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EuroTrip 2022: From Gaudí to the Acropolis

Natalia Aravena

Natalia Aravena

10 Jan 2024

Embark on an epic 18-day journey through Barcelona, Paris, London, Venice, Rome, and Athens. Discover architectural wonders, indulge in mouthwatering cuisine, and immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of these iconic European cities.

Trip to Barcelona

Day 1Barcelona's Gothic Treasures
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$290

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$ 8

Conesa Artesans de l'Entrepà
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$24
3 - 4 min

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Cathedral of Barcelona
Imposing Gothic cathedral with geese-filled cloisters, offering guided tours & city-wide views.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$38
7 - 10 min

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Picasso Museum
Medieval mansions housing extensive collection of influential Spanish cubist's works & masterpieces.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$54
26 - 32 min

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La Paradeta
La Paradeta Sagrada Familia abrió en el mes de julio del año 2004, y está situada al lado de uno de los iconos y lugares más visitados de Barcelona, el Templo de la Sagrada Familia
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$57
3 - 4 min

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La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí's renowned unfinished church, started in the 1880s, with museum and city views.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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$84
3 - 4 min

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El Felino
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$33
Day 2Modernist Marvels and Breathtaking Views
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$360

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$ 24

Pastisseria Hofmann
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$39
3 - 4 min

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Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
14th-century, Gothic-style church with soaring columns & 3 naves, plus grand stained glass windows.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$30
21 - 26 min

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Casa Batlló
Fantastical, curving dragon-roofed apartment block, now a museum, created by architect Antoni Gaudi.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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$93
8 - 12 min

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Baluard
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$51
3 - 4 min

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La Pedrera-Casa Milà
Gaudi's Catalan art nouveau period building with quarrylike facade, hosting exhibitions & concerts.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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$75
12 - 15 min

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Park Güell
Mosaic-covered buildings, steps & sculptures in verdant park with Gaudi museum & panoramic views.
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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$33
9 - 11 min

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Chivuo's
Slow Street Food + Craft Beer
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$39
Day 3Art, History, and Castle Adventures
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$225

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$ 24

Lukumas
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$15
2 - 3 min

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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
White, light-filled building housing art from the 1940s to the present & a large Catalan collection.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$45
14 - 17 min

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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Palatial, hilltop museum for 11th- to 20th-century Catalan art plus important Romanesque collection.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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$51
9 - 14 min

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l'Hamburgueseria del Poble Sec
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$30
11 - 14 min

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Montjuïc Castle
17th-century hilltop fortress & former prison, housing a military museum with impressive city views.
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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$30
9 - 11 min

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La Pizza del Sortidor
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$54

Budget breakdown: $4903 In total

Activities & Food:$4746
Transport:$157

Trip to Paris

Day 1Barcelona's Gothic Treasures
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$237

Aux Castelblangeois
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$27
8 - 11 min

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Louvre Museum
Former historic palace housing huge art collection, from Roman sculptures to da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$66
12 - 18 min

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Shiso Burger
Ce restaurant propose des burgers aux saveurs asiatiques dans une petite salle aux boiseries claires.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$42
5 - 8 min

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Sainte-Chapelle
Ornate, 13th-century, Gothic chapel with relics & notable stained-glass windows of biblical scenes.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$39
7 - 10 min

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Towering, 12th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Sola
Cuisine fusion et gastronomique franco-japonaise servie dans le cadre d'une cave voûtée aux murs en pierre.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$63
Day 2Modernist Marvels and Breathtaking Views
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$318

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$ 14

Le Petit Capucci
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$33
6 - 9 min

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Palais Garnier
Italian-style opera house with ceiling painted by Chagall & library museum in 19th-century building.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$33
17 - 21 min

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Rodin Museum
18th-century mansion & sculpture garden displaying Rodin's influential works, such as The Thinker.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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$42
7 - 9 min

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Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Engaging, indigenous art and global tribal exhibits in contemporary museum created by Jean Nouvel.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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$39
5 - 8 min

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Il Sorrentino
Ce restaurant italien aux notes siciliennes propose une cuisine raffinée dans un décor élégant avec terrasse.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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$48
7 - 10 min

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Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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$60
8 - 11 min

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Gloria
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$63
Day 3Art, History, and Castle Adventures
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$288

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$ 28

Cuppa Café
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$33
4 - 6 min

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Musée d'Orsay
Major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections housed in a monumental, former railway station.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$54
16 - 20 min

