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GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS
This tour will enable us to experience the sights and scents at the Freesia centre and spend time relaxing amidst five acres of beautiful gardens at the Gold & Silversmiths Workshop.
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GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS
Just three miles from the island of Guernsey, and a quick 20 minute boat ride away, lies this beautiful little island paradise, with a beautiful coastline, wild flowers, sparkling blue sea, pretty harbours and white sandy beaches.
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OPORTO, PORTUGAL
The Oporto that we will focus on today dates mainly from the 18th century, when trade was booming and the merchants financed elegant houses for themselves and some of the fine buildings in the city that we will have a chance to see during this tour.
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OPORTO, PORTUGAL
After departing the ship we travel to the northern interior, heading towards Quinta da Aveleda – a farm located in the countryside near the town of Aveleda, close to the Penafiel in the region known as Vinho Verde (Green Wine).
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OPORTO, PORTUGAL
The attraction of the second largest city of this country lies in its workday atmosphere, and the city that we can see today dates mainly from the 18th Century when trade was booming and the merchants financed fine houses for themselves and fine buildings for their city.
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BILBAO, SPAIN
Our coach will take us along the main avenues of Bilbao, where we can admire the beautiful ‘Ensanche’ area – including the Albia Gardens, San Nicolás Church and the surrounding Alamedas (boulevards).
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BILBAO, SPAIN
From the pier our tour departs for Gernika, where we will have the opportunity to admire the best of this historical capital: the Casa de Juntas (House of Parliament for Vizcaya) with its symbolic oak tree, the Church of Santa Maria, the Park of Peace and the ‘fronton’ courts, where the Basque people practise their national game of Pelota Vasca.
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BILBAO, SPAIN
Departing from the port of Bilbao we will head towards La Guardia by coach where we will be taken on a guided walking tour. La Guardia is one of the most perfectly preserved medieval villages in Spain, and is located right in the Rioja wine country.
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LA CORUNA, SPAIN
During the Middle Ages, there were three main places of pilgrimage for Christianity: Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela. A visit to the shrine of St James (Santiago), Patron Saint of Spain, entitles us to wear the cockleshell emblem in the company of perhaps half a million pilgrims a year
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LA CORUNA, SPAIN
We will view from our coach the San Anton Castle, located along the seafront promenade, now housing the Archaeological Museum.We proceed to Betanzos, the Roman town that emerged from old Castros. King Alfonso IX granted it the same law-code as La Coruña and so a new era of prosperity began.
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LA CORUNA, SPAIN
Departing from the pier, we will head towards the famous village of Betanzos, the Roman village that emerged from Old Castros. Betanzos contains wonderful examples of medieval architecture, with various houses bearing coats of arms, the ‘fishing quarter’ also makes it a delightful village to visit.
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LA CORUNA, SPAIN
From the pier we will board our awaiting coach to begin our panoramic tour, passing by the Gardens of Los Cantones which was built on reclaimed land. As we pass we must watch for the “galleries” – houses whose windows reflect sunlight and whose façades were built by fishermen out of wood and glass.
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GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS
Departing from the pier, we will be driven alongside the harbour sea front, past the 12th Century church of St Peter Port and up to the top of Les Val des Terres.
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St Peter Port
