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64 | For pricing, availability and more details visit viking.com S C H Ö N B R U N N PA L AC E , V I E N N A M OZ A R T & S T R AU SS CO N C E R T, V I E N N A SHOR E E X C U R SIONS ON Y O U R JO U R N E Y MOZART & STR AUSS CONCERT VIENNA, AUSTRIA Inside a historic venue, during this special per formance by the Vienna Residence Orchestra, you are sure to lose yourself in the lilting airs of Vienna's most beloved music. Enjoy the beautiful strains of Strauss waltzes and selec tions from Mozar t's The Magic Flute. OPTIONAL MELK ABBEY AUSTRIA Tour Melk Abbey, a baroque masterpiece perched above the Danube. Explore its ornate church with vivid frescoes, car ved pulpit and imperial rooms chronicling centuries of histor y. See the famed librar y of medieval manuscripts then step onto the terrace for sweeping views of the Wachau Valley and river below. INCLUDED COLOGNE'S BEER CULTURE & DINNER GERMANY Stroll the Old Town's cobblestone streets and stop at three Kölsch brew houses. Brauhaus ser vers, called köbes, will deliver Kölsch—a light, crisp beer brewed only in Cologne—straight from the barrel to your table. Later, you will enjoy dinner at a popular local Brauhaus. OPTIONAL NUREMBERG & WORLD WAR II GERMANY Immerse yourself in Nuremberg's World War II histor y. Join your exper t guide at Zeppelin Field, the former Nazi Par t y Rally Grounds where 100,000 voices saluted Adolf Hitler. See the Führer's Congress Hall, the Documentation Centre and Cour troom 600 in the Palace of Justice, the venue of the Nazi war trials. OPTIONAL SCHÖNBRUNN PAL ACE VIENNA, AUSTRIA Enjoy a guided tour of the magnificent home of the Hapsburg Dynast y—built to rival the sprawling Château de Versailles—including the grandly furnished rooms where Maria Theresa resided. Learn about her ex traordinar y reign and explore the formal gardens. OPTIONAL BAMBERG WALKING TOUR GERMANY Explore Bamberg's UNESCO -listed medieval centre on a guided walk. See the 11th- centur y cathedral and its famed Bamberg Horseman statue, visit the New Residence with its rose garden and the pic turesque Rathaus on a bridge over the Regnitz. Stroll riverbank s and enjoy free time—perhaps sampling Bamberg's distinc tive smoked beer. INCLUDED