What happens when you mix Opera, Flamenco and Jimi Hendrix? Eclectic music tastes can groove beyond an iTunes library when you inject some volume into a music-themed odyssey of Europe, complete with tappin’ tours and harmonic hotels. Check out the show…

If music be the food of love, then Paris is a feast. And the ultimate in romance is a river cruise on the Seine with a candlelit three-course dinner and serenading by a singer and band. Under the glass roof of the boat, see the sparkles of the City of Light and let the tunes accompany your choice of dining package. Swing back to the Ascot Opera Hotel Paris, a former 19th century townhouse of famous musician Offenbach, the composer of, among other things, “La vie Parisienne”.

You won’t need the opera glasses when you’re as close to the action as an evening of opera in Florence provides. By candlelight, warm your belly with some Tuscan cuisine and Chianti wine under the arches of an ancient cellar. Then lap up the ear-candy at a nearby church where songs by Puccini, Verdi and Rossini as sung by amazing tenors and sopranos. With the resonance of magical sound echoing in your body, continue the ethereal experience listening to live harp music at the 17th century restored building of Sofitel Firenze.

What could be more exotic than a decadent Catalan dinner and evening of flamenco music, orchestra and ballet in Spain? At La Masia Tordera you’ll feast on grilled meat and tapas, then be energised by the music, tapping and rapid beats that ripple through your body in a whirlwind of passion. Let the entertainment continue the next night with a ‘show kitchen’ at Hotel Delfin, where chefs cook in an open area, swishing their saucepans and flaming their flambés.

If rock be your rhythm, roll up for a London rock legends bus tour of famous hangouts, hotels, studios and record labels. See the house where Jimi Hendrix lived and died, where Freddie Mercury and Queen hung out, Led Zeppelin’s London HQ and more. You’ll even get your photo taken on the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing and see Paul and Ringo’s homes (from the outside!). After a rush of frenzied fandom, chill out like a music celeb at The Pavillion with funky furniture and themed designs, such as Casablanca Nights and Honky Tonky Afro, throughout the hotel. This place is a magnet for musos, so have a splash in your own bathtub and crank up the CD player.