Tour Manager Notes: The Valley of the Fallen

Overview The Valley of the Fallen is a spectacular monument to the dead of the Civil War in a beautiful setting deep in the Guadarrama...

Tour Manager Notes: Bern

Key Figures Population: 150,000 Overview Bern, the capital of the Swiss Confederation, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe. Thanks to Switzerland’s...

Tour Manager Notes: Florence

Key Dates 59 BC – Julius Caesar founds Florentia 1100–1400 – Florence grows rich and powerful on textiles and banking 1434–1737 – Medici family in...

Tour Manager Notes: Leonardo da Vinci

Overview "Occasionally, in a way that transcends nature, a single person is marvellously endowed by heaven with beauty, grace, and talent in such abundance that...

Tour Manager Notes: Rouen Walking Tour

Overview The city of Rouen occupies a classic situation on a loop in the river Seine, protected by a circle of low hills - not...

Tour Manager Notes: The Tyrol and Innsbruck

Overview  This mountainous province, well known for its folklore, winter sports and beautiful scenery, probably best fits our expectations of Austria.  This tiny region was,...

Tour Manager Notes: Black Forest

Overview The Black Forest is a landscape of hills, dark woods, deep valleys and waterfalls stretching roughly 100 miles parallel to the Vosges Mountains. Known...

Tour Manager Notes: Fontainebleau

Overview Your group should have walking tours distributed by their teachers. Their tour may differ from these notes, which are intended to help you introduce...

Tour Manager Notes: Lichtenstein

Key Facts Population: 25,220 total Liechtensteiners: 15,974 Foreigners: 9,246 Surface Area: 160 sq km / 62 sq miles Length (N–S): 25 km / 15.5 miles...

Tour Manager Notes: Salamanca

Overview The capital of the Old Castile Province of Salamanca, this city has a population of approximately 140,000 inhabitants. Founded by the Iberians and given...