9. EXPLORE HISTORIC WEIMAR
Weimar’s noted residents have included Bach, Goethe, Liszt, and Schiller. A walking tour introduces you to the city’s highlights, and includes a look at its legacy as the birthplace of modern architecture following the Bauhaus movement in the early 1920s. Dine tonight at your hotel, boasting a history as rich as the city itself. Meals BLD
10. BAROQUE ART IN THE CITY OF DRESDEN Continue on to Dresden, whose Royal Palace was all but destroyed in World War II; extensive restoration work brought the interior to new splendor in 2006. The palace’s museum, dating back to the 1720s, displays some 4,000 works of art; your private tour through the New Green Vault takes in Renaissance and Classicist treasures, including jeweled gems of gold, silver, ivory and mother of pearl. Meals BLD
11. SIGHTSEE OLD AND NEW IN DRESDEN Visit Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), a Protestant church destroyed in 1945 – reconstruction was completed in 2005! See the neo-Renaissance opera house and the famous Baroque Zwinger, housing five diverse museums. Enjoy an afternoon exploring at leisure in this unique city on the beautiful Elbe River. Meals B
12. POTSDAM / ON TO BERLIN
Arrive in Potsdam; visit Cecilienhof Palace, where Truman, Churchill and Stalin signed the Potsdam Treaty on August 2, 1945. Once a Prussian royal residence, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Travel to Berlin by way of Glienicke Bridge. Meals BLD
13. DISCOVER LEGENDARY BERLIN In Germany’s capital city, view the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral) and the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral); Unter den Linden Boulevard; Brandenburg Gate; the Reichstag; and Checkpoint Charlie, the controversial crossing point between the former East and West Berlins. Spend the afternoon as you wish, and join us this evening for a farewell reception and dinner. Meals BD
14. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Berlin. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from The Westin Grand, Berlin to Berlin-Tegel Airport. You should allow 3 hours for check-in at the airport. Meals B
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825
Explore Heidelberg, including its famous castle, and have lunch in a popular “cellar” restaurant in Dresden
14 DAYS FROM $5,590 PLUS AIRFARE (13 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 9 Dinners)
BEGINS FRANKFURT
May 19 Jun 2, 9, 23 Jul 7, 21 Aug 4, 18 Sep 1, 15, 29 Oct 6
Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures averaging 24 Tauck Guests, priced from $6390 per person double; specific dates apply – ask at booking.
Special Single Savings: dates in red indicate special departures where you save $400 on the single room price; inquire at time of booking.
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www.tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. PRICE PER PERSON
Double $5590 Single $6591 Triple $5278
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability).
Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before or after your tour and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.
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FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Hotel Nassauer Hof Traube Tonbach Hotel Müller
Bayerischer Hof Hotel Eisenhut
Hotel Elephant, Weimar
Wiesbaden Baiersbronn
Hohenschwangau Munich
Rothenburg Weimar
Night 10,11 Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden Dresden Night 12,13 The Westin Grand, Berlin
Berlin
Romantic Germany combines well with these Europe trips; ask at time of booking!
Switzerland (11 days, page 92)
Russian Glories, Baltic Treasures (14 days, page 72) Scandinavia (14 days, page 78)
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