A European Fairy Tale Tour from Cyprus with Bernina Express via Cyprus Airways, 7 Nights, Milan Departure – Milan Return

LARNACA – MILAN – NICE
After completing our baggage drop-off, ticket, and passport control procedures, for which we will be present at Cyprus Larnaca Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight time, we fly to Milan at 13:45 with Cyprus Airways’ direct and scheduled flight CY342. After arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport at 16:45 local time, we depart for our hotel in the Nice region. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
NICE – (Cannes & Nice Tour) – (Eze & Monaco & Monte Carlo Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra-arranged Cannes & Nice Tour (70 Euro) program. In this tour, we first head to Cannes. In Cannes, famous for hosting the annual Cannes Film Festival and featuring a sparkling sea and golden beaches, during our city tour we will first see the old town, the city’s first settlement. During our walk through the narrow, winding, traffic-free streets of the old town, we will have the chance to see souvenir shops and shop. After visiting La Croisette Boulevard, which stretches along the Cannes coast and hosts many luxury restaurants, shops, and hotels, and Meynadier Street, we arrive in Nice after free time. In our Nice tour, Promenade des Anglais, Nice Harbor, Massena Square, Flower Market, and the Courthouse are among the places to be seen. After our Nice tour, during the free time given, our guests who wish may join our extra-arranged Eze & Monaco & Monte Carlo Tour (80 Euro) program. In this tour, our first stop is the perfume factory in Eze Village, one of the most famous villages of the Cote d’Azur with its magnificent view, where you can test and purchase beautiful and famous perfumes at affordable prices. After our tour, our second stop will be Monaco, the kingdom of fairy tales and the world’s smallest state after the Vatican, located on the French Riviera, and upon arrival we will conduct our panoramic Monte Carlo city tour, the focal point of luxury and splendor. After our tour, we return to our hotel in the Nice region.
NICE – (Annecy Tour) – GENEVA
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for Geneva. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra-arranged Annecy Tour (50 Euro) program. In Annecy, which earned the title “Venice of the Alps” thanks to the canals passing through it and the Thiou River, and fascinates its visitors with its canal-based structure and extraordinary location between the mountains and the lake, during our tour we will see Chateau d’Annecy, built in the 17th century and restored in 1947, St. Maurice Church, and Palais de l’Isle, a focal point for photography enthusiasts, panoramically. After a short free time to be spent on the shores of Lake Annecy, the third largest lake in France, we complete our tour and continue our journey to Geneva. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Geneva region, room assignment and free time to rest.
GENEVA – BERN – (Swiss Alpine Villages by Train: Interlaken & Lauterbrunnen Tour) – ALSACE
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we will take a Geneva city tour. Known as “the French city of Switzerland” and located on the shores of Lake Geneva, Geneva is a magnificent city where history, culture, science, and nature come together. The presence of the headquarters of international organizations (CERN, World Health Organization, UEFA, FIFA, United Nations) in Geneva gives the city a central position culturally and administratively. During our tour in Geneva, where museums, parks, historical monuments and streets, and clean air come together, St. Pierre Cathedral, the Jet d’Eau fountain, which has become the symbol of Geneva and rises up to 140 meters, and the Reformation Monument are among the main places to be seen. After the city tour, we head to Bern. Bern is one of Europe’s few cities that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. Due to this historical texture, it is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. Located within Swiss borders and with German as its official language, the influence of German culture is also seen in Bern’s architecture. After the tour we will carry out in Bern, established around the Aare River, our guests who wish may join our extra-arranged Swiss Alpine Villages by Train: Interlaken & Lauterbrunnen Tour (80 Euro) program. Our first stop on the tour will be Interlaken. We will conduct our tour in Interlaken, which takes its name from “inter-lakes” due to its location between Lake Brienz and Lake Thun and is famous for its natural beauty and the fascinating views of these beauties. Important hotels of the region, casinos, and shopping streets are on the tour route we will cover on foot. The Victoria Jungfrau Hotel, one of the city’s historical symbols, and Höhematte Park are among the places we will see panoramically. After free time for photography and a surrounding excursion, we head to the train station to move to Lauterbrunnen, the next stop on our tour. After approximately a 20-minute journey by train departing from Interlaken, we arrive in Lauterbrunnen. We will feel the deep structure of the valley and the steep rock walls as we leave the station. Walking to the village center, we will see panoramically and have the chance to photograph the enchanting structure of Staubbach Falls hanging down toward the valley floor. Lauterbrunnen is known for its small settlements lined along the valley that hosts 72 waterfalls and its walking paths. On our walk along the designated route within the village, we will take plenty of photos of the region’s traditional chalet architecture, the natural formations surrounding the valley floor, and its wonderful natural views that resemble paradise. We complete our tour by returning to Interlaken. After the tour, we set off for our hotel in the Alsace region. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Alsace region, room assignment and free time to rest.
