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: 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 22 régions, created in 1972, made up of the 96 départements created in...

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...

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...