OBERAMMERGAU 2020 A ONCE-IN-A-DECADE EXPERIENCE!
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The quaint Bavarian village of Oberammergau is world famous for the spectacular Passion Play performed by its residents just once every 10 years. Keeping a pledge made nearly 400 years ago, this re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ preserves the health and well-being of Oberammergau’s residents to this day and is regarded as the most important passion play in the world. Globus will once again lead the way in bringing the legendary Oberammergau experience to travellers. For this 2020 event, we will offer a variety of special vacations that include the Passion Play experience. When you book with Globus, you will be seated in a premier location, providing you with the best Passion Play experience. So, whether it’s an extended family looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience or a church group looking to connect and reflect on their faith, Oberammergau offers an experience that will send you and your group back enchanted and excited. With almost 90 years of recognized worldwide excellence, Globus is a company you can trust, providing you with a seamless vacation, piece of mind and an incredible Passion Play experience.
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OBERAMMERGAU 2020
GERMANY SLOVAKIA Danube Vienna 1 Munich River 3 M Mondsee Bratislava
1 Oberammergau 2 Salzburg Neuschwanstein Berchtesgaden AUSTRIA Innsbruck
MUNICH, SALZBURG & VIENNA WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 8 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! At 6 pm, SQUARE, where some scenes of The Sound of Music movie meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome were filmed. Also, visit MOZART’S BIRTHPLACE in the charming dinner at your hotel. (D) Getreidegasse. (B) DAY 2 MUNICH-OBERAMMERGAU. Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes DAY 5 SALZBURG–MONDSEE–VIENNA. Visit the PARISH CHURCH alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot- in Mondsee, which was used for the wedding scenes in The Sound of high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the Music. Enjoy a leisurely DANUBE CRUISE along the most scenic section city. A comfortable drive brings you to picturesque Oberammergau. of the river and have Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake). Arrive in The afternoon and evening are dedicated to the world-famous Vienna, once the centre of the mighty Habsburg Empire. Tonight, you PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the people of may wish to join an optional Heurigen evening. (B) Oberammergau. (B,D) DAY 6 VIENNA. Guided sightseeing features a visit to Belvedere Palace DAY 3 OBERAMMERGAU–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–INNSBRUCK, with its famous Klimt collection, a drive along the Ringstrasse, passing AUSTRIA–SALZBURG. Drive into the garden-like landscapes of the the State Opera House, and a stop at the Hofburg Palace, winter Bavarian Alps and visit King Ludwig’s NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, residence of the Austrian Imperial family. Marvel at the impressive which famously inspired Walt Disney. Enjoy magnificent views of courtyards, famous HELDENPLATZ, and awesome St. Stephen’s the Alps from high up, then continue to Innsbruck in the Tyrolean Cathedral. Time to savour Sachertorte and watch the jolly crowd in one mountains for a walk through the quaint medieval lanes to Emperor of Vienna’s famous coffee houses, or choose from our exciting optional Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF. Time to shop for crystal, for which activities. (B) Innsbruck is famous, before continuing to Mozart’s hometown of DAY 7 AT LEISURE IN VIENNA. For those who wish to “see it all,” Salzburg. (B,D) there is a chance to join an interesting optional excursion to Bratislava, DAY 4 SALZBURG. This morning, you may wish to join an optional capital of Slovakia. Later, a unique feature: enjoy a private visit of excursion to spectacular Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE, followed by a farewell dinner and a classical Back in Salzburg, follow your Local Guide for a walking tour through music concert, the best way to say auf Wiedersehen, Wien. (B,D) the historic centre. Admire exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the DAY 8 VIENNA. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Great Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ
Tour RTO*—Prices from $3,529 to $3,559 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /2 ZE
OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Bamberg Bayreuth
GERMANY 2 Nuremberg
Rothenburg
Regensburg 1
Stuttgart M
1 Black Munich Forest 1 1 Oberammergau Füssen 1 Bavarian Area Alps 1 Lake Constance Neuschwanstein
BARVARIAN HIGHLIGHTS * WITH OBERAMMERGAU 9 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Time to rest or to start and only works by Wagner are performed there. Continue to exploring the lively Bavarian capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour picturesque Bamberg, the city with the largest historical centre in Director and travelling companions for a welcome dinner at your Germany and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Taste “smoked beer,” hotel. (D) a type of beer with a distinctive smoke flavour imparted by using malted barley dried over an open flame. Later, enjoy a guided walk DAY 2 MUNICH–REGENSBURG. Sightseeing with a Local Guide along the cobblestone streets and admire the architecture of the of Germany’s “Secret Capital” features the Olympic Stadium, built houses. Return to Nuremberg. (B) for the 1972 Olympics; the 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower; and Königsplatz, used for Nazi rallies during World War II. Drive along DAY 5 NUREMBERG–ROTHENBURG–STUTTGART–BLACK FOREST. the Ludwigstrasse, and see the Bavarian Arch of Triumph and Field A short drive delivers you to medieval Rothenburg with its ramparts Marshall Hall. Also, visit lively MARIENPLATZ with the old and new and towers, cobblestone lanes, and 16th-century houses. Hear how Town Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. Arrive in Regensburg, the town survived the Thirty Years’ War, and shop for Christmas and meet your Local Guide for a walking tour, featuring the Stone ornaments. On to Stuttgart for an exciting visit to the MERCEDES- Bridge, the oldest preserved bridge of its kind in Germany; the Porta BENZ MUSEUM. Then, enter the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), home Pretoria, built in the 2nd century by Emperor Marcus Aurelius; and of the cuckoo clock. (B,D) St. Peter’s Cathedral. Next, board the Swarovski crystal boat for a DAY 6 BLACK FOREST–LAKE CONSTANCE–FÜSSEN AREA. Enjoy CRUISE on the Danube River. You cannot leave Regensburg without a scenic drive this morning to sparkling Lake Constance. Next, tasting a medieval hot dog at the Historic Sausage Kitchen. (B) continue to the Bavarian Alps for your overnight stay. (B) DAY 3 REGENSBURG–NUREMBERG. Visit the THURN UND TAXIS DAY 7 FÜSSEN AREA-NEUSCHWANSTEIN-OBERAMMERGAU. PALACE, a former Benedictine monastery that was converted into This morning, visit King Ludwig’s magnificent NEUSCHWANSTEIN the residence of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis in 1812. This family CASTLE, one of Germany’s most famous castles and the inspiration started the first large-scale postal service in Europe in the 15th for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle at his theme park. Follow century. Continue to Nuremberg, known for its children’s toys and your Local Guide through this fairytale castle on its craggy outcrop gingerbread. Admire the impressive medieval ramparts as you walk high above a sparkling lake. Also, visit the MUSEUM OF THE through the pedestrian area of the charming Old Town and see St. BAVARIAN KINGS and enjoy a HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDE. Sebald Church, painstakingly reconstructed as a monument to peace The afternoon and evening are dedicated to the world-famous from the rubble of near-total wartime destruction. Also, admire the PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the people of Schöner Brunnen, a 14th-century fountain dedicated to the Holy Oberammergau. (B,D) Roman Empire. It is said that it brings good luck to spin the two brass rings. (B) DAY 8 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. A leisurely morning with the possibility to join an optional excursion to visit King Ludwig’s DAY 4 NUREMBERG. EXCURSION TO BAYREUTH & BAMBERG. Linderhof Castle. This afternoon, you can return to Marienplatz and Look forward to an exciting day. First, stop in Bayreuth for an explore its many enticing shops. Tonight, a farewell dinner awaits you orientation of this city of festival fame. Richard Wagner came to at one of Munich’s lively restaurants to say auf Wiedersehen! (B,D) Bayreuth in 1871 and was not satisfied with the existing 18th-century theatre, the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, so he had a new one built. DAY 9 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Today, the festival hall is used exclusively for the Bayreuth Festival,
