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Austrian-Hungarian Lands I: , Northern , the , the , and (12, 10 or 8 Days) We love driving holidays. They are by far our favourite way of traveling. And when we’re in the mood for spoiling ourselves with fine food and delightful hotels besides the sheer pleasure of being on some of the world’s best roads, we turn to !

Few within Europe offer as much variety of landscapes and cultures and roads as the one centered on the Alps. The countries and regions of the Alps and the erstwhile Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy - for example, , , , Italy’s Alto with its , the French Alps, , - are a treasure trove of hidden gems. We therefore take great pleasure in introducing another itinerary in this beautiful part of Europe. Now turn the page and find out what we’ve come to love ourselves so much…

p2 p3 Itinerary Map …where you will travel… p. 006 It all goes back a long, long time… p. 008 Journey of Discovery… p. 010 Day-by-day… p. 084

Any car you like, so long as it is a Cabriolet… p. 105 Adventures and discoveries in local cuisines p. 106 What’s included/Best Months to Go... p. 108 Photo credits p. 111 p4 p5 Itinerary Map Day1 Day8 () – Arrive (Croatia) to in Austria and begin your journey (Slovenia) – A relaxing day with the along and into the Alps magical Lipican horses and then on Day2 to the Slovenian capital In and around Berchtesgaden (8 Days: Return home or why not stay (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria) – on in Vienna or Europe for a little Relax with a Spa or a good book? An while?) Alpine outing? Or a visit to Salzburg (Austria)? Day9 Day3 Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Otocec Berchtesgaden (Germany) to South (Slovenia) – A relaxing morning (Italy) – Cross the Austrian exploring the of Ljubljana Alps on your way to the UNESCO and then eastward into the Slovenian Dolomiti mountains of northern Italy countryside Day4 (10 Days: return to Vienna) In and around (Italy) – A gentle walk or hiking near the Day10 paradisical Seiser Alm? Driving Otocec (Slovenia) to Vienna across four gorgeous mountain (Austria) – On back roads to the passes? Or a day of relaxation at your hotel? Your day in the Dolomiti will be erstwhile Austrian-Hungarian Capital magical! (10 Days:Return home or why not stay on in Vienna or Europe for a little Day5 while?) South Tyrol (Italy) to Istria (Croatia) – From Summit to Sea…a wonderful, Day11 scenic drive from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea In Vienna (Austria) – Explore Vienna: Art and culture as a way of life Day6 In and around Istria (Croatia) – Day12 Exploring the hidden Gem that is Life must go on... – Return home or Istria: Superb seafood, olive oil and an ancient, charming port village why not stay on in Vienna or Europe for a little while? Day7 In and around Istria (Croatia) – Exploring the hidden gem that is International Brands Shopping Istria: Truffles, back roads, or a Local/Handicraft Shopping p6 relaxing day in your seaside hotel? (8 Days: return to Vienna) It all goes back a long, long time... Europe is the cradle of the motorcar and private motoring. Ever since Karl Benz’s 1886 Motorwagen, people have taken pride in owning a car and being in its driver’s seat. Driving in a beautiful car bespeaks privilege, freedom, privacy, and, especially in a cabriolet, allows one to be in communion with the elements and natural beauty: soak up the sunshine, feel the wind in your hair, smell the fresh air and the scents of freshly cut grass. Besides, there is the sheer pleasure of being in control, of directing the course of travel: to turn, to go, to stop where and when you feel like it.

These are pleasures that Europeans were the first to enjoy. Most evidently, these are pleasures that can be shared by couples. While it is often the gentleman who takes the driving seat, it was in fact Bertha Benz who undertook the first driving journey (with their two children) in the world. Driving journeys in a cabriolet is something that women have enjoyed ever since, whether as companion or driver.

Discovering the world by means of a driving journey is a unique pleasure that we want to share with you!

p8 p9 p11 In magnificent, MOUNTAINOUS BAVARIA...”

p12 p13 Your HOTEL in the Bavarian Alps...”

p14 p15 Stunning MOUNTAINS on the border with AUSTRIA...”

Königsee, Berchtesgaden p17 On your FIRST DAY, get UP-CLOSE-AND-PERSONAL with the mountains surrounding Salzburg...”

