Achillion Palace & Private Villa
A scenic drive through Corfu Town takes you past the Old Fortress, Cricket Square, and several elegant palaces and arcade buildings. Explore the 100-year-old Achillion Palace built by the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, with its fabulous statuary and mementos of former owners. Delight in sweeping views of the countryside as you make your way to a beautifully renovated private villa, where the gracious owner welcomes you with warm hospitality and a traditional lunch, served with wine or ouzo.

Making Paella in Mallorca
Concoct a culinary experience you'll never forget as you meet your own personal chef at a local market to buy ingredients for paella, the definitive dish of Mallorca. Choose fresh fish and vegetables before moving on to a charming, private country kitchen, where a second professional chef helps you prepare perfect paella in the open air - along with a traditional suckling pig. Participate in each step of this fascinating process - all the way to its savory culinary conclusion. Bon Appétit!

Private Opera in St. Petersburg
Soak up St. Petersburg's atmosphere at beautiful Yusupov Palace, where costumed Hussars greet you and ladies-in-waiting line the stairs. Explore the palace, and enjoy cocktails, canapés and balalaika music before entering the theater for a gala performance by the St. Petersburg Opera Company. Singers perform arias from major operas from The Marriage of Figaro to The Magic Flute in a setting you will never forget.