European Art Travel Guide

- Enjoy the beauty of Art on a 5 cities tour through Europe!

Travel Agency: Welliver
International
Agent: Jonas Welliver
Contact email: eurotravel@gmail.com
Phone: 661-555-5555
 5 Cities Tour Presentation
Emphasizing European Art
The following presentation is a guide to enjoy the Wonders of European Art!

Travel begins and ends at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), however this
tour can begin and end at any location.

Please note that you can change the amount of time and days at each city depending
on your time preferences, however I recommend a minimum of two days at each
location to fully enjoy the experience.

Most museums have local dining near the museum, however I will include a restaurant
or two that is recommended for the area.
List of Destinations and Travel
1)London, United Kingdom (by plane from LAX):The National Gallery and the Tait Britain are art
museums in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. There are several art
galleries in this same area (travel between museums using RideShare services like Uber or Taxi).
2)Paris, France (by underwater Channel Tunnel from London)- The Louvre and the National Museum
of Modern Art (MNAM)(travel between museums using RideShare services like Uber or Taxi).
3)Milan, Italy- (by plane) Santa Maria Delle Grazie church, The Galleria d'Arte Moderna, and the Brera
are modern art museums located centrally in Northern Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy.(travel between
museums using RideShare services like Uber or Taxi).
4)Florence, Italy- (by train)Gallery of the Academy of Florence and the Piazza degli Strozzi Museums
(travel between museums using RideShare services like Uber or Taxi).
5)Berlin, Germany - (by plane) the Gemäldegalerie and the Alte Nationalgalerie Museums (travel
between museums using RideShare services like Uber or Taxi).
Ending and Starting in LAX or destination of choice (by plane)
Travel Itinerary- Towns and #Sites with travel times
The list to the right shows an Itinerary starting in Bakersfield, CA. When
taking an international flight leaving CA, using the Los Angeles
International Airport is suggested.

1) From the LAX you will arrive in the United Kingdom by plane (10
hrs) and visit London. There are many Art Museums/Sites (#2) in
Trafalgar Square.

2) From Trafalgar square you would then travel to Paris, France to see
sites (#3 and 4) using the underwater Channel Tunnel (2hrs. 16
mns).

3) Travel from Paris to Milan by plane (4 hrs) to visit sites

(#5 and 6 and Brera)

4) Travel from Milan to Florence by train (1hr 45 mins) to visit sites

(#7 and 8)

5) Travel from Florence to Berlin by plane (5 hours) to visit sites (#9

and 10)

6) Return to LAX by Plane (16 hours) or chose starting destination

City #1: London, United Kingdom
Discover Art from the following time periods:

1601:Supper at Emmaus by Carvaggio (Baroque) located at The National Gallery

1648-1815:The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba by Claude Lorraine ( Classicism) located at the National

1815-1914: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh (Romanticism) located at the National Gallery

1914- present: The Soul of the Soleless City by Christopher R. W. Nevinson (Abstraction)
City #1: London, United Kingdom
The National Gallery contains a great many works, particularly Romantic era works.

These include works such as The Hay Wain(1821) by John constable or The Fighting
Temeraire( 1839) by J. M. W. Turner.

After the national gallery the next stop is the Tate london this includes the painting of the the The
Soul of the Soleless City(1920 ) by Christopher R. W. Nevinson (Abstract) .
City#1 London part 2

In London there also is a variety of restaurants to choose from these include:

I

Morpeth Arms https://www.morpetharms.com/ $

This is a fairly fancy restaurant serving mostly british food. It’s fairly expensive but not break
your wallet. Expensive places in Bakersfield have comparable prices.

STK Steakhouse London - Westminster $$$

https://stksteakhouse.com/venues/london-westminster/#venue-menu-section
It sounds like a place that serves steak a ridiculous prices. If you’re rich go there.
 City #2: Paris, France
Examples of Art Displays from the following time periods and their locations:

1503-1517: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre (Renaissance) in the Louvre

1784: Oath of the Horatii by Jaques Louis David (Neoclassical) in the Louvre

1830: Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix (Romantic) in the Louvre

1937- present: La Fee Electricite by Raoul Dufy (modern) Museum of Modern Art in Paris

8 hr 42 minutes
Paris France

The first museum we will be visiting is the world famous

Louvre!
● Some of the best pieces are from the French Neoclassical Era

These pieces include works such as Oath of the Horatii 1784

After this we will be headed to the aptly named Museum of Modern Art.
● They contain electrifying art pieces as the : La Fee Electricite by Raoul Dufy a large
francisco painting. 1937
City #3: Milan, Italy

Discover Art from the following time periods:

1498: The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (Renaissance) located at the Santa
Maria Delle Grazie
1859: Francesco Hayez’s (Romantic era) The Kiss, at the Brera Museum
1914- present: La Madre by Umberto Boccioni (cubist) located at the Galleria
d’Arte Moderna
*Several museums are located in a central area that is accessible by shared
transportation or walking distance
 City #3: Milan, Italy

Santa Maria Delle Grazie is different from all of the other locations on trip, instead of
being a museum it is a Church housing Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper (1498) and is the
burial site of the most important families in Milan.
City #3, Milan, italy
For the next stop of the trip is the Brera Museum a museum in italy that like many of
the museums in this trip has works from many different eras in art history.

