Tir, Grand European Tour ex Budapest to Amsterdam
Cruise Line Viking River Cruises
Ship Viking Tir
Destination EU Rivers
Nights 14
Departure Date 02 Sep 2021
Description 14 Night Cruise sailing from Budapest to Amsterdam aboard Viking Tir.

Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. Cited as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, its extensive World Heritage Sites includes the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue, Heroes' Square and the Millennium Underground Railway, the second oldest in the world. Other highlights include a total of 80 geothermal springs, the world's largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building.

Most of Budapest's famous sights are concentrated on Castle Hill on the Buda side, in downtown Pest and along the riverside walkways. The main sights on Castle Hill are the Royal Palace, the National Gallery, the Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church. In downtown Pest the main sights are the Parliament Building, St Stephen’s Basilica, the Great Synagogue and the Jewish Museum and the Eötvös Loránd University.

Budapest is also known for its many hot and thermal springs. Budapest has 118 hot springs that supply the city’s many bathhouses and spas with warm therapeutic spring water. Such was the reputation of its springs that in 1934, the Budapest was declared the “City of Springs.”


Vienna
Vienna is a unique blend of the historic and the modern with a wealth of architecture and artistic and musical heritage. Many of the world’s most important composers, including Beethoven and Mozart, have lived and performed behind Vienna’s Baroque façades. In addition to this Baroque splendor, there are excellent examples of Art Nouveau architecture .

The heart of Vienna is the Innerestadt where some of Vienna’s most popular tourist attractions can be found, along with pedestrianized streets lined with countless shops, cafés, bars and restaurants. The center point is the Graben (literally ‘moat’), which is a wide square lined with shops and pavement cafés under large umbrellas. Following the demolition of the city walls in 1857, the Ringstrasse was laid out and some of Vienna’s most beautiful buildings were built along it, between 1858 and 1865. Among the most important are the Staatsoper (State Opera House), Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts), Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History Museum), Parlament (Parliament), Rathaus (City Hall) and Burgtheater.

Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg extends over seven hills, each crowned by a beautiful church. This has led to Bamberg being called the "Franconian Rome". Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near to Bamberg.

Bamberg’s Old Town is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, primarily because of its authentic medieval appearance. Some of the main sights are the Cathedral (1237), with the tombs of emperor Henry II and Pope Clement II, Alte Hofhaltung, residence of the bishops in the 16th and 17th centuries, Neue Residenz, residence of the bishops after the 17th century, Old Town Hall (1386), built in the middle of the Regnitz River, accessible by two bridges, Klein-Venedig ("Little Venice"), a colony of picturesque fishermen's houses from the 19th century along one side of the river Regnitz, Michaelsberg Abbey, built in the 12th century on one of Bamberg's "Seven Hills" and Altenburg, castle, former residence of the bishops.

Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands is built around a concentric network of canals spanned by over 1000 bridges making canal cruises one of the most attractive ways of viewing the city. Many of the houses date back to the 17th century. These narrow-fronted merchants' houses are characterised by the traditionally Dutch ornamented gables.

The oldest part of the city is Nieuwmarkt, located near the first canals - Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht - built to protect the city against invasion in the 17th century. Today, Amsterdam's famous liberalism has survived in the city's 'coffee shops and thriving sex industry.

The city has also long been a centre of diamond cutting and it is still possible to see diamond cutters at work. Amsterdam has a booming cultural life, boasting 53 museums, 61 art galleries, 12 concert halls and 20 theatre. A special canal boat (the 'museum boat') links 16 of the major museums. In the local countryside it is still possible to see working windmills. There are annual events such as the Amsterdam Arts Week and the Holland Festival.
Sailing Dates
  • 13 May 2021
  • 10 Jun 2021
  • 08 Jul 2021
  • 05 Aug 2021
  • 02 Sep 2021
  • 30 Sep 2021
  • 28 Oct 2021
  • 05 May 2022
  • 02 Jun 2022
  • 30 Jun 2022
  • 28 Jul 2022
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • 22 Sep 2022
  • 20 Oct 2022
  • 17 Nov 2022
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 02/09 Budapest, Hungary
2 03/09 Budapest, Hungary
3 04/09 Vienna, Austria
4 05/09 Vienna, Austria
5 06/09 Melk , Austria
6 07/09 Passau, Germany
7 08/09 Regensburg, Germany
8 09/09 Nuremberg, Germany
9 10/09 Bamberg, Germany
10 11/09 Wurzburg, Germany
11 12/09 Wertheim, Germany
12 13/09 Koblenz, Germany
13 14/09 Cologne, Germany
14 15/09 Kinderdijk
15 16/09 Amsterdam, Rivers
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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