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Moselle
KOBLENZ
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METZ
SATURDAY
KOBLENZ
We
meet in
Frankfurt
and
transfer to MS Charlemagne moored in the city of
Koblenz
, a welcome
aboard reception will await you and then you will be shown to your cabins, time
to settle into your accommodations before dinner is served at
7.30pm
SUNDAY
KOBLENZ-COCHEM-ZELL
A
morning cruise on the
Moselle
brings us
to Cochem, this famous riverside town is dominated by its medieval castle.
Later, during a wine tasting you will be able to familiarize yourself
with the different wines of the region. We
return to Charlemagne and continue our cruise to the small wine
village
of
Zell
, known for
its wine Zeller Katz.
MONDAY
ZELL-BERNKASTEL-TREVES
The
Moselle
winds and
turns and takes a route along the terrain which is entirely cultivated with
vines which extend as far as the eye can see, occasionally broken by small
villages. We make a stop at
Bernkastel-Kues for a visit to this small town and its half timbered houses.
We continue our cruise to Treves
where we
will overnight.
TUESDAY
TREVES-KONZ-MERZIG-METTLACH
After
breakfast, a tour of the city of
Treves.
This city was the capital of the Occidental Roman Empire in the 3rd
c and was named
Rome
of the
North. Treves
can
qualify, along with
Worms
as the
oldest town in Germany.
Its remarkable collection of Roman ruins have been classified as a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO. We return
to Charlemagne in time for lunch and continue our cruise.
In Konz, we leave the Moselle
valley for
the Sarre valley, which cuts a clear
path through the solid mountains of Hunsruck, causing the river to wind and
twist which only embellishes the
route and helps to conserve the authenticity.
The passage of the loop of the Sarre is one of the highlights of the
cruise. We arrive into Mettlach in
the evening, the town is most famous as the headquarters of the ceramics company
Villeroy & Boch.
WEDNESDAY
METTLACH-KONZ-REMICH
This
morning, an excursion in our motor coach to Cloef for the impressive panoramic
view of trhe loop of the river Sarre. We
continue to Saarburg, a picturesque town dominated by its imposing
ruined castle, classified as an historical monument.
The streets of the town are narrow and the half timbered houses date from
the middle ages, also there is a waterfall, over sixty feet high in the very
center of the town, this gives a very charming aspect and is one reason the town
is sometimes called Little Venice. We
rejoin the Charlemagne in Konz and continue our cruise, we are back on the river
Moselle
and arrive
into Remich. This charming small
town is part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and we will take an excursion
there this afternoon. The capital is
a thousand years old, fascinating, built on rock and called the Gibralta of the
North. The guided visit will explain
the historical and financial aspects
and its function as the headquarters of several European institutions.
We return to Charlemagne in Remich.
THURSDAY
REMICH-METZ
This
morning we will visit the Roman mosaiques of Nenning.
They were discovered in 1852 as part of an immense villa with this
sumptuous mosaique wall measuring 16 x 10 meters, this is the largest, most
beautiful and best preserved north of the Alpes. We
return to the boat and cruise, we are now in
France
, as far as
Metz
.
The countryside changes radically and we leave the hills and vineyards
behind us, replaced by the vast planes of the
Lorraine
.
This afternoon, a visit to
Metz
, the city
is Roman, medieval, classic, German and keeps its aspects from its three
thousand years of history. The
cathedral of
Saint-Etienne
is world
renown for its stained glass which covers a surface of 6496 square meters.
We have the pleasure of admiring the masterpieces from the 13th
c until recent times, including works by Marc Chagall.
There will be free time in the city before we return to Charlemagne for
our farewell Gala Dinner.
FRIDAY
METZ-FRANKFURT
After
breakfast, the motor coach will drive you back to
Frankfurt
, arriving
there by lunch time.
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