Tour Manager Notes: Vaux le Vicomte

Overview  A little removed from the traditional tourist circuit, Vaux le Vicomte is a welcome change for a relaxed visit.  Standing all alone surrounded by...

Tour Manager Notes: Bach

Overview For many, Johann Sebastian Bach is the most important of all classical composers. His laborious work and systematic research make him the pillar of...

Tour Manager Notes: Dachau and Buchenwald

Dachau Overview The name of Dachau has become inseparable from the first concentration camp established by the Nazi regime. Yet the town itself — which...

Tour Manager Notes: Hampton Court Palace

Key dates 1515 Wolsey begins building 1529 Wolsey falls from favour; gives Hampton Court to Henry VIII 1688 The Glorious Revolution. James II is replaced...

Tour Manager Notes: Pisa

Overview You pass close to the industrial centre of Prato noted for its plant nurseries, textiles, lingerie and shoes, as well as its green marble...

Tour Manager Notes: Switzerland

Key facts Population 6.6 million including 1 million foreigners 23 cantons including 3 cantons divided in half (Basel, Appenzell and Unterwalden) Major Cities Zurich –...

Tour Manager Notes: Valladolid 

Overview  Valladolid is an important Castilian city with associations with some of the most notable figures in Spanish history.  Situated in the northwestern Meseta, a...

Tour Manager Notes: Balearic Islands

Overview The Balearics provided Hannibal — reputedly born on the small island of Conejera, northwest of Ibiza — with his only regiment, which won fame...

Tour Manager Notes: Danube Cruise

Overview This cruise usually takes place between the town of Krems and the Abbey at Melk, passing through the most scenic area of the Danube...

Tour Manager Notes: Heidelberg

Overview There has been a settlement of some sort on this spot since prehistoric times, as attested by the discovery of the jawbone of «...