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Frankfurt, Germany
Catch train
ICE 1573 9.42 $23 DB
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Heidelberg, Germany
Arrive 10.45
Do Old Town and sold Bridge
Do a boat tour on the Neckar.
Day 2
Heidelberg castle - must do
Philosophers Way
Riverfront, shopping
Pub Crawl
Watch theNightWatchman light the lights
Hire car to Cochem.
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Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
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Bacharach, Germany
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Sankt Goar, Germany
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Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
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Boppard, Germany
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Cochem Castle, Germany
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Cochem, Germany
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Beilstein, Germany
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Zell, Germany
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Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
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Bamberg, Germany
Do a self guided audio walking tour. Buy off booking.com
Arrive & wander Old Town
See Little Venice
Walk to Old Town Hall (Althea Rathaus)
Next morning Bamberg Cathedral
Leave
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Loket, Czech Republic
Park in P2 $1.30- $3.40 (90mins)
1-2hrs more about soak up atmosphere
Wander Old Town
Old Bridge
Drive to Viewpoint for castle loket
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Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
2-4hrs
Park at Parkovací dům Libušina $3.40/hr
Walk the colonnades
Mill Colonnade and Market Colonnade riverfront)
Bathe in the thermal water
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Prague, Czech Republic
I’Arrive late arvo
Old Town and Charles Bridge
Night:
Day 1
Prague Castle
St Vitus Cathedral (make sure we walk downhill)
Mala Strana - early or late
Nerudova st - look at herald above buildings
Kampa Island & Devils Stream
Infinity Book Tower
Certovks Cansl
Smallest alleyway
Then cross back via Charles Bridge
Explore Old Town
Sunset: Terasa U Prince - get a photo at Bubble point in hotel
23/9 6-7pm Vivaldi at Mirror Hall
Day 2
Jewish Qtr
Wenceslaus Square
Either Petrin Hill
Hanavsky Pavillio to see all the bridges down the river.
Franz Kafka rotating head
Outside Quadrio shopping centre.
Moves on the hour from 8am- 9pm
Arrive 5-10 mins before to get good spot
if want a photo of whole head static the 30 mins before or after - crowds have gone.
Shopping eating relaxing
Evening: 50 min Vtlavka Cruise. Have booked 6-7pm. Paid Get your Guide
Want to see a Vivaldi 4 seasons concert
Franz Kafka rotating head
Pariszka St
Pinkas Synagogue
Jewish Cemetery
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Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic
Drive through this area after leaving Prague
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Zittau, Germany
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Frýdlant, Czech Republic
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Görlitz, Germany
1-45 minute
Visit the lower Square - Untermarkt
Find Flusterbogen - Whispering Arch
Shopping centre lobby - filming of Grand Budapest Hotel
45-75min
- Follow Bruderstrabe to the river - the finest architecture. Check out the doors
75-100
Walk to Niesse River
Cross old town bridge into Poland!!
Take a great Gorlitz photo on way back on Bridge.
Pause and people watch.
Drop off car.
Board 12.50 train to Wroclaw
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Zgorzelec, Poland
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Wrocław, Poland
Arrive mid afternoon.
See Market Square
Find dwarfs
Astronomical clock
Evening river walk -
6.30-7.30 Head to
Ostrow Tumpski (Cathedral Islamf) to watch the lamplighter.
Cross back on bridge.
Find a traditional tavern or cellar.
This place “Pierogarnia Stary Młyn
maybe a boat tour
Day 1
Ostrow Tumski- must do
Walk riverside, bridges, cathedrals
Cathedral viewpoint for views of St John the Baptist cathedral
Afternoon:
Either
University Qter
Covered Market
Centennial Hall and surrounding area OR
Hydropolis or continue walking old town
White Stork Synagogue
Island Hop between islands.
Head to Xawery Dunikowski Boulevard
EVENING
Head to Dzielnica Czterech Wyznań (Four Denominations District) - a Catholic Church, synagogue etc Great alleys, cafes.
The Day we Leave
Morning walk to Bastion hill. Italian colonnades
Back to Rynek to watch and eat.