This museum unsurprisingly has some great Renaissance art, an example of these works
would be the discovery of the body of Saint Mark 1562–1566.
Restaurants in Milan

Pizzeria Assaje https://www.assaje.it/

This place serves drumroll please… Pizza.

Ristorante Galleria https://www.ristorantegalleria.it/

This place serves pizza as well as pastries.
 City #4- Florence, Italy
Examples of Art Displays from the following time periods and their locations:

1501-1504: Statue of David by Michelangelo (Renaissance)located in the Gallery of the Academy of Florence
1793: Legno di conifera e acero By Dodds And Claus (Technique- Conifer and Wood Maple Musical Instrument
Collection) in the Gallery of the Academy of Florence
1819-20: EMMA E JULIA CAMPBELL by lorenzo Bartolin (Neoclassicism). in the Gallery of the Academy of
Florence
●Multiple pieces of Art can be found at this site

1914- present: Machine Hallucinations by Refik Anadol (Digital Art Movement) located at Fondazione Palazzo
Strozzi in Florence
●Multiple pieces of modern Art can be found at this site showcasing Digital Art
 City #4- Florence, Italy
Florence italy is the home of may of the works of the greatest renaissance works of all
time.
Many of these masterpieces are contained within the gallery of the Florence Academy
of arts.
Includes such works as the Statue of David by Leonardo Da Vinci (1501-1504)i or The
prisoner Awakens by Michangalo.
For a taste of more modern art head to the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. It contains many
digital art pieces. An example of digital art by Refik Anadol “Machine Hallucinations” can be
found at the following link.
Machine Hallucinations — Nature Dreams - Refik Anadol
Restaurant

Bistrot 3 Tavoli https://www.bistrot3tavoli.it

A italian place that serves italian food.

City #5: Berlin, Germany
Examples of Art Displays from the following time periods and their locations:

1526:
Portrait of Jakob Muffel by Albrecht Durrer (Renaissance) located in Berlin at the Gemäldegalerie

1635: Portrait of Lady by Diego Velazquez (Baroque) located in Gemaldegaleria

1810:
The Monk by the Sea by Casper David Friedrich (Romantic) located at the Alte Nationalgalerie in
Berlin

1972: Andy Warhol (Visual Pop Art Movement) portrait of Mou 1973 hamburger Bahnhof museum.
Berlin Germany
● In Berlin the Gemäldegalerie holds a variety of painting, the ones this tour will be
focusing on are the romantic era paintings.
● One of my favourite painting from this era would have to be the monk by
sea(1810)by Caspar David Friedrich it’s a romantic era painting depicting a monk
staring at the sea.
● After the visit to the Gemäldegalerie museum head to the hamburger Bahnhof
museum to see a portrait of mou by Andy Warhol(Visual Pop Art Movement)(1972).
Famous German Restaurant

Treffpunkt http://treffpunkt.berlin/speisekarte/
German restaurant serves foods like Bangers and Mash or sausages.
Accommodations by City
1) London/http://kensalgreenbackpackers.co.uk (Hostel)
2) paris/hotelF1 Paris Saint-Denis Centre Basilique
https://all.accor.com/errors/others/index.en.jshtml?utm_campaign=seo+maps&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+M
aps

3) Milan, Italy B&B Della Spiga Phone: +39 392 781 4391 $62 US Dollars per night
5)Florence/The Gate Hotel $120+ per night
https://www.thegatehotel.it/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=GB

6)Berlin/ St.-Michaels-Heim Jugendgästehaus & Hotel (hotel & hostel)

https://www.st-michaels-heim.de/
A hostel is a lower-priced inn of sorts that offers basic, shared accommodations. Typically, a hostel
features a large room with separate beds, a shared bathroom, and a communal kitchen. Some hostels
have private rooms, but the lower-cost ones generally offer bunk beds. Hostels originated in Europe, but
they’ve grown in popularity and you can find them all over the world.
Money
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 19 of the 28 member states of the European
Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. The euro is used by the institutions of
the European Union and four other European countries and is consequently used daily by some 337 million
Europeans.

● The UK does not use the Euro. Instead, Londoners use pounds.
● London -Quick Conversions from British Pound Sterling to United States Dollar : 1 GBP = 1.24737 USD
Thank You
I hope you enjoyed the presentation of this tour and are looking forward to your trip to Europe!

Please note if you are able to plan your trip with me today, you will receive a 20% discount to
all Museums located in the Trafalgar Square in London, using our App “Welliver International”.

Thank you and safe travels!

Welliver International