One of so many glorious mountains in the Austrian Alps in Salzburg (as seen from Berchtesgaden) p19 A MEMORABLE place for a simple LUNCH...”

The Gwandhaus in Slazburg p21 The most BEAUTIFUL RIDE into SALZBURG...”

Riding in a Fiaker, a horse-drawn carriage in Salzburg p23 SALZBURG, one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL cities in the world...”

View of Salzburg’s magnificent public gardens p25 If there is one ROMANTIC city in Austria, then it is SALZBURG...”

View of Salzburg at dusk p27 The GROSSGLOCKNER... Austria’s tallest mountain and the focus of a GORGEOUS ROAD across the ALPS...”

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road p29 On the Road in the DOLOMITES…”

p30 p31 The DOLOMITI are a PARADISE for hiking and enjoying the GREAT OUTDOORS of the ALPS...”

On the Seiser Alm, South Tyrol p33 South Tyrol, a farming of LONG, LONG TRADITIONS!”

A farmer’s life in South Tyrol p35 In South Tyrol, a FOODIE PARADISE of haute cuisine and local produce & techniques…!”

Roast chestnuts, typical in South Tyrol p37 WHENEVER possible, taste local delicacies…”

Speck and Schuettelbrot in South Tyrol p39 For your STAY in the DOLOMITI, a beautiful hotel in ALPINE STYLE...”

p40 p41 And what ARE they LOOKING at?”

p42 p43 YOU enjoying ALPINE BLISS...on a FINE DAY in the South Tyrolean ALPS...”

p44 p45 SUMMIT to SEA: You have ARRIVED at the ADRIATIC SEA...”

In Umag, home to your Istrian hotel for three nights... p47 An elegant HOTEL for YOU by the OCEAN...”

p48 p49 ISTRIA is FOODIE heaven…start with OLIVE oil from beautiful trees such as these...”

p50 p51 ISTRIA is FOODIE heaven... LANGOUSTINES and other seafood and much more...”

p52 p53 p54 p55 From ANCIENT villages on HILL CRESTS...”

Motovun, Istria, Croatia p57 ...to ALLEYWAYS by the SEASIDE... all in ISTRIA…”

In Rovinj, Istria, Croatia p59 REARING Austria-’s IMPERIAL HORSES…”

In Lipica, Slovenia p61 A HIDDEN GEM of a RESTAURANT in REMOTE Slovenia…”

In the … p63 LJUBLJANA, the SMALL, CHARMING capital of SLOVENIA…”

p64 p65 Ljubljana, SMALL, but LIVELY!“

In the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia p67 Your hotel in REMOTE SLOVENIA...”

p68 p69 Lovely ROADS in AUSTRIA’s ...”

South Styria, Austria p71 A SIGHT to BEHOLD in VIENNA’s 1st …”

The Imperial Palace in Vienna… p73 ONLY ONE of so many unique TREASURES in VIENNA…”

Austria’s National Library… p75 The VIENNESE CAN and DO spend their lives in their beloved KAFFEEHÄUSER…”

A typical Viennese Kaffeehaus (coffee shop) p77 One of Austria’s PRIDES…the most DELICATE of CHINAS...”

Shopping for something special in Vienna? p79 For you, a GRAND Hotel for a GRAND city…”

In Vienna, Austria p81 Your hotel in Vienna...”

