Vienna - Linz - Nuremberg - Hamburg - Copenhagen - Stockholm - Helsinki - Saint Petersburg
1st day / Arrival Vienna
Arrive in Vienna. Meet your tour manager, transfer to your hotel, and
check-in.
Welcome to Vienna - the capital of Austria!
Vienna - now included in UNESCO's list of world heritage sites due to its unique
appearance. The historic center is rich in architectural ensembles, with baroque
castles and gardens and the late 19th century Ringstraße lined with grand
buildings, monuments and parks. Many of the great classical composers including
Strauss, Mozart, Schubert, Haydn, Beethoven lived and worked here for at least part
of their lives and since the 16th century, Vienna has been universally acknowledged
to be the musical capital of Europe.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
2nd day / Vienna
Breakfast.
Start the day with a guided tour of Vienna (focusing on the great composers). You
will see the historical center, St. Stephan's Cathedral, the Karlskirche, the State
Opera, the Hofburg and the gardens of Schönbrunn.
After lunch, a visit to the "House of Music"
Spread out over several floors, visitors can feel, see and listen to music - a
truly unique experience that you won't want to miss.
HAUS DER MUSIK is an interactive discovery museum located in the heart of Vienna's
first district, nestled between St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Vienna State Opera.
A host of interactive installations playfully foster openness to new things, and
promote understanding and enthusiasm in approaching music.
Conduct the Vienna Philharmonic from a virtual conductor's podium, and the
musicians on the screen will tell you if you are up to par. Journey back in time to
see the great composers, such as Mozart, Strauß or Beethoven. Experience the
highlights from the Vienna Philharmonic's world-famous New Year's Concert year
round in the best sound and picture quality.
Dinner at a local restaurant followed by
Evening concert in Vienna or the surrounding area.
3rd day / Vienna
Breakfast.
Late morning: Excursion to Eisenstadt
You'll visit Esterházy Palace and the Haydn Church. The Haydnsaal in the Esterhazy
Palace was built in mid 17th century and has been of great importance in music
history since the 18th century. It has great acoustics and as the name suggests,
the composer Joseph Haydn worked here for more than 30 years and many of his
symphonies were performed here for the first time.
Evening concert in Eisenstadt or the surrounding area.
Dinner at a local restaurant and transfer back to Vienna.
4th day / Vienna - Rosenburg - Linz
Breakfast and check-out.
On your way to Linz, you'll stop at the impressive renaissance castle at Rosenburg
for a tour including a show with birds of prey and a visit to the arms
museum.
Continue to Linz to your hotel. Check-in.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
5th day / Linz
Breakfast.
After breakfast enjoy a tour of the city that includes a one way railway ticket to
the Pöstlingberg.
Cave Railway: Fairy tale World on Pöstlingberg
The most popular tourist attraction of the provincial capital Linz, the Grotto
Railway was built in 1906 in one of the seven fortification towers constructed on
the Pöstlingberg by Emperor Maximilian. A trip on the Pöstlingberg Grotto Railway
opens up a fairy tale world for old and young. Let yourself be spirited away into a
fantasy world and travel on the Dragon Train through the Land of Dwarves against
the backdrop of historic Linz.
Return to the city on your own bus.
After lunch, an excursion to and tour of the impressive St. Florian abbey
(Bruckner's home church).
St. Florian is one of the oldest Augustinian monasteries in the world, where the
Augustinian Rule continues to be observed.
The monastery of St. Florian possesses two organs, the larger of which is known as
the Bruckner Organ, with over 7000 organ pipes. It was played by the composer and
organist Anton Bruckner (1824-96), a former choirboy at the monastery, who is
buried beneath the organ inside the church.
Return back to Linz for dinner and your evening concert.
Evening concert in Linz or the surrounding area.
6th day / Linz - Regensburg -Nuremberg
Breakfast and check-out.
Continue your tour to Nuremberg via Regensburg.
Welcome to Regensburg
Regensburg is located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the
northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg
is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate. The large
medieval center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
You'll visit the beautiful medieval city of Regensburg and take a tour of the
city.
A journey back to medieval times
Listen to exciting stories about life in medieval Regensburg. Learn how heavy a
knight's armour was and how many different kinds of swords he needed. We'll show
you everyday life in a medieval town: how waste disposal worked, how the alleys
smelled, where people got their water, etc?
After lunch continue to Nuremburg to your hotel and check in.
Welcome to Nuremburg.
Nuremberg is Germany's only larger city with an imperial city and an almost
completely closed city wall. Nuremberg's fortification was never conquered.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
7th day / Nuremberg
Breakfast.
The entire day is free to do as you like.
Evening concert in Nuremberg or surrounding area.
followed by dinner at a local restaurant.
8th day / Nuremberg - Hamburg
Breakfast and check-out.
After breakfast departure to Hamburg. Lunch en route
Welcome in Hamburg
Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany, is also the second largest port city
in Europe and the ninth largest port in the world. The official name Free and
Hanseatic City of Hamburg refers to Hamburg's membership in the medieval Hanseatic
League and to the fact that Hamburg is a City State and one of the sixteen Federal
States of Germany.
An international trade city, Hamburg is the commercial and cultural centre of
Northern Germany
Transfer to your hotel. Check-in.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
9th day / Hamburg
Breakfast.
Start your day with a walk through the beautiful old city center.
After lunch you'll take the fascinating big harbour round trip by ship with
"Kapitän Brüsse" and discover some of what is so typical for Hamburg.
Evening concert in Hamburg or the surrounding area.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
10th day / Hamburg - Copenhagen
Breakfast and check-out.
The day begins with your journey to Copenhagen.
Welcome to Copenhagen
Some cities need skyscrapers stretching up into the sky. Copenhagen gets by with a
little mermaid and an amusement park.
Copenhagen is itself: beautiful, frequently nonchalant and ironic, always alive, an
experience of never ending freedom.
Transfer to your hotel and check-in.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
