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The New York Times May 9, 2004
On the Da Vinci Trail; A Hiking Vacation

On the da Vinci Trail

Q. I was wondering whether there are any tours based on Dan Brown's best seller "The Da Vinci Code"? - Tiffeni J. Goesel, Williamsburg, Va.

A. Three tour companies, at least, have grabbed onto this Holy Grail novel's very popular coattails.

The most complete and true to the book's itinerary is On the Trail of "The Da Vinci Code" by Beyond Boundaries Travel, 830 North Tejon Street, Suite 150, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80907; (800) 487-1136 or at www.beyondboundariestravel.com.

According to Jeannie Barresi, the company's managing director, the tour will begin on Aug. 21 and spend four nights in Paris, three in London and one in Edinburgh, using a scavenger hunt format to learn about symbols and art history.

It begins, as the book does, at the Louvre, visiting the museum with an art historian and a social historian. Then come tours of the Church of St.-Sulpice and of 19th-century female sculptures on Parisian buildings. A trip in Smart Cars to the countryside, including a stop at the Château de la Villette, follows before the group goes to London and other key sites in the novel: Temple Church, Westminster Abbey and King's College Library. The tour ends in Edinburgh, visiting Rosslyn Chapel.

Ms. Barresi said the tour price is $2,999 a person, double occupancy, including stays in four-star hotels, most meals, Smart Car rental and Eurostar travel across the English Channel. Air fare is extra.

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