• 4 Dinner (D)
• 7 Breakfast (B)

• Experience a Musical Demonstration at Mozart’s Birthplace in Salzburg

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Vienna: Join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a drink, followed by a pleasant dinner with wine at a local restaurant. 
• Salzburg: Taste traditional Gluhwein, a spiced wine recipe dating to the 15th century, in Salzburg’s Christmas market. With your Travel Director, learn how warming blends of cinnamon, clove and citrus have become a hallmark of Austria’s festive season, as you explore one of Europe’s oldest Advent markets.
• Innsbruck: Indulge in regional specialties during dinner at a local restaurant.
• Munich: Revel in the celebratory atmosphere of the city’s famous markets as you enjoy a festive dinner with wine and good cheer.

• Salzburg: Visit the house where Mozart was born in 1756. Enjoy a pianoforte demonstration and examine letters, memorabilia, and musical instruments of the great composer, plus a fascinating collection of portraits.

Explore Vienna on a guided panoramic tour along the Ringstrasse, taking in the Hofburg Imperial Residence, the Opera House, Parliament and Karlskirche, plus the monumental squares that anchor the city’s cultural life.

Hear how this 19th-century boulevard replaced medieval walls and united palaces, parks and museums. In winter, lights lace the avenues, inviting you to pause for photos and reflection amid Vienna’s refined urban theatre.

Walk with your Local Specialist through Salzburg’s Old Town, past wrought-iron signs on Getreidegasse and views of Hohensalzburg. Arrive at the Salzburg Cathedral Christmas Market, where timber stalls and pine boughs fill the baroque square.

Sample fragrant Gluhwein and a traditional winter dessert while a friendly stallholder shares stories of Advent customs. Centuries of trading in this square connect sweet spice, candlelight and Salzburg’s musical heritage.

Visit Mozart’s Birthplace on Getreidegasse to explore intimate rooms filled with letters, portraits and original instruments. A live pianoforte demonstration places you within the sound-world of the young composer.

Curators trace the family’s life in 1750s Salzburg, revealing the social circles, travel and patronage that shaped genius. The salon’s close acoustics heighten each note, giving rare immediacy to familiar melodies.

Climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Tyrolean countryside around Seefeld. Snow-dusted forests, chalets and distant peaks glide past to the gentle clop of hooves and soft sleigh bells.

Your coachman shares Alpine lore from this Olympic Nordic venue as blankets keep you warm. Slow travel invites you to pause for photos and reflection, capturing winter light across meadows and mountain ridges.

Explore Innsbruck’s Old Town beneath the Nordkette, where arcades open onto twinkling Christmas Markets. Gaze up at the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) and stroll the illuminated Maria-Theresien-Straße.

Warm your hands around spiced wine while learning how Habsburg court life and Alpine trade shaped the Gothic and baroque facades. Tyrolean ornaments and woodcarving reflect centuries of craft between river and mountains.

Visit Neuschwanstein Castle, King Ludwig II’s romantic retreat above Hohenschwangau. Step through the rich Throne Hall and mural-lined Singer’s Hall as alpine panoramas unfold from arched windows.

Hear how this 19th-century fantasy inspired fairytale castles worldwide. From Marienbrucke, weather permitting, the limestone towers rise stark against winter forest and snow, an iconic Bavarian tableau.

Explore Oberammergau’s chalets adorned with Luftlmalerei frescoes and see the Oberammergau Passion Play Theatre, where villagers have performed their vow since 1634.

Between woodcarvers’ workshops and alpine views, learn how faith, artistry and community spirit sustain this tradition. Painted facades and seasonal decorations create a storybook mood unique to the Ammergau Alps.

Join a guided walk through Munich’s side streets to uncover Advent customs—evergreen wreaths, the Christkind and Krampus—while tasting seasonal treats. Emerge in Marienplatz to watch the Rathaus Glockenspiel perform.

Your Local Specialist traces the markets’ history and music across centuries of Bavarian ritual. Brass ensembles, carved cribs and warm light on sandstone facades shape a festive atmosphere in the heart of the city.

Step inside St. Stephen’s Cathedral to admire its soaring nave, patterned tiled roof and slender tower above Vienna’s lanes. Outside, the Stephansplatz Christmas Market wraps the Gothic church in lights and music.

Savor Gluhwein as your guide shares tales of emperors, artisans and the great Pummerin bell. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, adding depth to Vienna’s spiritual and seasonal heart.

Discover imperial Vienna as you join a guided tour of Schonbrunn Palace, the Habsburgs’ summer residence. See the glittering Hall of Mirrors where Mozart performed and the opulent Great Gallery, while your Local Specialist illuminates court life and ritual.

Step into the courtyard market for artisan ornaments, roasted chestnuts and choral music. The baroque facades and winter air frame a festive scene at this UNESCO site, evoking Vienna’s seasonal charm in a single, elegant setting.

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