This color film from the late 1960s was produced for Pan American by Dynamic Films. It features six European cities: Lisbon, Madrid, Rome, Florence, The Riviera, and Paris. We begin in Lisbon, Portugal (1:46), a city with over 2,700 years of history. A fisherman and his son walk through the Old Quarter to the harbor (1:47-2:38). Buckets of fish are transferred in baskets to shore each morning (2:47-3:02). A cable car moves up the street (3:25). Fishermen hoist a sail and head out to sea (3:59-5:29). Our Pan American Boeing 707 Jet Clipper (5:30) takes us Madrid, Spain, where a couple ride a Vespa (5:48). Inside the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas (6:22), bulls are viewed to choose for the afternoon fight (6:34-7:19). The matadors parade through the bullring (7:20). The first bull enters to either kill or be killed (7:42-8:47).Our third stop is Rome, Italy (8:57) where a tour guide passes the Fountain of Neptune (9:09) and other ancient ruins (9:51) by bus. We approach the Castelo. Angelo (10:02) via the Ponte Sant’Angelo (Bridge of Angels) whose first angel was added in 1535 (10:10). Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) is the largest Baroque fountain in the city (10:28-10:48). The tour bus stops at the Vatican (10:55-11:45) before approaching the ruins of the Colosseum (11:48-12:15) and the Roman Forum (12:17-12:54). A tour bus approaches our fourth city, Florence, Italy (13:16). A large bust of composer Benvenuto Cellini is along the Pone Vecchio bridge (13:23). A shop showcases gold jewelry (13:38). The Il Duomo di Firenze Cathedral dates back to 1296 (14:02). The Piazza della Signoria (14:32) symbolizes the Florentine Republic.
Our fifth stop is The Rivera in France. A waterski instructor climbs into his Citroen 2CV (15:32) and heads down the hill to the Mediterranean Sea. A woman in a bikini (16:08) throws rope to two water skiers, one in a bikini (16:09-17:20). The boat passes yachts (17:22) and the two bikini women sunbathe (17:31). On shore, more bikini sunbathers (17:45-17:54). Our Pan Am (18:13) wings next to our last stop: Paris, France (18:23). A coachman takes on his first client in his horse and carriage (18:41), passing local buildings, including the Pan American office (19:03). One of the most iconic landmarks, the Arc de Triomphe stands at the end of the Champs-Elysees at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle (19:15). A fashion show (19:25-20:03) highlights beautiful women and clothes. A woman joins the man in the carriage for a romantic ride (20:15) and they pass by the Eiffel Tower (20:46), the Notre Dame Cathedral (20:55), the Palais Garnier (21:17), and Notre Dame again in the distance (21:37). They take a sightseeing boat down the Seine River (21:51) and under the historic Le Pont Alexandre III bridge with its many statues (22:05) and past the Eiffel Tower (23:04). The evening revisits a nightclub singer in Lisbon (24:06), flamenco dancers in Madrid (25:04), and can-can dancers in Paris (26:22). A map shows the Europe Grand Tour cities (27:55).
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