PASSION PLAY – MAY/2022

Departure from USA to Berlin. Your meals will be served on board.

Arrival in Berlin. Meeting with our representative at the airport and transfer by bus to our hotel . Enjoy a free afternoon to stroll the streets of Berlin. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. . Meeting with our guide at the hotel and departure by Bus for a beautiful sightseeing tour of Berlin. the impressive Reichstag and lovely Schloss Charlottenburg. Continue through the city to see famous sights such as Bellevue Castle, Brandenberg Gate, Gendarmen Market, Alexanderplatz, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and more. The afternoon is free to explore this once divided city on your own. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. Early departure this morning to Prague.
Built on seven hills over 1000 years ago, Prague today is a wonder to behold, with beautiful architecture, lush green hills, and graceful bridges spanning the Vltava River. Lunch on your own. Afternoon is free to explore the picturesque streets of Prague. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast Departure from the hotel with our guide to visit: the Church of our Lady of Victoy, better known as the Church of the Infant Jesus and Mala Strana (Little Town). We will visit the old city, the Charles Bridge, characteristic for its Baroque statues throughout the entire bridge, the Town Hall and the Astronomical Clock. We will also discover the church of S.Nicola, the Basilica of S. Gorge, the Strahoy monastery, and Wenceslas Square, the Daliborka Tower. Afternoon free. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. Departure to Vienna, capital of Austria, the house of Strauss and Mozart. Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy a coffee and the delicacies of Vienna’s cuisine, such as the sacher chocolate cake, in front of the Opera House. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast . Meeting with our guide at the hotel and departure by bus to visit the spectacular Cathedral of San Esteban, where we will see the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Mariapocs, we will visit the Cathedral and its catacombs, and those strong and brave will be able to climb the 343 steps up to the top of the Cathedral tower. Visit the royal palace of Schonbrunn and the summer house with 1,441 rooms, including a Hall of Mirrors where Mozart performed at the age of six before a young Marie Antoinette. View of the Belvedere palace known for its beautiful gardens. Back in the city center, we headed to Karlsplatz with its St. Charles Borromeo Church and Otto Wagner’s Stadtbahn pavilions. Rest of the day free. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and departure to Mariazell, the most important pilgrimage destination in all of Austria. Visit to the miraculous statue of the Virgin, in the Chapel of Miracles, built in the same place where Magnus had his cell in the monastery. Continuation through Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace, site of culture, festivals, and royal residences. We will hear the Glockenspiel bells, which will sound a famous Mozart melody. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast . Free morning for relaxing walks in medieval streets and parks. The religious and cultural heritage that characterizes this city is witnessed in the Archbishop’s Residence and the decorations in the rooms of the government headquarters. About 12:00 departure on our Bus to Oberammergau. If time permits, walk through the picturesque streets of Oberammergau. The incredible 2,000 citizens of Oberammergau are the actors, singers, instrumentalists and technicians real scene. They are ordinary citizens who lead a daily life. Dinner and overnight.

Passion Play “PASSIONPAIHAUS”: Day of performance
Breakfast. Enjoy some time to explore Oberammergau’s colorful frescos known as “Luftlmalereien” on house facades and to visit wood carving shops with amazing array of nativity scenes and religious figures. Following lunch, we will make our way to the world famous theatre to attend the performance of a lifetime, the 42nd Oberammergau Passion Play. The sleepy village springs to life every ten years to put on a play that draws the world upon it! We, too, will become part of mission of the Passion of Christ, the greatest story ever told. We all share His message of faith and love! The Oberammergau Passion Play tells the story of the Passion of Christ, beginning with His entry into Jerusalem, followed by His trial, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. The play is held in a beautiful open air theatre that is praised for its superb acoustics.

The play lasts approximately five and a half hours and is represented in two acts

Act 1: 14:30pm – 17:00pm

Intermission: 5:30pm – 7:30pm; we’ll have dinner at restaurant.

Act 2: 20:00pm – 22:30pm
Back to our hotel. Overnight.

Breakfast. Morning free. In the afternoon departure to Munich. Rest of the day at disposal. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. Departure by bus from the hotel with our guide to visit many of the best places in Munich: Asamkirche, the most representative church of the Rococo style in the world. The church, built by the brothers Cosmas and Egid Asam, preserves the nudes of Saint Johann Nepomuk, in a ivy box. We will continue to Altotting, where there is the most important sanctuary in Germany in this period, destination of pilgrims from all over the world. view of Karolineplatz, Television Tower, Nymphenburg, Odeon Square, Theatiner Church, General Hall. Free time in the afternoon for lunch and / or shopping. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and transfer with our private Bus to Franz Josef Strauss airport of Munich in time for departure of our flight back to San Francisco. Arrive on the same day.