruise
7:30pm: Colonnes de Buren/Les Deux Plateau
9:15-11:00pm: Dinner at Frenchie
Day 7
9am-11am: Bus tour (Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower)
12pm-6pm: Excursion (Versailles, $110)
8pm: Dinner at Les Papilles
Day 8
8am: La Maison D’Isabelle
9am: Louvre
12pm: Lunch at Guy Savoy
3pm: Galleries Lafayette
5pm: Montmartre
7pm: Dinner at Au Bourguignon du Marais
Day 9
11:13am: Train to London
1pm: Arrive in London and check into IBIS Earls Court
1-5pm: Bus tour (St. Paul’s Cathedral, Elizabeth Tower)
9pm: Dinner at Savoy Grill
Day 10
11am: The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon for Afternoon Tea
1-4pm: Shopping (Fortnum & Mason, Lock and Co Hatters, Piccadilly Circus, On Cloud)
4pm: Camden Market
8pm: Dinner at Dinner by Heston
Day 11
10am: Costa Coffee
11am: Stroll through Holland Park
12pm: Lunch at Dishoom Kensington
1pm: Portobello Road Market
6pm: Stroll through Hyde Park
8pm: Dinner at Hakkasan Mayfair
Day 12
12pm: Sunday roast at Blacklock Shoreditch
1pm: Blank Street Coffee
2pm: Brick Lane Market
4pm: Borough Market
5pm: Tower Bridge
5:30pm: Westminster Bridge and Big Ben
6pm: Buckingham Palace
6:30pm: Walk through Chinatown
7pm: Dinner at Mayfair Chippy
The overnight ferry was cancelled and we traveled by Eurostar Train to Amsterdam on Day 13.
Day 13
5:30am: Bus to train station
8:15am: Train to Amsterdam
1pm: Arrive in Amsterdam and check into Leonardo Amsterdam Rembrandtpark
2pm: Lunch at Warung Spang Makandra
4:30-6pm: Walking tour (Damrak & Neumarkt Squares)
6pm: Included dinner at De Bekeerde Suster
Day 14
9:15am: Meet group
10am-1pm: Excursion (Dutch Countryside Bike Tour, $50, includes pancakes)
2pm: Snack at Fu Lu Mandarijn
4:30pm-6:30pm: Keukenhof Gardens
8:30pm: Dinner at Blauw
Day 15
10am: Depart Amsterdam
4:30pm: Arrive in Melsungen and check into IBIS Kassel Melsungen
6pm: Dessert at Eiscafe Granziera
Day 16
9am: Check out of hotel
2:30pm: Stop in Dresden
2:45pm: Lunch at Hans I'm Gluck
3:30pm: Head to Prague
5pm: Arrive in Prague and check into Mama Shelter Prague
6pm: Introductory walk in Old Town
8pm: Dinner at Sia
Day 17
8am: Drop off laundry at Quickwash Strossmayerák
9am-12pm: Walking tour (Prague Castle, Astronomical Clock)
1pm: Coffee at Cafe 111:30pm: Trdelnik at Good Food Coffee & Bakery
2pm: Vyšehrad castle3:30pm: Snack at Ovocny svetozor
4pm: Shopping at Palladium
6:30pm: Dinner at Cerna Madona
Day 18
11am: Pick up laundry
12pm: Kolache at Liberske lahudky
12:30pm: Coffee at Bi Boba
1-5pm: Prague Zoo
6pm: Dinner at Restaurant Tiskárna
Day 19
9am: Check out of hotel
2:45pm: Arrive in Munich and check into Holiday Inn Express Munich City East
4pm: Introductory tour (English Garden/Chinese Tower)
8pm: Dinner at Blue Nile One Munchen
Day 20
9am-11am: Walking tour (Marienplatz, Viktualienmarkt)
12pm: Snack at Sababa12:30pm: Dessert at Rischart
1pm: Shopping (PicknWeight Vintage Kilo Shop, & Other Stories, Lululemon, Elly Seidel)
3pm: Snack at Maelu7pm: Dinner at Chopan
Day 21
9am: Check out of hotel
11am: Stop at Neuschwanstein Castle
12pm: Lunch at Neuschwanstein Castle Restaurant
1pm: Head to Lucerne
6pm: Arrive in Lucerne and check into Holiday Inn Express Luzern - Kriens
7pm: Introductory walking tour (Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument)
8:30pm Dinner at Old Swiss House
Day 22
9:30-11am: Shopping (Victorinox, Confiseur Bachmann, Max Chocolatier)
12-3:30pm: Excursion (Swiss Alps Adventure to Mt. Titlis, $110)
4:30pm: Shopping (Confiserie Kurmann, Laderach)6pm: Dinner at Schiff
Day 23
8am: Check out of hotel
12:30pm: Arrive in Lake Como
12:45pm: Lunch at Ristorante Sociale1pm: Gelato at Vertigo
1:30pm: Head to Venice
6:30pm: Arrive in Venice and check into NH Laguna Palace
8:30pm: Dinner at Muro San Stae
