DAY 1: SUNDAY Depart from Frankfurt in the morning and drive to Eisenach, dominated by the Wartburg Castle. Visit one of the most important edifices of German history and see the room where Luther worked and spent the last years of his seclusion. Continue to Weimar, one of Germany’s greatest cultural treasures. Poets like Schiller and Goethe, composers like Liszt and Richard Strauss, the philosopher Nietzsche and the architect Gropius lived and worked there. In the evening enjoy your 3-course welcome dinner. Overnight at Hotel Leonardo Weimar o.s. DAY 2: MONDAY After breakfast we move to Luther’s Wittenberg where reformation started when he pinned his 95 thesis to the portal of the church. Continue to Potsdam and DAY 3: TUESDAY In the morning departure for Berlin. See the highlights of Germany’s most important and most exciting city like Brandenburg Gate, our Parliament Reichstag, Check Point Charlie and Protestant Cathedral (Berliner Dom). Afterwards, check-in at your hotel. The afternoon is free for own activities like exploring the numerous, wellknown museums or roam around the various boutiques and department stores like the KaDeWe. Take the opportunity of doing a boat trip optionally which gives you some impressive views from the channel Spree. Overnight at Hotel Express by Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre o.s.
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DAY 4: WEDNESDAY After breakfast we go on to Dresden. On a city tour you will get to know one of the loveliest cities of central Europe – “Florence of the Elbe” it is called – and see its important sights like the restored Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House, the baroque Zwinger, the Green Vault and many more. In the late afternoon return to Berlin and small city tour. DAY 5: THURSDAY Now you have 3 options:
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Traces of Luther and Berlin
See the historic cities of Eisenach, Weimar, and Potsdam while exploring some of the the important places where Martin Luther visited or lived.
2012
Tour for groups only - min. 16 people
