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TREASURES OF GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND / GERSWIT

(Frankfurt - Heidelberg - Strassburg - Friburg - Lucerne - Munich)

DAY 1 FRANKFURT Upon arrival in Rüdesheim, we will enjoy with a medieval historic center of narrow
Arrival at the Airport of Frankfurt and free time strolling through its medieval streets dominated by the ruins of the
transfer to the hotel streets and tasting its wines. Afterwards castle. Visit of the castle including the
we will continue our tour to Heidelberg, funicular return trip.
DAY 2 FRANKFURT – ST GOAR one of German historical cities. We continue our tour to Strassburg, in
– RÜDESHEIM – HEIDELBERG Accommodation. France. Arrival and accommodation.
After breakfast we will depart to St Goar,
on the shores of the Rhine River and DAY 3 HEIDELBERG – STRASSBURG DAY 4 STRASSBURG – COLMAR
where we will embark on a boat trip to In the morning we will go on a half-day – FREIBURG
Rüdesheim while admiring the Rhine visit of the city, home to one of the main Today we will discover Alsace, a
Valley, with its castles and wine terraces. and oldest universities in the country, historical region disputed by France and
Germany. Capital of the area, the historic
center of Strassburg became part of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988,
which is limited in the “Grande Ile” (large
island), on the shores of the river Ill. Its
main sightseeing include the Cathedral,
made of sandstone and example of the
Gothic ornaments of the 15th century;
the buildings with black and white
wooden facades typical of the Rhineland
area; the old Town Hall of German
GERMANY Renaissance style; and the district of the
“Petite-France”, around the river Ill and
the cathedral, composed of lively streets
and squares.
Frankfurt We leave for Colmar, the wine capital of
St. Goar Alsace. Its historic center is a network of
Rüdesheim streets with medieval and Renaissance
style buildings, of which the Koifhus
House and the Maison Pfister are the
Heidelberg main highlights. Free time to discover
Estrassburg the city and its wines with a visit to some
wineries in the area, with tasting.
Colmar Lago Titisee Continuation of the trip to Germany, this
FRANCE Freiburg time crossing the Black Forest area.
Schaffhausen Arrival in Freiburg and accommodation.
Basilea Munich
Lucerne Zurich DAY 5 FREIBURG – TITISEE LAKE
– BASEL – LUCERNE
SWITZERLAND We leave the hotel for a visit of Freiburg,
whose historic center is divided by
small water channels, popularly called
“Bächle” (stream in German) and in

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