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IN STRASBOURG The historic center of Strasbourg, France is picture-postcard perfect with timber-framed houses, flowered balconies, winding lanes, grand public buildings, elegant city mansions and, at its heart, a famous pink sandstone cathedral. UNESCO calls the city the very “image of a medieval society.”


1995, in recognition of its cultural value as “a testament to the longevity of faith.” Afterward, if you like, join us for an visit to the Romano-Germanic Museum (closed Mondays) adjacent to the cathedral. The collection contains examples of art, culture and everyday Roman life along the Rhine. Highlights include the Dionysus Mosaic, once the floor of a Roman banquet hall, which lies exactly where it was found in 1941, when workers


were digging a World War II bomb shelter. The museum also possesses the world’s largest collection of Roman glass and a miniature portrait of the Roman Emperor, Augustus. Tonight enjoy a Tauck Exclusive evening at Ehreshoven Schloss, a Baroque moated castle just outside the city set in a castle park with 18th-century French gardens. The memorable festivities include cocktails, dinner, and local entertainment. Meals BLD


NETHERLANDS Amsterdam Utrecht Maximum Elevation: 6,982 ft. GERMANY Köln BELGIUM Koblenz Bacharach Speyer FRANCE


Château Haut-Koenigsbourg Strasbourg


Basel Baden-Baden Heidelberg


Amsterdam to Basel Day Destination  1 Arrive Amsterdam / Embark


Mt. Pilatus


SWITZERLAND Lucerne


 2 Amsterdam  3 Köln  4 Koblenz or Cycling on the Rhine  5 Speyer or Heidelberg  6 Strasbourg / Baden-Baden


 7 Lucerne & Mt. Pilatus or Alsace Wine Route / Basel


8 Disembark Basel 70


Basel to Amsterdam Day Destination  1


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VOYAGE AT A GLANCE  7 CRUISE DAYS


Arrive Basel / Embark


Lucerne & Mt. Pilatus or Alsace Wine Route / Basel


Strasbourg / Baden-Baden


 4 Speyer or Heidelberg  5 Koblenz or Cycling on the Rhine  6 Köln  7 Amsterdam 8 Disembark Amsterdam


4.  KOBLENZ OR CYCLING ON THE RHINE Welcome to Deutsches Eck, the “German Corner,” where the Rhine and Moselle rivers meet and the beautiful city of Koblenz is situated. The city’s roots go back to the Middle Ages, when its location made it powerful and rich as the controller of trade along these major waterways. This morning you have your pick


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