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Britain
Britain is made up of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) together with the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Britain has a rich and fascinating history dating back to around 6500BC, and all over Britain you’ll find monuments marking its history – from Stonehenge to Buckingham Palace. Britain is also home to over 25 cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 7 Heritage Cities: Bath, Canterbury, Chester, Durham, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and York.
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France
France is the second largest country in Europe and is probably the most popular tourism destination in the world with over 80 million visitors per year. From the grand boulevards of Paris to the wonderfully preserved medieval villages to the elegant resort town of Nice it’s no surprise that France is so popular with tourists.
Highlights include the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the glorious chateaux in the Loire Valley, the ANZAC memorials and battlefields on the Somme, the stunning wine regions of Burgundy, Champagne and Bordeaux, the local fresh produce markets bursting with ripe cheeses and crusty French baguettes, the Michelin Star restaurants in the gastronomic capital of Lyon, the exclusive resort towns on the Cote D’ Azur plus the grand sights of Paris including the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysée and Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and Notre Dame.
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Belgium
Belgium is a small Western European country situated on the coast of the North Sea, and borders France to the southwest Luxembourg to the southeast Germany to the east and the Netherlands to the north. Many of Belgium’s cities and towns are centred around medieval castles, churches and other historic buildings, making it a popular tourism destination.
Albatross Tours can take you to the cobble stone streets of picture perfect Bruges, the medieval squares of Ypres for the moving ‘Last Post’ under Menin Gate and the battlefields and memorials of the ‘Flanders Offensive’.
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Germany
Vibrant cities with amazing architecture, enchanting medieval villages and traditional wine villages, picturesque countryside plus castles, palaces and abbeys can all be found in Germany.
Germany shares borders with nine neighbouring countries: Poland, the Czech Republic, France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Germany features very heavily in many of Albatross' tours programmes from the medieval towns of Heidelberg and Freiburg, Europe’s largest Christmas markets in Stuttgart, the fairytale castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenzollern Castle, the famous Black Forest, the Passion Play village of Oberammergau, the giant beer halls of Munich and the cobble stone streets of Rothenburg.
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Switzerland
Switzerland is a small country in Central Europe bordering Germany to the north, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, Italy to the south and France to the west. Switzerland is characterised by three distinct types of landscape - the Swiss Alps to the south of the country, the hilly Swiss Mittelland or "middleland", which forms a central plateau and extends from Lake Constance to Lake Geneva, and the Swiss Jura, a long line of rugged fold mountains running along the north and north west of the country.
Albatross Tours can take you to the snow clad Swiss Alps, the lovely lakeside town of Luzern and the magnificent mountains and lakes of Switzerland.
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Italy
Italy is situated on the Mediteranean Sea, in central southern continental Europe. It shares borders in the north of the country with Switzerland, France, Slovenia and Austria, while the southern parts of the country are surrounded by sea. It has a population of just under 60 million.
From the magnificent Italian Lakes district, the walled cities of Tuscany, the famous Cinque Terre, glorious Positano, dreamy Italian Castles, ancient Pompeii, the humped back bridges of Venice to the eternal city of Rome, Albatross Tours can take you to the must see sights of Italy.
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Austria
Austria is a landlocked alpine country in central Europe, bordering Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Germany and Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east and Slovenia and Italy to the south.
Mountains, glaciers, meadows, alpine valleys, wooded foothills, gently rolling farmland, vineyards and river gorges can all be found in Austria, which makes it an appealing destination for tourists in both summer and winter.
Albatross Tours can take you to the winter wonderland Stubai Valley, the enchanting Austrian Alps, the famous Salzburg Christmas markets, Swarovski Crystal World, Innsbruck’s Olympic ski jump, the imperial city of Vienna, Melk Monastery, the magnificent Schonbrunn Palace and the church from the ‘Sound of Music’ by Lake Mondsee.
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Slovenia
A small country, half the size of Switzerland in the south of central Europe, Slovenia is packed with unusual and often unique attractions and experiences, from primeval forests to a lively architecturally beautiful city, and thermal springs to the mysterious Karst (limestone plateau) caves.
The country is situated between Italy, Croatia, Hungary and Austria, with a coastline on the Adriatic Sea to the south west.
From the vibrant city of Ljubljana, the snowfields of Kranjska Gora in the Slovenian Alps, magnificent Lake Bled and the dramatic Lake Bohinj, experience Christmas in the Slovenian Alps with Albatross Tours.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a small country in Central Europe bordering Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Poland to the north and Slovakia to the south-east.
The Czech Republic has become a popular tourist destination, partly because of its beautifully preserved Medieval, Baroque and Renaissance towns and city centres, and partly because of the abundance of historic chateaux and castles.
Albatross Tours can take you to the old town of Prague , Prague Castle the largest ancient castle in the world and the perfectly preserved 13th century town of Cesky Krumlov.
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Turkey
Linking Europe and the Middle East, Turkey’s landscape is dotted with battlegrounds, ruined castles and the palaces of great empires.
Albatross Tours can take you to all the must see sights of Turkey, such as Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, the troglodyte dwellings in Cappadocia, the petrified white lime cascades of Pamukkale, ancient Acropolis of Pergamum, the mighty Roman ruins of ancient Ephesus, Turkey’s capital city Ankara plus the ANZAC memorials and dramatic battlefields at Gallipoli.
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- Available for Private Group Tours only from 2012
