Travel Review: European Vacation, Italy & France, Paris, Lyon, Avignon, Bologna, Florence, Tuscany, Cooking Class

This was me and my husband’s first trip to Europe. We decided to visit France and Italy over two weeks. The travel agency we chose was great to work with. They worked with us for quite a while (and with many changes) to decide on the locations and tours that we would best enjoy. They also set up hotel/airport/train transfers and small group tours (less than 8 people) to sites that met our interests. We only ran into a couple of glitches with all of the tours that we had set up. But we were able to call the agency at that time (with 9 hour time difference) and got someone to resolve our issues immediately! The tour companies in the countries were really great to work with as well (very nice and friendly). Our main interests were wine and food, but we wanted to mix in some local culture and also see some of the main sites. I would highly recommend this agency if you are looking to plan a great European vacation. They really knew the countries and areas of interest to recommend. Our trip included 4 days in Paris, 4 days in Avignon (Provence), 2 days in Lyon, 1 day in Bologna, and 4 days in Florence. We had 13 tours that visited major sites in Paris, smaller towns around Avignon, Lyon and Florence/Tuscany. We also had a pasta cooking class in Bologna that was wonderful!