Tour ZEO*—Prices from $3,599 to $3,649 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /3 RSE
GERMANY OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Prague 2
CZECH REPUBLIC M
Moravia
SLOVAKIA Danube River 1 1 Munich 2 Bratislava Vienna Salzburg 1 2 Budapest 2 Oberammergau Lake District
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
IMPERIAL SPLENDORS WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! At 6 pm, with a drive along the elegant Ringstrasse. Pass the impressive meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the Hofburg dinner at your hotel. (D) Palace, winter residence of the Austrian imperial family. Marvel at the impressive courtyards and famous Heldenplatz, and visit awesome ST. DAY 2 MUNICH–PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Germany’s “Secret STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL. (B) Capital” comes alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in DAY 7 AT LEISURE IN VIENNA. Today is your chance to join exciting the historic heart of the city. Later, head for the Czech border in the optional excursions, such as to the Vienna Woods, historic Schönbrunn Bohemian Forest and travel to Prague, the “Golden City.” This evening, Palace, a concert in one of Vienna’s concert halls, or to just explore this why not join an optional outing to explore Prague by night? (B,D) magnificent city on your own. (B) DAY 3 PRAGUE. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide reveals why DAY 8 VIENNA–SALZBURG. Enjoy a leisurely DANUBE CRUISE along Č Prague is considered one of Europe’s most attractive capitals. Visit the the most scenic section of the river and have Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee 1,000-year-old HRADČANY CASTLE GROUNDS. Also, see St. Vitus and cake). Then, drive through the lovely Salzkammergut Lakeland to Cathedral, the Old Town, the Jewish ghetto, and the ASTRONOMICAL picturesque Salzburg. On arrival, meet your Local Guide for a walking CLOCK, once the envy of all Europe. Exciting optional excursions are tour through the historical centre. Admire MIRABELL GARDENS, the available to make the most of your stay. (B) Great Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ SQUARE, where some scenes of The Sound of Music movie were DAY 4 PRAGUE–BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA–BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. filmed, and take pictures of Mozart’s birthplace in the charming Continue to Moravia, where Napoleon established his headquarters Getreidegasse. A special dinner at St. Peter Stiftskeller awaits you. (B,D) during the Battle of Austerlitz, and then arrive in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, for an orientation of this town. Then, follow the course of the DAY 9 SALZBURG–OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. This morning, Danube River to Budapest. (B,D) you may wish to join the optional excursion to Berchtesgaden before continuing to picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) DAY 5 BUDAPEST. Your Local Guide takes you through Eastern Europe’s most cosmopolitan city. See elegant Andrassy Avenue, the DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated Thermal Baths, and the world’s second-largest Jewish synagogue. From to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed the lacy lookout towers of Fishermen’s Bastion, enjoy a panoramic by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) view of the sprawling city. Then, visit the 13th-century MATTHIAS DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Return to Munich. The best way CORONATION CHURCH and Heroes’ Square. Afternoon at leisure. to say auf Wiedersehen is with a visit to the famous HOFBRÄUHAUS, Tonight, a delectable optional Hungarian specialty dinner can be Munich’s best-known beer hall, dating back to 1589, followed by a arranged. (B) farewell dinner at the hotel. (B,D) DAY 6 BUDAPEST–VIENNA, AUSTRIA. This morning, drive through the DAY 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Hungarian plains to Vienna, once the centre of the mighty Habsburg Empire. Meet your Local Guide and start your afternoon sightseeing
Tour RSO*—Prices from $4,449 to $4,489 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change.
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OBERAMMERGAU 2020
GERMANY Munich 1 1
Oberammergau 2 1 Zurich Innsbruck M LIECHTENSTEIN Vaduz 2 Lucerne AUSTRIA Berne Brünig Pass Mount Pilatus
SWITZERLAND
Lake Julier Pass Täsch 1 Geneva St. Moritz 1 Engadine Simplon Rhône Valley Pass ITALY 1 Zermatt Lugano 1 Lake Como THE BEST OF Stresa SWITZERLAND & * OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Zürich! At 6 groves of the lower Rhône Valley and arrive at beautiful Lake Geneva pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome for your overnight stay. (B,D) dinner at your hotel. (D) DAY 6 LAKE GENEVA–BERNE–LUCERNE. In the stately capital of DAY 2 ZÜRICH–VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN–ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. Berne, your guided tour starts at BEAR PARK, followed by a panoramic Enjoy an orientation walk of Zürich’s well-preserved OLD TOWN with view of the city from the Rose Garden. Next, enjoy a walking tour its medieval guild houses, and taste the traditional CHOCOLATE through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. Witness the PRALINES at the famous Sprüngli Confectionery. Next, a scenic drive hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower and take your following Lake Zürich and Lake Walen through the high Alps to the tiny pictures of ornate, flower-adorned fountains. The highlight of the day Principality of Liechtenstein. After a break in its capital, Vaduz, ascend is a special lunch at a traditional Swiss WORKING FARM, to give you the Rhine Valley into the mountainous Grisons, a canton where three a chance to see how people in Switzerland live in the rural area of of the country’s four languages are spoken. The 7,504-foot Julier Pass, Switzerland. Continue over Brünig Pass to picturesque Lucerne. An an important Alpine road since Roman times, leads to the Engadine. optional dinner excursion to a folklore party with yodeling is available This valley is considered by many as the most beautiful mountain area for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking. (B,L) in the world, with deep-blue lakes, airy larch forests that turn golden in DAY 7 LUCERNE. On your walking tour this morning, admire the fall, mountain peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages with Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss massive white stone houses in the characteristic Grisons style. Arrive in Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French the afternoon in ritzy St. Moritz. (B,D) Revolution, and the ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, DAY 3 ST. MORITZ–LAKE COMO, ITALY–LUGANO, SWITZERLAND. then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. A gradual change of scenery as you descend towards the enchanting Afterwards, another true Swiss experience: a trip to the top of Mount shores of Italy’s Lake Como and continue on to the southern tip Pilatus, the “Guard of Lucerne,” where you get a special SOUVENIR of Switzerland. The vegetation south of the Alps is Mediterranean: CAP to always remember this experience! Tonight, a special dinner chestnut groves, vineyards, and olive and fig trees make you forget that awaits you at your hotel. (B,D) earlier today you were within walking distance of glaciers. An afternoon DAY 8 LUCERNE–ZÜRICH–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–MUNICH, arrival in the popular subtropical resort town of Lugano allows time for GERMANY. A comfortable drive brings you via Zürich to Innsbruck shopping under the arcades of Via Nassa or an espresso on flower- in the Tyrolean mountains. Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see festooned Piazza Riforma. To truly appreciate splendid Lake Lugano, the GOLDEN ROOF and time to shop for crystal for which the city is an exciting optional boat ride is available, followed by dinner at a famous. Then, continue to Munich, capital of Bavaria. (B) traditional “grotto” restaurant. (B) Day 9 MUNICH-OBERAMMERGAU. Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes DAY 4 LUGANO–STRESA, ITALY–TÄSCH, SWITZERLAND–ZERMATT. alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot- Travel from Lake Lugano to the Italian shore of Lake Maggiore for a high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. break in elegant Stresa. An optional boat ride to enchanting Isola Bella Then, drive to picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) can be arranged. Continue over lofty Simplon Pass into the Swiss Valais, an area renowned for its excellent wines and great mountain resorts. To Day 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to reach the most famous of them, leave the coach behind in Täsch and the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed board a MOUNTAIN TRAIN to climb the last few miles up to car-free by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the Matterhorn. Day 11 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Return to Munich with time to (B) explore on your own. (B) DAY 5 ZERMATT–LAKE GENEVA. This morning, you can join an Day 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) exciting optional excursion to Klein Matterhorn for spectacular views of the surrounding Alps. Later, motor through the vineyards and apricot
Tour ZGO*—Prices from $5,449 to $5,489 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /5 ZC
OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Danube GERMANY River
M 2 Munich 1 Melk Salzburg Vienna 2 Mondsee Oberammergau 1 Berchtesgaden Interlaken 2 1 Innsbruck Berne 1 Lucerne AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND Chur Täsch Chillon 1 St. Moritz Castle THE BEST OF AUSTRIA 2 & SWITZERLAND WITH Zermatt * OBERAMMERGAU 14 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA. Welcome to Vienna! At 6 pm, DAY 7 AT LEISURE IN ZERMATT. An entire day at leisure gives you meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a special the possibility to join a spectacular optional excursion to the Klein welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) Matterhorn for breathtaking panoramic views of the Matterhorn and the Alps. (B,D) DAY 2 VIENNA. Start your guided sightseeing with a visit to magnificent SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE. Then, drive along the DAY 8 ZERMATT–BERNE. Board the MOUNTAIN TRAIN to Täsch and Ringstrasse, pass the State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop motor through the lower Rhône Valley to the shores of Lake Geneva. at the Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian imperial family. Here, enjoy a highlight visit to CHILLON CASTLE, the 12th-century Marvel at the impressive courtyards, famous HELDENPLATZ, and water fortress immortalized by poet Lord Byron. Arrive in Berne for awesome St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Balance of the day is at leisure and your overnight stay. (B) you can choose from our exciting optional excursions to enhance your DAY 9 BERNE–INTERLAKEN–LUCERNE. Your guided tour starts stay. (B) with a stop at the Rose Garden for a panoramic view of the city. Walk DAY 3 VIENNA–MELK–MONDSEE–SALZBURG. Enjoy a leisurely through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town, witness the DANUBE CRUISE along the prettiest part of the river. Afterwards, hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower and marvel at catch glimpses of historic Melk Abbey, and continue through the the ornate, flower-adorned fountains. Stop at BEAR PARK, symbol romantic Salzkammergut lakeland, made famous in The Sound of for the name of the town. Next is Interlaken, where you can take Music movie. Stop in Mondsee to visit the PARISH CHURCH, which pictures of the towering Jungfrau, then continue across Brünig Pass was used for the wedding scenes in the film, and continue to Salzburg. to picturesque Lucerne. An optional evening is available at a folklore Admire exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the Great Festival Hall, St. party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a firsthand impression of Peter’s Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ SQUARE, where Alpine merrymaking. (B) some scenes of The Sound of Music movie were also filmed. Also, DAY 10 LUCERNE. On your walking tour this morning, admire take pictures of Mozart’s birthplace in the charming Getreidegasse. Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the fallen A special dinner and Salzburger Nockerl (sweet dessert soufflé) has Swiss Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the been prepared for you at the famous St. Peter Stiftskeller restaurant. French Revolution, and the ornate patrician houses of the walled Old (B,D) Town. Then, cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit DAY 4 AT LEISURE IN SALZBURG. Today is your chance to join an church. Afterwards, shop for watches, and you may wish to join an optional excursion to spectacular Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagle’s optional excursion to Mount Pilatus. This evening, enjoy a PRIVATE Nest. (B) BOAT CRUISE on the fjord-like lake, followed by a special dinner at a local restaurant. (B,D) DAY 5 SALZBURG–ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. A scenic day! Via the Tyrolean Alps enter the Swiss Engadine, considered by many DAY 11 LUCERNE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. A comfortable drive brings as the most beautiful mountain area in the world with its deep-blue you to Innsbruck, the capital of crystal, in the Tyrolean mountains. lakes, airy larch forests that turn golden in the fall, mountain peaks Enjoy a pleasant walk through the Old Town to see the GOLDEN exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages with massive white stone ROOF and time to shop for crystal and Tyrolean hats. (B) houses in the characteristic Grisons style. The rest of the day is at DAY 12 INNSBRUCK-OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. The afternoon leisure in ritzy St. Moritz. (B,D) and evening are dedicated to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held DAY 6 ST. MORITZ–CHUR–TÄSCH–ZERMATT. Drive through every 10 years and performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,D) exhilarating Alpine scenery. At Chur, board the first-class panoramic DAY 13 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Leave the Bavarian Alps and coach of the world-famous GLACIER EXPRESS TRAIN, which arrive in Munich, where Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive connects two of Switzerland’s most famous skiing areas: St. Moritz during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high and Zermatt. Enjoy your first-class ride with panorama windows and Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. admire thundering waterfalls, impressive peaks, glacial ice fields, and (B) tiny villages as you pass through the Valais, a region known for its great mountain resorts and excellent wines. Lunch will be served on DAY 14 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) the train. This afternoon, you are in Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the majestic Matterhorn. (B,L)
Tour ZCO*—Prices from $5,839 to $5,869 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /6 ZD
OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Berlin 2
GERMANY M
1 Weimar Dresden
1 Rothenburg Romantic Road
1 Munich
Neuschwanstein 1 1 Oberammergau
