May 29 There are few words to describe the amazing Mezquita of Cordoba, Spain. We spent more than an hour wandering inside the massive structure, which is clearly visible from our luxury boutique hotel located just a half minute’s walk from the walls of the former mosque. The structure goes back to Visigothic times when […]
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The Chapel of Bones in Evora, Portugal
May 27 We spent the first two nights of a southern Portugal and southern Spain tour with repeat clients Art and Carol in the pretty hilltop town of Evora, Portugal. One of the places we visited there is the Chapel of Bones, built in the early 17th century by monks of the adjacent Monastery of […]
A stone circle even older than Stonehenge near Evora, Portugal
May 27 We were amazed recently to be able to walk around a series of more than 100 stones, called ‘Menhirs,’ located about 12 kilometers west of Evora, Portugal in the middle of a large grove of cork oak trees. The stones were placed in concentric circles more than 7,000 years ago. This makes the […]
Welcome Seventh Time Travelers Art and Carol
May 23 Art and Carol from New Jersey have taken six trips with European Focus since 2006. On the 22nd of May they arrived in Lisbon for their seventh. This time around we will be exploring parts of central and southern Portugal, along with southern Spain including Seville, Cordoba, Toledo and Caceres. Art and Carol […]
Germany Small Group Tours
We have a home and office in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany and it makes perfect sense to be headquartered there as this is one of the most famous of the medieval walled towns, and a place where we love to bring guests on our private, custom-designed micro group tours of Germany. To find out […]
Scenes around Burgundy, France
May 9 We are on an 18-day adventure with repeat clients Gayle and Peter from Amarillo, Texas. We started this trip in Chartres, France and will end in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Along the way we are exploring historic sites connected with the medieval pilgrimage route from France to Santiago. Millions of feet have passed […]
Christmas Markets Tour Germany 2014
May 2 There is one more opportunity for a Christmas Markets Tour starting on or about December 3 and lasting anywhere from a week to ten days. Please submit your application form prior to October 21. Remember that all tours conducted by European Focus are custom-designed around your wishes, interests and abilities. No cookie-cutter tours, […]
Chartres, France is a medieval jewel
May 2 We just finished two days of exploring Chartres, a city about a hour to the south and west of Paris but many more miles away in terms of peace and a small-town feeling evoking a time more than 900 years ago. Chartres is not just amazing for its huge cathedral, although that is […]