What could be better than a relaxing trip to Europe with a small group - great hotels, authentic restaurants, friendly English-speaking guides and - most important - no hassles or worries?  TourCrafters has designed a brand-new selection of Golden Tours (tops in luxury and service), Silver Tours (almost as good), and Bronze Tours (budget tours that save you up to 40%). The 2013 Best of Europe Escorted Tours brochure, which covers Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, and Turkey, is now available online at www.TourCrafters.com

The brochure features everything from a 9-day Golden Tour of Rome, Umbria ,and Tuscany and an 8-day Golden Tour of Paris, Aix en Provence, and Cannes, to a 6-day Silver Tour of Magical Switzerland and a 10-day Bronze Tour of Classical Turkey.

Among the most attractive are the 7-day Bronze Tour - Glimpse of Mediterranean Capitals - which visits Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, and Zaragoza; provides 4-star hotels, daily breakfasts, a professional guide, free tapas, a shopping discount; and costs only US$978 - an amazing value. And the luxurious Golden Tour - Sunny Italy - to Rome, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri, and the Amalfi Drive, includes deluxe hotels, daily breakfasts, one lunch and six dinners with wine, extensive sightseeing with entrance fees, a tour escort/host, the services of an Italian concierge, a private arrival transfer, an aperitivo at the Terrazza Caffarelli in Rome, a light-weight TourCrafters backpack, and a 32-seat bus that allows each of the 16 passengers to have a window seat, a panoramic view, and enough space to stretch out.

The land-only tours do not include air fare, which can be arranged by TourCrafters’ reservation agents. ll have weekly guaranteed departures from early spring to October. The prices quoted are per person, double occupancy, and are subject to availability.