GERMAN VISTA WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 8 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY. Time to rest or to start exploring stay in medieval Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobblestone the German capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling lanes, and 16th-century houses. Hear how the town survived the Thirty companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) Years’ War, and shop for Christmas ornaments. (B) DAY 2 BERLIN. Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided DAY 5 ROTHENBURG–NEUSCHWANSTEIN. Drive along the scenic metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Reichstag, Romantic Road past small villages and towards the Bavarian Charlottenburg Palace, a picture stop at monumental Brandenburg Alps, where two of Bavaria’s most famous castles are situated. Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the 210-foot Victory Column Stay overnight in a charming hotel beautifully located between in the vast Tiergarten Park. Visit the KAISER WILHEM MEMORIAL Hohenschwangau Castle, where King Ludwig spent much of his youth, CHURCH with its bomb-damaged tower, drive along Unter den and NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, which you will visit with a Local Linden boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and Checkpoint Guide. This castle became the most famous of all and was inspiration Charlie. (B) for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle. (B) DAY 3 BERLIN–DRESDEN. Arrive in Dresden, former capital of Saxony. DAY 6 NEUSCHWANSTEIN–OBERAMMERGAU. Arrive in picturesque Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since Oberammergau. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to the world- been restored to its baroque splendour. During your guided walking famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the tour, visit the Zwinger Palace COURTYARD to admire its impressive people of Oberammergau. (B,D) architecture; the magnificent baroque Semper Opera, originally built in DAY 7 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Drive to Munich where your 1841, destroyed by fire, then destroyed by bombing, and finally restored orientation features a visit to MARIENPLATZ with its old and new Town in 1985; and the newly rebuilt Frauenkirche. (B) Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. In the evening, a farewell dinner DAY 4 DRESDEN–WEIMAR–ROTHENBURG. In Weimar, follow your at a lively Biergarten is the best way to celebrate the success of your Tour Director for a pleasant walk through this pretty town. See the German vacation. (B,D) houses where great poets like Goethe and Schiller lived and the theatre DAY 8 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) where the Weimar Constitution was drafted. Highlight is an overnight
Tour ZBO*—Prices from $2,999 to $3,039 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /7 ZIO
OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Munich 1 GERMANY
Oberammergau 2
M 1 Zurich Innsbruck Lucerne Emmental Valley 2 AUSTRIA Affoltern Ballenberg Brienz Interlaken 2 SWITZERLAND Jungfraujoch
TOP OF SWITZERLAND * & OBERAMMERGAU 9 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Zürich! At 6 book Lucerne, where you will stay for the next two nights. Tonight, you pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome may wish to join an optional dinner excursion to a folklore party with dinner at your hotel. (D) cheese fondue, yodeling, and alphorn blowing. (B) DAY 2 ZÜRICH–EMMENTAL VALLEY–INTERLAKEN AREA. Enjoy DAY 5 LUCERNE. On your walking tour this morning, admire an orientation walk of Zürich’s well-preserved OLD TOWN with its Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss medieval guild houses before continuing to the Emmental Valley to visit Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French the SCHAUKäSEREI AFFOLTERN. Try out the locally produced cheese, Revolution, and the ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, and enjoy a light lunch. A scenic drive brings you to Interlaken. The then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. town’s unique location, nestled between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, Later, an exciting optional excursion is available to Mount Pilatus, and surrounded by the world-famous Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau the “Guard of Lucerne,” and this evening, a special dinner has been mountains, guarantees spectacular views. (B,L) prepared for you. (B,D) DAY 3 INTERLAKEN. EXCURSION TO THE JUNGFRAU. An DAY 6 LUCERNE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–OBERAMMERGAU, unforgettable trip to the high Alpine wonderland of ice and snow is the GERMANY. A comfortable drive brings you to Innsbruck in the Tyrolean true highlight of a visit to Switzerland. At an amazing 11,332 feet, the mountains. Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see the GOLDEN JUNGFRAUJOCH is Europe’s highest railway station. Jungfrau’s 13,642- ROOF before arriving in picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) foot summit was first ascended in 1811 and the rack railway was opened Day 7 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to in 1912. There are lots of things to do here: enjoy the Alpine Sensation, the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed the Panorama 360° Experience, the ICE PALACE, and take the elevator by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) to the Sphinx Observatory. Also, receive your Jungfrau Passport as a souvenir to take home with you. The round trip to the “Top of Europe” Day 8 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Arrive in Munich, where Germany’s by MOUNTAIN TRAIN will take most of the day. (B) “Secret Capital” comes alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, DAY 4 INTERLAKEN–BRIENZ–BALLENBERG–LUCERNE. Drive to in the historic heart of the city. Your afternoon and evening are at Brienz, beautifully located on the turquoise-coloured lake. Visit the leisure. You may wish to join one of our exciting optional excursions. interesting WOODCARVING MUSEUM, and walk through the romantic (B) Brunngasse, once awarded the title “most beautiful street in Europe.” Next is a visit to the fascinating open-air museum of Ballenberg with its Day 9 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) centuries-old buildings from all parts of Switzerland. Arrive in picture-
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OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Berlin 2 Potsdam
GERMANY 1 Cologne
1 Dresden M
Rhine River Bayreuth Frankfurt 1 1 Rothenburg 1 Nuremberg
Heidelberg
Romantic Road GERMAN HIGHLIGHTS WITH Black Forest 1 1 Munich * Oberammergau OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS Bavarian Alps Birnau Lindau 2 Lake Constance Neuschwanstein
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY. Time to rest or to start as a monument to peace from the rubble of near-total wartime exploring the bustling metropolis on the Main River. At 6 pm, meet destruction, and admire the Schöner Brunnen, a 14th-century fountain your Tour Director and travelling companions and leave the hotel for a dedicated to the Holy Roman Empire. It is said that it brings good luck special welcome dinner at Schwarzer Stern restaurant. (D) to spin the two brass rings. Then, have dinner at Bratwurst Röslein restaurant to taste the traditional Nürnberger Bratwürste. (B,D) DAY 2 FRANKFURT–COLOGNE. A special treat at the very start of your journey through Germany is a romantic RHINE CRUISE along DAY 7 NUREMBERG–ROTHENBURG–MUNICH. In medieval the most scenic section of the Rhine River, with castle-crested hills, Rothenburg, admire its ramparts and towers, cobblestone lanes, and terraced vineyards, pretty wine towns, and the Lorelei rock. Disembark 16th-century houses. Hear how the town survived the Thirty Years’ and drive to Cologne to visit the awesome gothic CATHEDRAL. Its War, and shop for Christmas ornaments, for which this pretty town is twin 515-foot towers, five naves, splendid stained-glass windows, famous. Next is the Bavarian capital, Munich. Tonight, you may wish to and the shrine of the Three Holy Kings are eloquent testimony to the join an exciting optional dinner outing. (B) quality of medieval