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THE EUROPEAN REFORMATION

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The perfect 13-day vacation to learn about the European Reformation. Start in Berlin with a welcome dinner and an orientation before traveling to Wittenberg, Luther's home for 30-plus years and birthplace of the Reformation. Enjoy a guided walking tour featuring the Reformation Museum, Luther's house, St. Mary's Church, Castle Church, and Luther's tomb. Next, stop in Eisleben and visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the house in which Luther was born and the Sterbehaus Museum. Also visit St. Andrew's Church, where Luther preached his last sermon, and the St. Peter and Paul Church, where he was baptized. In Dresden, guided sightseeing features visits to Frauenkirche, Hofkirche, and the Old Master's Picture Gallery adjoining the renowned Zwinger Palace. Next, stop in Eisenach to visit Wartburg Castle, the Luther and Johann Sebastian Bach memorials, the Luther House, and more. Visit Coburg Fortress on your way to Frankfurt. Enjoy a scenic Rhine Cruise and the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz before continuing to Worms to visit the cathedral, Trinity Church, and the famed Reformation Monument. Take pictures of Heidelberg's Castle, stay in picturesque Rothenburg, and enjoy an excursion to Nuremberg to visit the famous Lutheran Lorenz Church. Via Augsburg, travel to Bavaria's capital, Munich, for an overnight stay and orientation, then arrive in Zurich, where orientation features a visit to Grossmünster Church and the Fraumünster Church, known for Chagall's stained-glass windows. End in Geneva and admire the Reformation Monument and St. Peter's Cathedral, where John Calvin served. Enjoy a farewell dinner.

City Highlights
BERLIN:
Welcome dinner; orientation drive

WITTENBERG:
Guided walking tour, visit the Reformation Museum, Luther House, St. Mary's Church, Castle Church, and Martin Luther's tomb

EISLEBEN:
Orientation, visit Martin Luther's birthplace, the Sterbehaus Museum, St. Andrew's Church, and St. Peter and Paul Church

DRESDEN:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Frauenkirche, the Hofkirche, and the Old Masters" Picture Gallery in the Zwinger Palace

EISENACH:
Guided visit of Wartburg Castle; visit the Luther and Johann Sebastian Bach Memorials, the Luther House, and St. George's Church

ERFURT:
Visit the Augustinian Monastery and the Merchants" Bridge

COBURG:
Visit the Coburg Fortress

FRANKFURT:
Orientation

RHINE CRUISE

MAINZ:
Visit the Gutenberg Museum

WORMS:
Visit the cathedral, Trinity Church, and the Reformation Monument

HEIDELBERG:
Picture stop of the castle

ROTHENBURG:
Orientation, visit St. Jacob's Church

NUREMBERG:
Orientation, visit the Lutheran Lorenz Church

AUGSBURG:
Guided sightseeing

MUNICH:
Orientation

ZURICH:
Orientation, visit the Grossmunster Church and the Fraumunster Church

GENEVA:
Orientation; stop at the Reformation Monument and visit St. Peter's Cathedral; farewell dinner