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Roundtrip Tour South/East

Frankfurt - Eisenach - Leipzig - Meißen - Dresden - Erzgebirge - Bamberg - Nürnberg - Frankfurt

Itinerary

Day 1: Frankfurt - Eisenach
After your arrival in Frankfurt, you will travel to Eisenach which is dominated by Wartburg Castle. Visit one of Germany’s most important edifices of national heritage and see the room where Luther used to live for many years and spent the last years of his seclusion. Overnight stay in Eisenach.

Day 2: Eisenach - Leipzig 
Continue via Weimar to Leipzig where you will visit one of Germany’s largest Christmas markets. The main attractions are located on the historical market square in front of the ancient town hall.

Day 3: Leipzig - Meißen - Dresden 
In the morning you continue towards Meißen where you visit one of Germany’s oldest porcelain manufactories.  See the exhibition hall and demonstration workshops where all steps of painting and glazing process are explained to you. Afterwards we continue travelling to Dresden. In a city tour you will see the major sights as Zwinger, Frauenkirche and Semper Opera House. Check-in to the booked hotel. In the evening you will visit the Christmas market in Dresden, so-called “Striezelmarkt” .

Day 4: Dresden - Annaberg - Schneeberg - Plauen
After breakfast you are heading mostly along country roads to visit two ancient miner-villages named Schneeberg and Annaberg. These villages are typical for the Erzgebirge (ore-mountains) and actually are the home of the German tradition of woodcarving and Christmas-pyramids. The Christmas market in Annaberg is dating back to 1510. In Schneeberg the main attraction aside of the Christmas market is St. Wolfgang-church with an altar from 1539, carved by Lucas Cranach, the elder. In the afternoon you continue towards Plauen, a city famous for its handcrafted lace. A farewell dinner will be served in your hotel.

Day 5: Plauen - Bamberg - Nürnberg 
From Plauen you will travel through the Franconian forest to the imperial city of Bamberg. You will walk through the old town and see the cathedral and St. Benedicts abbey Michaelsberg. The Christmas market in the pedestrian zone around the cathedral invites you to do some shopping. Nürnberg will be reached in the late afternoon. In the evening you can do a short walk on the Christkindlesmarket.

Day 6: Nürnberg - Frankfurt
In the morning you will meet your city guide to visit the famous Christkindlesmarket in Nürnberg. Following you can do some last Christmas shopping.  Afterwards you will return to Frankfurt.


Our services
5 x overnights accommodation in the chosen category 
5 x breakfast buffets 
1 x Farewell Dinner 
1 x local guide for Christmas market tour in Leipzig 
1 x local guide city tour and Christmas market Dresden 
1 x local guide city walking tour in Bamberg with Christmas market 
1 x local guide city walking tour in Nürnberg

Entrance Fee Wartburg Castle in Eisenach 
Entrance Fee and guided tour in Meißen china



min. 15 passengers                                                               Prices upon request
1 foc in single room from 15 or 20 paying passengers

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