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April 2

It’s rare that we offer a small, mixed group tour but here it is, and your chance to experience a semi-private tour with European Focus at a price that is quite a bit lower than our custom-designed, fully private tours. This tour has definite dates, July 1 arrival through departure on July 13. The full itinerary is available, just ask. This trip is priced to book fast, and will be considered a full “Go” with just five persons.

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Castles, Country Inns and Historic Guesthouses of Germany Tour

Small Group Tour
Offered for no more than five persons
Tour date: July 1 to 13, 2013
Deadline to book: April 22

Highlights:

Staying two nights in a real castle high above a gorgeous river valley
Visit Heidelberg, ancient university town
Visit Erbach and the Odenwald Forest
Miltenberg am Main and an overnight stay in an historic inn built in 1599!
Stay three nights in Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Germany’s best medieval town with daytrips to nearby Nurnberg and to Weikersheim Castle and Gardens plus the Romantic Road
Two nights in Meersburg on Lake Konstanz and another historic inn, this one built in 1605
A picnic in the Swiss Alps
The wine-growing region of the Suedliche Weinstrasse (Southern Wine Road)
The Rhein River Valley and two nights in one of Germany’s most charming spots

- 12 days and nights in Germany
- Private American guide who speaks German
- Luxurious, roomy vehicle with all comforts, A/C, leather
- Unique rooms, always with private facilities in the room
- All breakfasts, lunches and two of your dinners

Priced to sell out quickly at only $4,975 per person – sharing or single
Airfare not included but assistance offered at no surcharge

Deposit to hold your spot: $750
Visa and Mastercard accepted for all payments
Final payment due on June 1

Full itinerary available, just call us at 800.401.7802 or e-mail us at info@europeanfocus.com

May 9

A woman watches from above as we ramble around ancient Orvieto

Just off the plane at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, George and Susan Then from Florida were welcomed by guide James Derheim for their second trip with European Focus. Last year, it was Germany and George’s ancestral towns of Amberg and Nurnberg. This time, it’s Susan’s turn with visits to Orvieto, Tuscany, the Ligurian Coastline, Austrian Alps and finally, an favorite from last time, Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria before the return trip.

A fresh taste of tomatoes, garlic and olive oil at Trattoria Da Carlo

We took the back roads from Rome driving through the pretty countryside of Lazio before arriving at our country inn, the impeccable Locanda Rosati just outside of Orvieto. We’ve been staying here with guests since 2003 and everyone loves it. After a brief freshen up, we drove into Orvieto for lunch at the Trattoria Da Carlo, our new favorite place for lunch, tucked away in a quiet little square off the main street. This insider’s locale is run by the charming, young Carlo and his mother. Sometimes, there are fireworks between mother and son but that’s just part of the fun. For lunch, bruschetta and tagliatelle with fresh asparagus.

The Cantina Foresi is still there after all of these years. So is the wine!

Afterward, a ramble around Orvieto. George remembered visiting a wine cellar 20 years ago while here on a business trip with his wife, Susan. We found that wine cellar and in the deepest regions of the cellar, which is cut into the tufa rock which Orvieto is perched upon, hundreds of bottles of wine with thick layers of cobwebs and mold. These bottles have been here for fifty, sixty years, we were told. Any good? Probably not. Orvieto wine is made to drink now.

We plan to do that, tonight, at the Locanda Rosati.

A cat takes a nap in a potted tree along the main street in Orvieto

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