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• No driving • No parking • No flying
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Autumn Highlights along

the Rhine and Moselle

Uncover the region’s history, wander at your leisure through beautiful towns and soak up the scenery of this beautiful valley.

9 Days from £1,679
Here’s what you’ll get up to... have free time to explore this afternoon Day 4 Trier to Bernkastel We set sail for

or there’s the opportunity to join our Bernkastel-Kues this morning, arriving
Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home
optional wine tasting excursion. We set later this afternoon. Bernkastel-Kues is
Connect service, then to Cologne where
sail this evening for Trier. B L D a quintessential medieval German town,
we join our ship. S
Day 3 Trier This morning, you’ll have featuring a delightful market square,
Day 2 Cochem to Trier This afternoon,
some free time in the ancient Roman quaint cafés, and streets lined with half-
we arrive into the charming town of
city of Trier – one of the oldest cities in timbered houses. This afternoon, you’ll
Cochem. Cochem is located on the banks
Germany! Our optional guided walking have the opportunity to sample some of
of the Moselle River and is dominated
tour offers a fascinating insight into the the region’s finest wines on an optional
by the Reichsburg castle which is over
history and culture of the city, taking in wine tasting excursion. B L D
1000 years old and was restored in the
ancient Roman ruins as you go. B L D Day 5 Bernkastel to Traben-Trarbach
19th century in neo-Gothic style. You’ll
to Beilstein This morning we set sail
for Traben-Trarbach where we arrive
at around lunchtime. At the turn of the
twentieth century the town of Traben-
Trarbach found itself at the heart of the
world wine trade. This small city was once
the Moselle Valley’s only town, and it was
also one of the world’s most important
producers of wine in the early 1900s. As
the demand for wine cellars increased,
the town came up with a genius solution
– building huge cellars underneath the
town. On our optional excursion, you can
head below the streets for a subterranean
experience. You’ll venture down into one
Koblenz
of the vaults for a guided tour and, of

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