Tour Manager Notes: Rome

Overview Population 2,781,993 The group will have a local guide in Rome, so give a general introduction to prepare them for what to expect from...

Tour Manager Notes: The Lake District

Overview The Lake District, an area of outstanding natural beauty, lies in the county of Cumbria (formerly Cumberland and Westmoreland) in the north west of...

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: Berlin & Potsdam

Key Dates 13th C – Foundation of Berlin and Cölln 1640–1688 – The Great Elector strengthens Berlin and welcomes Huguenot immigrants 1701 – Elector Frederick...

Tour Manager Notes: Edinburgh

Overview Edinburgh has been the historic capital of Scotland since the rise of the Stuart dynasty in 1370. Because of the virtually impregnable strategic position...

Tour Manager Notes: König Schlosser

Overview Neuschwanstein, the most famous of Ludwig II's castles, is built on a spectacular mountaintop site where, legend has it, the castle of the medieval...

Tour Manager Notes: Rothemberg

Overview Rothenburg, situated on the Tauber river at the crossing point of the ‘Romantische Strasse’ and the ‘Burgenstrasse’, is perhaps the finest and best preserved...

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...