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Athens, Greece
Land 7:00AM, 8:30AM Hostel Drop, 9:00AM Acropolis, 12:00PM Aristote Lycecum, 1:30 Monastiraki Lunch, Flea Market & Square, 9:55PM Airport
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Santorini, Greece
Chill out time in Santorini
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Athens International Airport, Greece
8:20AM Flight to Athens, Zoo or some town, 4:35PM Flight to Catalania, 7:00PM Bus to Syracuse
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Catania, Italy
Saturday 20th - 8:30AM Piazza del Duomo, Cathedral of Sant'Agata, Fontana dell'Elefante, 10AM La Pescheria Fish Market, 11AM Via Crociferi to Monastero dei Benedettini, 2PM Porta Garibaldi, 2:30PM Orto Botanico Di Catania, Chill afternoon
Sunday 21st - 8:00AM Pickup Mt Etna Half Day Jeep Tour , 4:30PM Relaxing walk around Piazzas
7:40PM Leave to Itabus Via DAmico
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Naples, Italy
Monday 22nd
5:00AM Arrive by bus
5:30AM Breakfast
7:00AM Laundromat & Plan
9:00AM Drop luggage off,
Pignasecca Market,
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Underground Naples
Piazza Bellini
Castle Nuovo
Piazza del Plebiscito
Castel dell’Ovo
Tuesday 23rd
8:05AM Train from Napoli Porta Nolano L1 Sorrento
8:45AM Pompei Ruins
12:37PM Train from Pompei RV21319
2:10PM Ferry from Salerno CSK21
2:50PM Amalfi Coast
7:00PM Ferry from Amalfi Coast CSK10
8:28PM Train from Salerno RV5586
9:08PM Arrive to BnB
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Rome, Italy
Wednesday 24 September
8:30AM Store luggage,
9:00AM Colosseum
11:0AM Roman Forum & Palantine
12:30PM Lunch
1:45PM Piazza Venezia & Altare della Patria
2:15PM Trevi Fountain
2:45PM Spanish Steps
3:30PM Pantheon
4:15PM Piazza Navona
Thursday 25 September
8:00AM Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, Basilica
12:30 Lunch
1:30PM Castel Sant’Angelo
3:00 PM Walk the Tiber to Campo de’ Fiori
3:30PM Jewish Ghetto
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Florence, Italy
Friday 26 September
10:00AM Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Baptistery)
10:30AM Climb Brunelleschi Dome
11:30AM Piazza della Repubblica
12:30PM Lunch
1:30PM Accademia Gallery (David)
3:15PM Uffizi Gallery (Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo)
5:30PM Piazza della Signoria
6:00PM Ponte Vecchio
Saturday 27 September
8:30AM Arno River
10:00AM Museo Stibbert
12:00PM San Miniato al Monte
1:15PM Light Lunch
2:15PM Cooking Class
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Venice, Italy
Day 1:
Day 1 Itinerary – Sunday 28th September
11:00 – 12:00 → Museo di Palazzo Grimani
• ⏱ Stay: ~1 hr (frescoes, sculptures, Renaissance palace atmosphere).
• 🚶 Walk: ~10 min to Ca’ d’Oro.
12:10 – 12:50 → Ca’ d’Oro (Galleria Franchetti)
• ⏱ Stay: ~40 min (historic palace with canal views).
• ⚠️ Closed Mondays, so visiting on Sunday is perfect.
• 🚶 Walk: ~12 min to Cannaregio.
13:05 – 14:05 → Leisurely walk through Cannaregio
• ⏱ Stay: ~1 hr (stroll canals, Jewish Ghetto, cicchetti bars).
• 🚶 Walk: ~15 min to Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
14:20 – 15:20 → Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
• ⏱ Stay: ~1 hr (Titian’s Assumption, Bellini altarpiece, grand nave).
• 🚶 Walk: ~10 min to Peggy Guggenheim.
15:30 – 17:30 → Peggy Guggenheim Collection
• ⏱ Stay: ~2 hrs (Picasso, Pollock, sculpture garden).
• 🕕 Open until 18:00, so you’ll finish before closing.
• 🚶 Walk: ~7–10 min to Zattere Promenade.
17:40 – Sunset → Dinner & Sunset on Zattere Promenade
• ⏱ Stay: Flexible (enjoy views of Giudecca Canal, gelato at Nico, relaxed dinner).
• 🌅 Sunset in Venice on Sept 28 is around 18:55, so you’ll be perfectly timed.
