THE CENTENNIAL
OF WWI – which began in the summer of 1914 and raged on until the Armistice of 1918 – will be observed around the world starting in 2014. Among the thousands of places throughout Europe that endured the terrible conflict, few suffered as much or are as symbolic as the medieval Belgian city of Ieper (better known to the rest of the world by its French spelling, Ypres), which was at the center of the fighting throughout four years of war; hardly a building was left undamaged by artillery bombardment. To mark the poignant anniversary of the First World War, we’ve added a new Tauck Exclusive to Belgium & Holland in Spring for 2014: a private visit and dinner for Tauck guests only at the In Flanders Fields Museum, dedicated to the events of the Great War and the battles fought here between 1914 and 1918, and set within Ieper’s historic, reconstructed Cloth Hall – a 13th-century medieval landmark nearly destroyed by shelling and meticulously rebuilt after the war.
We’ll take you to experience treasures artistic as well as historic... from Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum to the 17th-century Dutch port of Hoorn
Discover the park’s Kröller-Müller Museum, where you can see one of the world’s largest van Gogh collections, including his Café Terrace in Arles; outside, the sculpture garden entices with works by Rodin and other renowned sculptors. Rejoin the ship at Arnhem and continue cruising through the Netherlands this evening, bound for Enkhuizen; attend an onboard performance by the classical music group La Strada. Meals BLD
8. ENKHUIZEN / HOORN / ALKMAAR Cruise to Enkhuizen, considered one of the Netherlands’ prettiest towns, laced with canals and historic buildings. A walking tour features a visit to the open-air Zuiderzee Museum, recreating life in a Zuiderzee (south sea) fishing village between the 1880s and the 1930s. Continue on to the 650-year-old port city of Hoorn, today the center of the Netherlands’ farming region. It was also the birthplace of explorer Willem Schouten, who in 1616 named South America’s southern tip Cape Horn in honor of his hometown. You have a choice this afternoon of
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