Chagall windows at Fraumünster ● Jungfraujoch at 3,454 metres ● eight-hour Glacier Express journey through UNESCO rail landscapes ● Gornergrat cog railway beneath the Matterhorn ● medieval Bern, Lucerne, and Fribourg ● St. Gallen's baroque library and manuscripts

Carnac's megalithic alignments and Jersey's Neolithic passage graves ● Loire Valley châteaux including Chambord and Chenonceau ● D-Day beaches at Juno and Omaha with the Normandy American Cemetery ● Mont Saint-Michel's gravity-defying medieval abbey ● car-free islands of Sark and Herm with dramatic coastlines ● Jersey War Tunnels and the Atlantic Wall fortifications

Cosmopolitan Yerevan: City tour ● Armenian Christian sites ● Spectacular views of Mt Ararat (weather permitting) ● Tbilisi: City Tour & Mtskhetai, ancient capital ● Travelling the Georgian Military Highway to the high Caucasus ● Legacies: Russian, Arab, Mongol, early Christian and many more!

Rila Monastery's mountain sanctuary ● four days exploring Istanbul's Byzantine and Ottoman heritage ● Georgian supra feast with qvevri wines and polyphonic song ● overland Caucasus journey crossing into Armenia ● Geghard Monastery carved into mountain cliffs ● Khor Virap beneath Mount Ararat's biblical peaks.

Prague: one of the world's most magical cites ● Karlovy Vary-elegant spa town ● Exquisite gothic and baroque Cesky Krumlov ● Bratislava, including the historic Old Town ● Beautiful Pieniny National Park ● Budapest walking tour

Explore Abruzzo and Puglia ● Discover ancient traditions ● Experience stunning landscapes ● Enjoy delectable cuisine ● Hike through picturesque villages ● Explore Rome's hidden corners.

Bucharest: "The Little Paris of the East" ● The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina ● Bran Castle, mythical home of Dracula ● Famous Valley of the Roses ● Unsurpassed frescoes of Rila Monastery ● Sofia: City tour

Adriatic coast exploration ● historic city visits (Zagreb, Dubrovnik) ● island hopping (Hvar, Brac, Korcula) ● natural wonder sightseeing (Plitvice Lakes, Kotor Bay) ● cultural and culinary immersion

Museum in Bilbao ● selected Camino forest walks through Roman roads and medieval villages ● Rioja vineyard experience ● Cruz de Ferro stone ceremony and authentic Santiago Cathedral arrival ● Finisterre coastal walk to Europe's westernmost point ● Gothic cathedrals and Celtic-Christian cultural fusion