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Arc de Triomphe
Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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$42
24 - 29 min

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L'étoile du Berger
Boulangerie-Pâtisserie bio.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$48
24 - 29 min

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Palace of Versailles
Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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$63
24 - 29 min

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Bistrot 31
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$48

Budget breakdown: $4903 In total

Activities & Food:$4746
Transport:$157

Trip to London

Day 1Barcelona's Gothic Treasures
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$315

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$ 11

The Watch House
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$36
4 - 6 min

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Tower Bridge
Panoramic views from high-level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$45
10 - 15 min

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Tower of London
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$111
13 - 16 min

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Casa do Frango
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$69
8 - 12 min

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Tate Modern
Modern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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Wright Brothers Oyster & Porter House
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$54
Day 2Modernist Marvels and Breathtaking Views
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$270

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$ 11

Macellaio
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$33
10 - 15 min

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Natural History Museum
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
18 - 22 min

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Regency Cafe
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$57
11 - 16 min

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Westminster Abbey
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$93
6 - 9 min

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Big Ben
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Gail's Bakery
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$87
Day 3Art, History, and Castle Adventures
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$285

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$ 22

Pret a Manger
Pret creates handmade natural food avoiding the obscure chemicals, additives and preservatives common to so much of the 'prepared' and 'fast' food on the market today.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$39
5 - 8 min

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Madame Tussauds London
Museum chain for life-size wax replicas of famous celebrities & historic icons in themed galleries.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$129
13 - 16 min

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Buckingham Palace
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Free
13 - 16 min

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Abeno
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$39
4 - 6 min

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The British Museum
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Free
7 - 10 min

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Which Wich Superior Sandwiches London
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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$78

Budget breakdown: $4903 In total

Activities & Food:$4746
Transport:$157

Trip to Venice

Day 1Barcelona's Gothic Treasures
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$263

Bar Foscarini
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$54
2 - 3 min

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Gallerie dell'Accademia
Museum of 13th- to 18th-century Venetian artwork, with paintings by Titian, Canaletto & Tiepolo.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$38
4 - 6 min

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Peggy Guggenheim Collection
18th-century waterside palace with a 20th-century art collection & an interior sculpture garden.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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$45
5 - 8 min

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Museum Cafe in Peggy Guggenheim Collection
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$72
1 - 2 min

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Corner Pub
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$54
Day 2Modernist Marvels and Breathtaking Views
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$252

Bottega del Caffè Dersut
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$51
1 - 2 min

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Basilica S.Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
Imposing Gothic-style church completed in 1330s, housing 2 works by Titian along with his tomb.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$38
16 - 24 min

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Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Spectacular domed baroque church with unique octagonal design & sacristy housing 12 works by Titian.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$38
20 - 30 min

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Enoteca Osteria ai Specchieri
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$42
3 - 4 min

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Saint Mark's Basilica
Iconic cathedral with a cavernous gilded interior, myriad mosaics & an on-site museum.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$54
3 - 4 min

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Bar Al Campanile
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$30
Day 3Art, History, and Castle Adventures
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$261

Caffè Florian (Florian)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$21
2 - 3 min

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St. Mark's Square
Iconic square & gathering place dating back to the 12th century & dominated by St. Mark's Basilica.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
3 - 4 min

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Doge's Palace
Ornate Gothic palace buildings hosting exhibitions with duke's rooms, prison & armoury tours.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$96
2 - 3 min

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Gran Caffe Chioggia
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$69
4 - 5 min

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Bridge of Sighs
Arched bridge named for sighs of prisoners crossing it en route from the Palazzo Ducale to prison.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Free
12 - 17 min

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Venetian Arsenal
Byzantine shipyard founded in 1104, today used for cultural events, exhibitions & trade fairs.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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$30
4 - 5 min

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Osteria Ai Do Pozzi - Dae Fie
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$45

Budget breakdown: $4903 In total

Activities & Food:$4746
Transport:$157

Trip to Rome

Day 1Barcelona's Gothic Treasures
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$333

Cafè Cafè
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$54
3 - 4 min

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Colosseum
Monumental 3-tiered Roman amphitheater once used for gladiatorial games, with guided tour option.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$54
12 - 17 min

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Roman Forum
Vast excavated area of Roman temples, squares & government buildings, some dating back 2,000 years.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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$51
16 - 23 min

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Pantheon
Iconic temple built circa 118 to 125 A.D. with a dome & Renaissance tombs, including Raphael's.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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$48
2 - 3 min

