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Lake Orta
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HELSINKI, RIGA & TALLINN Eight days from £1,159pp Departures July 2025—October 2026
LAKE ORTA ESCORTED TOUR Seven nights from £1,699pp Departing 15 September 2025
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Helsinki, Tallinn and Riga offer a rich and intertwining history that adds up to make a fascinating journey. The area boasts a number of gems that Unesco has designated as World Heritage sites, including the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress. Take the opportunity to wander through a maze of old-town streets, marvel at a melting pot
of architecture and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of this wonderful corner of Europe.
YOUR INCLUDED EXPERIENCES ◼ Five guided tours including Helsinki, Suomenlinna Fortress, Kadriorg Palace and gardens, Tallinn and Riga ◼ Visit Tartu and enjoy a comfortable ferry crossing from Finland to Estonia
This fully escorted tour is based in Lake Orta, with fantastic views of the lake. Tour highlights include visits to Varallo, tranquil Sacro Monte, Monte Rosa — the highest mountain in Switzerland and second largest in Europe — the charming resort of Stresa and Lake Maggiore’s stunning Borromean Islands, with spectacular mountain and lake scenery at every turn. Includes return airfare from London Heathrow to Milan, seven nights’ accommodation, coach touring and a tour manager from the UK.
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES ◼ Return flights plus transfers ◼ Seven nights in four-star accommodation ◼ Daily breakfast and three dinners ◼ Ferry crossing from Helsinki to Tallinn
The Alhambra Palace
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The Atlas Mountains
Isola Bella
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Carcassonne
BEST VALUE BIG CITY BREAK NEW ORLEANS You want big-city buzz, small-city charm and guaranteed fun at prices that don’t make your wallet
flinch? Welcome to New Orleans. While other US hotspots bleed you dry with £20 burgers and £300 hotel rooms, the Big Easy rolls out the red carpet — and actually leaves you change for beignets and bourbon. £500 will get you a direct flight with British Airways ( ba.com ), while good hotels in the French Quarter go for under £100 a night, and foot-long shrimp po’boy sarnies and sizzling jambalaya will fill you up for a fiver. Even better, most of the entertainment is utterly free, with the buskers and bar acts on Frenchmen Street a more-or-less 24-hour festival of top-quality music that costs nada . And this isn’t a diet version of America. It’s the full-fat, technicolor dream: paddle steamers on the Mississippi, voodoo shops and velvet- curtained cocktail bars. Even the museums and tours (mostly fun stuff like “The History of the Cocktail”
CLASSICAL SPAIN — SEVILLE, CÓRDOBA AND GRANADA Seven days from £999pp Departures Sept 2025—Nov 2026
SICILY Eight days from £1,529pp Departures Sept 2025—Oct 2026
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES ◼ Return flights from a selection of regional airports, plus all hotel transfers ◼ Five nights in four-star superior accommodation ◼ Daily breakfast and dinner ◼ Guided tour of Marrakesh ◼ Five visits including the Jardin Majorelle, the Atlas Mountains, the Saadian Tombs and Essaouira Option: Enjoy a Moroccan gastronomic experience from £36pp MARRAKESH AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS Six days from £999pp Departures Sept 2025—Nov 2026
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES ◼ Return flights from a selection of regional airports with hotel transfers ◼ Seven nights in four-star accommodation ◼ Daily breakfast and dinner, plus one lunch ◼ Take a guided tour of Agrigento’s ancient Greek ruins in the Valley of the Temples ◼ Wander around the hilltop town of Taormina ◼ Visit Mount Etna ◼ Visit Syracuse, one of the richest cities of the ancient Greek empire ◼ Guided tour of Piazza Armerina’s Roman villa
This fully escorted tour offers a taste of the best of France — from a Roman arena, medieval hill towns and citadels, superb cuisine and wine, through to cutting-edge modern design. Highlights include the perfectly restored medieval citadel of Carcassonne, Narbonne, Pézenas, Sète, the walled town of Aigues-Mortes, the Camargue and the stunning Millau Viaduct. Includes return train from St Pancras to Southern France via Paris, six nights’ accommodation, coach touring and a tour manager from the UK. LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON BY RAIL Six nights from £1,749pp. Departing 17 September 2025
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES ◼ R eturn flights plus transfers
or “Kayaking the Bayou”) tend to cost less than £20. There’s beauty, too, in those balconied Creole townhouses and oak-lined Garden District streets. Not to mention the price of a Sazerac at happy hour…
◼ S ix nights in three- and four-star accommodation ◼ Two guided tours to Seville and Córdoba’s Mezquita ◼ E njoy authentic tapas in Seville ◼ Four visits including Granada, the Alhambra Palace, Córdoba and Ronda Option: Enjoy a flamenco show in Seville from £33pp
To book, or request a brochure, please call 01283 901 234 quoting RTA, or visit radiotimes.com/holidayoffers
Double room for sole use rooms and train upgrades are available at a supplement and subject to availability. For full itineraries and more information, call 020 7553 6958 quoting RT25 or visit radiotimes.com/holidayoffers
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* The saving value has already been applied as a price reduction to the advertised price. Limited availability, available on a first come first served basis. Riviera Travel reserves the right to remove departures from the offer at any time. Book any 2026 holiday by 31 July 2025 to be entered into The BIG Riviera Giveaway with over £1 million in gifts waiting to be won — see website for terms and conditions. Prices are per person, based on two sharing a room. Single rooms subject to availability at the relevant supplement. Additional entrance costs may apply. All holidays subject to availability. Images used in conjunction with Riviera Travel. Operated by and subject to the booking conditions of Riviera Tours Ltd, ABTA V4744, ATOL 3430, IATA 9127440. Riviera Travel, New Manor, 328 Wetmore Road, Burton-on-Trent DE14 1SP. Prices correct at time of print. See website for full details. Departures available exclusively for solo travellers on selected tours.
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