ALSACE – (Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour) – STRASBOURG – FREIBURG – ALSACE
After breakfast, we depart for Strasbourg. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra-arranged Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour (80 Euro) program. In our tour, we first go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar and see the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the most famous part of the city, Petite Venise (Little Venice), with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will find both many delicious foods to suit your taste and the opportunity to buy many souvenirs. The next stop on our tour is Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, unique rows of shops, cobblestone paths where cars are not allowed, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafés; with its tower housing the Dolder Museum, which documents the city’s story and brings it to the present day, it will not be outdone by Grimm fairy tales. After our visit in Riquewihr, we continue our journey to Strasbourg. Strasbourg, located on the border of Germany, Switzerland, and France and also the largest city in the Alsace region, will greet us like something out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. Taken into the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and hosting the European Parliament since 1992, during our panoramic city tour on foot in Strasbourg’s traffic-free center and streets, we will see Gutenberg Square and Statue, the Notre Dame Cathedral, which is the city’s most important structure located right in the heart of the city, and Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house and still serving today as a hotel and restaurant. After free time following the Strasbourg tour, we head to Freiburg, one of the most important examples of green urbanism. In Freiburg, where only low-carbon-emission vehicles have been allowed to enter since 2010 and transportation is largely provided by tram and bicycle, in our city tour of the city of happy people, it is possible to see the traces of the historical and architectural cultures of Germany, France, Austria, Spain, and Sweden, under whose patronage the city has been throughout history. In our city tour in Freiburg, also known as the capital of the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), the Freiburg Cathedral, the city’s most important symbol, charming streets with small water canals unique to Freiburg, Martin’s Tor, the city’s medieval gate, and Rathausplatz are among the places to be seen. After the tour, we return to our hotel in the Alsace region.
ALSACE – (Milan Masterpieces and Como Tour) – MILAN
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for Milan. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra-arranged Milan Masterpieces and Como Tour (85 Euro) program. Our first stop on the tour is Como. With our arrival in Como, during the tour we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, hosting holiday homes from Hollywood celebrities to European wealthy people and the world jet set, and we will take a photo break accompanied by the lake’s unique view. After free time in Como, we head to the city center of Milan for the second part of our tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, and churches. Although known as Italy’s business and financial capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping and dining experiences, and during our city tour the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, and Porta Romano are among the main places to be seen. Transfer to our hotel at the end of the Milan Masterpieces Tour. Room assignment and free time to rest.
MILAN – ST. MORITZ – BERNINA EXPRESS / RED TRAIN – MILAN
After breakfast, we depart for St. Moritz for an unforgettable and dreamlike train journey on the Bernina railway line. We arrive in St. Moritz, Switzerland’s natural wonder and a favorite destination of the jet set, and after free time and a short surrounding excursion that may be offered depending on the train departure time on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Bernina railway line, we reach the station for the unforgettable and dreamlike train journey we will take with the Bernina Express / Red Train. During the fairy-tale journey we will make on this world-famous line, built between 1898 and 1904 and today included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, which decorates the dreams of many travel enthusiasts, we will watch extraordinary views and have the chance to photograph them. After approximately a 2-hour pleasant train journey, we arrive at Tirano Station and return to our hotel in the Milan region with the vehicle waiting for us.
MILAN – OUTLET – LARNACA
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart to visit the outlet center. After free time for pleasant and affordable shopping at the famous outlet center in Italy, which hosts prestigious stores, cafés and restaurants, and personal activity areas and sets the trends of the world fashion movement, we complete our tour and head to Milan Malpensa Airport for our return flight to Larnaca. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Larnaca at 17:45 with Cyprus Airways’ direct and scheduled flight CY343. Arrival at Cyprus Larnaca Airport at 22:15 local time and end of the tour.