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Contact your local Viking travel advisor or call us on 138 747 (AU) 0800 447 913 (NZ) | 75 I T I N ER A RY H IG H LIG H TS VISIT THE MULTICULTURAL CITY OF STRASBOURG Strasbourg is the cultural centre of France's Alsace region. Thank s to its location at the border of France and Germany, it boasts a convivial mix of cultural influences. Explore cobblestone streets lined with wooden houses, intersec ted by pic turesque canals. SEE KINDERDIJK'S 18TH CENTURY WINDMILLS Built around 1740, the 19 windmills stand as par t of a larger water management net work with 3 pumping stations, dikes and reser voirs that control flooding. Discover how the Dutch have been using water to their benefit for over 1,000 years. SAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE RHINE A s you sail its most pic turesque stretch, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Middle Rhine, pass vineyard-blanketed hills whose steep slopes require vintners to pick grapes by hand. See splendid castles along its bank s and the majestic Lorelei Rock. TASTE THE WINE OF THE MOSELLE REGION The south-facing slopes along the Moselle valley store the sun's warmth in slate soil. This, along with a warm overall climate and abundant sunshine, makes it an ideal grape - growing region. Visit a local winer y for a tour and tasting of some of the finest Rieslings. ITALY Rüdesheim MOSELLE Lucerne Interlaken Montreux Lake Maggiore Lake Como Breisach THE NETHERLANDS GERMANY SWITZERLAND FRANCE RHINE RHINE Speyer Strasbourg Basel Amsterdam Noordwijk Cologne Koblenz Kinderdijk Antwerp Brussels St. Moritz Milan BELGIUM – C r ui s e VIEW VOYAGE

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