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7 Day
Sights of Germany Tour
May 13-19, May 15-21, May 22-28,
June 5-11, June 19-25, August 5-11,
September 16-22, September 18-24, 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, Romantic Road, Rothenburg, Wurzsburg
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, Rothenburg. We
include the quaint Rathaus (town
hall) with its tower, the Kriminal-museum, housing all manner of
Medieval instruments of torture and especially for the ladies, 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, for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Heidelberg, Worms,
Frankfurt
This morning 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 transfer to our
lodging and dinner in nearby 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.
Hotel
Angerbrau, Murnau (Package Price)
www.angerbraeu.de/index.html
Dates still available: May 13,
May 15, June 5, June 19, August 5, September 16
(Category
1 Seating)
Schilcherhof, Oberammergau ($130 less)
www.hotel-schilcherhof.de/en/index-en.htm
Dates still available: May 13, May 22, September 18
(Category
2 Seating)
Das
Johannesbad,
Bad Kohlgrub
($140
additional)
www.johannesbad-schober.de/
Dates still available: May 15, August 5
(Category
1A Seating)
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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