engineering and craftsmanship. Afterwards, enjoy DAY 8 MUNICH–OBERAMMERGAU. Sightseeing with a Local Guide a beer at the Cölner Hofbräu Früh, one of Cologne’s famous breweries. of Germany’s “Secret Capital” features the Olympic Stadium, built (B) for the 1972 Olympics; the 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower; and DAY 3 COLOGNE–BERLIN. Ride the ICE TRAIN to Berlin, capital Königsplatz, used for Nazi rallies during World War II. Drive along of reunited Germany, where sightseeing with a Local Guide in the the Ludwigstrasse, and see the Bavarian Arch of Triumph and Field once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Marshall Hall. Also, visit lively MARIENPLATZ with the old and the new Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, a picture stop at monumental Town Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. In the late afternoon, drive to Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the 210-foot Victory the romantic Passion Play town of Oberammergau. (B,D) Column in the vast Tiergarten Park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM DAY 9 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bomb-damaged tower, drive along the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every ten years and performed Unter den Linden boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and by the inhabitants of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) Checkpoint Charlie. (B,D) DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–LINDAU–BIRNAU– DAY 4 AT LEISURE IN BERLIN. A full day at leisure gives you a chance BLACK FOREST. Start today with a visit to King Ludwig’s magnificent to join one of our exciting optional excursions, such as to nearby NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, which inspired Walt Disney. Follow your Potsdam. (B) Local Guide through this fairytale castle on its craggy outcrop high DAY 5 BERLIN–DRESDEN. Arrive in Dresden, former capital of Saxony. above a sparkling lake. Then, continue along the panoramic German Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since Alpine Road to the sunny northern shore of Lake Constance, Europe’s been restored to its baroque splendour. During your orientation, see largest freshwater reservoir. Visit the charming island of Lindau, then the Zwinger Palace COURTYARD to admire its impressive architecture; continue west and visit the baroque CHURCH at Birnau. Enter the lush the magnificent baroque Semper Opera, originally built in 1841, once Black Forest and enjoy an overnight stay. (B,D) destroyed by fire, then destroyed by bombing, and finally restored in DAY 11 BLACK FOREST–HEIDELBERG–FRANKFURT. This morning, 1985; and the newly rebuilt Frauenkirche. (B) drive deeper into the Black Forest, then stop for a WOODCARVING DAY 6 DRESDEN–BAYREUTH–NUREMBERG. Stop in Bayreuth for DEMONSTRATION and Kaffee und Schwarzwaldkuchen (coffee and an orientation of this city of festival fame. Richard Wagner came to Black Forest cake). Arrive in Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university Bayreuth in 1871 and was not satisfied with the existing 18th-century town, of Student Prince fame. Time to stroll around the Old Town, theatre, the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, so he had a new one built. then ride the FUNICULAR up the hill and visit the red-walled CASTLE, Today, the festival hall is used exclusively for the Bayreuth Festival, and where the GREAT VAT, a 58,000-gallon 18th-century wine cask, only works by Wagner are performed there. Continue to Nuremberg, attracts particular attention. Return to Frankfurt, where a farewell the town of children’s toys and gingerbread. Admire the impressive dinner has been prepared to say auf Wiedersehen! (B,D medieval ramparts and walk through the pedestrian area of the DAY 12 FRANKFURT. Your vacation ends with breakfast this charming Old Town to St. Sebald Church, painstakingly reconstructed morning. (B)
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OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Munich 1 GERMANY FRANCE
Oberammergau 2 Jura 1 Zurich Mountains M Biel/Bienne Innsbruck Emmental Lucerne AUSTRIA Neuchâtel Valley 2 Berne Interlaken Area Simmen Valley 2 SWITZERLAND Broc Gruyère Jungfraujoch Gruyères 1 Area SPECTACULAR town Gstaad
2 Évian-les-Bains SWITZERLAND WITH Geneva * OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Zürich! Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains, guarantees spectacular views. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a Later, arrive at your charming hotel in Grindelwald and look forward welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) to tomorrow’s included highlight: the Jungfrau excursion! (B) DAY 2 ZÜRICH–BIEL/BIENNE–NEUCHÂTEL–GENEVA. Enjoy an DAY 6 INTERLAKEN AREA. EXCURSION TO THE JUNGFRAU orientation walk of Zürich’s OLD TOWN, Switzerland’s centre of MASSIF. An unforgettable trip to the high Alpine wonderland of ice banking and commerce. Then, leave Zürich and start your Swiss and snow is the true highlight of a visit to Switzerland. At an amazing adventure. You’ll quickly discover that Switzerland isn’t just home 11,332 feet, the JUNGFRAUJOCH is Europe’s highest railway station. to the Alps, but also to some of the most beautiful lakes. First, Jungfrau’s 13,642-foot summit was first ascended in 1811 and the stop at the foot of the Jura Mountains in the picturesque town of rack railway was opened in 1912. There are lots of things to do here: Biel, known as Bienne by French-speaking Swiss and famous for enjoy the Alpine Sensation, the Panorama 360° Experience, the ICE watch-making, and explore the HISTORICAL CENTRE. Next, enjoy PALACE, and take the elevator to the Sphinx Oberservatory. Also, a scenic drive to lakeside Neuchâtel, dominated by the medieval receive your JUNGFRAU PASSPORT as a souvenir to take home with cathedral and castle. Time to stroll along the lake promenade you. The round trip to the “Top of Europe” by MOUNTAIN TRAIN will before continuing to stunning Geneva, the second-largest city in take most of the day. (B,D) Switzerland, with its fantastic lakeside location and breathtaking DAY 7 INTERLAKEN AREA–BERNE–LUCERNE. Arrive in the stately panoramas of the Alps. (B) capital of Berne. See BEAR PARK, enjoy the panoramic view of the DAY 3 GENEVA. During your guided sightseeing see the elegant city from the Rose Garden, and the OLD TOWN with its Clock Tower buildings that house many international organizations, including and ornate, flower-adorned fountains. Leave the Berner Oberland and headquarters of the International Red Cross and many United Nations drive via Langnau in the Emmental Valley to picturesque Lucerne. agencies. You will also hear about John Calvin, the French theologian Tonight is your chance to join an optional dinner excursion to a who helped reform the church in Geneva in the mid-16th century, folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing. (B) visit REFORMATION PARK with its International Monument to the DAY 8 LUCERNE. During your walking tour, admire Thorwaldsen’s Reformation and walk through the OLD TOWN to see St. Pierre impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss Guards who Cathedral. Balance of the day is at leisure to further explore this protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution, fascinating city. An exciting optional lake cruise is available to make and the patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then cross the the most of your stay. (B) covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. An exciting optional DAY 4 GENEVA–ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE–BROC–GRUYÈRE excursion is available to Mount Pilatus, and tonight, a special dinner AREA, SWITZERLAND. Enter France and follow Lake Geneva along awaits you. (B,D) the southern shore, stopping in the famous spa town of Évian-les- DAY 9 LUCERNE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–OBERAMMERGAU, Bains, renowned for its mineral water and a popular holiday resort. GERMANY. A comfortable drive brings you to Innsbruck in the A scenic drive returns you to Switzerland. Cross the Rhône, France’s Tyrolean mountains. Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see the largest river, which flows into Lake Geneva. See the vineyards, where GOLDEN ROOF. Then, continue to picture-book Oberammergau. some of the best Swiss wines are produced, then leave this “Swiss (B,D). Riviera” and continue to Gruyère. Visit the magnificent CASTLE. Walk through eight centuries of architecture, history, and culture, and enjoy Day 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated lunch with local specialties and a traditional dessert of meringue and to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and double crème. Then, stop in Broc for a visit to MAISON CAILLER performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) chocolate factory to taste this delicious Swiss specialty. Continue to Day 11 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Leave the Bavarian Alps and your comfortable hotel in nearby Charmey. (B,L,D) arrive in Munich, where Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive DAY 5 GRUYÈRE AREA–GSTAAD–INTERLAKEN AREA.Leave the during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot- Gruyère area and enjoy a scenic drive to Gstaad, one of Switzerland’s high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the most popular ski resorts, for an orientation of this pretty place. Then, city. (B) continue to Interlaken. The town’s unique location, settled between Day 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Lake Thun and Lake Brienz and surrounded by the world-famous
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OBERAMMERGAU 2020
Cologne 1 GERMANY Rhine River Aachen
1 Frankfurt Trier Rüdesheim
1 Rhineland
Black Forest
M 1 Munich Schaffhausen Wies AUSTRIA 2 Oberammergau Neuschwanstein Innsbruck Lucerne 2 Einsiedeln SWITZERLAND
CATHOLIC CENTRAL EUROPE WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 9 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! At 6 pm, the reason that Lucerne remained Catholic. Also included is a visit meet your Tour Director and travelling companions, then enjoy this to the Hofkirche ST. LEODEGAR, the most important church and a evening’s welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) landmark of the city. Afternoon and evening at leisure; you may wish to join exciting optional excursions to Mount Pilatus and attend a Swiss DAY 2 MUNICH–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–WIES–OBERAMMERGAU. Folklore show. (B) Your orientation of Germany’s “Secret Capital” includes the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, MARIENPLATZ with its DAY 6 LUCERNE–SCHAFFHAUSEN–BLACK FOREST, GERMANY– old and new Town Halls, and the gothic FRAUENKIRCHE. Enjoy a RHINELAND. A short drive to Schaffhausen to admire the famous scenic drive to Neuschwanstein for an exciting visit to magnificent RHINE FALLS; then, enter Germany, and stop in the Black Forest to KING LUDWIG’S CASTLE, which was the inspiration for Walt Disney’s enjoy a WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION, before continuing to the Sleeping Beauty castle. Before arriving in Oberammergau, stop for a Rhineland for your overnight stay. (B,D) visit to the beautifully-located pilgrimage CHURCH OF WIES, a Rococo DAY 7 RHINELAND–TRIER–AACHEN–COLOGNE. This morning is masterpiece. (B,D) dedicated to Trier, one of the oldest cities north of the Alps. During DAY 3 OBERGAMMERGAU. Today is dedicated to the PASSION your orientation, admire the Porta Nigra, a large Roman city gate, visit PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the inhabitants of the HIGH CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER, and see the unusual early-gothic Oberammergau. (B,L,D) Dreikönigenhaus. Then, continue to Aachen for a visit to the oldest CATHEDRAL in Northern Europe, burial place of Charlemagne, and DAY 4 OBERAMMERGAU–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–EINSIEDELN, for 600 years the church of coronation for German kings and queens. SWITZERLAND–LUCERNE. A picturesque drive through the Bavarian Arrive in Cologne for your overnight stay. (B,D) and Tyrolean Alps brings you to Innsbruck. Enjoy a pleasant walk through its quaint medieval lanes and take pictures of the GOLDEN DAY 8 COLOGNE–THE RHINE VALLEY–RÜDESHEIM–FRANKFURT. ROOF. Cross the border and enter Switzerland, where you will visit the The morning is dedicated to a visit of the magnificent CATHEDRAL, impressive Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, renowned sometimes called the most beautiful example of gothic art. Next is a for the famous black Madonna and its unique baroque architecture, on romantic RHINE CRUISE along the most scenic part of the Rhine River, your way to picture-book Lucerne. (B,D) followed by a special treat: a WINE TASTING in the capital of Riesling wine, Rüdesheim. This evening, a farewell dinner has been prepared at DAY 5 LUCERNE. On your walking tour, admire Thorwaldsen’s LION’S your hotel. (B,D) MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution, and the ornate DAY 9 FRANKFURT. Your vacation ends with breakfast this patrician houses of the walled town. Then, cross the famous covered morning. (B) CHAPEL BRIDGE and visit the JESUIT CHURCH with its onion-topped towers, built by the Jesuits in the time Protestantism came up and
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A short trip by minibus takes you meet your Tour Director, then to the CARCERI HERMITAGE, a peaceful oasis in the woods of Mount GERMANY 1 Munich enjoy this evening’s welcome Oberammergau Subasio where St. Francis came to pray. Finally, visit the MONASTERY 2 dinner at a local restaurant OF ST. DAMIAN, a Franciscan shrine built on the spot where St. AUSTRIA to celebrate the start of your Innsbruck Francis heard the voice of Christ, and where he wrote the Canticle spiritual journey through Italy. of the Creatures. The convent founded by St. Clare is still intact, and (D) is where she died in 1253. This afternoon, you may wish to join an DAY 2 ROME. Begin your optional excursion to magnificent medieval Spello. (B) discovery in Vatican City with DAY 6 ASSISI–SIENA–FLORENCE. Leave Assisi and enter Tuscany. Padua 2 Venice a guided visit of the VATICAN In Siena, meet your Local Guide and learn all about St. Catherine—a MUSEUMS, a unique collection saint, a mystic, a doctor of the Church, and the patroness of Italy and ITALY of religious and secular art Europe—as you visit the BASILICA OF ST. DOMINIC, the SANCTUARY, that spans for centuries, with Adriatic Sea and the HOUSE. Then, enjoy a walk through the ancient narrow lanes Tuscany some of the finest examples of and visit beautiful PIAZZA DEL CAMPO. Afternoon arrival in Florence, Florence 2 Renaissance paintings, including Assisi “Cradle of the Renaissance.” (B,D) Siena 2 the SISTINE CHAPEL, world Spello Cascia famous for Michelangelo’s DAY 7 FLORENCE. Follow your Local Guide and visit the ACADEMY OF Umbria ceiling paintings and The Last FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s David. Later, walk to beautiful Cathedral Judgment, as well as for being Square, admire Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Baptistry’s heavy bronze Rome 3 the place where the conclave “Gate of Paradise.” Attend Mass at the magnificent DUOMO, with its takes place for the election of incredible Renaissance dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. Also the new popes. Continue the see sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE and famous SANTA CROCE visit with monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE where the Pope prays SQUARE with its Franciscan basilica. (B) the Angelus every Sunday in front of thousands of believers and the DAY 8 FLORENCE–PADUA. Travel through the Apennine Mountains BASILICA, not only an incredibly rich architectural and decorative to arrive in the flat Po area. In Padua, a guided visit of the BASILICA wonder, but also the place where all Catholic popes are buried. Cross OF ST. ANTHONY shows you the tomb and reliquaries of this miracle- the Tiber River and dip into ancient Roman history. See the Colosseum, working saint and patron of lost and stolen articles. St. Anthony Is the largest amphitheatre ever built, and the Roman Forum, site of one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. He was a powerful military processions, elections, trials, and the overall centre of Roman Franciscan preacher and teacher. He was born