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Outdoor activities Alpine mountains along the Grossglockner Road

Outdoor History Food & Wine
Activities In Europe the past is ever With its superb produce
Europe is an adventure present. Everywhere lies and culinary traditions,
Europe is a food- and
evidence of an enthralling
playground extraordinaire heritage stretching back wine-lover’s dream
with landscapes that make thousands of years – from destination. Here you
pretty much any activity stone circles and Greek can dine al fresco in a
possible. Hike mountain temples to battlefields, medieval piazza, feast on
trails, surf gorgeous chateaux, cathedrals and seafood in a historic port,
beaches, go summer-time castles. This history is a or nibble on cured meats
skiing, windsurfing and seam stitched through the in a Spanish bodega.
white-water rafting – our entire continent and our
adrenaline-laced trips trips unravel the stories 3 Tuscan Wine Tour
enable it all. Savour fine dining in
for you.
g Britain’s Wild Side 5 World Heritage Chianti’s picturesque
A fresh-air fuelled tour of Wonders Rome’s vineyards.
Britain’s best wilderness Colosseum and Verona’s d Champagne Taster
spots, including eight Arena; a classic cross- Chefs cook up a storm while
gloriously diverse National country drive. cellars echo to the sound of
Parks. popping corks.
9 D-Day’s Beaches
x Alentejo & Algarve v Roving La Rioja Wine
Beaches Portugal’s south- The events of D-Day still Region Bodegas, quality
resonate along Normandy’s
coast stunner, offering shores; the museums and eateries and vineyards to
cliff-backed shores, seaside memorials explain why. the horizon.
villages and great surf.
h The Historic South w Douro Valley
~ Grossglockner Road Vineyard Trails Northern
A feat of 1930s Austrian Britain’s Stonehenge, Portugal’s culinary corner
UNESCO-city Bath, sublime
engineering, this road cathedrals and Napoleonic- boasts sublime views and
swings giddily around 36 era ships combine for a truly red wines.
switchbacks – opening up historic drive.
mountain activities galore.
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