“German Christmas Markets”

This item appears on page 77 of the August 2008 issue.

10 days/8 nights, departing Nov. 29, Dec. 6 & Dec. 13, 2008.

Highlights: In Berlin, State Opera House, Kurfürstendamm district, Reichstag/Leipzig’s Thomaskirche, where Bach was cantor, and Leipzig Christmas market/Dresden’s Striezelmarkt, Germany’s oldest Christmas market, dating from 1434/enjoy Rostbratwürste and Glühwein at the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg/medieval Rothenburg, with its year-round Christmas Shop/Olympic Stadium, Frauenkirche and Rathaus in Munich/Mad King Ludwig’s Linderhof Castle/Oberammergau, home of the Passion Play/end tour in Munich.

$2,579 from New York. Single supplement, $530.

Grand European Tours (Lake Oswego, OR; 800/552-5545, www.getours.com).