Full Itinerary
A.G.S.
WESTERN HERITAGE TOUR
Friday 23 June to Sunday 23 July 2017
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Day.
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Date.
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Location.
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Activities.
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1
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Fri 23 June
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Auckland
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Meet at airport by 17h00
Depart Auckland to Athens via Dubai 20h30
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2
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Sat 24 June
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Athens
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Arrive Athens at 2 pm; take airport bus to hotel
Syntagma Square & central Athens
Orthodox Basilica & minor Byzantine churches
Evening walk up Mount Lykevittos
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3
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Sun 25 June
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Athens
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National Archaeological Museum
Acropolis (Propylaia, Parthenon, Erechtheion)
Greek Agora, Temple of Hephaestos
New Acropolis Museum
Syntagma Square & environs for shopping
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4
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Mon 26 June
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Athens
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Day trip to Delphi 8 am to 6 pm
Evening walk to Monastiraiki Square, Hadrian’s Library, Roman Agora,
Tower of the Winds, Monument to Lysikratos, Hadrian’s Gate, Temple of Zeus,
Olympic Stadium
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5
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Tues 27 June
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Athens
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Day trip to Corinth Canal, Corinth and Mycenae
Depart from Patras for Ancona by overnight ferry
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6
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Wed 28 June
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[transit]
Rome
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Arrive at Ancona; intercity train to Rome
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7
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Thu 29 June
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Rome
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Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro in Vincoli, Imperial Fora, Temple of
Mars the Avenger, Trajan’s Column, Vittorio Emanuele Monument, Capitoline
Museum, Theatre of Marcellus, Isola Tiberina, Temple of Vesta, Temple of
Fortuna Virilis, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Circus Maximus
Afternoon excursion to Tivoli: Hadrian’s Villa
Night tour of Colosseum & Imperial Fora, Trevi Fountain &
Spanish Steps,
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8
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Fri 30 June
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Rome
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Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Maria della Vittoria
Walk down via Cavour to Il Gesù, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Pantheon,
San Luigi dei Francesi, Piazza Navona, Castel Sant’Angelo, Ara Pacis, Piazza
del Popolo, Santa Maria del Popolo
Mid-afternoon tour: St John Lateran and Holy Steps, via San Clemente
Metro back to Piazza del Popolo and evening walk up Il Corso
Free time: Borghese Gallery
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9
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Sat 1 July
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Rome
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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Square & Basilica
Free time: Via del Corso
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10
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Sun 2 July
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Rome
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Day trip to Naples National Archaeological Museum & Pompeii (free
entry on first Sunday of month)
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11
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Mon 3 July
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Rome
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Day trip to Ostia
St Paul’s Without the Walls
Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Titus, Forum
Romanum
Free time: Palazzo Barberini
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12
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Tue 4 July
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Rome
Florence
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Travel by train from Rome to Florence, viewing Piazza della Santa
Maria Novella & Il Duomo
Afternoon excursion to Pisa: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral and
Baptistery
Night tour of Florence, including Il Duomo, Piazza della Republica
& La Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio), Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Florence &
the Arno by night
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13
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Wed 5 July
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Florence
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Uffizi Gallery
Mercato Centrale
Afternoon visit to Fiesole
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14
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Thu 6 July
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Florence
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Santa Croce, Orsanmichele, Santa Maria Novella & cloisters, San
Lorenzo & museum & library, Il Duomo
Afternoon excursion to Sienna
Evening trip: night view of Florence
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15
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Fri 7 July
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Florence
Venice
[transit]
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Travel by train from Florence to Venice
Rialto Bridge, Piazza San Marco & Basilica San Marco, Grand Canal
by vaporetto
Travel by overnight train from Venice to Dijon
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16
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Sat 8 July
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[transit]
Nice/
Avignon
Beaucaire
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Continue by TGV from Dijon to Avignon
Collect cars and drive to Beaucaire
Tour of town & supermarket stop
Tour of l’Église St. Paul, l’Hôtel de Ville, l’Église Notre Dame des
Pommiers, l’Arènes, le Château
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17
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Sun 9 July
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Beaucaire
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Beaucaire markets
Pont du Gard
Nîmes (Maison Carrée & Amphithéatre, Tour Magne d’Auguste)
Excursion to Arles: amphitheatre, theatre, Église de St. Trophime,
obélisque, riverside walk
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18
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Mon 10 July
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Beaucaire
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Excursion to Avignon: Palais des Papes, Pont d’Avignon & township
Les Antiques & Glanum (St. Remy de Provence), Châteaux des
Baux-de-Provence, Tarascon Castle
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19
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Tue 11 July
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Beaucaire
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Excursion to Orange: Théâtre d’Auguste et l’Arche, de Triomphe de
Jules César
Free time
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20
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Wed 12 July
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Beaucaire
Paris
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Drive to Avignon and return cars
TGV from Avignon to Paris (Gare de Lyon)
Take metro to hotel; tour of environs
Notre Dame, l’Hôtel de Ville, Tour de St. Jacques, La Conciergerie,
Sainte Chapelle
Evening Tour: Palais de Louvre, Pyramides & Tuileries Gardens, Place
de la Concorde, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe
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21
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Thu 13 July
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Paris
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Les Invalides, Military Museum & Napoléon’s Tomb
Eiffel Tower via the Champs de Mars
Afternoon excursion: Basilique de St. Denis
Evening excursion: Sacré Coeur & Montmartre
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22
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Fri 14 July
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Paris
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Louvre Museum
Panthéon, Rue Mouftard, Gay-Lussac district
La Défence, La Grande Arche
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23
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Sat 15 July
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Paris
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Église de la Madeleine, Fauchon, Opéra House & Place Vendome,
Boulevard Haussmann
Afternoon excursion: Palais de Versailles
Free time: Tour Eiffel, Champs Élysées, Louvre
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24
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Sun 16 July
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Paris
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Musée d’Orsay
Afternoon excursion: Chartres Cathedral
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25
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Mon 17 July
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Paris
London
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Travel by Eurostar from Gare du Nord to London
Visit Big Ben, Houses of Parliament & Westminster Abbey; evensong
at Westminster Abbey (5 pm)
Return to Buckingham Palace, and walk to hostel via Kensington Gardens
& Hyde Park
Dinner & free time (evening show)
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26
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Tue 18 July
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London
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British Museum
Camden Markets
Evensong at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Dinner & free time (evening show)
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27
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Wed 19 July
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London
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Excursion to Cambridge (Corpus Christi College, Parker Library, lunch
at Corpus Christi, tour of colleges, Cast Museum)
Evensong at King’s College Chapel
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28
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Thu 20 July
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London
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Bus tour from Paddington to Trafalgar Square
National Gallery
Free time: Sloane Collection, British Library, Wallace Collection,
Madame Tussaud’s, Harrods, etc.
Dinner & free time (evening show)
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29
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Fri 21 July
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London
[transit]
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Brampton Oratory, Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum
Tower of London, London Bridge
Free time
Evening: pack for Heathrow
Train to Heathrow Airport
Depart London to Auckland via Dubai
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30
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Sat 22 July
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[transit]
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In transit
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31
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Sun 23 July
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[transit]
Auckland
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Arrive in Auckland about 1 pm
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