p82 p83 p85 Day 1 food and is particularly well known for its patisserie! From Arrive in Austria and Bad Ischl to Berchtesgaden begin your journey is but another one-and-a-half hours. This arrangement will along and into the make for a wonderful start of Alps your journey, but maybe a bit tiring for Day 1. Today your journey through Austria Hungary begins. Another way to start is to fly (either from Vienna or from Driving Distance & Duration* Your destination for today another European airport) to Vienna Airport to Berchtesgaden will be the Alpine town of Salzburg and to pick up your Distance: 369 km Berchtesgaden in Bavaria (just car there. From the airport to Duration: 4.5 hours outside of Salzburg). Berchtesgaden will then be only a thirty minute drive. to Berchtesgaden There are two ways for you to Distance: 28 km start your journey. Either way, your welcome dinner will be at your hotel in Duration: 0.5 hours Either you start at Vienna Berchtesgaden. airport from where Hotel Berchtesgaden is an easy A superb, international hotel three-and-a-half-hour drive with a stunning view of the Alps in a westerly direction. If you (*****) choose this approach, then you will have a chance to drive *All Driving Distances & Duration through the , one of Austria’s beautiful lake are approximate regions and arrive, just in time for a late lunch, in Bad Ischl, a small village where the Austrian emperor used to spend his summers. There is a restaurant-café that serves superb, traditional Austrian p87 Day 2 cityscape that is made all the Day 3 empire; at the end of this war more lovely by the picturesque it became part of Italy. To this Relax with a Spa or a mountains (some so high Cross the Austrian day many inhabitants of this good book? An Alpine that they are snow-covered Driving Distance & Duration Alps on your way to region see themselves more as Driving Distance & Duration all year round), pristine lakes Austrians than . Distance: the UNESCO Dolomiti (assuming finish at Rosalpina) outing? Or a visit to and green meadows of its 70 km mountains of northern Regardless, this region is a Distance: 280 km Salzburg (Austria)? surroundings. Duration: 1.5-2 hours Italy true hidden gem of Europe’s Duration: 4-5 hours (depending Salzburg, literally meaning geography since it combines on the route chosen) Hotel Berchtesgaden is a wonderful Castle, over centuries Alpine ruggedness (of which On your way to the glorious place from which to visit generated enormous wealth A superb, international hotel the Dolomiti mountains Hotel Dolimiti, a mountain range of Salzburg, across the border in through nearby salt, gold and with a stunning view of the are the best evidence) with A beautiful hotel in the heart of the Alps that is under UNESCO Austria. copper mines. This wealth Alps (*****) Mediterranean flair that is South Tyrol (*****) World Heritage Protection, you allowed the city’s Prince- most apparent in the superb will cross the Austrian Alps. “Salzburg with its surroundings to employ not only cuisine and wine of this region. is – alongside Rio de Janeiro some of the finest architects, Weather permitting, we You will stay for two nights in and Constantinople – one of painters and builders, but also will choose one of two the midst of these mountains the most beautiful urban to invest in prodigious amounts tremendously scenic routes, to give you some time to see regions in the world!” Even on scientific research, fine arts one of which is open all year how varied and beautiful this today, the words of Alexander and culture. von Humboldt, world-famous round, the other only in the area is, and we want you to traveller and scientist of the The drive from Berchtesgaden summer months. The latter is spend enough time to enjoy its late 19th century, ring true. is short, but, if the weather is the Grossglockner High Alpine surroundings and serenity. good, we will guide you across road, Austria’s highest, topping Above all, Salzburg is a city of the Rossfeld Panorama Road out at 2,500m elevation. Dinner will be at the hotel. romance and elegance. Along which is a spectacular drive. (Should the weather be very the river , and presided Your destination is a palace- poor with low visibility we will over by a mighty fortress, like, private residence at the choose a third route which will Festung Hohen Salzburg, outskirts of Salzburg. From get us across the Alps more (the largest fully preserved there, you will take a horse quickly.) drawn carriage into the heart fortress complex in central Soon after crossing the of Salzburg where we have Europe), fabulous churches, Alps, you will enter Italy’s arranged for you a tour of quiet , impressive northernmost region called Salzburg’s highlights. palaces, lush parks, beautiful Alto Adige in Italian or South squares with impressive Tyrol in German. Until World In the evening, we will return to – all these create an War I, this region belonged Berchtesgaden for dinner. intimate and romantic to the Austrian Hungarian p89 Day 4 A gentle walk or hiking near the paradisical Seiser Alm? Driving across four gorgeous mountain passes? Or a day of relaxation at Driving Distance & Duration your hotel? Your day (assuming finish at Rosalpina) in the Dolomiti will be Distance: 0-70 km (depending magical! on your chosen activities) Duration: 0-2 hours There are at least three open-top car territory! (depending on your chosen different ways for you to spend activities) your day. If you prefer to be a bit more active, we warmly recommend Hotel You could indulge in the hotel’s an excursion to the Alpe di A beautiful hotel in the heart spa and enjoy a long lunch at its Siusi (or Seiseralm in German). of South Tyrol (*****) two-star Michelin restaurant** It is the largest high-altitude and then, to work it off, go for Alpine meadow in Europe a gentle walk in the vicinity of with magnificent views of the your hotel. Dolomiti and endless hiking opportunities. Even if you’re not For driving lovers, we to sure about hiking, enjoy a recommend you join our