Danube Holiday Markets (Reverse)
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Munich.
Day 2 - Arrive Munich You will be met at the airport and transferred to your ship. The rest of your day is at leisure to relax.
Day 3 - Passau Quaint and peaceful describe Passau. Your guided walk starts in the Medieval section of Passau, and then takes you past St. Stephan's Cathedral, the New Residence, Town Hall, and to the confluence of three rivers that converge at Passau. At the Christmas Market, you - ll find unique crafts, including Bavarian-style houses and glass ornaments. And as an added treat, you - ll see both gingerbread making and floral decorating demonstrations.
Day 4 - Salzburg - Linz Your full-day excursion in Salzburg includes visiting the famous Mirabell Gardens and the city's cathedral. You - ll also take a special trip to Mozart House, where the musical genius was born and where his childhood concert violins are on display. And, of course, Salzburg has its own Christmas Market, filled with sounds of Mozart, Christmas carolers, and choral groups.
Day 5 - Krems The fairytale town of Krems is located in the lush wine-producing Wachau Valley. The town itself lies nestled among the terraced vineyards, clinging to the banks of the Danube. Its tiny hillside streets offer fine views across the Danube to the Baroque Gottweig Abbey. A special treat waiting for you is the Gottweig Organ Recital, filling the air with seasonal music.
Day 6 - Vienna Vienna is as exciting as it is beautiful. It's a city steeped in history yet on the cusp of current
trends. Decorative lights blanket the city and aromas of roasted chestnuts and rich Viennese coffee fill the air at this magical time of year. With your panoramic city overview, travel the stately Ringstrasse, where the surrounding buildings give off a distinctive imperial air, and see St. Stephen's Cathedral and Figaro House. Vienna's Christmas Market, sitting in front of Vienna's Baroque City Hall, is not to be missed. Later in the evening, you - ll celebrate Mozart's musical genius in one of Vienna's well-known concert halls.
Day 7 - Bratislava The heart and soul of Slovakia, Bratislava is full of surprises. Straddling both banks of the Danube,
this vibrant city is quite the melting pot of cultures. In comparison with the other Christmas Markets you - ll visit, Bratislava's very first Christmas Market was only established in 1993, but the Slovakians have quickly embraced the holiday traditions of their Austrian and Hungarian neighbors, and you - ll get to embrace them as well.
Day 8 - Budapest Explore Budapest with us, through the UNESCO-listed Castle Hill district, see dramatic vistas from the 19th-century Fisherman's Bastion, and the famous Chain Bridge, an early 19th-century bridge that was the first to connect Buda with Pest. And in the center of it all is the Christmas Market, where you - ll get to shop for traditional Hungarian wares and delightful treats like apricot brandy and cinnamon-spiced gingerbread.
Day 9 - Depart Budapest You are transfered to Budapest airport for your return flight.
Day 10 - Cruise ship operating this itinerary River Empress
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