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Austria Concert Tour

DAY 1 (U.S.A./Aloft)

Depart United States aboard your overnight transAtlantic flight to Europe. The night will pass quickly, and you will soon be landing in Vienna.

DAY 2 (Arrive VIENNA)

Welcome to Vienna After passing through necessary customs formalities, you will be met by your Tour Director and transferred to your hotel, with the remainder of the day at leisure to begin exploring on your own. As capital of the small but prosperous and forwardlooking Austrian Republic, its people and its ways have been changed but Vienna still retains its imperial monuments. Vienna's charm consists of many elements. This metropolis on the Danube has lovely green parks, fine shops, hotels and restaurants. It also has some of the most incredibly beautiful Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo buildings in the world. Upon arrival you are free to start enjoying this city of the waltz and one of the great musical capitals of the world. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 3 (VIENNA)

Breakfast at your hotel. On your sightseeing tour this morning you will stop to view St. Stephen's Cathedral, an impressive Gothic structure, consecrated in 1147, it has a 448 foot spire and contains many art treasures. You will also see the Ringstrasse and Town Hall and the elaborate Summer Palace of Schonbrunn. This 1441 room palace in the suburbs of Vienna has little changed since the time of Maria Theresa. The furnishings of the 40 rooms on view, the fountains, parks, and formal terraces make up a picture of unsurpassed elegance. This afternoon you will give a performance at Schonbrunn Palace (subject to availability). Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 4 (VIENNA - VIENNA WOODS EXCURSION)

Breakfast at your hotel. This morning you will be touring through charming wine growing villages. The winding route crosses small rocky and wooded valleys along the banks of the River Modling and then continue in the woods as far as Heiligenkreuz. Return to Vienna during the mid afternoon with the balance of the day free. This evening you will give your second performance. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 5 (VIENNA - MELK - SALZBURG)

Early breakfast at your hotel, then board your coach for the drive to Salzburg via Melk. Upon arrival at Melk you will be given a sightseeing tour of the Abbey and the possibility of performing in the Chapel if there is no Mass or Organ Concert at the time. Following your visit you will be served an optional lunch at the Stifts Restaurant Melk. After lunch you will continue to Salzburg. Dinner and overnight in Salzburg.

DAY 6 (SALZBURG)

Breakfast at your hotel. You are now in the city of Mozart. Above the salt mines of Salzburg stand some of Austria's grandest treasures this is a city of art, music, folklore and culture. This morning you will visit Mozart's birthplace, then past the Cathedral and the Glockenspiel and finally visit the baroque Castle of Hellbrunn, once the country center for the PrinceBishops of Salzburg. Lunch will be on your own. In mid afternoon you will be transferred to Mirabell Gardens where a performance is scheduled. At the conclusion of the performance you will be driven back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7 (SALZBURG - INNSBRUCK - MUNICH)

Following breakfast at your hotel, you will board your motorcoach for the drive to Munich with stops in Innsbruck and Garmisch. Innsbruck is in the heart of the Tyrol and to one of the loveliest of Alpine cities. In a valley hemmed in by peaks, Innsbruck is situated in the western part of the country on the Inn River, and is famous for its winter sports facilities. After an orientation tour of the city, you will continue on to Munich via the winter resort town of Garmisch. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Munich.

DAY 8 (MUNICH)

Breakfast at your hotel. Munich froths with good German beer and Bavarian friendliness. To capture that mood you'll start the day with a morning sightseeing tour a drive to Koenigsplatz, a view of the University, Odeons Square, and the Marienplatz with its neoGothic City Hall, boasting the famed glockenspiel. You have the afternoon free to enjoy Munich as you wish. Old trees, grassland, shady seats beside winding paths. . .this is the Englischer Garten. The museums are numerous, among them the Deutsche Museum, the Alte Pinakothek and the Haus der Kunst. Or you may enjoy a visit to Nymphenburg Castle, surrounded by the beautiful Botanical Gardens. For the shoppers, you will find good buys in woodcrafts, clocks, sweaters, and naturally, a wide selection of beautiful beer mugs! Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 9 (MUNICH - USA)

Today you bid farewell to Munich as your motorcoach transfers you to the airport for your return flight to the United States, taking with you so many wonderful memories of Austria and Germany.

For more information, please contact

Philippe Dandino in our Skokie, IL office:
Phone: 800-241-5329
Fax: 847-674-9368
e-mail: dandino2@comcast.net