This comprehensive vacation focuses on the crown jewels of Germany, starting and ending in Frankfurt. Begin your trip with a panoramic Rhine River cruise. See Cologne with its gothic cathedral, the historic buildings of legendary Hamelin, the harbor city of Hamburg, and Hanseatic Lübeck. Enjoy two overnights in Berlin, Germany’s once-divided capital, then the cultural centers of Dresden and Leipzig. Stop in Weimar, where the Bauhaus architectural movement started in the 1920s, and Coburg with its medieval fortress. From Nuremberg, follow the Romantic Road and discover the half-timbered houses of picture-postcard Rothenburg. Travel to Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alps. Surrounded by majestic mountains and picturesque meadows, Oberammergau is famous for its Passion Play performed by locals just once a decade to fulfill the town’s promise to God in exchange for protection from the Black Death. Enjoy more German panoramas as you drive through the Black Forest and stop in Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university town, before returning to Frankfurt, where you’ll say “Prost!” to this exciting adventure. If you want to see and tour Germany, this vacation is for you!
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