June 1: Around Munich
This morning visit the former concentration camp at Dachau.  Learn about the atrocities of the Holocaust and the daily lives of the prisoners.  This afternoon visit Nymphenburg Palace.  This Baroque Palace was a summer palace for the rulers of Bavaria.  Overnight in Munich.

June 2: Augsburg, Romantic Road, Rothenberg, Wurzburg
This morning, we travel north to the ancient city of Augsburg. It was here in 1518 at St. Anne's Church that Luther met the papal legate, Cardinal Cajetan, who demanded that Luther submit to the pope. Augsburg was also the site of another Imperial Diet (1530).Early this afternoon we stop along the panoramic "Romantic Road" and visit the best preserved medieval town in all of Europe, Rothenberg. We include the quaint Rathaus (town hall) with its tower, the Kriminal-museum, housing all manner of Medieval instruments of torture and one of the most fascinating Christmas stores you will ever see - Kathe's (pronounced Katie's).  After free time, our trek north through the fertile countryside brings us to Wurzburg where we will stay overnight.

June 3: Worms, Heidelberg
Our first stop is in Worms. It was here, during the Imperial Diet in 1521, that Martin Luther challenged the entire Roman Catholic establishment by his refusal to recant the great doctrines of Protestantism. It was also here that William Tyndale completed the printing of his English version of the New Testament in 1525 which he had begun in Cologne. We will also see St. Peter's Church and the symbolic Luther memorial near the town square.  This afternoon we travel on to one of the most charming cities in all of the world - Heidelberg, ancient capital of the Palatinate and home of Germany's oldest university. But most importantly, it was a stronghold of German Reformed Protestants beginning in 1560. One of the great confessional statements of the Reformation, the Heidelberg Catechism was produced here in 1563. Heidelberg Castle, a most impressive historic landmark of Germany, stands majestically overlooking the Neckar River. The structure, now largely in ruins, preserves numerous examples of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque German architecture. Overnight in Heidelberg.

June 4: Michelstadt, Erbach, Miltenberg, Amorbach, Heidelberg
This first stop today will be in Michelstadt to visit the historic town hall and Kellereihof.  The Kellereihof is a medieval castle that was refurbished in Renaissance style and is tied into the town wall.  The next stop is in Erbach to visit the Castle of the Counts of Erbach.  The third stop is in the town of Miltenberg which is located on the left bank of the left knee of the Main River.  The next stop is in the small Bavarian town of Amorbach to visit the Abbey and its world famous Strumm organ.  The organ is played every day at noon and 3:00 PM.  We will travel back to Heidelberg to overnight.

June 5: Black Forest
Travel through the Black Forest to the town of Triberg.  Get out of the coach and take a walk to the Gutach Falls.  Next tour the Church of our Lady of the Fir Trees.  Travel about 10 miles south of Triberg to the German Clock Museum.  Learn the history of timepieces and the art of Black Forest clock making, especially the cuckoo clock.  Continue on to Freiburg to visit the main square of Munsterplatz and the magnificent Freiburg Cathedral. Overnight in Titisee.

June 6: Rhine Falls, Constance, Meersburg
Travel south today to the Swiss border to visit Rhine Falls, the most powerful waterfalls in Germany.  This is definitely a “Kodak” moment. From here we travel eastward bringing us to a resort town on the border of Germany and Switzerland, Constance. Some historians suggest that it is here that the Reformation actually got its start in 1415, with the execution of Bohemian reformer John Huss. You will see the house in which he faced his accusers and the place just outside the main town where he was burned at the stake.  Continue on to Meersburg, which is across the lake from Constance.  This charming medieval city has a lower town and uptown that are reserved strictly for pedestrians.  Visit the old castle and new castle before transferring to Fussen to overnight.

June 7: Berchtesgaden, Oberammergau
This morning travel to Berchtesgaden National Park to visit Eagle’s Nest which was Hitler’s mountain residence.  Next is a stop at a local salt mine.  We continue to the charming town of Oberammergau, site of our Passion Play tomorrow.

June 8: Passion Play
Your morning is free to enjoy the delightful village of Oberammergau with outstanding opportunities for photos and shopping. Lunch is provided by the Oberammergau Committee. This afternoon and evening we enjoy the Passion Play production. The play depicts the story of Christ's Passion, beginning with the entry into Jerusalem and ending with the resurrection and transfiguration, a moving and spectacular experience. Each performance starts at 2:30 pm and ends approximately 10:30 pm, with a three-hour dinner break/intermission from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

June 9: Departure
We transfer to the Munich airport for our flight home.

Itinerary subject to change while touring for the best interest of the group.