Hidden Europe: unique experiences in Europe's cities
08/09/2020 · By Katie Shaw
Europe’s cities are treasure troves of culture, teeming with iconic, must-see sights to enthral even the most seasoned of tourists.
Read more2023 Tour code: AEC23
About the tour
Experience a wonderful part of Europe as we tour 'The Sound of Music' country - the Austrian Lake District - and cruise along the Danube River through the beautiful Wachau Valley. Discover the cities of Vienna and Salzburg, with an unforgettable classical music concert at Salzburg's Mirabell Palace.
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After meeting at London St Pancras, we board the Eurostar to Brussels. Here we change trains, travelling to Cologne for the night.
Please Note: For departure 07/09/2023 you will now overnight at the Intercity Hotel Bonn in Bonn.
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3.6 / 5 · 19 reviews
T Rogers
Submitted 07 Oct 2022
too many problems a feeling that the overall organisation was poor such a disappointment
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Denise
Submitted 07 Oct 2022
We have been on several Great Rail holidays and this is the only disappointing one. There was far too much train travel at the expense of time to explore Vienna and Salzburg. The hotels were not 4 star in my opinion and the food was not good. Overall not an enjoyable week - I couldn't wait to get home!
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Janette Lewis
Submitted 05 Oct 2022
This trip was so disappointing! There was too much time hanging around in train stations and then arriving at destinations when its too late to eat or see the city you ate in!! The hotels were not 4 star and the dinners were really poor ( for vegetarians no choice at all) we hardly saw Vienna. The most disappointing was the Semmering Railway where we did not even ride on the iconic train as pictured in the brochure
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Mr. Smith
Submitted 01 Oct 2022
Not up to our expectations, poor quality hotels and too much travel on the trains meaning 4out of a 9 days trip was spent on the train
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J Sills
Submitted 22 Jul 2022
No high speed Cologne to Vienna train as advertised in the brochure - giving us two strenuous days to start with. Danube trip & Mozart concert (quintet) were both good.
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J Newton
Submitted 22 Jul 2022
Very disappointing holiday, it was not as advertised, there was no travel arrangements for our suitcases, our guide in Vienna did not turn up, our coach let us down with a double booking and the timings of the trains we were given were all wrong, our courier Christine was absolutely amazing with all the problems that she had to sort out.
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