Day 2: Monday 29th
8:30 - Rialto Bridge & Market
10am - Doge’s Palace - tickets booked
12pm - Correr Museum - tickets booked
1-2pm -Explore Piazza San Marco - Lunch
2pm - St. Mark’s Basilica Full Experience - tickets booked
3:30pm - St. Mark’s Campanile (Bell Tower) - haven’t booked, will see if we want to do on the day
4pm - Gondola Ride (expensive)
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Innsbruck, Austria
Tuesday 30th September
12:36PM Arrive
Schloss Ambras
Wednesday 1st -
10:12AM Innsbruck Marktplatz Bus J to Igls Patscherkofelbahn
10:50AM Cable Car Up Patscherkofelbahn
11:00AM Hike Zirbenweg Trail
2:00PM Glungezerbahn Top Station gondola down to Tulfes Glungezerbahn valley station
Board shuttle bus to Igls Patscherkofelbahn
Then Bus J to Innsbruck Marktplatz
Thursday 2nd
10:19AM Bus M from Innsbruck Terminal Marktplatz
10:45AM Ambras Castle
1:08PM Bus M from Innsbruck Schloss Ambras
1:30PM Hofgarten
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Salzburg, Austria
Friday 3rd - Arrive 10:30AM Hohensalzburg Fortress, Museum der Moderne, Kapuzinerberg Trail
Saturday 4th - Eagles Nest
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Munich, Germany
Sunday 5th - Oktoberfest
Monday 6th - Marienplatz, Viktualienmarkt, Deutsches Museum and Hofbräuhaus
Tuesday 7th -
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Nuremberg, Germany
Wednesday 8th - Nuremberg Castle, Nazi Documentation Center, Courtroom 600
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Berlin, Germany
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Bremen, Germany
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sunday 12th:
Arrive at 12pm
Monday 13th:
Amsterdam Bike Ride Itinerary (9:00–15:00)
09:00 – Pick up bikes at King Bikes
• Quick setup, check locks, maybe grab a takeaway coffee.
09:15 – Depart for Broek in Waterland
• ~40 min cycle through pretty countryside.
- Central Station → Buiksloterweg Ferry, F3 line, every 5 mins, free.
09:55–10:25 – Explore Broek in Waterland (30 mins)
• Stroll through the quiet canals, see the wooden houses.
• Option: coffee/pastry stop.
- Landsmeer → Het Schouw Ferry (also called Ferry Het Schouw) 1-2Euro per person
10:25 – Cycle to Het Twiske
• ~30 min ride.
10:55–11:15 – Het Twiske nature area (20 mins)
• Scenic cycling, quick photo stop by the lake.
11:15 – Cycle to Zaanse Schans
• ~40 min ride.
12:00–13:00 – Zaanse Schans (1 hr)
• Explore the windmills, cheese shop, clog workshop.
• Snack or light lunch here (lots of cafés).
13:00 – Cycle to Zaandam
• ~20 min ride.
13:20–13:45 – Zaandam (25 mins)
• See the quirky green stacked houses (Inntel Hotel).
• Quick refreshment stop if you like.
13:45 – Cycle to NDSM Wharf
• ~35 min ride.
14:20–14:50 – NDSM Wharf (30 mins)
• Street art, industrial vibe, maybe a drink at a waterside café.
14:50 – 15:00 – Return bike at King Bikes (15min Ride)
• Short cycle or hop ferry back across to Centraal Station.
After dinner go to De Wallen (Red Light District)
Tuesday 14th:
Relax all day
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Paris, France
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Bordeaux, France
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Barcelona, Spain
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Dublin, Ireland
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Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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London, United Kingdom
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Bucharest, Romania
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Sibiu, Romania
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Bărăbanț, Romania
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Timișoara, Romania
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Belgrade, Serbia
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Kraków, Poland
🏰 Day 1 – Optional 11/11
Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Shooting
- Massage
-Vistula River Cruise
• 1-hour scenic loop around Wawel Hill.
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🕍 Day 2 – Kazimierz & WWII History 12/11
9:00 – Breakfast
• Ranny Ptaszek or Kolanko No. 6 (both in Kazimierz).
9:30 - Ghetto Heroes Square & Remains of Ghetto Wall
• Short walk from the museum; quick visit (30 mins).
Arrive at 10:50am for 11:00am – Schindler’s Factory Museum (BOOKED)
• 10–15 min walk across the bridge to Podgórze District.
• Pre-book entry; spend ~2 hrs inside (very moving).
1pm – Lunch
• Try ORZO or Food Truck Park near the river.
2:00 – Wonder Kazimierz Jewish Quarter Walk - 22min walk from Museum
• Visit Old Synagogue (museum), Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, and small shops/cafés.
• Wander Szeroka Street and admire murals. (~2 hrs).
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🕊️ Day 3 – Auschwitz-Birkenau (Full Day Trip) 13/11
07:00 – Breakfast / Pickup for tour
• Most tours pick up between 7:00–8:00 AM from Kraków hotels.
• Drive to Oświęcim (~1.5 hrs).
09:30 – Auschwitz I Guided Tour
• Historical exhibits, barracks, and memorial sites (~2 hrs). (BOOKED)
11:45 – Short break, transfer to Birkenau
12:15 – Auschwitz II–Birkenau Visit
• Main gate, railway tracks, ruins of gas chambers (~1.5 hrs).
14:00 – Return journey
• Arrive back in Kraków around 16:00.
Optional evening walk by the Vistula or Kraków Main Square lit up at night.
Day 4: Old Town & Wawel Castle 14/11
09:00 – Breakfast
09:30 - Explore Main Square & Old Town Walk
• See St. Mary’s Basilica (short climb to the tower if open).
• Stroll the Cloth Hall and Town Hall Tower.
11:00 – Rynek Underground Museum
• Entry under the Main Square. Book online (allow 1.5 hrs). Booked at 11:10am
12:30 – St. Florian’s Gate & Barbican
• Short walk to Kraków’s medieval fortifications. (~30–45 min).
1:30 – Lunch
• Try Pod Wawelem (hearty Polish food, near Wawel Hill).
2:30 – Wawel Royal Castle & Cathedral
• Visit Cathedral first - tickets at gate.
Saturday 15/11
Fly to Vienna early
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Vienna, Austria
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Budapest, Hungary