drive leisurely lunch in the midst of across four of the Dolomiti’s this “nature pure” splendor and most wonderful mountain you will forget all that might passes from which you can preoccupy your mind. marvel at there stupendous rock faces from all possible ** Lunch at this restaurant is not angles. It is a leisurely drive included in the journey price. punctuated by lunch in a rustic Alpine restaurant and is ideal p91 Day 5 will gradually disappear and Day 6 For lunch, we would like to take eventually give way to the plains you to one of the finest sea food From Summit to Exploring the hidden of Italy’s north-eastern corner, Gem that is Istria: restaurants in Istria (and one Sea…a wonderful, the region of Venezia Driving Distance & Duration which can stand shoulder-to- Driving Distance & Duration Giulia which is as well known Superb seafood, olive shoulder with the finest seafood (assuming start at Rosalpina) (depending on your chosen scenic drive from the for as it is for producing oil and an ancient, restaurants anywhere). It looks activities) Distance: 304 km Alps to the Adriatic some of Italy’s finest wines. It charming port village like nothing from the outside, Distance: 0-180 km is also home to San Daniele Duration: 5 hours but the brother-and-sister team Duration: 0-3 hours Sea del Friuli which is best known There are many ways you can that runs it will delight you with for the production of the San Hotel spend your day today. their creations made from the Hotel Your driving journey today Daniele prosciutto. A world class hotel situated Your hotel overlooks the Adriatic freshest seafood of the Adriatic. A world class hotel situated begins in the Dolomiti and will In the afternoon, you will drive on a hill overlooking the Sea and is a wonderful place to In the afternoon, you will drive on a hill overlooking the end by the Adriatic sea. Adriatic sea (*****) further south-south west until Adriatic sea (*****) kick back and relax: from a spa to a nearby town called Rovinj, and massage to golf to exploring In the morning you will drive you reach the Gulf of an active fishing port and a on your own nearby villages, in an easterly direction along where you enter and then jewel of a village situated right was built on an island that was a peninsula belonging to you can design your day at your beautifully winding roads exit ever so briefly a region by the ocean. Istriot, a romance connected to the mainland only Croatia. We have planned two leisure. through valleys lined by belonging to Slovenia. language, still spoken by some much lateer (in 1763). full days here for you because imposing mountains. Before residents, is almost extinct. Your hotel for the next three it will allow you to slow down Alternatively, you may join our Rovinj features charming long, you will begin to turn Today, Rovinj is bilingual: almost nights is located in the and enjoy all that this pocket of organized program from which alleyways and an impressive south and the mountains you can exit and return to your everyone speaks Italian and northwestern corner of Istria, paradise has to offer. Croatian, reflecting the fact that . It will well be worth hotel at any time if you would like giving an hour or two for to have the best of both worlds. in the inter-war years Istria belonged, in fact, to Italy. exploring it, guided or on your After a leisurely breakfast, we own. suggest you drive with us to Rovinj (or Rovigno in Italian) has a history that dates back Then it is time to return to your Istria’s south where we would hotel. like to introduce you to the world to Roman times. Originally it of Istrian olive oils which have of late received high accolades: in 2015 Istria was voted as the finest region for olive oils in the world. You will have a chance to taste them and learn how to distinguish good olive oils from bad by visiting one of Istria’s finest olive oil producers. p93 Day 7 quality of those from Italy, at upon a time, the preferred sea a much lower price. (They will side summer residence of the Exploring the hidden tell you the same about Olive Austrian-Hungarian emperor. Gem that is Istria: oils as well…as you may have The restaurant we’ve chosen is Truffles, back roads, found out the day before.) a true hidden gem: when the On November 2nd 1999, Mr. windows are open it overlooks or a relaxing day in Zigante unearthed the largest the deep blue sea of the your seaside hotel? specimen ever: at 1.31kg, this Kvarner Gulf. You will not regret find entered the Guiness Book visiting this corner of Istria. of Records. Having tasted There are many ways you can After lunch, you could drive spend your day today as well. white truffles from this region – sprinkled over delicately back on the most direct route or join us for some beautiful Driving Distance & Duration If you’ve participated in our prepared scrambled eggs, country roads that will take you (depending on your chosen organized program the day for example – they deserve a across the hills of Istria. activities) before, perhaps today it is your worldwide reputation, and not turn to kick back and relax: only because of this one find. Dinner will be in a charming Distance: 0-220 km from a spa and massage to golf Duration: 0-4 hours After your brief immersion restaurant near the hotel. to exploring on your own nearby in the world of truffles, you villages, you can design your 8-Day Itinerary Hotel could either return to your You can either drive back to day at your leisure. A world class hotel situated hotel or continue with us for Vienna (a longish drive) or on a hill overlooking the return your car at Ljubljana Alternatively, you may today join another seafood lunch on Adriatic sea (*****) the other side of the Istrian (Slovenia) airport and fly back our organized program from to Vienna. This second choice which you can exit and return peninsula… in a small village is not included in the basic to your hotel at any time if you called which was, once journey price. would like to have the best of both worlds.

