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Hvar, Hvar Island, Croatia
European River Tours
Trip on the Danube           Budapest to Black Sea
St Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary

Day 1 & 2  Budapest, Hungary

Stay                MS Royal Crown

Luxury river boat combining nostalgic charm with elegance and excellent facilities.  Fascinating talks given by Philip Blake Jones and beautiful concerts with the violinist Alda Dizdan of Albania.

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Visit

  • Hero's Square

  • Market Hall

  • St Matthias Church

  • Chain Bridge

Emmanuel Tree Holocaust, Budapest

Day 3        Budapest, Hungary

Stay               MS Royal Crown

 

Visit                            Budapest 

  • St Stephen's Basilica (Mass)

  • Fisherman's Bastion

  • Emmanuel Tree Holocaust Memorial

  • Shoes on the Danube

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​Travel Inland         

Visit               Palace of Godollo

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Paprika Museum, Kalocsa, Hungary

Day 4           Kalocsa, Hungary

Stay                MS Royal Crown

 

Visit                                       Kalocsa​

  • Paprika Museum

  • Cathedral of the Assumption

 

Travel Inland        Puszta Plain

To see spectacular display of Hungarian Horsemanship

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Basilica of St Peter & St Paul, Moacs, Hungary

Day 5               Moacs, Hungary

Stay                 MS Royal Crown

 

Travel Inland

Pecs - beautiful town on the Danube and Drava Rivers

  • Basilica of St Peter & St Paul

  • Sopianae Christian Mausoleum

  •  Church of the Blessed Mary (formerly Mosque of Pasha Qasim)

  • Walking tour of town

 

Villanykovesd -  wine village est. early 18th Century.

Franciscan Monastery Museum, Vukovar, Croatia

Day 6              Vukovar, Croatia

Stay                MS Royal Crown

 

Visit

Vukovar was devastated by 3 month seige in 1991.

  • Eltz Castle -  City Museum

  • Church of St Philip & St Jacob

  • Franciscan Monastery Museum

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Belgrade Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia

Day 7            Belgrade, Serbia

Stay               MS Royal Crown

 

Visit 

  • Kalemegdan Park

  • Belgrade Fortress

  • National Assembly & City Hall

  • Orthodox Cathedral of St Sava

  • House of Flowers

  • Tito's Memorial

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Narrow gorge on the Danube.

Day 8                The Iron Gates

                         Serbia/Romania

Stay               MS Royal Crown

 

Sail through the narrow Danube gorge between Carpathian and Balkan Mountains.

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See 

  • Golubac - Roman & Turkish settlement

  • Lepenspki Vir -  Palaeolithic Site

  • Decebalus Romanian Statue

Vidin, Bulgaria

Day 9                  Vidin, Bulgaria

Stay                 MS Royal Crown

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Visit

  • Walking Tour

  • Baba Vida Fortress

  • Concert at Vidin Philharmonic Hall

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Travel Inland      

Belogradchik

Famous rocks well known beauty spot in Bulgaria.

Stuck on the Danube whilst cruising!

Day 10            Svistov, Bulgaria

Stay                MS Royal Crown

 

Travel Inland

Veliko Tarnovo

  • Second Bulgarian Kingdom 1187-1393

  • Walking Tour

  • St Peter & St Paul Church with monks choir

  • Zsaravets Fortress

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Arbanassi for a rural Lunch

Rock Monastery of St Demetrius Basarbovski, Rousse, Bulgaria

Day 11             Rousse, Bulgaria

Stay                 MS Royal Crown

 

Visit

  • Rock Monastery of St Demetrius Basarbovski (40 mins away)

  • Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity

  • Wine tasting at local tavern 

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Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, Romania

Day 12     Bucharest, Romania

Disembark   Fetesti, Romania

 

Visit

  • Parliamentary Palace

  • Romanian Atheneum

  • Lipscani (Old Town)

  • Stravopoleos Church

  • Romanian Patriarchal Church

Lunch

Local restaurant with impromptu  concert with Alda !

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Afternoon              Fly Home!

SHG Highlights

  • Royal Crown & onboard Team

  • Local Tour guides

  • Excellent talks & concerts onboard

  • Getting stuck on the Danube!

  • Wonderful variety of countries

  • Excellent rural visits

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SHG Critique​

 

Would have preferred:

  • More access to historic buildings

  • More opportunities to eat onshore

  • More time in Pecs

St Stephen's Basilica, Budapest    

The Danube  * Budapest  * Palace of Godolo *Puszta District Horses *Pecs  *Veliko Tarnovo  *Churches      

Trip on the Elbe                             Prague to Berlin
The Black Tower, Prague

Day 1 & 2                         Prague

 

Stay     

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Comfortable hotel, poorly situated at least 20 minutes walk from the centre.

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Visit:  

  • Prague Castle

  • St Vitus Cathedral

  • Schwarzenberg Palace

  • Charles Bridge

  •  Astronomical Clock

  • Church of Our Lady Before Tyn

  • The Powder Cafe

  • Old Town Square at Dusk

  • St Joseph's Catholic Church

St Joseph's Catholic Church, Prague

Day 3     Prague & board boat

 

Stay                        Viking Astrid

Exceedingly comfortable,  modern river boat with all amenities.

 

Eat Prague:  

  • Restaurant Ungelt

  • Restaurant Mlynec

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Museums of Prague:​

  • Jewish Museum

  • Museum of Communism

The Bastai, Saxon Switzerland, Germany

Day 4                        The Bastai

Stay                      Viking Astrid

 

Visit:  

  • Saxon Switzerland National Park

  • The Bastei

  • Neurathen Castle

  • Travel on the Elbe to Dresden

Central Dresden, Germany

Day 5                             Dresden

Stay                         Viking Astrid

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Visit:  

  • Semperoper

  • Zwinger Palace

  • Church of Our Lady (Lutheran Church)

  • Dresden Palace

  • Procession of Princes

  • Brühl's Terrace

  • The Green Vault​

Central Meissen, Germany

Day 6                             Meissen

Stay                       Viking Astrid

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Visit:  

  • Walking tour

  • Porcelain Factory

  • Meissen Castle

  • Meissen Cathedral

Lutherhouse, Wittenberg, Germany

Day 7                     Wittenberg

Stay                     Viking Astrid

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Visit:  

  • Church of St Mary's

  • Castle Church of All Saints

  • Lutherhouse

  • Market Square

  • Cranach Hoefe

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Torgau Visit

  • Schloss Hartenfels

  • The Bears

  • WW2 War Memorial

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Day 8                           Potsdam

Stay                         Viking Astrid

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Visit:  

  • Cecilienhof & Garden

  • Dutch Quarter

  • Sanssouci Palace

  • Sanssouci Park

  • New Palace

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Day 9 & 10                   Berlin

 

Stay              

Good service and amenities, suitable position however lacking in character.

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Visit:  

  • Brandenberg Gate

  • Palace Bridge

  • Berlin Cathedral

  • East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall)

  • Checkpoint Charlie

  • German State Opera (Der Rosen Kavalier - self booked)

  • Tiergarten

  • St Ludwig Catholic Church

                              SHG Highlights

 

  • Fascinating insight to former East Germany

  • Exceptionally comfortable boat

  • Attentive staff

 

                              SHG Critique 

  Would suggest:

  • Change hotel in Prague

  • Have smaller groups for all onshore visits

  • Greater access to historic sites

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  • Prague

  • Dresden 

  • Wittenberg

  • Potsdam

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  • St Joseph's Catholic Church              (Prague)

  • St Ludwig Catholic Church                (Berlin)

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