TIMELESS TREASURES & SHIMMERING ISLES
You glide through Istanbul with your head on a swivel. Palaces and bazaars awash in color, spires climbing above ancient streetscapes, delicacies beckoning from sizzling food stalls — a plethora of Turkish delights. All of it, however, is a prelude to the cascade of domes and towering minarets that is Istanbul’s stunning Blue Mosque. You’re awestruck by its stately courtyard and gardens, but time simply stops when you enter the early-17th-century structure and behold its tens of thousands of blue İznik tiles. You know instantly that moment will resonate long after you’ve left Istanbul. Just as it has for centuries of its captivated admirers. Spellbound moments abound on this 79-night Grand European Sojourn aboard the beautifully appointed and spacious Seven Seas Voyager ®. Choose from over 400 excursions that promise deeper appreciation of popular destinations across the Mediterranean and British Isles. Visit new ports in Italy, Greece and Turkey, as well as the autonomous Spanish city of Melilla on the Moroccan coast. A bevy of overnights include Nantes (Montoir-de-Bretagne) in France’s Loire Valley, where a drive through French countryside ends in the medieval village of Guerande. In Antwerp, learn (and taste) the finer points of Belgium beer brewing and embrace the vibrant nightlife of Amsterdam and Barcelona. On a rare two-night overnight in Bordeaux, indulge your foodie spirit with a sumptuous feast at Château du Tertre, visit the architecturally stunning La Cité du Vin wine museum, or partake in the Bordeaux lifestyle over a traditional meal with a local family in their private home. This remarkable journey also includes a total of five nights in the Holy Land, offering excursions to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Masada, Jaffa, Nazareth and more.
2024 GRAND EUROPEAN SOJOURN
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