After a leisurely breakfast, we will drive east today to the township of Buzet, the truffle capital of Istria. Listen to Croatians, and they will tell you that Istrian truffles – white or black – are a match for (and even exceed) the p95 Day 8 in Vienna. There, they are given their workouts by master delight our guests. On your way back to the hotel, But if you have more time, why show pieces; here in Lipica, trainers, or when riding in a enjoy Ljubljana’s bustling night not explore more of Vienna or A relaxing day with After a slow lunch, it is a in Western Slovenia, near the horse-drawn carriage along street life… it feels relaxed, Europe? short-drive to Ljubljana, the the magical Lipican Italian border (less than one the graveled, Linden Tree-lined yet lively, more animated by capital of Slovenia. You will horses and then on to kilometer away), just above the pathways of they area, is a locals’ taste for a good life than arrive in mid-afternoon. This Adriatic Sea, they are in their special experience you will not by tourists’ seeking of fun. We the Slovenian capital will leave enough time for a natural environment, and it is want to miss. love it! bit of relaxation before joining In the morning we have here that they are bred. After the visit to Lipica, we a guided walk through the planned for you an excursion 8-Day Itinerary These horses are so elegant, will take you to a beautiful center of Ljubljana on the to Lipica. Lipica takes its name Life must go on. We will so nimble, so noble and restaurant in the Vipava way to dinner at a restaurant from the Slovenian word for arrange your transfer from the majestic that seeing them here valley, one of Slovenia’s finest not too far from your hotel: Linden Trees and is the best hotel to Vienna airport or train when they (the mares only) winegrowing regions. The besides excellent cooking, known home of the Lipican station, depending on your are out and about on their restaurant is in the middle of you will have a stunning view horses that appear in the arrangements. rarified performances of the expansive and paradise-like nowhere in a centuries-old over Ljubljana’s center and old Spanish Court Riding School grounds, when the stallions are farmhouse that never fails to town.

