PRAGUE-BUDAPEST-VIENNA EASTER 8 DAYS

Gathering at Macedonia airport for our direct flight to Bratislava. Arrival , board our bus and then we will depart for the magnificent Prague. Arrival and check-in at our hotel.

Breakfast and then we will visit Castropole and the Castle located on the top of Hračani Hill. On our tour we will see the Strahov Monastery, Chernin Palace, Loreto, Schwarzenberg Palace, the Archdiocese of Prague, the Presidential Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral and St. Nicholas Cathedral. We will also see the Golden Alley, a series of small colourful shops that originally served as a place of hospitality for the palace guards and today sell tourist items and local sweets. We continue on our tour of the Old Town, where among other things we will see the Old Town Square (Staromestskenamesti), the medieval Town Hall with its astronomical clock, the Church of Our Lady of Tyn, the Jewish Quarter, the Gothic Powder Tower, Charles University, the Nostic Theatre, Václavskénamesti Square, the National Library, the Philharmonic Hall and we will enjoy a walk on the stone Charles Bridge decorated with 30 statues of saints. In the afternoon we will have free time for lunch and shopping. We can also (optionally) board a boat from the bank of the "Little Side" for the two-hour cruise on the longest river in the country, the Moldova River, or the Czech Vltava. Relaxing, we will admire the Castle, the bridge, and all the other beautiful sights of the medieval city from a different perspective.

Breakfast and then we will optionally depart for the "Florence of the Elbe River" the beautiful Dresden with its long and glorious history, which was even the seat of the Saxon kings. For many years Dresden was a meeting place for painters and sculptors, musicians and writers. The beautiful bridges and tiles represent the procession of Saxon rulers. Of course the historic baroque buildings, the imposing temples and of course the famous opera house will satisfy the most demanding visitor. We will visit the royal complex Schwinger with its palace and gardens, the "wall of succession" built with 24,000 porcelain tiles. Free time for walking and shopping. Then we will depart for Prague.

Breakfast and then we will depart for Budapest. Arrival and check-in at our hotel. In the evening free time for a first acquaintance with the city. We recommend a cruise on the Danube River to admire on board the illuminated buildings of the city with its long history and rich cultural heritage.

Breakfast and then we will begin our tour of Budapest's finest buildings built on the banks of the Danube, including the Royal Palace, churches, historic palaces and the Hungarian Parliament. Walking tour: The Tower Quarter and the Old Town have been pedestrianised and have regained their original charm. In the Tower Hill area, one can visit, in addition to the Habsburg Palace, the Budapest History Museum, the Matthias Fountain, the Tower Theatre, the Sándor Palace and the National Gallery of Hungary, where the most valuable works of Hungarian art are collected. Walking through the old town of Buda, stop at the Lords Street, where aristocrats and merchants used to live. It is worth seeing the church of St. Matthias, the ''Fisherman's Bastion'' with its conical towers and magnificent views. Free time for food and shopping.

Breakfast and then we will depart for Imperial Vienna. Arrival and then we will visit the summer palace of Maria Theresa, the well-known Senbrun (own entrance tickets). This is where Maria Theresa, Maria Antoinette lived and where the 6-year-old Mozart played one of his first concerts. You will also be impressed by the unique and majestic gardens. We will then depart for our hotel. Arrival and check-in.

Breakfast and start the tour of the beautiful capital of Austria, during which we will see the Danube Tower (one of the symbols of the city), the building of the Friends of Music Association, where the famous New Year's Eve concert takes place, the famous Ring Avenue, where we will admire famous works of architecture, such as the former War Ministry, the Museum of Applied Arts, the Municipal Park, the famous Vienna State Opera House, the Twin Museums, the Hofburg Winter Palace, the Franz Joseph Gate, the neoclassical Parliament with its richly decorated façade and the statue of the goddess Athena, the neo-Gothic Town Hall, the Palatine Theatre, the University, the famous Naschmarkt central market, and ending with the Gothic Cathedral of St. Stephen, in the historic city centre, and the Gothic Cathedral of St. Stephen, in the historical centre of the city. ά. Then follows our walking tour, the beautiful walk that will start from St. Stephen's Cathedral, in the city center .It is one of the most famous sights of Vienna and one of the most important masterpieces of the European Gothic style. The construction of the first church dates back to 1147. For a long time Stefandom was the tallest building in Europe - 137 meters. Next we will visit the Plague Column is a monumental baroque sculpture built in the late 17th century from marble. Interestingly, the column is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and not to the Virgin Mary. We continue along the pedestrian street with its impressive cafes and branded fashion shops to end up at the Hofburg Palace is one of the symbols of Vienna's imperial past. A huge luxurious palace that was the winter residence of the Habsburgs. In the Middle Ages there was a castle, of which a small chapel survives. The Hofburg was expanded into a magnificent residence when Vienna became the capital of Austria-Hungary. Currently, you can find almost any architectural style here - from Gothic to Art Nouveau. And in its halls there is a national library, a treasury, a museum of musical instruments, weapons and ethnography and the famous "Spanish riding school". Then we will also visit The Anchor Clock (anchor) located in Vienna's oldest square the "Hoher Markt" and representing the Art Nouveau style. Among them are the medieval lyricist Walther von der Vogelweid, the Empress Maria Theresa and Prince Eugene of Savoy. Every day at exactly noon the clock strikes a short performance, accompanied by musicians from different eras. Impressive is also the huge palace square - Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square). The mounted statues of Archduke Charles, who won the Battle of Aspern against Napoleon's troops (1809) and Prince Eugene of Savoy, who defeated the Turks, bear witness to Austria's glorious past. Heroes' Square is not just a huge square in the centre of the Austrian capital, it is one of the symbols of a glorious history. We will then pass through the Jewish Quarter with its main attractions, the Jewish Museum, the City Temple, the Misrachi House Museum, the Theodor Herzl Staircase and the Karmeliter Church. Finally we will visit the old Greek quarter in the city centre with the church of St. George, the Holy Trinity and the beautiful restaurants in the area for good food, where Greek merchants used to frequent in the 19th century. In the free time that follows, we suggest you visit one of the historic cafes such as Central or enjoy a ride in impressive horse-drawn carriages waiting for you next to the Cathedral of St. Stephen. Return to our hotel.

Breakfast and then we will depart for Bratislava airport for our return flight.