Luxury holidays in Europe
Change countries over lunch and reach your next hotel by dinner. Name the places that matter to you, and we connect them by train, car or river.
It comes off your final price, and is refunded in full if you don't go ahead.
Europe rewards a second and third visit as much as the first. Arrival feels easier when what waits is a canal-side hotel, a table under plane trees or a mountain view from the balcony. Distances are short, so a single journey can cross borders without feeling rushed.
The Mediterranean draws most travellers in summer, with the Greek islands, the Croatian coast and the Amalfi Coast at their warmest. Rivers and canals carry you through France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria by ship or barge. Winter belongs to the Alps and the Christmas markets, and spring is the time for Paris, Rome and the Dutch tulip fields.
One favourite from each country, chosen by our travel experts.
Wander the neoclassical mansions and lanes of Plaka with a guide, hearing the city's myths and tasting local food along the way.
Set off by kayak from Pescallo with a guide, round the tip of Bellagio and paddle past the gardens of Villa Serbelloni and Villa Melzi with the mountains behind.
Climb the cobbled lanes of Montmartre with a guide, past the cafés, studios and cabarets where painters, poets and musicians once gathered.
Learn the basics of Seville's own dance with a teacher who covers its three parts: the dance, the song and the guitar.
Start in Alfama's steep lanes of fado bars and small restaurants, then move on to Baixa's shops and the monuments of Belém by the river.
See Istanbul's domes and minarets from the water, cruising past waterfront mansions, fortresses and palaces towards the Black Sea.
Walk the medieval streets built inside the walls of Diocletian's Palace, where people have lived and traded for 1,700 years.
Explore the underground rooms where Churchill and his cabinet ran the Second World War, with a guide to bring the history to life.
From the Arctic to the Mediterranean, each country has its own season and pace. Start with the one that calls you.
Athens, Delphi and Meteora, then Crete and the Cyclades.
Rome, Florence and Venice, with Amalfi, Puglia and Sicily.
Slow canal journeys through Burgundy, the Midi and Provence.
Seville, Granada and Córdoba, with Madrid and the white towns.
Porto's port cellars, Lisbon's trams and the Algarve coast.
Dubrovnik's walls, Split and the islands of Dalmatia.
Istanbul, Cappadocia's valleys and the ruins of Ephesus.
Rila Monastery, Roman Plovdiv and the Black Sea coast.
London, Edinburgh and a canal cruise past Loch Ness.
Valletta's harbour, walled Mdina and the island of Gozo.
Munich, the Bavarian Alps and the Danube from Passau.
Vienna and the vineyards of the Wachau on the Danube.
Paphos mosaics, Troodos wine villages and a warm coast.
Tulip season cruises from Amsterdam to Delft and Haarlem.
Budapest's thermal baths and the Danube by night.
Lucerne, the Jungfrau and Lake Geneva by train.
Northern lights and husky rides in Lapland.
Waterfalls, glaciers and the Golden Circle.
The River Shannon, Dublin and the Cliffs of Moher.
Monte Carlo's harbour, the start of a Mediterranean voyage.
The fjords of Geiranger and Flåm, and the Lofoten Islands.
Yerevan and ancient monasteries below Mount Ararat.
Baroque Vilnius and Trakai's island castle.
A barge cruise along the Moselle wine villages.
Skopje's bazaar and the churches of Lake Ohrid.
Gdańsk, Warsaw and Kraków's great market square.
Fast trains, short flights and rivers link much of Europe, so one journey can take in two or three countries.
River and ocean cruise | 11 days | Amsterdam · Leiden · Lucerne | Price on enquiry.
Expedition cruise | 12 days | Barcelona · Palamós · Civitavecchia
Expedition cruise | 13 days | Monte Carlo · Livorno · Portimão
Expedition cruise | 13 days | Liverpool · Brest · Lisbon
Europe suits almost every style, and river ships and barges are the easiest way to cross borders.
Your own guide and driver, and a day that moves at your pace.
Travel with a few like-minded people and a guide who knows the way.
Your own car, the route planned and every night booked ahead.
A few days in one city, with the best of it already arranged.
Several countries in one journey, flying between them by private jet.
River, ocean, canal and expedition voyages, with the cabin chosen for you.
Wildlife drives with guides who know where to look.
The calendar below shows which countries are at their best each month.
Northern lights in Finland and Iceland, quiet museums in Rome and Paris.
Carnival in Venice and snow in Lapland, mild days in Seville and Malta.
Spring in Andalusia, Sicily and Portugal, tulips begin in the Netherlands.
Tulips in Holland, Easter in Greece and Spain, canal cruises start in France.
Warm days in Greece, Italy, Croatia and Portugal before the summer crowds.
Midnight sun in Norway and Iceland, lavender in Provence.
Fjords and the Highlands at their best, the Mediterranean hot and busy.
Peak heat and crowds in the south, ideal in Scandinavia and Scotland.
Warm seas in Greece and Croatia, harvest in Burgundy and the Douro.
Autumn in Turkey, Cyprus and Malta, the canal season ends in France.
Quiet city breaks, mild in Malta and Cyprus, the aurora season begins.
Christmas markets in Germany, Austria and Hungary, Lapland snow.
Every region has its own seasons and ways to travel.
Temples, rice terraces and islands, from Japan to Sri Lanka.
Safaris, the Cape and the islands of the Indian Ocean.
Deserts, ancient wonders and the medinas of North Africa.
From the Andes and Patagonia to Costa Rica and the Rockies.
The Red Centre, New Zealand's fiords and Fiji's islands.
Tell us which countries call you, when you can travel and who is coming. Your travel expert replies in writing with a route that fits.
