DAY 1

Departure from Riga early in the morning ≈ 03:30 - 04:30

Transit through the territory of Poland.

Accommodation in a 3* hotel, rest, overnight at the hotel.

DAY 2

Breakfast. Check-out from rooms.

Departure to Nuremberg. Walk around the city.

Nuremberg is a modern, developing and cozy city, with just over half a million people living in it. It seems to be created for leisurely walks, new discoveries and photo shoots against the backdrop of local attractions. Near the Church of St. Lorenz, street musicians from all over the globe play, and near the Durer House on warm summer evenings, representatives of local youth gather. This is exactly what makes Nuremberg attractive: the harmonious coexistence of the old and the new, the modern and the historical, the living and the already gone into history. Many surprises await you in Nuremberg. During the walk we will see the Fountain of Virtues and the Lorenz Church, the Alms House of the Holy Spirit, first opened in 1331 and functioning to this day. We will visit the Castle Rock, where the Imperial Castle and Pilate's House are located. We will definitely walk along the fortress wall encircling the city, go to the market square, where the Frauenkirche church is located, with old clocks depicting the most important event in the history of Germany that took place in 1356 - the adoption of the "Golden Bull" by Emperor Charles IV.

Departure to a 3* hotel in France/Germany.

Check-in at the hotel, rest, overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3

Breakfast.

Excursion trip "Rhine Falls – Zurich - Lucerne".

Departure to the Rhine Falls (extra charge - 1 €).

The Rhine is one of the main attractions of these places. The Rhine Falls is the largest waterfall in Europe. Here, at the turn, the river reaches a width of 150 meters, and the water falls from a height of 21 m. The spectacle is truly grandiose and mesmerizing!

Next we will go to Zurich. Excursion in Zurich.

Zurich is the largest economic and cultural center of Switzerland, and at the same time, thanks to the unique combination of landscape and architecture, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Comfortably located between two mountains, the city rises like an amphitheater along the slopes and, as if cut in the middle by the Limmat River, opens up on both sides of Lake Zurich with its best facades. In good weather, a panorama of the Swiss Alps shining with snow soars above the horizon behind the lake.

On the left bank of the Limmat River there are modern shopping districts, and on the right - the historical center with old houses standing on narrow streets, which we will visit during the excursion. We will be lucky enough to see the Town Hall building, the famous Gothic Fraumunster Church, decorated with five stained glass windows created by Marc Chagall himself. Before their installation in 1970, Fraumunster was known only for its unusual architecture — the "one-headed" church was not built according to the canon. With the appearance of stained glass windows, the Gothic cathedral gained world fame. The master worked on the creation of stained glass windows for two years and, despite his advanced age — by the time the work was completed, Chagall was already 83 years old — he not only made sketches, but also processed the glass surface himself. Next, we will visit one of the symbols of the city - Grossmunster, go to the northern shore of Lake Zurich and visit Bahnhofstrasse, where according to legend the Frog Moat was previously located.

Free time.

Departure to Lucerne. (*In the winter season "evening Lucerne").

Lucerne is the main city of central Switzerland, it is located near Lake Lucerne "Four Cantons" and is surrounded by hills and mountains.

Being the geographical and historical center of the country, for several centuries Lucerne was considered the unrecognized capital of Switzerland.

During the excursion we will see the Jesuit Church built in the Baroque style, the Government Palace built in the XVI century, walk along the Chapel Bridge - the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe. It was built in 1300 and decorated with paintings of the XVII century, we will reach the Spreuer Bridge, famous for its allegorical images of the "Dance of Death". We will visit the famous monument "Dying Lion", created by the sculptor Thorvaldsen, erected in honor of the Swiss guards who defended the royal Tuileries Palace to the last breath during the French Revolution. Mark Twain described this sculpture as "the saddest monument in the world". We will walk along the embankment of Lake Lucerne, which is called the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons.

Return to the hotel in the evening.

DAY 4

Breakfast.

Excursion trip "Geneva-Vevey-Montreux".

Lake Geneva is so impressive in its size that it even has its own tides. We will see Mont Blanc - the highest peak in Western Europe. It was here in this area of Switzerland that a huge number of actors, writers, singers sought peace and inspiration: Audrey Hepburn, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Freddie Mercury, H.C. Andersen, C. Dickens, I. Stravinsky and many others.

Arrival in Geneva. City tour.

During the excursion we will see the Jet d'Eau fountain - one of the main symbols of Geneva. We will walk along the Mont Blanc embankment. Next, we will visit the English Park and will be able to admire the famous flower clock, which is created from more than 6000 plants.

Next, we will go to the center of the Old Town to St. Peter's Cathedral. It was in this cathedral that the famous reformer John Calvin preached, thanks to whom Geneva in the XVI century began to be called Protestant Rome. We will see the famous New Square with the opera house, conservatory and art museum.

Also during the excursion we will examine: the building of the medieval arsenal, the town hall building, where the authorities of the canton of Geneva sit and where the famous Geneva Convention on Human Rights was adopted. We will see the monument to Jean Henri Dunant; the tomb-mausoleum of Charles II of Brunswick, as well as the hotel from which the Empress of Austria-Hungary Amalia Eugenia Elizabeth, known to the whole world under the pseudonym Sissi, went on her last walk.

Next, we will walk through the Parc de la Treille, take a few pictures from a convenient observation deck, and the end of our excursion will be a visit to the Parc des Bastions, in which the monument "Reformation Wall" is located. The Reformation Wall is a composition consisting of several statues and bas-reliefs dedicated to the leaders of the Protestant movement.

