The Arts Society Grayshott presents Oberammergau Passion Play 2020 & the Art & Palaces of Munich & Bavaria What is the 7 days from £1,539 Departing 16th June 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play? THE HISTORY In 1633, in the middle of the Thirty Years War, Bavaria was being swept by a plague epidemic and more than 80 lives had been lost in Oberammergau alone. The local elders vowed that if the village were purged of the plague, they would ‘keep the Passion tragedy every 10 years’. The epidemic came to a standstill and in 1634 the villagers fulfilled their solemn promise for the first time. Ever since they have loyally kept their vow and in 2020 Oberammergau will, for the 42nd time, be staging the Passion Play telling the story of Christ’s Passion, from His entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Resurrection and Ascension. THE STAGE The roofed auditorium has seats for nearly 4,500 spectators. The terraces rising towards the back of the auditorium ensure a good view from every seat of the open air stage, where the play is performed whatever the weather. THE PLAY The Play is performed exclusively by amateur actors, who were either born in Oberammergau or have lived there for the past 20 years. In 2010, over 2,000 of the 5,300 or so inhabitants were involved either on stage or backstage. A special feature of the Oberammergau Passion Play is its living tableaux: colourful scenes from the Old Testament, which are woven into the story of the Passion in the form of still life pictures. THE MUSIC The music, with choral and prologue performances, was composed between 1811 and 1820 by Oberammergau’s teacher and church musician Rochus Dedler. The music directors added their own compositions and some contemporary touches for the Passion Plays in 2000 and 2010. Jesus prays on the Mount of Olives Jesus appears before Pilate Deposit For more information on this tour contact your Group Organiser We understand that you may be fully refundable reluctant to commit now to a tour that doesn’t depart until 2020, particularly before Peter Crowfoot as you may not be able to obtain 31st January insurance that far in advance. So if at Tel: 01428 608942 any time before 31st January 2019 you 2019 Any air holidays and have to cancel your booking for reasons Email: [email protected] flights in this brochure are which would otherwise have allowed you to ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. successfully claim on our current comprehensive Eastwoods, Wood Road, Tailored Travel’s ATOL travel insurance policy (a copy of which is available from us), Hindhead GU26 6PT number is 5605 we will refund the initial £150 deposit payable on booking. View and share this tour online - click on View Your Tour at www.tailored-travel.co.uk and quote grp201 The Arts Society Grayshott presents Oberammergau Passion Play 2020 & the Art & Palaces of Munich & Bavaria Departs 16th June 2020 7 days from £1,539 Neuschwanstein Castle Featuring Day 1 – Fly to Germany Ludwig II’s three royal castles, Linderhof was originally • Category 1 Passion Play ticket (best seats) We meet at Heathrow Airport for our direct scheduled intended as a hunting lodge but later he declared it would • Welcome drink and dinner & 3 course dinner in flight to Munich. On arrival in Germany we are met by our be a new Versailles and the wonderful French Rococo Oberammergau tour manager who will accompany us throughout our tour. interiors and beautiful parkland certainly reflect that • 4* hotels We then board our executive coach and en route to our ambition. This afternoon we will tour Neuschwanstein • All excursions, entrance fees & guided tours hotel we stop for a guided introductory walking tour of Castle, the ‘castle of the fairy tale king’. The shy King included Munich. We then check-in at the 4* Holiday Inn Hotel in Ludwig II had built the castle in order to withdraw from • Return scheduled flights from Heathrow to Munich (or similar) for a three night stay. There will be a public life but seven weeks after his death in 1886 Munich welcome drink before a 3 course dinner served in our Neuschwanstein was opened to the public and today it is • Professional tour manager hotel tonight. one of the most popular of all Europe’s castles. On arrival • Executive coach in Germany in Fussen we check in at the 4* Luitpoldpark Hotel (or • Audio listening headsets Days 2 to 4 Day 2 – Residenz Munich, Cuvilliés Theatre & similar) for a three night stay. • Local accommodation tax included Neue Pinakothek This morning we visit the Residenz Munich for a guided Includes tour, exploring the architecture, decoration and works of • Munich – guided introductory walking tour art ranging from the Renaissance to the neoclassical era, • Residenz Munich – guided tour taking in the Schatzkammer (the Treasury), a series of • Cuvilliés Theatre rooms holding the crown jewels of Bavaria, and the • Neue Pinakothek decorative vaulted ceiling of the Antiquarium. We also • Alte Pinakothek – guided tour visit Cuvilliés Theatre. Originally reserved exclusively for • Lenbachhaus Museum members of court, many lavish opera productions were • Wies Church performed here, including the first performances of • Linderhof Palace – guided tour Mozart's ‘Idomeneo’, in 1781. This afternoon we visit the • Neuschwanstein Castle – guided tour Neue Pinakothek, featuring outstanding works of • Füssen European art and sculpture from the late 18th to the Linderhof Palace • Herz Jesu Church beginning of the 20th century, from Goya to the post- • Nymphenburg Palace – guided tour impressionists and including works by great German Day 5 – Oberammergau Passion Play artists such as Schinkel and Caspar David Friedrich. This morning we travel to the village of Oberammergau Your Accommodation and after time to look round the village and have lunch, We spend the first three nights of our tour at the Day 3 – Alte Pinakothek & Lenbachhaus we take our Category 1 seats (best category) for the 4* Holiday Inn Munich City Centre (or similar), and Museum Passion Play. The performance runs from 2.30pm till the final three nights at the 4* Luitpoldpark Hotel Our guided tour at the Alte Pinakothek this morning 10.30pm with a three hour interval for included dinner. in Füssen (or similar). Facilities at both hotels introduces us to one of the most important collections of After the Play finishes, we transfer back to our hotel. include a restaurant and a bar, and all rooms are 14th to 18th century European paintings with more than en suite. Dinner is included on the first evening of 800 masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the end of the Day 6 - Füssen our tour, and in Oberammergau on the fifth rococo period. We continue to the Lenbachhaus The day is at leisure in Füssen, and on an individual basis evening. The remaining four nights are on a bed Museum, re-opened in 2013 after four years of restoration you may choose to visit the Holy Ghost Hospital Church, and breakfast basis. overseen by Lord Foster, and especially famous for its or the Museum of Füssen, located in a baroque style collection of paintings from the Blue Rider group of former Benedictine abbey. Situated conveniently on an Extras expressionist artists, including Kandinsky and Klee. The important trade route, Füssen experienced its most rapid • Insurance (available after 31 January 2019) rest of the day is at leisure in Munich. growth in the late Middle Ages, as witnessed by many of • Single room supplement £149 the buildings in Reichenstraβe and the remains of the • Gratuities town fortifications, which include Sebastiantor and sections of the walls with five turrets. Day 7 - Herz Jesu Church & Nymphenburg Palace On arrival in Munich we visit the stunning modern Herz Jesu Church, made of glass, followed by a tour of the Baroque Nymphenburg Palace, the summer residence of the Bavarian monarchs. Our visit takes in the ‘Gallery of Beauties’ commissioned by Ludwig I, the former bedroom of King Ludwig II and the impressive banquet hall with fine ceiling frescoes by Johann Baptist Zimmermann. We then travel to Munich Airport for our Füssen direct scheduled flight to Heathrow. Day 4 – Wies Church, Linderhof Castle & NB: Please note we reserve the right to alter the above Neuschwanstein Castle itinerary if required for operational reasons. Given the historic nature of the places visited, a certain degree of walking will After checking out of our hotel we visit Wies Church, a be involved, and this holiday may not be suitable for those masterpiece of Bavarian Rococo and, according to the with mobility problems. This holiday and the flights are ATOL UNESCO World Heritage list, ‘exuberant, colourful and protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Tailored Travel's joyful’. We continue to Linderhof Palace for a guided tour. ATOL number is 5605. Price based on twin share. Minimum Munich Residenz Built between 1874 and 1878 and the smallest of King numbers required. Normal booking conditions apply. 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