Day 1 – To Dresden: Fly from London to Berlin
with British Airways. Drive to Moritzburg
to visit the Electors’ Hunting Lodge. This
impressive baroque building, located within a
lake, contains an interesting collection of period
furniture from Saxony, 18th-century paintings
and Meissen porcelain. Continue to Dresden
and stay 3 nights at NH Hotel Altmarkt.
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant. (D)
Day 2 – Dresden: Morning walking tour of
the historical city before visiting the collection
at the Old Masters Picture Gallery with
major European works spanning the 15th to
18th centuries. After lunch, enjoy some free
time to explore the Church of Our Lady, a
baroque-style church with a unique sandstone
dome, which was destroyed by British bombers
during the second world war and subsequently
rebuilt with meticulous precision. Continue to
the Albertinum, home to Dresden’s collection
of 19th-century paintings, where Caspar David
Friedrich’s works are a highlight. (B)
Day 3 – Pillnitz & Dresden: Travel by boat from Dresden to Pillnitz Castle and Gardens.
This summer palace is in the Chinese
rococo style and contains a fine collection of
decorative arts. This afternoon, visit Dresden
Castle for a special visit to the Historic and
New Green Vaults, which contain the largest
collection of treasures in Europe, featuring
exhibits from the baroque to the classicist era.
Also see the Turkish Chamber, a dramatic
display of Ottoman pieces dating back to 1591.
Day 4 – To Berlin: Drive to Meissen and visit
the porcelain factory. This afternoon, visit the
cathedral and castle, high up above the town
before continuing to Berlin. Stay 4 nights at
Hotel Angleterre. (B, D)
Day 5 – Berlin: This morning, drive to the
Palace of Charlottenburg, city residence of
the Prussian royal family, now containing a
museum of 18th-century art. This afternoon,
take a panoramic city tour to see Checkpoint
Charlie, the Berlin wall, the Jewish Museum
and the Berlin air lift memorial. (B)
Day 6 – Berlin: Spend a full day at Berlin’s
renowned Museum Island with a visit to
the Pergamon Museum, which includes
monumental reconstructions of archaeological
building ensembles – such as the Pergamon
Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus and the
Ishtar Gate. Continue to the New Museum
housing notable Egyptian, prehistory and
early history collections. After lunch, explore
the range of sculptures, Byzantine art, coins
and medals on display at the Bode Museum
before a final visit to the Old National
Gallery collection of neoclassical, romantic,
biedermeier, impressionist and early Modernist
artwork. (B)
Day 7 – Potsdam: Drive to Potsdam to visit
the enchanting palace of Sanssouci, built
for Frederick the Great’s personal use and
set among glorious parkland. Continue to
Cecilienhof, the exotic half-timbered manor
house created in the style of an English stately
mansion and built for German Crown Prince
William in 1913. It was here that the 1945
Treaty of Potsdam was signed. Return to
Berlin for afternoon tea at the renowned Käfer
restaurant in the German Bundestag. Evening
farewell dinner. (B, D)
Day 8 – To London: This morning, visit the
Gemäldegalerie at the Kulturforum to see
its unsurpassed collection of old masters,
including works by Duhrer, Holbein,
Rembrandt, Raphael and Caravaggio.
Continue to the airport for your British
Airways flight to London Heathrow. (B)
Extensions: If you wish to extend your stay in
Berlin, home to more than 170 museums and
galleries, please contact us for further details.
Meal Basis: (B) = Breakfast, (L) = Lunch, (D) = Dinner, (N) = No Meals