in Lisbon in 1195 and public life for centuries. (B) died just outside Padua in 1231, having led a short but very intense DAY 3 ROME. This morning, attend the PAPAL AUDIENCE (subject religious life. (B) to availability) for the chance to see the Pope and receive the Papal DAY 9 PADUA. EXCURSION TO VENICE. A short drive brings you to Blessing. Later, visit ST. PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS, one of Rome’s Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT and see the sights with four major Papal basilicas built by Constantine on the grave of St. your Local Guide. Visit lavish DOGES’ PALACE, the BRIDGE OF SIGHS, Paul, and explore the mysterious ancient CATACOMBS that run under and ST. MARK’S SQUARE and its BASILICA. Time at leisure or take an the city. During the persecutions, the catacombs were used as places optional gondola ride. Return to Padua. (B,D) of refuge for the celebration of the Eucharist. Next, visit ST. JOHN LATERAN BASILICA and the HOLY STAIRS, brought from Jerusalem DAY 10 PADUA-INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA-OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. to Rome around 326 AD by St. Helena, mother of Constantine the A scenic drive through the impressive Dolomites brings you to the Great. Officially, pilgrims may only ascend these 28 white marble steps capital of Tyrol, Innsbruck. Follow your Tour Director for a pleasant walk on their knees. Then, visit the hallowed halls of ST. MARY MAJOR to the GOLDEN ROOF, and you may wish to shop for crystal, for which BASILICA. Its beautiful treasures are of inestimable value, and represent the city is famous. Cross the German border and arrive in picturesque the Church’s role as the cradle of Christian artistic civilization in Rome. Oberammergau. (B,D) For nearly 16 centuries, St. Mary Major has held its position as a Marian DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to shrine par excellence and has been a magnet for pilgrims from all over the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed the world who come to the Eternal City to experience the beauty, by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) grandeur, and holiness of the basilica. (B) DAY 12 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Arrive in Munich, where DAY 4 ROME–CASCIA–ASSISI. Depart Rome today and head north Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive during an orientation into Umbria for a stop in Cascia to explore the life of St. Rita, known featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, and as the “Saint of the Impossible,” as she went through many problems MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. Afternoon at leisure; and through the different stages of her life but always managed to get tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at your hotel. (B,D) through thanks to her faith and prayer. Visit the BASILICA, see the tomb with the saint’s incorrupt body, and attend Mass. Also, visit the Day 13 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) lower basilica, home of the Eucharistic Miracle, which is commemorated each year with the Feast of Corpus Christi. Continue to hilltop Assisi, home of St. Francis and St. Clare. Here, visit ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS BASILICA, where St. Francis consecrated St. Clare as the “Bride of Christ,” and the PORZIUNCOLA, where he founded the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor in 1209. (B,D)
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OBERAMMERGAU 2020
GERMANY Vienna Munich Altötting Area Salzburg
Zürich Oberammergau Einsiedeln Lucerne AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND
SHRINES OF ALPINE EUROPE & * OBERAMMERGAU 7 DAYS
Day 1 (Wed.) ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Check into your hall tower. Head towards ALTÖTTING, spiritual focal point of Bavaria hotel, then the rest of the day is free to explore on your own. This for more than 1,250 years. Here, enjoy a guided visit of the old town afternoon, meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers and prepare for and the PANORAMA MUSEUM, a stereoscopic painting (large scale your upcoming spiritual journey. Later this evening, a welcome dinner is panorama) created in 1902 portraying the holy city of Jerusalem. Join served at your hotel. (D) the evening Mass and the candlelight procession, ideal moments for reflection and worship, as well as for sharing your sense of faith with Day 2 (Thu.) ZÜRICH. EXCURSION TO LUCERNE & EINSIEDELN. This other believers. (B) morning, travel to Lucerne, a picturesque town built along the shores of a shimmering lake and at the foot of majestic peaks. Spend some time Day 5 (Sun.) ALTÖTTING AREA-SALZBURG-VIENNA. Spend the visiting the town centre and take advantage of the optional excursions morning getting to know picturesque Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace. available. In the afternoon, head to the BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF Try the famous marzipan pralines, take a walk in the Old Town, listed EINSIEDELN, a major station on the Way of St. James and one of the as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or step into the Cathedral for some most important pilgrimage sites in Switzerland. Visit the magnificent prayer time. In the afternoon, travel to the imperial city of Vienna, built Baroque Monastery and Chapel that is home to the BLACK MADONNA, along the banks of the Danube. On the way, stop at the Baroque MELK made out of black marble. Spend some time in prayer and then BENEDICTINE ABBEY, an important intellectual and cultural centre over celebrate the Divine Office Vespers and the Salve Regina. Later, return the centuries. (B) to Zürich. (B) Day 6 (Mon.) VIENNA. Discover the capital of waltz on a guided city Day 3 (Fri.) ZÜRICH-OBERAMMERGAU. Leave Zürich and travel east tour today; learn about the Habsburg dynasty that ruled the area for to cross briefly into Austria, skirting scenic Lake Constance, and then centuries; and see some of the finest buildings that give the city such continuing into Germany through the farmlands of Bavaria into the an elegant feel: the State Opera, the Parliament, and the former imperial alpine landscapes of Oberammergau. The highlight of the day is the Hofburg Palace. Later, if you wish, you can celebrate Mass in the solemn famous PASSION PLAY, a performance that takes place every 10 years CATHEDRAL OF ST. STEPHEN. Continue exploring at leisure, or join an since 1634 when it was initiated as an oath to give thanks for the village optional excursion. In the evening, say farewell to your newfound friends having been preserved from the Black Death. All the actors who take during the included dinner at a local restaurant. You certainly shared part in the play, are from the village itself. There will be time for an some really intense faith experiences, but also some unforgettable included dinner during the intermission. (B,D) moments of joyous communal life. (B,D) Day 4 (Sat.) OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH-ALTÖTTING AREA. Stop Day 7 (Tue.) VIENNA. Your vacation ends with breakfast this in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, for a short visit of the city centre to morning. (B) admire Marienplatz with the Glockenspiel (carillon) of the new city
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Berlin 1
GERMANY
Wittenberg 1 Leipzig 1 Eisleben
Eisenach Rhine Valley 2 Erfurt 2 Wiesbaden Coburg
Worms Mainz 1 Nuremberg Rothenburg
