Signature Journeys & Classic Tours 2019

8Countries GrandTour of Central Europe

15 days from €1999

24 AUGUST - 7 SEPTEMBER

VISITING: PRAGUE, KATOWICE, AUSCHWITZ, WADOWICE, KRAKOW, KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA, WIELICZKA, BUDAPEST, SARAJEVO, MOSTAR, MEDJUGORJE, ZADAR, ZAGREB, VIENNA

DAY 1 – MALTA - PRAGUE

park, built in the 17th century as the Counter Reformation in the late 16th century led to prosperity in the creation of Calvaries in Catholic Europe. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

with ancient houses in the Ottoman style, the old bridge, the Stari Most, which gave its name to the city. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

SIGNATURE JOURNEYS & CLASSIC TOURS

Meet your tour manager at Malta International Airport for your flight to Prague. Upon arrival proceed for city tour of the Old Town and admire the arcaded houses at the old town square, the church of Our Lady of Tyn and the town hall with its famous astronomic clock. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Dinner.

DAY 11- MEDJUGORJE – ZADAR

DAY 6 – WIELICZKA

Proceed for tour of Medjugorje, a popular site of religious pilgrimage due to reports of apparitions of the Virgin Mary to six local Catholics. Cross the Croatian border and drive to Zadar. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Travel to the capital city of Zagreb. Developing from two medieval settlements – Kaptol and Gradec, which form the core of the old Upper Town – it is a true central European city. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Cross the Austrian border and continue to the Vienna Woods, in proximity to the Austrian Capital. Visit the Heiligenkreuz Abbey, the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery in the world. It is known today as one of the most vibrant monasteries in central Europe; In Mayerling, visit the convent of the Carmelite DAY 12- ZADAR – ZAGREB DAY 13 - VIENNA WOODS

Drive to Wieliczka to visit the famous salt mines, protected by Unesco World Heritage. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

DAY 2 - PRAGUE

DAY 7 - BUDAPEST

Today you will start with a tour of Hradcany, the monumental area of the castle, the residence of the King of Bohemia and Hungary, monarch of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

In the morning you will head south with a stop in Banska Bystrica (Slovakia). Arrive in Budapest at the end of the day. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

DAY 3 - PRAGUE - KATOWICE

DAY 8 - BUDAPEST

Drive towards Poland (Czestochowa) and visit the basilica on the hill of Jasna Gora, sheltering the Madonna with child, known as the “Black Virgin”. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Tour of Budapest starting with Buda: the palace hill, the castle area, Mathias’ church, the fishermen’s bastion, a place famous for its marvelous view over Pest and mount Gellert’s citadel. The afternoon will be dedicated to the visit of Pest, the most recent part of the capital, that spreads across the plain. See the Parliament,mixing Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Oriental elements, the ensemble is a perfect demonstration of the eclecticism that makes the Hungarian capital so charming. Visit St Stephen’s basilica. See the National Opera and walk up elegant Andrassy avenue to the enormous Heroes Square dominated by the military monument. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

DAY 4 - AUSCHWITZ – WADOWICE - KRAKOW

Departure for Oswiecim (Auschwitz), which has witnessed one of the biggest crimes in the history of humanity. Visit the concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Proceed to Wadowice, the birth place of Karol Wojtyla, better known as Pope John Paul II. Visit the

Order. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

DAY 14 - VIENNA

house where he was born. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Full day city tour of Vienna. See the State Opera House, the magnificent Museum of Fine Arts, the Natural History Museum, the Imperial Palace, the Parliament, the City Hall, Burgtheater and

DAY 9 - SARAJEVO

DAY 5 – KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA

Depart for the Croatian border. Make a stop in Osijek before crossing the Bosnian border. Arrive in Sarajevo at the end of the day. Check in at the 4*hotel. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Morning tour of Poland’s ancient capital, one of the most beautiful cities in the country, dominated by Wawel castle, proudly perched on a rock above the Vistula. Visit the royal castle with its remarkable Flemish tapestries. Continue to the lower city with its huge market place, elegant houses and the famous Cloth Hall. Continue to the Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, admirably well-preserved. Drive to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and visit of the pilgrimage

visit Schoenbrunn Palace. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

DAY 15 – VIENNA - MALTA

DAY 10 -SARAJEVO – MOSTAR

Breakfast and transfer to the Airport for your flight back to Malta.

In the morning visit the cathedral of Sarajevo. Drive to Mostar the historic city that presents the most remarkable architectural ensemble

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