“I want to reiterate how very much we enjoyed our ‘Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna &
Prague’ trip. Our Tauck Director had a great part in making the trip so wonderful and so easy to navigate, not to mention her terrific personality and willingness to help. I will return to Tauck for our next land trip.
” – Sheila Stern, NY
6. THE ARCHITECTURE OF PEST The Danube River divides Budapest into two distinct areas, Buda and Pest. Today, Tauck’s locally guided sightseeing shows you the best of Pest, sprawling along the eastern banks of the Danube. View the city’s historic embassy district; City Park; and adjacent Andrassy Avenue, one of Budapest’s main shopping boulevards, lined with elegant 19th-century mansions and townhouses and itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Go inside the neo-Renaissance State Opera House for a special visit; tour St. Stephen’s Basilica and the synagogue at Dohány (holidays permitting); visit Heroes’ Square, whose impressive statuary commemorates many of Hungary’s early rulers and national heroes. Enjoy dinner à la carte at your hotel this evening. Meals BD
7. EXPLORE BUDA,CASTLE HILL & MORE Today includes a guided tour of Hungary’s neo-Gothic Parliament building in Pest, an icon of Budapest’s skyline. Crossing over to Buda, you can practically feel the history that’s been made
inside the Gothic Matthias Church, among the city’s most notable sites, where the last two Hungarian kings were crowned. Check out the imposing Fishermen’s Bastion looming over the Danube, and stroll the quaint lanes and cobblestone streets of Castle Hill, perched above the river’s western bank. Feel free to enjoy complimentary use of the spa at your hotel this afternoon, or explore more of fascinating Budapest on your own. Meals BL
8. TO VIENNA VIA BRATISLAVA,SLOVAKIA Make your way from Hungary to Slovakia’s ancient capital city, Bratislava. After lunch, discover 17 centuries worth of history along the cobblestoned, vehicle-free streets of the city’s Old Town, both on a walking tour with our local guide and during time on your own; see the 13th-century Old Town Hall and St. Martin’s Cathedral. Your journey continues to Vienna, Austria, for a three-night stay at one of the most celebrated hotels in Europe, where you’ll enjoy dinner à la carte tonight. Meals BLD
9. FINE ARTS MUSEUM & SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE Vienna inspires romantic visions of “Old Europe” at virtually every turn! Following a drive along the famous Ringstrasse and the Danube, view masterworks from the Imperial Habsburg art collections on a guided visit to the Kunsthistorisches (Museum of Fine Arts). Then it’s on to Schönbrunn Palace – an architectural treasure built to rival Versailles, and the former summer residence of Austria’s emperors – for a demonstration of the art of making Vienna’s delectable strüdel... with a tasting... as well as lunch and a tour of the grand State Apartments. Meals BL
Visit the Cathedral of St. Vitus, overlooking the heart of Prague 86
10. VIENNA & A PRIVATE PALACE CONCERT More of Vienna waits for you... on a guided walking tour that includes the city’s medieval center, the historic Jewish Quarter, and the courtyard of the Hofburg, former home of the Habsburg emperors and Austria’s presidential residence today. After an afternoon spent on your own, join us for dinner followed by a private classical music concert at a traditional palace. Meals BD
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