Berlin - Halle - Weimar - Eisenach - Leipzig - Dresden - Berlin
1st day / Arrival Berlin
Arrival at Berlin airport. Meet your tour manager and your coach driver.
Welcome to Berlin the capital of Germany
Berlin is capital and seat of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany. As
city state Berlin is its own Land of the Federal Republic and forms the center of
the Metropolitan Region Berlin/Brandenburg. It is the most densely populated and
surface-largest city of Germany and after inhabitants the second largest city of
the European Union.
Transfer to your accommodation. Check-in.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
2nd day / Berlin
Breakfast.
Explore Berlin with a selection of the highlights listed below by a guide
tour:
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, Europa-Center, Bauhaus-Archiv, Neue
Nationalgalerie, Philharmonie, Anhalter Bahnhof, Potsdamer Platz, Reichstag,
Regierungsviertel, Kongresshalle, Tiergarten, Schloss Bellevue, Siegessäule,
Deutsche Oper, Funkturm, ICC, Kurfürstendamm, Alexanderplatz, Gendarmenmarkt,
Nikolaiviertel, Berliner Rathaus, Fernsehturm, Berliner Dom, Zeughaus, Staatsoper,
Unter den Linden, Brandenburger Tor.
Lunch on your own.
Afternoon rehearsal.
Evening concert in Berlin or the surrounding area
Dinner at a local restaurant.
3rd day / Berlin - Halle
Breakfast and check- out.
On your way to Halle, you will stop in Wittenberg.
Wittenberg - the Luther town
The importance of Wittenberg historically was due to its seat of the Elector of
Saxony, a dignity held by the dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg and also to its close
connection with Martin Luther and the dawn of the Protestant Reformation; several
of its buildings are associated with the events of this time. Part of the
Augustinian monastery in which Luther dwelt, first as a monk and later as owner
with his wife and family, is preserved and considered to be the world's premier
museum dedicated to Luther.
Enjoy a guided city tour with a local English speaking guide around Wittenberg´s
historical old quarter.
Lunch on your own.
Continue to Halle
Welcome to Halle - the city of Salt
Halle's early history is connected with harvesting of salt. The name Halle might
derive from a proto-germanic word for salt. Also the name of the river Saale
contains the Germanic root for salt. Salt-harvesting has taken place in Halle at
least since the Bronze Age.
Transfer to your accommodation and check in.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
4th day / Halle
Breakfast
Morning city tour with a local English speaking guide focused on Georg Friedrich
Händel, incl. the Händel house.
Händel's Birthplace
Visit also the Marktkirche, where Händel was taught playing the Organ by his
teacher Friedrich Zachow, and the Cathedral, where Händel was organist.
Lunch and afternoon on your own.
Dinner at your local restaurant.
5th day / Weimar
Breakfast and check out.
Continue to Weimar, transfer to your accommodation and check in.
Welcome to Weimar - the city of Goethe and Schiller
The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899. Weimar was the capital of
the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar. The city also gives its name to the Weimar Republic.
Weimar is one of the great cultural sites of Europe, having been home to such
luminaries as Bach, Goethe, Schiller, and Herder. It has been a site of pilgrimage
for the German intelligentsia since Goethe first moved to Weimar in the late 18th
century. The tombs of Goethe and Schiller as well as their archives, may be found
in the city.
Enjoy a city tour with a local English speaking guide. You will see the many famous
sights of Weimar, among them are the Lucas Cranach house, the place of democracy,
Goethe's summer house, the Liszthouse, the Goethe- and the Schillerhouse.
Evening concert in Weimar or the surrounding area
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6th day / Weimar
Breakfast.
Today you have a full day excursion to Eisenach and Erfurt.
Welcome to Eisenach - the Luther city
Eisenach is surrounded by the scenic landscape of the Thuringia Forest: Located
right in the heart of Germany, the city of Martin Luther and the birthplace of
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Visit the Wartburg castle, where Luther lived in protective custody and translated
the New Testament. Afternoon: Visit the Bach Museum
Lunch on your own. Transfer to Erfurt.
Welcome to Erfurt - the Capital of Thuringia
Erfurt was first recognized in 742 AD and has grown in the medieval times from
being an important intersection of the old trading routes to become a powerful
center of the trading industries and an important university.
Erfurt's cultural, intellectual and economic strengths brought great personalities
such as Luther, Goethe, Schiller, Bach etc…
Enjoy a guided walking city tour with a local English speaking guide- a fascinating
history experience - with the monumental ensemble of the church of St. Severus and
the cathedral with its 500 years old Gloriosa bell, famous throughout the world for
the beauty of its tone, as well as wealthy patrician townhouses, charming
half-timbered buildings and a great many churches. The tour will take you on an
interesting walk through the old quarter, past the Merchants' bridge, the town
hall, the university district, townhouses steeped in tradition and also the
cathedral of St. Severus.
Transfer back to Weimar
Dinner at a local restaurant.
7th day / Weimar- Leipzig
Breakfast and check out.
Continue to Leipzig.
Welcome to Leipzig, the capital of Saxony, where Johann Sebastian Bach served for 27 years as Choirmaster of St. Thomas Choir School!
Leipzig - the Leipzig fair, a key element of the city for centuries, has clearly
left its mark on the architecture in the town center. Around the turn the century
was a huge wave of construction which swept away many of the open courtyards
formerly so typical of the area and replaced them with breathtaking exhibition
palaces - the current arcades for which Leipzig is so well-known.
Leipzig, the city of music - names like Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix
Mendelsohn,
Robert Schuman…
Transfer to your hotel and check in.
Lunch on your own.
Enjoy a guided walking tour with English speaking licensed guides incl. St.Thomas
Church, where J.S. Bach is buried, and St. Nicholas church, which played an
important role in the peaceful Revolution of 1989 and the Bachmuseum.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
8th day / Leipzig - Dresden
Breakfast and check out.
Transfer to Dresden.
Welcome to Dresden
Welcome to the "German Florence on the river Elbe". Although destroyed during World
War II, the baroque city centre has now been fully reconstructed.
Heinrich Schütz worked at the Hofkirche as conductor and composer.
Transfer to your hotel and check in.
Evening concert in Dresden or the surrounding area
Dinner at a local restaurant.
9th Day / Dresden
Breakfast.
In the morning a city tour with an English speaking guide: You will see amongst
others the Semper opera, the castles on the Elbe, Blasewitz, where all the famous
villas are and much more.
Lunch on your own.
In the afternoon enjoy an excursion to Meissen.
Welcome to Meissen
The 1000 years-old Meißen is dominated by its medieval townscape, precious
porcelain and the vineyards of the Elbe valley. The picturesque town on the river
Elbe provides a lot of attractions that belong to the touristic highlights of the
country.
Visit the famous Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, which made this town world
famous.
In 1710 the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory was founded in the castle Albrechtsburg
as the first of this kind in Europe. From 1863 to 1865 the manufacturing process
was transferred to Meissen-Triebischtal.
Your visit to the porcelain museum will include the showroom, the show workshops and the special exhibition. Your visit to the show workroom will include audio commentary. You will visit the show room and special exhibition individually.
Transfer back to Dresden.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
10th day / Dresden - Berlin
Breakfast and check out.
Continue to Berlin.
Transfer to your hotel and check in.
Lunch and afternoon on your own.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
11th day / Departure
Breakfast at your accommodation. Check out.
Transfer to Berlin Airport and departure.
