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100 cities.
One student-travel lens.

Destination-by-destination guides for group leaders planning educational student travel — written for teachers, not tourists. Each city page is structured the same way: what to see, what to eat, when to go, what to pack, and how we keep a school group safe on the ground.

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100 published city guides
Organized across 21 countries and 7 regions
Sight lists built for teacher-led tours
Food, logistics, and etiquette in every guide
Cross-linked to country guides and lesson plans

Southern Europe

Cities across Southern Europe.

Bosnia and Herzegovina2 guides

A small rural Catholic parish church — representative of the pilgrimage village setting of Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medjugorje

Sarajevo's old town spreading along the Miljacka River with mosque minarets and red-roofed houses ringed by Dinaric peaks

Sarajevo

Croatia3 guides

Cascading travertine waterfalls and turquoise pools in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice National Park

Split's palm-lined Riva waterfront and Diocletian's Palace at the harbor of Split, Croatia

Split

Ban Jelačić Square with trams and historic buildings in central Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb

Greece3 guides

Acropolis and the Parthenon rising above the rooftops of Athens, Greece

Athens

Ancient ruins of the sanctuary of Delphi on the slopes of Mount Parnassus

Delphi

Whitewashed Cycladic houses of Mykonos Chora descending to the harbor, Greece

Mykonos

Italy10 guides

Greek temples of the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento lit by Sicilian sunset

Agrigento

Colorful fishing boats lining the harbor of Fiumicino on the Tiber estuary near Rome

Fiumicino

white and black concrete buildings at golden hour

Florence

Milan Duomo cathedral facade with Gothic spires under blue sky in Piazza del Duomo

Milan

Pastel-colored seaside village on the Italian Riviera coast with beach and turquoise water

Moneglia

Palermo cathedral with Norman-Arab architecture and palm trees against blue Sicilian sky

Palermo

Rome Colosseum exterior with arches and ancient stone glowing in golden evening light

Rome

Sorrento cliffs above the Bay of Naples with pastel buildings and lemon groves at sunset

Sorrento

Taormina hilltop town with the Bay of Naxos and Mount Etna in the distance

Taormina

Venice Grand Canal at sunset with gondolas and pastel palazzo facades along the water

Venice

Portugal3 guides

Golden Algarve cliffs above an Atlantic cove at Albufeira

Albufeira

Yellow tram climbing past tiled rooftops above the Tagus river in Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon

Colorful tile-fronted houses tumbling down to the Douro river along Porto's Ribeira waterfront

Porto

Spain12 guides

Gaudí's Sagrada Família spires rising above the rooftops of Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona

The Gothic spires of Burgos Cathedral rising above the old town in Castile, Spain

Burgos

Mediterranean coastline and whitewashed villages along Spain's Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol

Atlantic lighthouse on the rocky coast near Cádiz, on the southern tip of Andalusia, Spain

Cádiz

Wide Mediterranean beach and paseo marítimo at Fuengirola on Spain's Costa del Sol

Fuengirola

The Alhambra palace walls with the Sierra Nevada mountains rising behind Granada

Granada

Madrid skyline at sunset over the Plaza Mayor and the Spanish capital's old town

Madrid

The Templar castle of Peñíscola rising on a rocky peninsula above the Mediterranean Sea in Spain

Peñíscola

The honey-colored sandstone arcades of Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, Spain, glowing at sunset

Salamanca

The Roman aqueduct of Segovia spanning the central plaza in Castile, Spain

Segovia

The semicircular Plaza de España in Seville at sunset, with its bridges over the canal in Andalusia, Spain

Seville

The hilltop medieval old town of Toledo above a bend in the Tagus river gorge in Castile, Spain

Toledo

Central Europe

Cities across Central Europe.

