This is a magnificent vacation through the former Habsburg Empire. This trip visits five of Europe’s most intriguing cities, from Munich with its many historic highlights and the Marienplatz to the “Golden City” of Prague to visit 1,000-year-old Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, and more. Travel via Bratislava in the Slovak Republic to Budapest in Hungary and Vienna in Austria. In both Budapest and Vienna, a Local Guide will take you on a guided sightseeing tour and into the main cathedrals. In Vienna, enjoy an entire day at leisure, which gives you the possibility to visit Schönbrunn Palace, the residence of the Habsburg emperors and one of Austria’s most important cultural monuments. Of course, a romantic cruise on the Danube River is included before entering Sound of Music country on your way to Salzburg. Your guided walking tour of Salzburg shows you this magnificent town and includes Mozart’s birthplace. Then, head back to Germany and arrive in Oberammergau, the Passion Play village in the Bavarian Alps. Surrounded by majestic mountains and picturesque meadows, Oberammergau is famous for its Passion Play performed by locals just once a decade to fulfill the town’s promise to God in exchange for protection from the Black Death. Seeing the Passion Play is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you don’t want to miss! Your trip ends back in Munich—the perfect finale to a wonderful Europe vacation.