Central Europe: Prague, Vienna and Budapest

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1. Day1 Flight to Prague and the Old TownAthens → Prague

   A scheduled flight to Prague and a transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon you walk to Old Town Square, with the pointed spires of the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock, whose procession of the Apostles starts on the hour. A welcome dinner of goulash and knedlíky dumplings, with a Czech beer.

   • Flight
   • Dinner
2. Day2 Prague Castle and Charles BridgePrague: Castle – Malá Strana – Charles Bridge

   Morning at Prague Castle: St Vitus Cathedral with its Gothic vaults, Golden Lane with its tiny coloured houses and the view over the city's rooftops. You walk down through the lanes of Malá Strana and cross Charles Bridge among its baroque statues. Early risers find it almost empty at dawn, with mist on the Vltava.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast
3. Day3 Old Town, Josefov and a free afternoonPrague: Old Town – Josefov

   A walk with your coordinator through the Old Town: the arcades, the Powder Gate and the lanes of Josefov, the former Jewish Quarter. The afternoon is free: you can climb Petřín Hill or take a boat trip on the Vltava (optional). In the evening, coffee in a courtyard strung with lamps, on cobblestones.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast
4. Day4 From Prague to Vienna, with a stop at TelčPrague – Telč – Vienna

   You leave by coach heading south and stop at Telč, a World Heritage town with a Renaissance square of gabled, pastel-coloured houses. You then continue to Vienna, arriving in the afternoon. A stroll through the centre takes in St Stephen's Cathedral and its patterned tiled roof, followed by dinner with a Wiener Schnitzel.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
5. Day5 Schönbrunn and the RingstrasseVienna: Schönbrunn – Ringstrasse

   Morning at Schönbrunn Palace, the yellow summer residence of the Habsburgs, with its state rooms and gardens that climb to the Gloriette past the Neptune Fountain. In the afternoon you follow the Ringstrasse past the Opera and the Hofburg, with a break in a historic café, where tradition calls for apple strudel and a coffee served with a glass of water.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast
6. Day6 Budapest: Castle Hill, Parliament and the DanubeVienna – Budapest

   You leave Vienna by coach and in about three hours reach Budapest. On Castle Hill you walk the Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church, with its roof of coloured tiles. In the evening, dinner and a short cruise on the Danube: the neo-Gothic Parliament and the Chain Bridge lit up as dusk turns to blue.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
7. Day7 Great Market Hall, Heroes' Square and returnBudapest → Athens

   Morning at Budapest's Great Market Hall, among strings of red paprika, salamis and lángos. Then Andrássy Avenue to Heroes' Square and the City Park. Transfer to the airport and a scheduled flight to Athens, with the scent of paprika in your luggage.

   • Flight
   • Breakfast