Catch train to Gdansk
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Gdańsk, Poland
Arrive mid afternoon
Explore Crane area
Walk along promenade to reach Green Gate then exit into Long Market
Neptune Fountain
St Mary’s St (prettiest) (Mariacka St)
Evening- walk along the riverfront at night
Eat at Gdanski Bowke or Goldwasser
Day 1
Explore old town
Mariacka and Dt Mary’s streets
Astronomical clock
European Solidarity Centre
Westerplatte- WWII site
Cross the modern Kładka na Ołowiankę (Ołowianka Footbridge) to Granary island
Market Hall & Great Mill
Sunset Cruise?
NB. Get up early one morning and do the riverfront before the crowds
Stay in these areas.
Pick up car on the day we leave. Head to Wroclaw
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Kraków, Poland
Arrive 2.27. Check in.
Walk to Old Town & Main Square, cafes and side streets
Evening
St Mary’s Basilica.
Grab table facing St Mary’s Watch the trumpet melody play on the hour
Explore Old Town after dark!!
Eat at a tavern or cellar
Dine downstairs at a traditional tavern like Pod Aniołami or Morskie Oko. Try a hearty bowl of Barszcz
Day 1
Walk Szeroka Street to Kazimierz
Walk towards old Synagogue
Plac Nowy
Walk south to the river and cross the Father Bernatek Footbridge (Kładka Ojca Bernatka). This pedestrian-only bridge is famous for the incredible, gravity-defying wire sculptures of acrobats balanced delicately between the spans, spinning gently in the breeze.
Podgorze
AFTERNOON
Ghetto Heroes Square
Schindlers Enamel Factory
EVENING - Boat cruise
Day 2
Walk down Ulica Kanonicza, widely considered Kraków’s most beautiful and best-preserved street, Wawel Castle and cathedral
The more exploring krakow - shop cafes or a guided walking tour
Visit Planty Park do the loop
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Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Poland
Leave Krakow early. Head to Oscwiecim and the Auschwitz Memorial. Store luggage there
Catch after lunch train to Vienna
Tour starts at 8.30am. Arrive by 8.00 for screening etc.
Tickets have been purchased $112
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Vienna, Austria
Arrive by train from Krakow after 8pm and after Auschwitz tour
Gentle wandering
See St Stephens cathedral lit up at night
Day 1
Walk historic centre
The Graben, Kohlmarkt, & The Hofburg - do the courtyard
Spittleberg for people watching.
Do the Ringstrasse on the RingTram - Line 1 or 2.
Belvedere Palace gardens?
Maybe a guided walking tour
See St Stephen’s Cathedral (not necessarily inside )
Evening
Classical Music or
Wandering
Danube Cruise
NB: VOTIVE Light show- infinity light.
Day 2
Schonbrunn Palace (must see) Grand Tour ticket for 50mins then to the gardens
Walk the Gloriette Structure for views
Walk to Naschmatkt of open air markets
Otto Wagner Seccession buildings
Karlsplatz to see St Charles Church
MUSEUM of Change - free
Danube boat tour
More cafes markets
Naschmarkt in evening
Catch train to Salzburg
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Salzburg, Austria
Arrive lunchtime
Audio walk?
Walk Old Town
Walk to Mirabelle.
Cross back over pedestrian bridge to old town
See Getreidegasse- historic shopping area
Mozartplatz
Alter Markt
Eat at oldest restaurant in Europe - St Peter Stiftskulinarium AD 803 Serving for 1200 years
Cross the river repeatedly
Kapuzinerberg for views and then to monastery.
Best views over old area.
Hohensalzburg Fortress- late arvo - views!!
Evening - wander it’s beautiful
Day 1
Mirabelle Palace Gardens or / then Kapuzinerberg just do a bit for the views.
Residenzplatz & Domplatz
Salzburg Cathedral
Visit Kapitelplatz just behind cathedral watch chess
Take glass elevator to cliff walk (30secs) - Mönchsberg Cliffside Ridge Walk
Then to fortress called Festungsberg. Then can catch funicular back down (1min)
Afternoon
Wander
Maybe a boat tour of a guided walk.