9pm: Gelato at Sosu, Gelato Di Natura, Gelateria Ca D’oro
Day 24
8:10am: water taxi to St. Mark’s Square
9-10am: Walking tour (Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark’s Square, 15th century Scala Contarini del Bovolo staircase)
10am: Glass Blowing Demonstration at Murano Glass Factory
11am: Lunch at Bar All’Arco
12pm: Shopping (Venice Duck Store, viziovirtu, Nino)
1pm: Coffee at Cafe Florian
2-3:30pm: Group Activity (Gondola and Speed Boat Ride)
4pm: Hotel San Moise Pier
6pm: Dinner at Trattoria Al Gazzettino
7pm: Gelato Di Natura
Day 25
8am: Check out of hotel
10am: Stop in Ferrara
10:15am: Coffee at Leon D'oro
10:30am: Snack at Bar Centro Storico
11am: Head to Florence
1pm: Arrive in Florence and check into B&B Firenze City Center
1:30pm: Coffee at Forno Ghibellina
2pm: Lunch at All’Antoco Vinaio
3pm: Gelato at Festival del Gelato
4-6pm Walking tour (Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, Basilica di Santa Croce)
6pm: Leather demonstration at Misuri7pm: Snack at Central Market
8:30pm: Watch the sunset at Ponte Vecchio
9pm: Dinner at Buca Mario
Day 26
Unfortunately, I became ill with food poisoning and stayed at the hotel all day.
Day 27
9am: Check out of hotel
12-1pm: Stop in Orvieto
5pm: Arrive in Rome and check into Hotel Madison
5:30pm: Snack and Coffee at Cafe Trombetta
6pm: Introductory tour (Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain)
8pm: Dinner at Spirito DiVino10pm: Gelato at Frigidarium
Day 28
9am: Walking tour (Colosseum, Roman Forum, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Piazza Venezia, Teatro Marcello, and the Roman Ghetto)
11am: Snack at Ba’Ghetto Milky
11:30am: Campo de' Fiori
12pm: Feral Feline Colonies Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary
1pm: The Knights of Malta Keyhole
2pm: Lunch at Trattoria Da Teo
5:45: Tickets to Colosseum
8pm: Skip included dinner, Dessert at Come Il Latte
Day 29
6am: Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Pantheon
7am: Breakfast at McDonalds
8:30am-12pm: Take a nap
1pm: Tickets to Roman Forum
3pm: Lunch at Tonnarello
4pm: Dessert at Two Sizes
5pm: Visit Vatican City
6:30pm: Dinner at Bonci
Day 30
6:30am: Check out of hotel
9am: Flight to Athens
1pm: Arrive at Athens Airport
2pm: Arrive in Athens and check into Novotel Athens
4pm: Our tour guide treated us to gyros from Grill House Aarachova
5pm: Coffee & Dessert at Ellyz Cafe
6pm: Shopping (Monastiraki Flea Market, H&M)
8pm: Dinner at Electra Roof Garden
10pm: Dessert at LUKUMAΔΕΣ
Day 31
9am: Walking Tour (Acropolis, Parthenon, Temple of Athena Nike)
11am: Temple of Hephaestus
12pm: Attic Rooftop Bar
1pm: Lunch at O Thanasis
2pm: Dessert at Ellyz Cafe
2:30pm: Explore Plaka area
3pm: Coffee at Coffee Joint
4-7pm: Take a nap
8pm: Dinner at Karamanlidika
8:30pm: Dessert at Nancy’s Sweethome
9pm: Dessert at Little Kook
Day 32
11:45am: Arrive in Paros and check into Porto Bello di Paros
12pm: Coffee at CoCo Espresso Bar
12:30pm: Explore Parikia1pm: Snack at Ragoussis Bakery
2pm: Shopping in town3pm: Lunch at Koutouki
6pm: Head to Naoussa
7pm: Dinner at Siparos
Day 33
9:30am: Rent ATVs
10am: Explore Lefkes
12pm: Explore Piso Livadi
1pm: Lunch at Markakis
2pm: Head back to Parikia
2:30pm-9pm: Unfortunately, I became sick and spent the rest of the day at the hotel.
9:30pm: Dinner at Ballo
Day 34
9:30am: Check out of hotel
10:15am: Ferry ride to Athens
3:30pm: Arrive in Athens and check into Athens Platinum Rooms and Suites
6:30pm: Head to town with group
8pm: Included dinner at FOUAR Restaurant & Bar
10pm: Watch the changing of the guards at Athens Hellenic Parliament
Day 35
6:30am: Check out of hotel
10:20am: Flight to Boston
6:40pm: Flight to Atlanta
10:49pm: Flight to Pensacola
11:02pm: Arrive in Pensacola
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