Driving Distance & Duration Distance: 176 km Duration: 3 hours

Hotel A designer hotel, in the heart p96 of Ljubljana (****) p97 Day 9 around the hotel or, quite likely, enjoy the grounds of the hotel A relaxing morning itself. exploring the old town of Ljubljana Dinner will be at the hotel! and then eastward 10-Day Itinerary into the Slovenian You can either drive back to countryside Vienna or return your car at Ljubljana (Slovenia) airport and Today is a very relaxing day. You fly back to Vienna. This second can either sleep in or explore choice is not included in the the old town of Ljubljana. basic journey price. Driving Distance & Duration (depending on the route chosen) We will set out late morning Distance: 80-120 km toward Eastern Slovenia. Duration: 1.5-2 hours Depending on the weather, we will either choose the direct highway route or, if the weather Hotel is good, then drive along a few A castle hotel in the countryside of Slovenia’s many charming of Eastern Slovenia (*****) back roads.

The aim is to arrive at your hotel for a late lunch. This hotel, as you will see, is unique and well worth having time for. It is more than simply a comfortable place to rest.

In the afternoon, you can golf, go for a leisurely walk, rent a bike to explore the area p99 Day 10 Spanish Horse-Riding School, forty-eight hours? We hope the world’s largest graphic-art that before you depart, you will On back roads to the (the Albertina), the have unforgettable memories erstwhile Austrian- palaces and state buildings of Vienna! along the Ring Straße (the Hungarian Capital former inner defense line)… 10-Day Itinerary Life must go on. We will Today is your last driving day. Vienna – the melting-pot and arrange your transfer from the At first, you will find yourself nucleus of the former empire hotel to Vienna airport or train on beautiful back roads of – attracted (and still attracts) station, depending on your Eastern Slovenia until you scientists, entrepreneurs, arrangements. meet up with the highway that artists, architects, engineers, runs via Maribor, Slovenia’s physicists, Zuckerbäcker But if you have a more time, why not explore more of Vienna Driving Distance & Duration second largest city, to Vienna. (“sugar bakers” or makers of or Europe? For lunch, we have selected sweets) and musicians from Distance: 382 km a beautiful, small restaurant all around the world. Mozart, Duration: 4.5 hours situated in the area of the Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms, Hotel South-Styrian Wine Road Schönberg, Mahler, Schubert, An elegant and grand hotel in which some have termed “the Gluck, the Strauss Family the center of Vienna (*****) Tuscany of Austria.” (creators and promoters of the Viennese Waltz tradition) and Vienna… the former capital many more musicians lived of the Habsburg Austro- and worked in this city and Hungarian Empire and enriched its vast history with nowadays the capital of Austria, their master pieces. Gustav the City of Music, the City of Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar the Blue , the only city Kokoschka, to name but a worldwide that created its own few, are among Vienna’s best- distinct cuisine and the only known painters. Otto Wagner, capital that grows its very own Friedrich Loos, Helmer & wine within its city-borders. Fellner and Theophil Hansen St. Stephen’s Cathedral, The its most prominent architects. Hofburg (the Imperial Court), Schönbrunn and Belvedere How to introduce you to a city Palaces, the Museum of Fine of such splendor in less than Arts, the Imperial Treasury, The p101 Day 11 coffee houses where the Day 12 you can extend your stay. only a hop-and-a-skip away. Explore Vienna: Art Viennese while away their time Why not continue to stay in Perhaps spending a few more reading newspapers, chatting Return home or why Vienna for a few days? There days in Europe would round out with friends and sipping one of and culture as a way Driving Distance & Duration not stay on in Vienna is plenty more to see and the journey well for you? many varieties of coffee. of life Distance: NA or Europe for a little experience. Whichever way you choose In the afternoon, we will arrange Duration: NA while? After your breakfast, we will Or how about an excursion to continue, we are happy take you on a slow walk to the a program aligned with your to , the magnificent Hotel We will arrange your transfer to help you make further near-by city center. interests: for some of you, capital of Hungary? It can be Vienna may be a place to get An elegant and grand hotel in from the hotel to Vienna airport arrangements. easily reached by train as well in some shopping along the the center of Vienna (*****) or train station, depending on Vienna’s history reaches back as plane (or car). for millennia. For anyone but well-known Kärtnerstrasse; for your arrangements. specialists, the events and others, perhaps you would want From Vienna, many other parts If you are not pressed for time, personalities that have shaped to attend a concert or visit a of Europe (including ) are Vienna are bewildering. But museum; for others yet, a side- there are many ways in which thankfully, we’ve found a fun trip to Schönnbrunn castle may and entertaining way for you be of interest. to learn about Vienna’s past right through to modernity. Be In the evening, we will take surprised! you to an elegant, yet typical Viennese restaurant frequented No stay in Vienna would be much more by locals than complete without a visit to some by tourists as a fitting end to of its best-known landmarks your journey through Austria such as St. Stephen’s Cathedral Hungary. and its Imperial Palace. So much is there so see in the latter alone that one could spend days in it. We have selected for you two that impress us the most: the splendid Imperial Treasury and the incredibly beautiful National Library. A visit to these two will easily fill the morning!

For lunch we plan to take you to one of Vienna’s many, traditional p103 Choice of Cars

We include in the package price a cabriolet.

