Europe 2017

6 CAPTAIN'S CHOICE | Europe 2017 A r c t i c C i r c l e Oslo Sortland Stokmarknes Sandnessjoen Bronoysund Trondheim Alesund Bergen Hammerfest Vardo Oksord Kirkenes Helsinki N o r t h S e a N o r t h S e a N o r w e g i a n S e a N o r w e g i a n S e a Stockholm NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND Inari Rovaniemi Kemi Included Flight Ship/Ferry Coach Rail B a l e a r i c S e a B a y o f B i s c a y A t l a n t i c S e a SPAIN PORTUGAL Barcelona San Sebastian Bilbao Santander Arriondas Candas Luarca Regua Pinhao Barca d'Alva Salamanca Viveiro Ferrol Santiago de Compostela Porto Lisbon Included Flight Coach El Transcantabrico Gran Lujo Spirit of Chartwell A d r i a t i c S e a Munich Salzburg Innsbruck Mayrhofen Bolzano Dolomites St Moritz Zermatt Gornergrat Chamonix Geneva Montreux Gruyeres Interlaken Lucerne Mt Rigi Zurich Jungfrau Mt Rothorn Tirano ITALY SWITZERLAND FRANCE GERMANY AUSTRIA Included Flight Coach Rail L a k e G e n e v a L a k e G e n e v a Murmansk Helsinki Franz Josef Land North Pole N o r t h A t l a n t i c O c e a n N o r t h A t l a n t i c O c e a n A r c t i c O c e a n A r c t i c O c e a n K a r a S e a K a r a S e a B a r e n t s S e a B a r e n t s S e a N o r w e g i a n S e a N o r w e g i a n S e a RUSSIA FINLAND Included Flight 50 Years of Victory Welcome to Europe The languages of romance are heard from bougainvillea strewn balconies and cobbled streets in cities awash with sunbeams. The loftiest peaks frame alpine meadows dotted with buttercups and dairy cows. There are glassy ords of celestial beauty, whose lazy meander leads to sleepy fishing villages beyond the valley. Winding the river, another abundant harvest from the Douro Valley is fortifying in barrels to sweeten tables of the globe. At the northernmost extremes of the continent, polar bear cubs skate on rogue icebergs and walruses wallow in the frigid sea. The ever glow of the midnight sun; the shy, phosphorescent blush of the Aurora Borealis. It's all here in a vast array, rich in artistry handcrafted by both mother nature and man. We're saying hello to the beautiful Balkans and cruising the hidden gems of the Dalmatian Coast. We've a new twist on the Alps, crossing the heart of Europe on the most spectacular rail journeys. And with a special focus on Scandinavia, we are plotting a course northwards to experience the joy of clean living in the freshest air, on staggeringly picturesque cruises bound for cities of gloriously understated chic. This is Europe – with our trademark better view. In Search of the Northern Lights 5 – 25 March 2017 (21 Days) .............................Page 18 Northern Spain and the Douro Valley 22 May – 14 June 2017 (24 Days) ......................Page 24 An Alpine Adventure 15 June – 6 July 2017 (22 Days) .........................Page 30 Quest to the North Pole 23 June – 10 July 2017 (18 Days) .......................Page 36

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