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Antica Salumeria
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$72
2 - 3 min

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La Casa Del Cafe
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$54
Day 2Modernist Marvels and Breathtaking Views
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$123

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$ 5

L'Antico Forno
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$51
1 - 2 min

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Trevi Fountain
Aqueduct-fed rococo fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi & completed in 1762, with sculpted figures.
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Piazza di Spagna
Refined 18th-century square, location of the Spanish Steps & the Church of Trinità dei Monti.
10:10 AM - 10:50 AM
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Free
26 - 32 min

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St. Peter's Basilica
Late Renaissance church by architects including Michelangelo & holding up to 20,000 worshippers.
11:20 AM - 12:50 PM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Pizza Zizza
1:20 PM - 2:50 PM
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$42
8 - 11 min

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Alice Pizza
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$30
Day 3Art, History, and Castle Adventures
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$186

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$ 5

La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha è un ristorante messicano che svolge la propria attività a Roma. Il ristorante offre alla propria clientela la possibilità di effettuare un vero e proprio percorso dei cinque sensi: vista i colori dellarte di Frida Kahlo, olfatto e gusto i profumi e i sapori dei piatti proposti, udit...
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$21
6 - 9 min

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Vatican Museums
Multiple galleries of classical & Renaissance art masterpieces, plus the Sistine Chapel frescoes.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$51
17 - 21 min

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Piazza Navona
Elegant square dating from the 1st century A.D., with a baroque fountain, street artists & bars.
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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Cantina e Cucina
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$69
3 - 4 min

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Baguetteria del Fico
La Baguetteria del Fico si trova in uno dei posti più belli del centro storico di Roma, in via della Fossa 12. A 50 metri da Piazza Navona, è una piccola boutique del gusto in cui puoi trovare prodotti italiani e di altre provenienze tipo il pregiatissimo prosciutto Iberico Pata Negra ed il prosc...
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$45

Budget breakdown: $4903 In total

Activities & Food:$4746
Transport:$157

Trip to Athens

Day 1Barcelona's Gothic Treasures
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$237

Ciel Acro Espresso Bar
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$24
20 - 29 min

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Erechtheion
Honoring Athena & Poseidon, this famous, ancient Greek temple features a porch with 6 caryatids.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$45
19 - 28 min

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Stoa of Attalos
Rebuilt ancient structure once a gathering place & market, now a museum housing Athenian artifacts.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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$30
4 - 5 min

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Ancient Agora of Athens
Famous landmark featuring the ruins of an ancient Greek gathering place & a museum with artifacts.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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$36
4 - 6 min

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The James Joyce Irish Pub & Restaurant
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$27
5 - 8 min

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Temple of Hephaestus
Ancient Greek place of worship, built in the Doric style out of marble with bas relief friezes.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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$30
6 - 9 min

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Atlantikos (Ατλαντικός)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$45
Day 2Modernist Marvels and Breathtaking Views
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$222

Little Tree Books & Coffee
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$27
12 - 18 min

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Parthenon
Restored, landmark temple ruins on archaeological site with iconic Doric columns built from 447 BC.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$72
8 - 12 min

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Acropolis Museum
Ultramodern glass & steel museum housing ancient artifacts from the Acropolis archaeological site.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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$48
9 - 14 min

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Veganaki
Vegan Street food - Cafe
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$18
7 - 10 min

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Temple of Olympian Zeus
Vast temple begun in 6th century B.C. on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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$21
8 - 12 min

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FLAT WHITE artisan café
An artisan cafe with unique single origin coffee, homemade desserts, fresh lemonades and juices in a relaxing and homey atmosphere.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$36
Day 3Art, History, and Castle Adventures
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$282

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$ 8

Café @ Ίδρυμα Β&Ε Γουλανδρή
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$30
6 - 9 min

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Panathenaic Stadium
Site of the first modern Olympic games in 1896, now hosting ceremonial events & tours.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$36
10 - 12 min

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Acropolis of Athens
Ruins of iconic 5th-century B.C. temple complex on Athens' rocky hilltop undergoing restoration.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$72
20 - 24 min

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Μπούκα
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$45
4 - 5 min

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National Archaeological Museum
Neoclassical museum of Ancient Greek art & archaeology, with sculpture, metalwork, vases & jewelry.
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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$66
5 - 8 min

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Ατίταμος
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$33

Budget breakdown: $4903 In total

Activities & Food:$4746
Transport:$157