Northern and Central Europe

Thirty days across Northern and Central Europe: Bruges, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Malmö, Berlin, Warsaw, Kraków, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Lucerne and Alsace.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Bruges — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Flanders, belfry and Markt square, boat trip on the canals, night in Bruges
2. Day 2Ghent and Brussels — Ghent Altarpiece in St Bavo’s Cathedral, Grand-Place of Brussels, night in Brussels
3. Day 3Atomium and Antwerp — Atomium, Cathedral of Our Lady and Central Station in Antwerp, drive to Holland, night in Amsterdam
4. Day 4Amsterdam — Rijksmuseum, canal cruise, Anne Frank House, Jordaan district, night in Amsterdam
5. Day 5Zaanse Schans and Volendam — windmills of Zaanse Schans, Volendam harbour, free afternoon, night in Amsterdam
6. Day 6Bremen — drive through Lower Saxony, Market Square and Town Musicians of Bremen, Schnoor quarter, night in Hamburg
7. Day 7Hamburg — Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie, harbour cruise, St Michael’s Church, night in Hamburg
8. Day 8Lübeck and Denmark — Holsten Gate and Lübeck marzipan, Puttgarden–Rødby ferry crossing, night in Copenhagen
9. Day 9Copenhagen — Nyhavn harbour, Little Mermaid, Amalienborg Palace, Rosenborg Castle, night in Copenhagen
10. Day 10Malmö and Lund — Øresund Bridge to Sweden, Malmö old town, Lund Cathedral, night in Copenhagen
11. Day 11Gedser and Rostock — Gedser–Rostock ferry crossing, Hanseatic old town of Rostock, night in Berlin
12. Day 12Berlin — Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Museum Island, East Side Gallery, Checkpoint Charlie, night in Berlin
13. Day 13Potsdam — Sanssouci Palace and gardens in Potsdam, free afternoon in Berlin, night in Berlin
14. Day 14Poznań — drive through Greater Poland, Old Market Square and the town hall goats of Poznań, night in Poznań
15. Day 15Warsaw — drive through Masovia, first stroll along the Royal Route, night in Warsaw
16. Day 16Warsaw — rebuilt old town, Royal Castle, Łazienki Park, Warsaw Rising Museum, night in Warsaw
17. Day 17Częstochowa — Jasna Góra sanctuary and the Black Madonna, drive through Lesser Poland, night in Kraków
18. Day 18Kraków — Wawel Hill, Main Market Square and Cloth Hall, Kazimierz district, night in Kraków
19. Day 19Auschwitz and Wieliczka — Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial, Wieliczka Salt Mine, night in Kraków
20. Day 20Kraków — free day, optional Oskar Schindler’s Factory or a walk along the Vistula, night in Kraków
21. Day 21Olomouc — drive through Silesia, Holy Trinity Column and baroque squares of Olomouc, night in Olomouc
22. Day 22Kutná Hora — Sedlec Ossuary, St Barbara’s Cathedral in Kutná Hora, drive into Bohemia, night in Prague
23. Day 23Prague — Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge, Astronomical Clock, Malá Strana, night in Prague
24. Day 24Český Krumlov — castle and medieval lanes of Český Krumlov on the Vltava, night in Vienna
25. Day 25Vienna — Schönbrunn Palace, the Ring, St Stephen’s Cathedral, free afternoon and Viennese café, night in Vienna
26. Day 26Wachau — Melk Abbey, Wachau Valley and Danube vineyards, night in Salzburg
27. Day 27Salzburg — Mirabell Gardens, Mozart’s birthplace, Getreidegasse, drive into Bavaria, night in Munich
28. Day 28Munich and Lindau — Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel in Munich, island town of Lindau on Lake Constance, night in Lucerne
29. Day 29Lucerne and Colmar — Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, drive via Basel, Little Venice in Colmar, night in Strasbourg
30. Day 30Strasbourg and Reims — cathedral and Petite France in Strasbourg, stop at Reims Cathedral, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station

Included

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 29 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets