Tour Manager Notes: Toledo

Key Dates 190 BC Romans capture Toledo 409–711 AD Toledo capital of Visigothic Spain 1085 Reconquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI 1227 Cathedral begun under...

Tour Manager Notes: Barcelona

Key Dates 15 BC – Barcino recognised as an Augustan colony 415 AD – Arrival of Visigoths 476 – End of Roman Empire in West...

Tour Manager Notes: Denmark

Key Dates Overview Denmark is made up of the peninsula of Jutland and over 400 islands, only 100 of which are inhabited. It also owns...

Tour Manager Notes: Ireland

Overview The island of Ireland clings to the western-most reaches of Europe, and is one of the last refuges of the creative Celtic community, which,...

Tour Manager Notes: Reims

Overview Reims is 152 kilometers or 95 miles ENE of Paris by road, in the departement of Marne. It is situated on the right bank...

Tour Manager Notes: The Euro

Euro Statistics The European Central Bank has overseen production of: 10 billion euro notes 52 billion euro coins Total value: 664 billion euros Cost to...

Tour Manager Notes: Tivoli

The Route from Rome The "Tiburtina" was the Roman eastern route to the Adriatic.  It leaves the outskirts of the modern city to cross the...

Tour Manager Notes: Bath

Key Dates Pre 43 AD – Ancient Briton temple to Sul Pre 74 AD – Romans build baths and temple to Sulis–Minerva 973 – Edgar...

Tour Manager Notes: Dordogne

Where Exactly Are You? France is divided into administrative divisions. There are 13 régions, created in 2016, made up of the 96 metropolitan départements created...

Tour Manager Notes: Kings and Queens of England

Overview It was once said that there would soon be only five kings in Europe - the King of England, the king of spades, the...