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Paris, Switzerland & Italy
Family of 4 · May 2026 · 18 nights
Two parents and two children spent nineteen days travelling from Paris to Rome, entirely by train after landing. Switzerland had the most mountain days, with Jungfraujoch, Glacier 3000, Gornergrat and Titlis. Italy had day trips to Lake Como, Venice and Tuscany.
- Travellers
- Family of 4
- When
- May 2026
- Length
- 18 nights
- Route stops
- 7 stops
Paris → Interlaken → Zermatt → Zurich → Milan → Florence → Rome
Day by day
Day 1: Arrive in Paris
Late-morning arrival and transfer to the hotel. Evening walk along the Seine past Notre-Dame to the Eiffel Tower lit up.
Overnight in Paris
Day 2: Versailles and Montmartre
The Palace of Versailles and its gardens in the morning. Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur in the afternoon, then the Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe.
Overnight in Paris
Day 3: Louvre and Luxembourg Gardens
The Louvre in the morning and the Luxembourg Gardens after lunch. Galeries Lafayette and the Palais Garnier in the evening.
Overnight in Paris
Day 4: Train to Interlaken
About four and a half hours by train via Basel. Afternoon ferry on Lake Brienz.
Overnight in Interlaken
Day 5: Lauterbrunnen and Jungfraujoch
Lauterbrunnen valley and the Trümmelbach Falls inside the mountain. Cog railway up to Jungfraujoch at 3,454 metres for the Aletsch Glacier.
Overnight in Interlaken
Day 6: Glacier 3000
Cable car to Glacier 3000 above Les Diablerets and the Peak Walk suspension bridge between two summits. Snow, the alpine coaster and views to Mont Blanc.
Overnight in Interlaken
Day 7: Zermatt and Gornergrat
Train to car-free Zermatt via Spiez and Visp. Afternoon on the Gornergrat railway for the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa.
Overnight in Zermatt
Day 8: Zermatt to Zurich
A free morning in the village, then three and a half hours by train to Zurich. Evening on the lake promenade and in the Niederdorf.
Overnight in Zurich
Day 9: Titlis and Lucerne
The revolving cable car up Mount Titlis, the glacier cave and the Cliff Walk. Afternoon in Lucerne: Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.
Overnight in Zurich
Day 10: Rhine Falls and Lindt
Boat to the rock in the middle of the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. Tastings at the Lindt Home of Chocolate in the afternoon.
Overnight in Zurich
Day 11: Zurich at leisure
The old town, Bahnhofstrasse and the lakefront at an easy pace. Last evening in Switzerland.
Overnight in Zurich
Day 12: Train to Milan
High-speed train to Milan via Lugano. The Duomo, the Galleria and the Castello Sforzesco, with dinner in the Navigli.
Overnight in Milan
Day 13: Lake Como
A full day on Lake Como by ferry between Bellagio, Varenna and Como town. Back in Milan by evening.
Overnight in Milan
Day 14: Venice day trip
Early train to Venice for St Mark’s, the Doge’s Palace, the Rialto and a gondola. Late train back to Milan.
Overnight in Milan
Day 15: Milan to Florence
A Frecciarossa of under two hours to Florence. The Uffizi, the Ponte Vecchio and sunset at Piazzale Michelangelo.
Overnight in Florence
Day 16: Tuscany
A day in the countryside: the towers of San Gimignano, Chianti vineyards and the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
Overnight in Florence
Day 17: David and the Duomo
Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia and the climb up Giotto’s bell tower. Afternoon at the San Lorenzo leather market.
Overnight in Florence
Day 18: Florence to Rome
Ninety minutes by train to Rome. The Colosseum and Forum, then the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and dinner in Trastevere.
Overnight in Rome
Day 19: Vatican and departure
St Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel in the morning, then Piazza Navona. Evening flight home from Fiumicino.
What we arranged
- Open-jaw flights, into Paris and home from Rome
- Seven hotels over 18 nights, breakfast daily
- Every rail leg from Paris to Rome booked and ticketed before departure
- Mountain excursions: Jungfraujoch, Glacier 3000, Gornergrat and Titlis
- Private airport and station transfers throughout
- Swiss Schengen visa file for the family, and travel insurance for all four
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