See important places Martin Luther visited or lived at! Travel with us through centuries and discover Berlin,
the pulsating capital of Germany! Let yourself go and immerse in the world of fairy tales by Brothers Grimm!
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Seven overnight stays at specially selected first class and tourist superior hotels including tax, service charges and baggage handling (one piece per person). All rooms with private bath or shower and toilet
Transportation by modern air conditioned motorcoach with WC
Professional English/ Spanish speaking guide throughout the tour
All excursions and city tours not marked as optionals
***Include Hotel****
Hotel Leonardo
Hotel Park inn
Hotel Best Western Queens hotel
Hotel holiday inn express
Hotel Mercure hotel
Hotel InterCity
***MEALS****
Welcome dinner incl. welcome drink
Seven breakfast buffets
DEPARTURES
8 days/ 7 nights
Departing on Sundays:
May 08, June 05, July 10, August 07,
Sep 11, Sep 18, Oct 09
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Itinerary
Day 1 -Sunday Frankfurt – Eisenach – Weimar
Depart from Frankfurt in the morning and drive eastward
to eisenach, dominated by the Wartburg Castle. Visit one
of the most important buildings of German history and
see the room where Martin Luther in only eleven weeks
translated the New Testament. Three hundred years
before, st. elizabeth of Thuringia spent almost all her life
at the Wartburg. afterwards, we continue to a cultural
treasure, Weimar, where numerous famous persons like
Goethe, schiller, Liszt and richard strauss lived and
worked. in the evening our welcome dinner will be served
at our hotel. overnight at hotel Leonardo or similar.
Day 2 Monday Weimar – Dresden
After the breakfast drive to dresden, the capital of the
Free state of saxony. on a city tour you will get to know
one of the loveliest cities of central europe. due to its mild
climate, the baroque architecture and the renowned
museums, dresden is also called ‘Florence of the elbe’.
see the semper opera house, the baroque Zwinger, the
Green Vault or another important museum of your choice
and, overall, the restored Frauenkirche. Nowadays, it is
hard to believe that after the bombing in 1945 the city
centre was completely destroyed. The rest of the day is
free for own activities. overnight at Park inn
Day 3 Tuesday Dresden – Wittenberg – Potsdam – Berlin
Today we return to the traces of Luther and visit
Wittenberg where the reformation started on 31.10.1517
when Martin, according to legend, nailed his 95 theses to
the portal of the Castle Church. afterwards, we depart
towards Potsdam and the impressive courtyards of
sanssouci Palace, the former summer residence of
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. in the late afternoon
we arrive at Berlin. overnight at holiday inn express City
Centre
Day 4 Wednesday Berlin
During a big city tour we will show you all the highlights
of Germany’s capital and most exciting city. see
Brandenburg Gate, our parliament reichstag, the victory
column, Palace Bellevue, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Memorial Church,
Checkpoint Charlie, remains of the wall, boulevard unter
den Linden and the Berliner dom (Berlin Cathedral). The
afternoon is free for own activities like discovering the
museums island or shopping in the numerous boutiques
and department stores like KadeWe. Take the opportunity
to do an optional boat trip which gives you some
memorable views from the channel spree. Please just
ask your guide! overnight at holiday inn express City
Centre
Day 5 Thursday Berlin – Hamburg
Today we are heading north. our next stop is hamburg.
enjoy all the main sights of this booming city like
st. Michälis Church, called Michel, st. Pauli quarter,
Landungsbrücken, speicherstadt and the brand-new
hafenCity before discovering Germany’s largest port on
a typical harbour cruise. The evening is free, maybe for
a walk along the reeperbahn? This amusement district
originally was visited by sailors who were able to spend
a whole six month pay in only one happy night. Nowadays,
of course, you can also see more ‘civilised’ areas.
overnight at Best Western Queens hotel
Day 6 Friday Hamburg – Bremen – Hamelin
After breakfast departure to Bremen, the free hanseatic
city at river Weser with an old tradition of seafaring.
see ‘roland’ at the market square, the cathedral, the city
hall and the bronze statue of Grimms’ Bremer
stadtmusikanten. rub the donkey’s hooves and a wish
comes true! after a walk through the narrow streets of
schnoor quarter with tiny houses, we turn onto the famous
German Fairy Tale route. in the afternoon we reach
hamelin, a city known for the Pied Piper, another legend
appeared in the writings of the Brothers Grimm. its former
wealthy – due to its favourable location as trading centre
on the river Weser – was reflected in its lavishly decorated
houses. The delightful centre is a listed site of historical
interest. after the check-in at the hotel, we will celebrate
our farewell dinner. overnight at Mercure hotel
Day 7 Saturday Hamelin – Frankfurt
Along the river Weser we follow the Fairy Tale route
towards the small and unique city of hann.Münden.
Never destroyed, hann.Münden belongs to the best
preserved half-timbered places in Germany. enjoy this
jewel of Weser renaissance style before we continue our
trip to Frankfurt. on the further way to the south we will
make stops along the road, depending on the weather and
traffic situation. in the afternoon we reach Frankfurt where
a panoramic city tour of Germany’s financial capital awaits
us. overnight at interCityhotel
Day 8 Sunday Frankfurt
Our exciting journey ends with breakfast at the hotel or
continues with ‘romantic Germany’
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