• Summer tours to Europe can be tailored to suit your interests.Paris image by photlook from Fotolia.com
  
  Traveling to Europe during the summer will allow you to enjoy historic and beautiful sights while the weather is warm, making for pleasant walking. Finding a tour that takes you exactly where you want to go will make it easier to navigate foreign towns, communicate with locals and travel in unfamiliar territory comfortably as trip organizers make most of the decisions for you.
  
  

Essential Europe

• In 10 days on this whirlwind tour you'll visit the "essential" European spots -- London, Paris, Rome and points in between. The trip begins with two nights in Rome with a grand welcome dinner at a lively local restaurant. Stops are planned for major cities in Italy including Florence and Venice. From Italy you'll cross the border to Lugano in Switzerland, then drive through the breathtaking Alps to picturesque Lucerne, where you'll have a relaxing two-night stay before heading to Paris. After two nights in Paris the tour boards the high-speed Eurostar train for a ride to London to wrap up the vacation. Sightseeing trips include visits to famous places such as the Sistine Chapel, Rome's Colosseum, Michelangelo's David in Florence, St. Mark's Square in Venice, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
  
  Affordable Tours
  
  11150 Cash Rd.
  
  Stafford, TX 77477
  
  800-935-2620
  
  affordabletours.com
  
  

Trail of the Lippizzaners

• If you're looking for an unusual summer vacation, the Trail of the Lippizzaners tour in Europe will take you on an 18-day journey through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia, capped with a performance by the famous Lippizzaner horses in Vienna. The trip starts in Munich and travels through Salzburg and Innsbruck before stopping in Lipica, home to a Lippizzaner stable in Slovenia. From there, the trip goes to Piber, which in 1858 became a government breeding farm for Lipizzans. You'll be able to watch a parade of the majestic stallions from their mountain pastures down to the Koeflach town center. In Vienna, the final stop of the tour, you'll see a gala performance by the Lippizzaner horses at the Spanish Riding School.
  
  European Travel Direct
  
  P.O. Box 1373
  
  Kingscliff, New South Wales
  
  Australia 2487
  
  011-02-6674-0365
  
  europeantraveldirect.com
  
  

Allegro Holidays

• If you're the kind of person who likes a more action-oriented type of vacation, you may want to consider a more interactive summer tour of Europe. It's not difficult to find specialized tours tailored to specific interests. For example, some tours offer visits to music events for classical music and opera lovers. A Sicilian Cooking Holiday tour will enable you to learn to whip up a delicious Italian meal while in Italy. Architecture buffs may want to sign up for tours that examine classic buildings in Prague, Germany and Vienna. It's fairly easy to find a tour that will suit your specific passion.
  
  Allegro Holidays
  
  855 Don Mills Rd.
  
  Suite 203
  
  Toronto, Ontario MC3 1V9
  
  800-838-6860
  
  allegroholidays.com