Free time in Geneva.

Next departure to Vevey.

The city hosts a comedy film festival every year, we will be able to take a picture next to the monument to Charlie Chaplin, who lived here in his "Exile's Estate" for the last 25 years of his life. We will take a photo near the huge fork, which was installed in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Food Museum.

Then we will go to the picturesque, blooming city of Montreux, see the Montreux Palace hotel, where the creator of the novel "Lolita" - Vladimir Nabokov lived for quite a long time. We will walk along the embankment decorated with sculptures directly related to jazz, they are installed not by chance, because it is in Montreux in July that the international jazz festival takes place. And we can finish our walk on the market square, because here stands a statue of Freddie Mercury, reminding locals and tourists that the leader of the group "Queen" lived in Montreux in 1991, and recorded one of his last music albums.

Montreux is called the Swiss Riviera, but only in the XIX century this small fishing village, which was a haven for winemakers, became a place where people come to relax, improve their health in one of the luxury hotels, slowly walk along the embankment, or visit a jazz festival held in the casino building.

Free time.

You will have the opportunity to visit Chillon Castle, the gloomy history of which so excited Lord Byron that he wrote his famous poem "The Prisoner of Chillon" here in a few days (entrance tickets are paid additionally ~ 13.50 CHF).

Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 5

Breakfast.

Check-out from rooms. Departure to Bern.

City tour.

Bern is truly unique and inimitable. This is one of the few cities founded in the Middle Ages that has preserved its original appearance to this day. Traveling through Switzerland in 1779, Goethe noted: "This is the most beautiful city I have ever seen." The United Nations proclaimed Bern a World Cultural Landmark, along with Rome, Florence and Egypt.

Bern, founded in 1191 by Duke Berthold V on a peninsula formed by a bend in the Aare River, is famous for its tradition of keeping bears in the city center, bears are the symbol of the canton and the city, they went to the Swiss during the Italian campaign. During the excursion we will see the Federal Palace, numerous fountains that adorn the city streets, the building of the Bern Theater, and of course, the Clock Tower with its astronomical clock and chimes, on which a whole performance is played out. And we will also stop for a minute at the house where Albert Einstein lived.

The end of our walk will be a visit to Munsterplatz square, the decoration of which is the cathedral with a 100-meter bell tower and a scene of the Last Judgment on the facade, the chapter house, we will be able to enjoy the panorama of the lower and upper city.

Free time.

Optionally, departure to Interlaken, the valley of waterfalls (surcharge 25 €).

According to Mendelssohn: "He who has not seen the landscape of Interlaken does not know Switzerland. It is impossible to describe it, since words are powerless here…" Located in the very heart of Switzerland, the small town of Interlaken is like a bridge between two elongated arcs of lakes - Thun and Brienz. Hence its name, meaning "between lakes". Crystal clear mountain streams, roaring waterfalls, pristine rivers, deep blue lakes and splashing fountains – all this is the hallmark of both Interlaken itself and its surroundings.

During the excursion, we will visit Lauterbrunnen — a real Swiss mountain village, which is located in the valley among the Bernese Highlands. Lauterbrunnen is located at an altitude of 802 m, and it is from here that the so-called "valley of waterfalls" begins.

The decoration of Lauterbrunnen is the highest waterfall in Switzerland – the 300-meter Staubbach.

In the winter period from 06.11. to 01.04. - the waterfall will be closed.

In the evening departure to French Switzerland.

Check-in at a 3* hotel in France/Germany, overnight at the hotel.

DAY 6

Breakfast. Check-out from rooms. Departure to Wurzburg.

City tour.

Wurzburg is located in the northwestern part of the federal state of Bavaria and is famous for its architecture and wines, and the Wurzburg Residence is currently one of the best Baroque structures in Germany and is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

We will walk along the embankment of the Main River, see the panorama of the Marienberg Fortress, walk along the medieval bridge decorated with statues of saints. We will visit the park of the residence of the Bishop of Wurzburg and see the magnificent Bishop's Palace (external inspection). Then we will go to the Cathedral of St. Kilian, the patron saint of the city and winemakers. During the excursion we will be lucky enough to see the buildings of the old and new town halls, as well as take many wonderful photos.

Departure to a 3* hotel in Poland.

DAY 7

Breakfast. Check-out from rooms.

Departure to Riga.

Arrival in Riga late at night / early in the morning ≈ 23:00 - 23:59.

Additionally you can purchase

• Mandatory surcharge for single occupancy - 170 €

On request

• Fixed seats in the bus (15 €)

Additionally paid

• Tourist tax for accommodation in a hotel in France and Germany - ~5.35 €/ per person for the entire tour

Payable on spot

• Entrance tickets to visited objects and entertainment events
• Tourist tax, which is withheld from all tourists entering and staying in the country. The amount of the fee is determined by the administration of the local municipality of the country
• Mandatory payment of road transport tax 5 € per person for the entire tour
• Rent of excursion headphones ~10-15 €

Important information

• The group leader has the right to change the days and times of excursions without violating the tour program
• Free time is valid in the absence of unforeseen situations, traffic jams and other deviations from the schedule
• For trips to Schengen and EU countries, all passports of citizens of Latvia and non-citizens of Latvia must be valid until the end of the trip
• For trips outside the Schengen and EU, all passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of the end of the trip
• Passports of citizens and non-citizens of Latvia with a validity period of 50 years (issued before 19.11.2007) are not valid for trips outside the Schengen area
• Non-citizens of Latvia cannot travel outside Latvia with an ID card
• Excursions are conducted accompanied by a guide in Russian