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PEARLS OF THE ATLANTIC - PEARLATL


          (England – Scotland – Ireland)


          DAY 1 LONDON                      of the oldest cities in England, already   chronicles the lives of an aristocratic family
          Arrival at the London airport and transfer   mentioned in Roman times. Upon arrival,   and their servants.
          to the hotel. In the evening we will enjoy a   the local guide will be waiting for us to   Continuation to Edinburgh, capital of
          welcome dinner in a typical English pub.   show us the treasures of the city, such as   Scotland. Upon arrival, panoramic tour
                                            the Cathedral begun in the 7th century and   following the Royal Route, consisting of
          DAY 2 LONDON                      Clifford’s Tower, symbol of royal power in   the Canongate, High Street and Castlehill
          After breakfast, panoramic tour of the city.   medieval England, as well as hidden gems   streets; the Highland Tolbooth Church and
          On a driving tour discover Westminster   such as Fairfax House, a splendid example   St Giles Cathedral; the House of John
          Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park,   of a Georgian-style house or the Convent   Knox and the Palace of Holyroodhouse;
          and Parliament with the famous Big Ben   Bar, outside a school for girls and inside an   the Scottish Parliament and its popular
          clock and the Tower of London Bridge,   illegal Catholic convent. Overnight in York.   narrow streets. Overnight stay.
          among other points of interest.  Afternoon
          at leisure and overnight.         DAY 4 YORK - ALNWICK - EDINBURGH   DAY 5 EDINBURGH - ABERDEEN
                                            Departure from York to Edinburgh. On the   - INVERNESS
          DAY 3 LONDON - CAMBRIDGE - YORK   way we will stop in the coastal town of   Today we continue our tour discovering
          We start the tour north, heading to   Alnwick, where we will visit its castle of the   the Scottish soul. Our first stop will be
          Cambridge, home of the famous university.   14th century and continuously inhabited to   Aberdeen, Scotland’s port city and known
          On a guided tour we will see the main   this day by the founding family, the Percy.    as the “Silver City”, for the construction of
          colleges of this prestigious academic   Today the castle is open to the general   several buildings in granite, which gives it
          institution, authentic architectural and   public, hosts American students and is a   a silvery light when the sun rises. Medieval
          artistic treasures.               recurring backdrop for films and TV series,   in style, its historic center is crowned by
          Free time for individual sightseeing and   including the first 2 “Harry Potter” films   Castle Street and Union Street, the Town
          continuation of the journey to York, one   and the “Downtown Abbey” series, which   Hall, the 19th century Music Hall, the
                                                                               12th century Cathedral of St. Machar, the
                                                                               Marischal College, the O’Balgownie and
                                SCOTLAND                                       O’Dee bridges and the entire harbor area.
                                                                               We continue north, arriving in Inverness,
                            Inverness                                          home of Macbeth Castle and Loch Ness.
                         Speyside Way        Aberdeen                          Visit on the way to a whisky distillery,
                                                                               with tasting included. Accommodation in
                                                                               Inverness.

                                                                               DAY 6 INVERNESS - SPEYSIDE
                            Glasgow       Edinburgh                            - GLASGOW
                    NORTHERN                    Alnwick                        After breakfast, visit of Cawdor Castle,
                                                                               setting of the play “Macbeth” by William
                      IRELAND                                                  Shakespeare. We continue the tour with
                                                                               a visit to another whisky distillery area,
                                                                               in this case Speyside, in the heart of the
                  IRELAND                         York                         Cairngorms National Park.
                                                                               On the way to Glasgow we will pass
                         Dublin  Holyhead  Liverpool
            Galway                      Llandudno                              through Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
                                      Caernafon                                National Park, with stops for photos and
            Limerick                                                           free time to stroll among its picturesque
                      Waterford   WALES        ENGLAND                         villages. Arrival in Glasgow and
                         Rosslare   Fishguard           Cambridge              overnight.
                  Cork
                                                       London                  DAY 7 GLASGOW - LIVERPOOL
                                     Cardiff                                   In the morning, panoramic tour of Glasgow,
                                            Bath                               the largest city in Scotland and the third
                                                                               largest in the United Kingdom. During
                                                                               the visit we will see the 12th century St


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