THE EUROPEAN Munich REFORMATION WITH 1 * Oberammergau 1 OBERAMMERGAU 11 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY. Welcome to Berlin! At 6 pm, and Bach Memorials. Also, visit WARTBURG CASTLE, where he lived meet your Tour Director and travelling companions, and begin your in disguise as “Knight George.” It was during this period that Luther journey at this evening’s welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) translated the New Testament from Ancient Greek into German in just ten weeks. (B,D) DAY 2 BERLIN–WITTENBERG. Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored DAY 6 ERFURT–COBURG–WIESBADEN. Continue south today to Reichstag, Charlottenburg Castle, a picture stop at monumental Coburg and visit fascinating COBURG FORTRESS, where Luther lived, Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the 21-foot Victory and was protected, during the Imperial Diet of Augsburg in 1530. As an Column in the vast Tiergarten Park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire, he could not attend the Imperial Diet MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bomb-damaged spire, drive along Unter of Augsburg, but instead spent his time continuing his work translating den Linden Boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and Checkpoint the Bible and writing on Reformation issues. (B,D) Charlie. In the afternoon, continue to Wittenberg, Martin Luther’s DAY 7 WIESBADEN. EXCURSION TO THE RHINE VALLEY, WORMS & hometown for more than 30 years and birthplace of the Reformation. MAINZ. Enjoy a scenic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced (B,D) vineyards, and half-timbered towns. In Worms, where the Imperial DAY 3 WITTENBERG–LEIPZIG. Enjoy a guided walking tour and visit Council passed judgment on Luther in 1521, visit the CATHEDRAL the Luther House, where Martin Luther and his family lived. Also, visit where Luther presented his case, as well as TRINITY CHURCH and the ST. MARY’S CHURCH, a twin-towered gothic church where Luther Reformation monument. Continue to Mainz to visit the GUTENBERG preached reform, got married, and baptized his six children. Finally, MUSEUM, which houses original copies of the Bible. (B) see the door of Castle Church, where Luther posted his 95 Theses, DAY 8 WIESBADEN–ROTHENBURG–NUREMBERG. Journey to the launching the Reformation in 1517. Continue to Leipzig for a walking medieval walled town of Rothenburg, where your walking tour takes tour and a visit to the THOMASKIRCHE, where Johann Sebastian Bach you to ST. JACOB’S CHURCH with its masterpiece Altar of the Holy worked as a cantor. Also, see the market square that today is a site for Blood. Afterwards, there is time to shop for the town’s famed Christmas celebrations and festivals, but once was the scene of executions and ornaments. On to Nuremberg, the first town to accept the Reformation political demonstrations. (B,D) in 1525. Your walking tour features the gothic ST. LORENZ LUTHERAN DAY 4 LEIPZIG–EISLEBEN–ERFURT. Today, stop in Eisleben, where CHURCH, where you can pause for quiet meditation. (B,D) Luther’s life began and ended. Visit his BIRTH HOUSE and DEATH DAY 9 NUREMBERG–OBERAMMERGAU. Drive to picturesque HOUSE MUSEUMS, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites; as well as Oberammergau, where the afternoon and evening are dedicated to the ST. PETER & PAUL CHURCH, where Luther was baptized, and ST. world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by ANDREW’S CHURCH, where Luther preached his last sermon in 1546. the people of the town. (B,D) Later, drive to Erfurt, whose 36 churches, 15 monasteries, and other ecclesiastical buildings have earned it the nickname “Thuringian Rome.” DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. In Munich, explore Germany’s The beautiful Old Town preserves the atmosphere Luther must have “Secret Capital” with your Local Guide, including the Olympic Stadium, experienced during his student days. A highlight is an inspirational visit the 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, MARIENPLATZ with its old and to the AUGUSTINIAN MONASTERY where Luther lived as a monk, and new Town Halls, and the gothic Frauenkirche. Tonight, enjoy a farewell the unique MERCHANTS’ BRIDGE, lined with half-timbered homes on dinner at your hotel. (B,D) both sides. (B) DAY 11 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) DAY 5 ERFURT. EXCURSION TO EISENACH. Journey to Eisenach and meet your Local Guide. Visit LUTHER HOUSE, ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, where Luther was a choir boy and later preached, and see the Luther
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DAY 1 AMSTERDAM (EMBARKATION). Welcome to Amsterdam, DAY 6 STRASBOURG, FRANCE. Situated on the border of France Holland’s sophisticated, modern capital. This afternoon, board and Germany, Strasbourg blends the cultures of both countries in your river cruise vessel and meet your crew at an evening welcome a delightful way. On your GUIDED SIGHTSEEING TOUR, visit the reception. (D) (Note: Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.) monumental red-sandstone GOTHIC CATHEDRAL, as well as the magical LA PETITE FRANCE district, home to half-timber houses, DAY 2 AMSTERDAM. There is no better way to see Amsterdam than quaint shops, inviting bistros, and a waterfront promenade. Also by CANAL BOAT. There’s also free time in the city this afternoon to spend time exploring Place Kléber, a large historic square in the explore on your own. Later, set sail for Germany. (B,L,D) heart of the city, and Place Gutenberg in the heart of medieval DAY 3 AMSTERDAM. Today, enjoy a peaceful morning of cruising Strasbourg. After dinner, enjoy an onboard WOODCARVING before reaching Cologne in the afternoon. Choose between an demonstration. (B,L,D) included GUIDED CITY WALK or JEWISH HERITAGE WALK. The DAY 7 BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO THE BLACK FOREST. Old Town abounds with cafés, shops, and taverns. Be sure to try Located at the foot of Kaiserstuhl Mountain on the French-German a Kölsch pale lager, locally brewed in Cologne for over a hundred border, Breisach is the gateway to Germany’s BLACK FOREST years! (B,L,D) region. The most well-known products from this region are Black DAY 4 KOBLENZ–RHINE GORGE–RÜDESHEIM. Situated at the Forest ham, Black Forest cherry cake, and cuckoo clocks. You confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers, 2,000-year-old may opt for a visit to the workshop of a local woodcarver who Koblenz is the cultural and business centre of the Middle Rhine produces clocks and other carvings, or to the open-air Museum of region. Here, join a Local Guide for a WALKING TOUR of the city Vogtsbauernhof to see how life was lived in this area centuries ago. that reveals an eventful past through its castles, fortress walls, (B,L,D) towers, squares, and monuments. The dramatic RHINE GORGE DAY 8 BASEL, SWITZERLAND (DISEMBARKATION)–ZÜRICH– is the most beautiful stretch of river. Cruise past the legendary INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–MUNICH, GERMANY. A comfortable drive rock of the Lorelei, where echoes of enchanted siren song lured brings you via Zürich to Innsbruck in the Tyrolean mountains. Enjoy unwitting sailors to their doom. In Rüdesheim, the quintessential a walk through the Old Town to see the GOLDEN ROOF and time Rhine Valley wine town, visit SIEGFRIED’S MECHANICAL MUSICAL to shop for crystal for which the city is famous. Then, continue to INSTRUMENT MUSEUM to see and hear a large collection of self- Munich. (B) playing calliopes and music boxes from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. (B,L,D) DAY 9 MUNICH–OBERAMMERGAU. Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, DAY 5 MAINZ. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG. Strategically located and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. Then, drive to at the confluence of the Rhine and Main Rivers is Mainz, with picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) “civilized” origins dating back to around 38 BC. Join your Local Guide for a GUIDED WALK through the Altstadt (Old Town) with DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are its many intriguing shops and the whimsical Fastnachtsbrunnen dedicated to wolrd-famous PASSION PLAY held every 10 years and (Carnival Fountain) on the Schillerplatz, a tribute to the jesters performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) at the city’s annual Carnival celebration. Gutenberg, father of DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Return to Munich with time to modern printing, was born here—and you’ll visit the captivating explore on your own. (B,L,D) GUTENBERG MUSEUM. Travel to Heidelberg, home to the oldest university in Germany. With a LOCAL GUIDE, visit the imposing DAY 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) ruins of HEIDELBERG CASTLE and see the famed GREAT VAT, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel.” (B,L,D)
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