The Roots of the Reformation
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In the morning we travel from Munich to Augsburg. In 1530 Protestant believers proclaimed their confession, one of the most important documents of the Reformation, containing the Lutheran articles of faith.
Day 2: Augsburg
After breakfast you follow Luther’s footsteps to Nuremberg and visit the Lutheran Lorenz Church. During a city tour you view the Imperial Castle and the Justice Palace. Continue on foot through the medieval alleyways to the main market square where you will have free time to stroll around.
One of the highlights is the visit to Rothenburg, the best preserved medieval town in Europe. During a walking tour you visit St. Jacob´s Church with the renowned Blood Altar. Then continue to Heidelberg - the very symbol of German Romanticism and home to Germany‘s oldest University, where Martin Luther held one of his earliest debates with church leaders.
Day 4: Nuremberg
We leave for Speyer, dominated by its Cathedral, several churches and the Old town gate. Continue to Worms where we’ll enjoy a brief walking tour to see the site of the Worms Debates, the Reformation Monument, St. Peters, and the Church of the Holy Trinity. Continue to the ancient town of Würzburg, known as “the jewel of the Main River“.
Day 5: Nuremberg - Rothenburg
We continue to the medieval city of Coburg where we will visit the famous Veste Coburg, where Luther took refuge and lived during the Augsburg Confession. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Erfurt, including St. Mary’s Cathedral where he was ordained as priest. Visit the Augustinian Monastery where Luther lived as a monk and admire the largest wooden bridge in Europe.
Day 6: Rothenburg - Heidelberg
Upon arrival in Eisleben you enjoy a city tour that includes the houses where Luther was born in 1483. In the afternoon you will visit Leipzig, where Bach served as choirmaster for 25 years and was buried at Thomaskirche
Day 7: Heidelberg
In Torgau we visit the sites associated with Katharina von Bora, including her grave in St. Mary’s Church. Then we proceed to Wittenberg, designated as “Luther Town”. It was here that Luther gained notoriety by posting his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church.
Day 8: Heidelberg - Speyer
On the way to Berlin, we stop in Berlin Spandau where the prince-elector consummated his conversion to the protestant church. This tour ends with a city tour of Berlin.
