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7 Day
Sights of Germany Tour
September 16-22, 2010
Itinerary subject to change while touring for the best interest of
the group
Day 1: Depart USA
Overnight flight to Europe.
Day 2: Arrive
Innsbruck
Transfer to
your hotel in Innsbruck,
capital of Austrian Tyrol.
Innsbruck is a gem in the middle of the Alps with wonderful scenery,
extensive history and numerous shops to explore.
Day 3: Innsbruck Walking Tour, Neuschwanstein, Oberammergau
A walking tour today will include the Triumphal Arch commemorating the
wedding of the Duke of Tuscany, Saint Anna’s Column and Swarovski
Kristallwelten, a wonderland of crystal works of art by artists past and
present. This afternoon we stop at the Rococo-style chapel in the Meadow
and Ludwig II’s most luxurious former residence, the Neuschwanstein
Castle. We continue to the charming town of Oberammergau, site of our
Passion Play tomorrow.
Day 4: Passion
Play
Today is dedicated to the Oberammergau, site of the famous Passion Play
and magnificently painted houses with free time in the morning and an
afternoon program. This play, hundreds of years old has
lasted throughout time. We enjoy the world-famous Passion Play, spending the
evening nearby in one of the lovely hotels.
Day 5:
Augsburg
This morning, we travel north to the ancient city of Augsburg, the place where the Augsburg Confession was presented. Our morning drive will allow for time to rehearse this important document and digest the tremendous meaning it has as the basis for much of our doctrine today. It
was also 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). Drive to the hotel
for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Romantic Road, Rothenburg, Heidelberg, Worms,
Frankfurt
Early
this morning we travel the panoramic "Romantic Road" and visit
the best preserved medieval town in all of Europe, Rothenburg. We
see the quaint Rathaus (town
hall) with its tower, have free time for coffee and shopping in the many delightful shops. You may choose to visit on your own the Kriminal-museum, housing all manner of
Medieval instruments of torture. Next, 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. Our next 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. After seeing St. Peter's Church and
the symbolic Luther memorial near the town square, we will return to our
lodging for dinner and the evening in Frankfurt.
Day 7: Departure
We transfer to the airport for our flight home.
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Single Supplement - $250 (limited basis at some properties)
Call for availability.
Price Includes:
Tourist, superior
tourist & first class accommodations, breakfast daily, 4
dinners, Passion Play tickets (Including play tickets, housing,
breakfast, lunch & dinner, admission ticket to the Oberammergau Museum, playbook),
luggage handling in hotels
(1 piece per person), expert guide throughout,
entrances and transportation as appear on itinerary, modern
transportation.
Oberammergau Hotel Choices:
Hotels will be assigned on a space available basis.
Not Included:
Gratuities, meals not listed, airfare, optional travel
insurance.
Special rates for airfare will be available 10-11 months
prior to departure.
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