Paris – Bruges – Brussels – Volendam – Zaandam – Amsterdam – Giethoorn – Cologne – Trier– Luxembourg – Reims – Mercier cellar – Paris
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Paris – Bruges – Brussels – Volendam – Zaandam – Amsterdam – Giethoorn – Cologne – Trier– Luxembourg – Reims – Mercier cellar – Paris
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Depart 8H from Place Italie to Bruges, knowns as the pearl of Flanders, walking on the medieval style street also shuttling through the river in the city by boat. Visit those towers just like in a fairy tale and Minnewater (Love Lake). Then arriving in Brussel, the capital of Europe. Visit the centerpiec triumphal arch in the Jubilee Park, and Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Grand Place, City Hall, Manneken Pis and Atomium. Besides, you have a good chance to purchase the world-renowned chocolate from Belgium.
Stay overnight in the hotel near Brussels.
Breakfast
After breakfast, heading to Volendam. Volendam was the location of the harbor of the nearby Edam, which was situated at the mouth of the IJ bay. IJ bay now is a lake. Before farmers and local fishermen settled there, forming the new community of Vollendam, which literally meant something like ‘Filled dam’. And then, to withstand the flood, Dutch built Enclosure Dam (Afsluitdijk) and the bay became the lake gradually. Tasting the specialty ‘herring’ in Netherland at your own expense. Volendam well known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. Many visitors came and had their pictures taken in traditional Dutch costumes. Continue to the beautiful village Zaanse Schans, visit the windmills, the traditional clog design workshop, the cheese factory. Afterwards, arrival in Amsterdam. City tour by cruise on the Amsterdam canals, then visit the diamond workshop.
Stay overnight in the hotel near Amsterdam.
Breakfast
After breakfast, heading to Giethoorn. Giethoorn perfectly shows the Dutch tradition and is a peaceful village. The automobile or scooters can’t enter the village because there is no roads for them. Thus the boats are the only transportation in the village. Here is just like a fairy tale and the residents here build these houses elaborately. Full of the colorful flowers and the green grass, undoubtedly Giethoorn is a painting of Utopia. Continue to Cologne and visit the highest cathedral in the world – Cologne Cathedral. There are some duty free boutique near the cathedral if you need to purchase the products of famous brand, for example, ZWILLING. For the dinner optional, you could choose ham hock.
Stay overnight in the hotel near Cologne.
Breakfast
After breakfast, depart to the most ancient city in Germany—Trier. Visit the city, Porta Nigra and the birthplace of Karl Marx. Continue to panoramic view of the Constitution Square, Adolphe Bridge, Grand Canyon and Palace of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Then go to Amnéville. Amnéville-les-Thermes is a town in Moselle located between Metz and Thionville, famous for its tourist and thermal center in the Bois de Coulange, Thermapolis, opened in 1996. Leisure, sports and relaxation are on the program of this true city of water, in which it is possible to take advantage of well-being treatments, while benefiting from quality leisure infrastructures: the Amnéville Zoo, one of the largest and most beautiful in Europe; the Amnéville Aquarium with its 350 species of fish and invertebrates; the golf course and its 18-hole green; France Aventure, one of the largest forest adventure parks in France; the Seven Casino, for slot machine enthusiasts; not forgetting the Snowhall and its indoor ski slope that can be used all year round.
Stay overnight in the hotel near Amnéville.
Breakfast
After breakfast, depart to the city of champagne—Reims. Visit Reims Cathedral. About 1500 years ago, Clovis, the first king of the Franks was baptized by Christian at Reims Cathedral. There is a smiling angel relief on the front gate of the cathedral is special and famous. Continue to Maison Mercier, which has the largest wine cellar in Champagne and whose founder is said to have been friends with the designer of the Eiffel Tower. They agreed to do something for the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution in 1889, a few decades later, to make themselves and their work famous for posterity. So, in 1871, Mr. Mercier enlisted more than 2,000 people to dig an 18-kilometer-long cellar in hard limestone, 30 meters deep and very spacious, the largest champagne cellar in France today. The cellars are lined up in an orderly fashion with endless cellars and champagne racks, and there is also an “automatic electric train” that visitors can explore.
At night, arrive in Paris around 20:00.