Hire car on last morning and head to St Gilgen then to Obertraun. Arrive just after lunch.
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Saint Gilgen, Austria
Go to promenade to view the lake.
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Bad Ischl, Austria
Have a look around
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Obertraun, Austria
Arrive just after lunch
Visit St Gilgen St Wolfgang etc.
Walk down to the Obertraun boat dock (near the Seecafé) to catch the late afternoon Navia traditional wooden boat crossing over to Hallstatt.
Catch boat to Hallstatt mid afternoon. Afternoon& dinner there.
Catch taxi or train home. Ferries stop 5.45-6.45pm.
Leave for Ferleiten to cross Alpine way then to Heiligenblut Am GG
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Hallstatt, Austria
Catch ferry from Obertraun
Walk to Market Square
Wander to famous viewpoint on north side of town
Dinner: Brauhaus or Seewirt Zauner
Catch taxi 5-7min home
or train home. Catch little ferry called Stefanie from Market Square across lake to train station. Train 3mins to Obertraun.
Ferries don’t run after 5.45
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Zell am See, Austria
Pass fortress at Werfen.
Zell Am See
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Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria
Chrck weather before leaving Obertrain.
Check Grossglockner.at for live webcams. May need to delay an hour
Arrive at The Northern Toll Gate (Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße)
Pay €46 at toll gate.
First stop Edelweiss-Spitze (The Highest Viewpoint) 360 views for 1hr
Fuscher Törl - just before peak, pull up at stone terrace to look back at winding road
Hochtor Tunnel
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe - multi story parking. Big stone terrace for views
Arrive Heiligenblut
Wander the town. Gothic spire of St Vincent Holy Blood Church
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Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Austria
Arrive mid-late Arrive Heiligenblut
Wander the town. Gothic spire of St Vincent Holy Blood Church
Head off 8am
Head to Lake Misurina. Just pull over. Don’t buy a parking permit.
Head up to Refugio di Auronzo. Prebook the parking. €40
View Tre Crim and Cadini di Misurina.
Head to Lago Di Brie’s for the afternoon.
Prebook parking €20
Stay Candido the night.
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Lake Misurina, Italy
Just pull over parking parking at lake Misurina. Don’t buy parking.
Pre book parking at Refugio auronzo €40
Pre book parking for lake di Braies. Choose P2 for an afternoon time slot €20
Prebook vignette and toll (Streckenmaut) for Brenner Pass to Innsbruck 11€
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Rifugio Auronzo, Italy
Pre-book parking for Refugio.
Drive up to Rifugio. Takes 50 mins. View Tre Crim and Cadini Di Misurina.
Drive back down to Lago Di Braies
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Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Pragser Wildsee, Italy
This is Lago Di Braies.
Need to prebook a parking spot. Choose an afternoon slot at P2. €20
Then head to San Candido for the night.
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San Candido, Italy
Arrive late afternoon.
Walk the square
St. Michael’s Square (Piazza San Marco / Pflegplatz)
Collegiate Church of San Candido,
Parish Church of St. Michael
Order a Hugo Spritz. Cheeses
Places like Restaurant Gasthof Wiesthaler or the dining room at Cavallino Bianco (Weisses Rössl) offer traditional wood-paneled Tyrolean settings (Stuben) that feel deeply historic and cozy.
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Innsbruck, Austria
Stay in …
Arrive just after lunch. Drop car. Explore.
Next morning catch train to Verona 3.5hrs.
Then
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Verona, Italy
Arrive 3pm.
Head to Arena and area around.
Dinner in area.
Fly out next morning at 12.55pm
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Bari, Italy
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Matera, Italy
Do a Tuk Tuk tour
See Santa Maria d’Idris Rock Church
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Alberobello, Italy
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Locorotondo, Italy
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Monopoli, Italy
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Bari, Italy
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Milan, Italy
Arrive centrale
Drop bags at hotel near Cadorna
Visit SforzaCastle
Walk past Piazza Mercanti
Duomo
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Backdoor 43 at 6.30pm
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