Tour Manager Notes: Nice, Eze and Monaco

The following notes start by covering the normal route of the sightseeing tour starting from the station. You may need to pick this up beyond...

Tour Manager Notes: Scotland

Key dates 1688 – James II deposed from the thrones of England and Scotland 1692 – Glencoe Massacre 1707 – Scotland and England united (Act...

Tour Manager Notes: Wales

Overview The Principality of Wales is considered to be one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom, but has been ruled as one...

Tour Manager Notes: Alps

The French Alps are renowned for majestic snow-capped peaks, fresh water cascades and torrents, rugged bare-faced rock, pine trees, vast green meadows and valleys, and...

Tour Manager Notes: Carcassonne

Overview Carcassonne is like something out of a picture book. It is the largest fortress in Europe and one of the very few remaining examples...

Tour Manager Notes: The German Reformation

Overview The Reformation in Germany was shaped by a unique combination of political fragmentation, local independence, humanist scholarship, emerging print technology, and the personal crisis...

Tour Manager Notes: Normandy and Brittany

Normandy comprises five départements: Eure and Seine Maritime (Upper Normandy), Calvados, Manche and Orne (Lower Normandy). The name comes from North-men, referring to the Vikings...

Tour Manager Notes: Seville

Overview “Hercules built me, Caesar surrounded me with walls” — so says the legend of Seville’s foundation, though neither claim is true. The first city...

Tour Manager Notes: Warwick

Overview The castle of Warwick, situated right in the Heart of England is one of the great strategic defensive sites in Britain. Its importance as...

Tour Manager Notes: Amsterdam

Key Figures   Population of Greater Amsterdam region: 2.5 million. Population of Amsterdam centre: 945,000. Run by city council, divided into 16 districts. 30% of...