This lost village on a high, crumbling hilltop was founded by Etruscans over twenty-five hundred years ago, but has seen its population dwindle to just fifteen residents over the course of the 20th century. Cività was the birthplace of Saint Bonaventure, who died in 1274. The location of his boyhood house has long since fallen […]
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What a Year Lies Ahead!
The year 2011 is turning out, so far, to be our most exciting and varied season of travel ever. Starting on April 11 with Jim’s departure for Europe, our travels with our private tour clients will include tulip season in the Netherlands, a visit to the watery city of Brugge, genealogy exploration in Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany), […]
A Private Tour in Europe – Benefit Number 431
Bus tours run you ragged with a planned schedule and a dawn to dusk itinerary which leaves zero time for spontaneous stops to take in the grandeur of the place you’re visiting. European Focus Tours are the opposite, allowing plenty of time for “doing your own thing,” even if that is stopping often to take […]
Tours by Globus, Trafalgar, Tauck no comparison to European Focus Private Tours
A “big bus tour” would never have taken the time needed to get to the top (cablecar) much less allow for plenty of picture taking and a cold one at the top. Sometimes people mention that they’re considering taking a tour from one of the companies like Rick Steves mentioned in the headline above. After […]