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Step onto the set of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ on Trafalgar’s River Cruise
Explore the picturesque city of Delft, which featured in the film ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ on Trafalgar’s Legendary Rhine & Moselle river cruise.
The film was inspired by the Johannes Vermeer painting and Delft was the birthplace and home of the artist. Vermeer created paintings in the 17th century showing everyday life in the city and The Netherlands and is recognised as one of the most talented painters of the Dutch Golden Age.
Trafalgar’s Legendary Rhine & Moselle river cruise also explores the rich 2000 year strong history along the Rhine and Moselle Rivers with visits to Antwerp, Bruges, Rotterdam, Cologne, Cochem, Trier, Remich, Luxembourg City, Bernkastel, Rudesheim, Speyer, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Breisach (Colmar) and Basel.
Highlights include: dinner at the highly rated gourmet restaurant Huis de Colvenier in Antwerp; the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Cologne and Bruges; the charming town of Cochem with its fortified gates and half timbered houses; the ancient monuments of Trier including the impressive Porta Nigra; exploration of Luxembourg City; the castle ruins and medieval marketplace in Bernkastel; the Niederwald Monument and breathtaking Rhine Valley views in Rudesheim; Heidelberg Castle and Old Town; a canal cruise in Strasbourg and the quaint village of Comar.
Departures on this cruise are available from 14 May– 27 August, 2006.
Legendary Rhine & Moselle is priced from $4550 per person, twin share (excluding airfares). Included in the cruise price are fascinating guided tours in most ports of call, city tours, scenic overland trips, walking tours, accommodation in an outside stateroom, all meals onboard ship and the services of a cruise manager.
Trafalgar’s river cruise program offers a relaxing, hassle free way to explore Europe. Travellers are delivered into the heart of Europe’s most enchanting destinations on an unforgettable journey aboard Trafalgar’s deluxe fleet of intimate vessels.
For a copy of the 2006 River Cruise book or for more details of Trafalgar’s full range of holidays visit the website at www.trafalgar.com or email [email protected]
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