The Oberammergau Passion Play takes place every 10 years between May and October and, following the sell-out of its Bavarian tour to coincide with the 2010 event, Great Rail Journeys - the UK market leading tour operator for escorted holidays by rail - has tailor-made two additional holidays which incorporate this breathtaking production.
Seated in prime category 1A seats - in the centre of the theatre, towards the front - enjoy this five-hour moving re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, which is brought to life by over 2,000 townsfolk, together with dinner at a local restaurant during the interval.
Other highlights of the eight-day Salzburg & Oberammergau tour, for example, include a walking tour of the old town of Salzburg, dinner at the Stiftskeller St Peter accompanied by a classical music concert, plus an excursion combining the Austrian countryside with a scenic cruise on Lake Wolfgangsee.
Available with departures on 16 and 23 May, 13 June, plus 15 September, the cost is £2195 inclusive of seven nights' hotel (including three at the five-star Hotel Bristol in Salzburg, two at the five-star Alpenhof Murnau in Murnau and one at the five-star Hotel im Wasserturm in Cologne).
Alternatively, the nine-day Lake Garda & Oberammergau itinerary also includes excursions to Milan and Venice with respective highlights including Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper' and the Doge's Palace.
Available with departures on 11, 20 and 29 May, 28 August, plus 21 September, the cost is £2275 inclusive of eight nights' hotel (including two at the five-star Alpenhof Murnau in Murnau, one at the five-star Hotel im Wasserturm in Cologne and four at the four-star Hotel Acquaviva on the lakeside at Rivoltella).
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