We strongly encourage you to enjoy this journey in an open- top car because the natural beauty, the fresh and scented air, the glorious mountains, the vineyards, and the many gorgeous roads are best enjoyed when wind is in your air and you can fully immerse yourself in the enjoyment of being on the road!

Of course, if you prefer a coupe or sedan of the same class or something a little or a lot more ANY car, exotic, we’re happy to offer you upgrade options. as long as it is a CABRIOLET”

p104 p105 Adventures and Discoveries in Local Cuisines

While this itinerary is not one of our ‘Foodie’-themed journeys, we do believe that each one of our journeys should introduce you not only to hidden gems of cultural and scenic beauty, but that sampling local cuisines is also a must.

We will therefore arrange for you ‘tasting menus’ such that you can try out a variety of specialties during each meal. While alcoholic beverages are not included in the price, on certain occasions, when we believe that a particular dish is best enjoyed when combined with a local drink, we will make it part of the experience!

For private journeys, we can, of course, tailor the meal experience to your taste (and budget).

p106 p107 What’s Included / Best Months to Go...

Best months to go...

Generally speaking, our journey described in this Journey • All accommodations • Pre-programmed GPSs and • On the Road in Europe • Petrol for your car packages and prices are all- Dossier printed maps service (goodies basket and • A BMW 2 Series Cabriolet (or • Personal shopping inclusive. Once you’ve paid and other treats along the way: • A crew existing of a journey similar) from one of our • Visas (if required) you arrive at the starting point, • Walky-talkies to stay in touch wet towels, daily picnic, host, subject matter experts/ highly reputable car rental you really won’t have to take with fellow travelers and your basket containing fresh fruit, • Alcoholic drinks (unless destination guides in various partners. out your wallet again except for crew fruit juice, water, and a explicitly included) locations and a lead car liquids (alcoholic drinks and Many car-upgrade options mixture of sweets and nibbles) driver. Depending on group • All toll fees and parking fees • Activities, Meals, Transport petrol) and presents to take exist at an extra charge. size, we will add additional • All tips during ‘free times’ as indicated home! • Entrance fees for all attended crew members. • All ground transportation and activities in this Journey Dossier • Hand-crafted On the Road in airport transfers What’s Not Included • Top-up Collision Damage Europe – Back Roads. Hidden • All meals in ‘tasting menu’ • Lead car for your crew • Your transport to/from Vienna Gems. – Itinerary design as (or omakase) style Waiver insurance p109 Photo Credits

© Alan Kosmac Piran - page 110 © Augarken Porzellan - page 78 © Berchtesgaden Tourismus - page 16 © Bevanda Hotel - pages 94, 95(top) © B. Jakše, S. Jeršič - page 98 © B.Kladnik - page 99(top) © Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse - page 28 © Hotel Grad Otocec - pages 68-69, 99(bottom) © Istria Tourism - pages 50-58, 95() © Kaernten Tourism - page 89(top) © Karlic Tartufi - page 95(right) © Kempinski Adriatic - pages 46, 48, 92, © Kempinski Berchtesgaden - pages 12, 14 © Kempinski Hotel Vienna - pages 80, 82 © Lipica Stud Farm - pages 60-61, 97(left) © Lipica Tourism - page 108-109 © Majerija Restaurant - pages 62-63 © Mark McCourt - page 8 © Peter M. - pages 20, 22, 30, 34-35, 39, 87, 88, © Peter Schindler - pages 2, 104, 107(big & small images) © Randy Jay Braun - pages 42, 44, © Rosa Alpina - pages 40, © Rossfeld Panoramastrasse - pages 18, 86(bottom) © Salzburg Tourismus - pages 24, 26, © Slovenia Tourism - pages 4, 64, 66-67, 96, © Steiermark Tourismus - pages 10, 113 © Steiermark Tourismus/Harry Schiffer - page 70 © Sudtirol Marketing - pages 32, 36, 89(bottom), 90-91, © Wien Bild - Front and back cover, pages 72, 74, 76, 84, 100-101, 102-103, 105, 106 © www.badischl.at - page 86(top) Unknown - pages 93, 97(right) p110 p111 Contact Us

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