All of our Shearings holiday
breaks to Germany have been discounted from their brochure
prices. When booking
please quote Travel 55 Refs: S9990.Group Travel
Available - contact us for details.
Classic
Germany Coach Tours - 9 Days Grand Tourer
Tour Highlights
• Fascinating
cosmopolitan Berlin
• Charming Leipzig, birthpace of Wagner • Colditz Castle
• Beautifully restored Dresden • Historic Weimar
Classic
Germany - Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1:
UK to Liege To
Liege for our first overnight stay.
DAY 6:
Dresden We enjoy
an included city tour this morning with our local guide. Nicknamed
the ‘Baroque Florence’, Dresden is packed with
historical buildings and classical architecture, centred around
the Zwinger Palace, the Semper Opera House and the Residenzschloss,
close to the banks of the River Elbe. Dresden was destroyed
by bombs during World War II but has been meticulously restored
since then. The final piece in its jigsaw is the Church of
Our Lady, which lay in rubble for over 45 years as a stark
reminder of the city’s destruction, but whose huge dome
now takes its place back in Dresden’s skyline. One of
Europe’s most important protestant churches, its restoration
is a symbol of peace and international co-operation. (B,D)
DAY 2: Liege to Berlin Heading
eastwards, we continue through Germany to arrive in Berlin,
our base for the next three nights. Berlin endured a turbulent
20th century, turning first from cosmopolitan city to capital
of the Nazi empire, to then be ravaged by war and divided
by the victors. The sights of both parts of the city are now
easily accessible and Berlin has regained its cosmopolitan
atmosphere. In Berlin we stay at the Park Inn Alexanderplatz
Hotel (4*), centrally located and within easy reach of the
city’s many attractions. (B,D)
DAY 7: Dresden to Kassel We head
westward, calling in at Weimar, the cultural cradle of Germany,
which for many years was home to Germany’s greatest
writers, composers and thinkers. Between the wars, Weimar
was also the seat of the German parliament. We then continue
to the Kassel area for an overnight stay at the Ramada Hotel
(4*). (B,D)
DAY 3: Berlin An included
guided city tour this morning to introduce you to some of
the main sights. Enjoy the Brandenburg Gate, the Kurfürstendamm,
the Reichstag, Checkpoint Charlie and many other sights in
the now reunited capital of Germany. (B,D)
DAY 8: Kassel to Liege Into Belgium
and on to Liege and our overnight hotel. (B,D)
DAY 4: Berlin Enjoy a
day to explore Berlin at your leisure or join our optional
excursion to Potsdam and Sanssouci Park. Potsdam offers a
beautiful collection of palaces, parks and gardens, testimony
to the city’s place as the summer residence of the Prussian
Royal Family. In the city itself you can explore the Dutch
Quarter, a collection of gabled, redbrick houses, built for
the Dutch immigrants, and the Baroque Quarter. The jewel in
Potsdam’s crown, though, is the Park Sanssouci, Frederick
The Great’s retreat. Enjoy the castle, set on a hilloverlooking
Potsdam, the Neues Palais, the Orangerie and the perfectly
landscaped gardens. (B,D)
DAY 9: Liege to UK To Calais
for the ferry to Dover and then home. (B)
DAY 5: Berlin to Dresden We travel
from Berlin to Dresden, visiting Leipzig and Colditz Castle
en route. Leipzig is best known for the humble St Thomas’s
Church, where Bach was choirmaster and whose choir still has
world renown today, as well as for the peaceful mass demonstrations
that ultimately led to the reunification of Germany. Colditz
Castle is set high of a cliff-top and is famous throughout
the world for its role as a maximum security prisoner of war
camp during the Second World War. The war years were a constant
battle of wits between the Allied officers imprisoned there
and their German guards. We continue to Dresden for a two
night stay at the Ramada Resident Hotel (3*). (B,D)
Optional
Excursions· Berlin by night · Potsdam & Park
Sanssouci · Guided city tour of
Weimar
Classic
Germany - 2008
Tour Code ECDEAP
8 Nights
Room & Breakfast, 7 Dinners
2 City Tours Included
Grand Tourer Coach Travel
Departs: Saturdays Returns: Sundays
Shearings Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code
April
5, 19
£582 £553
July 12,
26
£586 £557
May
3, 17
£597 £568
August
9, 23
£586 £557
May 31
£597 £568
September
6, 20
£597 £568
June 14
£597 £568
October
4
£597 £568
June 28
£593 £564
October
18
£597 £568
Supplement
Single£118
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