CENTRAL EUROPE Traveling Well Includes…
• TAUCK’S YELLOW ROADS! Unparalleled Alpine views when you scale the heights of Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland by cogwheel train, cable car and mountain coach
• TAUCK EXCLUSIVE! A private tour of the modern Liechtenstein Parliament building • Wine reception in Tratzberg Castle and the Prince of Liechtenstein’s private cellars • Dinner and entertainment in the historic Salt Mines of Berchtesgaden • A Tyrolean evening in a mountain hut & a day of alphorn traditions, cheese making and beer • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as detailed • 25 meals, service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
3. ZUGSPITZE – EIBSEE – LINDERHOF Way up atop Germany’s highest mountain, Zugspitze, is this morning’s destination, traveling first by cogwheel railroad to the Zugspitzplatt (the glacier plateau), then by aerial cable car to the summit ridge. You can expect spectacular views of the Alps while enjoying lunch at a local restaurant. The ride back down by cable car, descending some 6,500 feet in about 10 minutes to picture-perfect Eibsee Lake below, will continue to impress. From Eibsee, you’re off to Linderhof Castle in the Bavarian Alps. In 1869, King Ludwig began transforming his father’s royal hunting lodge into a mini-Versailles, complete with a Hall of Mirrors, an extravagant bedchamber for the king, fountains and gardens; see them on a private tour. Meals BLD
4. INNSBRUCK – TRATZBERG – SALZBURG En route to Salzburg and along the Inn River, green domes and red roofs welcome you to Innsbruck, where you’ll visit the Hofkirche (Court Church), built as a mausoleum for the Habsburg Emperor, Maximilian I. Inside you’ll find a series of larger-than-life statues depicting Maximilian’s ancestors and an elaborate chapel. Next at Schloss Tratzberg, on the slopes of the Karwendel Alps, an entertaining private tour introduces the castle’s half-century of history. Medieval merriment reigns during a private wine reception and lunch that includes wines produced from the castle’s own vineyards. Your final destination is Salzburg, where you’ll begin a three-night stay at an authentic Austrian country inn – in the very heart of the city. Meals BLD
5. SALZBURG – SALZKAMMERGUT A guided walking tour introduces Salzburg, a city of intensive cultural traditions that took off with the career of its most famous resident, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. You’ll see his birthplace and other local attractions, followed by lunch on your own and free time to explore the sights as you wish. This afternoon, travel to Salzkammergut, a region of peaceful lakes and craggy peaks that you might well recognize from film locations used in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Meals B
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6. SALZBURG – EAGLE’S NEST – BERCHTESGADEN Enjoy a morning at leisure in Salzburg, a city divided into two halves by the Salzach River. The older half (on the left bank) consists of narrow streets, many pedestrian-only, lined with historic architecture that dates as far back as the Middle Ages, splendid squares and elegant burghers’ houses. This afternoon, depart for the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest), a 6,000-ft. mountaintop tea house. A special mountain coach takes us high up the Kehlstein road; blasted out of solid rock in just 13 months, it is considered a feat of engineering. Evening brings fascinating travel into mountain depths on a visit to the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines. You’ll don protective overalls (and perhaps a sweater) for an optional slide* down into this centuries-old miners’ world, including an illuminated lake and
GERMANY Linderhof
Neuschwanstein Castle
Bad Wörishofen LIECHTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND Vaduz Davos Bolzano d’Ampezzo Cortina ITALY Zugspitze Seefeld
Oberammergau Munich
Salzburg Berchtesgaden Innsbruck Grossglockner AUSTRIA
Maximum Elevation 11,333 Ft.
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