Austria4 guides

Floating opera stage on Lake Constance with Alpine peaks rising above Bregenz, Austria

Bregenz

Pastel Old Town buildings of Innsbruck framed by snow-capped Nordkette Alps in Tyrol Austria

Innsbruck

Hohensalzburg fortress on a hill above the baroque domes and rooftops of Salzburg Old Town Austria

Salzburg

Schönbrunn Palace and formal gardens with the Gloriette on the hill in Vienna Austria

Vienna

Czech Republic1 guide

Charles Bridge over the Vltava with Prague Castle and Gothic towers at sunrise

Prague

Germany7 guides

Aachen Cathedral's octagonal Carolingian dome rising above the old town

Aachen

Brandenburg Gate at dusk in central Berlin, Germany

Berlin

Gothic twin spires of Cologne Cathedral rising above the Rhine riverfront at dusk

Cologne

Heidelberg Castle ruins above the Old Bridge and Neckar River in Germany's oldest university town

Heidelberg

Marienplatz square with Munich's New Town Hall and Glockenspiel tower in the Bavarian capital

Munich

Nuremberg Imperial Castle above the half-timbered medieval old town and red-tiled roofs of Bavaria

Nuremberg

Rothenburg ob der Tauber's Plonlein corner with half-timbered houses framed by medieval town walls in Bavaria

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Switzerland4 guides

Jet d'Eau fountain rising from Lake Geneva with the Alps in the distance

Geneva

Lavaux vineyard terraces tumbling toward Lake Geneva — the landscape east of Lausanne

Lausanne

Chapel Bridge and the water tower over the Reuss River in Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne

Grossmünster towers above the Limmat River in Zurich's old town with Lake Zurich beyond

Zurich

British Isles

Cities across British Isles.

England5 guides

Palladian Pulteney Bridge and its horseshoe weir on the River Avon at Bath, Somerset

Bath

Brighton Palace Pier and pebble beach along the Brighton seafront in England

Brighton

Tower Bridge over the River Thames at sunset in London, England

London

Tudor-era timber-framed house on a quiet cobbled street in Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Stratford-upon-Avon

Gothic west front of York Minster cathedral towering over the medieval city of York, England

York

Ireland5 guides

Titanic Belfast building and shipyard cranes along the River Lagan in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast

Georgian doors and the Ha'penny Bridge along the River Liffey in central Dublin

Dublin

Colorful shopfronts of Galway's Latin Quarter on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way

Galway

Lakes of Killarney with the MacGillycuddy's Reeks rising above ancient oak woodland in County Kerry

Killarney

King John's Castle above the River Shannon in the medieval heart of Limerick city

Limerick

Scotland2 guides

The River Tay curving past the village of Aberfeldy in the Scottish Highlands

Aberfeldy

Edinburgh Castle on its volcanic crag above the medieval Royal Mile

Edinburgh

The Americas

Cities across The Americas.

Costa Rica2 guides

Arenal Volcano cone above tropical rainforest in Costa Rica's Northern Lowlands — student-group educational travel

Arenal Volcano Area

San José spreads across Costa Rica's Central Valley with volcanic peaks ringing the highland capital

San José

United States3 guides

White marble headstones in rows at Arlington National Cemetery under autumn trees

Arlington

Manhattan skyline at sunset with the Empire State Building and One World Trade above the city

New York City

Philadelphia skyline at dusk with City Hall and the Center City towers above the Schuylkill River

Philadelphia

East Asia

Cities across East Asia.

Japan3 guides

The vermilion floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima island near Hiroshima Japan

Hiroshima

Snow-dusted view of Kiyomizu-dera temple on the Higashiyama hillside above Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto

The Tokyo skyline at dusk with Mount Fuji on the horizon, Japan

Tokyo

South Korea1 guide

Gyeongbokgung Palace's Gwanghwamun gate with traditional Korean guards in Seoul

Seoul

North Africa

Cities across North Africa.

Morocco2 guides

Zellige tilework and arched courtyard inside Bahia Palace, Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakech

Atlantic coast lighthouse in Rabat, Morocco's capital city

Rabat

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