Luxury European City Tours

With its unmatched line-up of art, music, and architecture, Vienna’s cultural scene shines bright. The Austrian capital has a packed cultural calendar, and you’d do well to book yourself an evening of opera, music, dance, or theater. Vienna impresses at every turn: grand baroque palaces at its historic center, Gothic churches, art nouveau train stations. Savor this city’s legacy of art in the MuseumQuartier with a break for lavish sachertorte and coffee at an iconic Viennese coffee house. From Vienna, you could also visit Salzburg at the foot of the Alps, which form a stunning backdrop to this historic Austrian city. The 900-year-old Hohensalzburg Fortress towers over the city, which is sometimes more famous as the birthplace of Mozart and for sites where The Sound of Music was filmed. No less important however are its baroque cathedrals and palaces, found on both sides of the River Salzach. Plan to catch an evening concert at Mirabell Palace, but arrive early enough to amble through its lovely gardens.

Amsterdam has a reputation for being welcoming and multicultural. It is trendy and hip, but preserves its history with pride. Impressive museums display fantastic art from Dutch masters like Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, but also a host of contemporary greats. The best way to explore the heart of the capital of the Netherlands is to take a canal boat cruise, floating past historic brick buildings and pretty bridges. This city overflows with eclectic eating options ranging from Michelin-starred fine dining spaces to local markets serving warm, divine stroopwafels.