Moselle Valley by Eurostar

Six days from £459 per person

Departures June and October 2013

Our tour to the Moselle Valley is something rather special: it visits places you may well have heard of together with perhaps those you have not, covering a wide variety of interests. We see the medieval “olde worlde” charm of Aachen, birthplace of the Frankish Empire whose ruler, Charlemagne tried to unite Europe, becoming the first Holy Roman Emperor, and which is now a lovely city in its own right. Also Trier – Germany’s oldest city dating from Roman times, capital of their Western Empire with the best preserved remains from Classical antiquity in northern Europe. Then there is the Moselle Valley itself – it really is superb, gentle slopes covered in vines with imposing half-ruined castles seemingly crowning every summit, picturesque villages with half timbered houses and picture-postcard, medieval towns such as Cochem nestle on every sweeping bend in the majestic Moselle river. The extensive vineyards yield a rich harvest which in turn produces some of the world’s finest wines: Piesporter, Wehlener Sonnenuhr and many more. The people are open and friendly and you may well catch sight of a typical brass band which nearly every town has - a real spectacle of noise, colour and fun! So for a relaxing holiday come and see for yourself, some of the most interesting sights and beautiful scenery in Europe.

Fully escorted price includes

• Return rail connections on selected dates from more than 30 regional stations including: Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol and Cardiff

• Return standard class reserved seat on Eurostar to Brussels

• Five nights dinner, bed and breakfast in three-star hotels

• Guided tour of Aachen – capital of Charlemagne

• Visit to Bernkastel, the most picturesque town in the valley

• Visit to Trier - the oldest city in Germany - dating from Roman times

• Visit to Koblenz - impressively situated at the confluence of both the Moselle and Rhine rivers

• Visit to Cochem, centre of the Moselle wine trade

• All coach transport as mentioned

• Escorted by our experienced tour manager

• The price of this holiday is per person, based on two people sharing a twin room (in Germany "twin" rooms are often a double bed with two mattresses and individual bed linen)

• Single rooms are subject to availability at a supplement of £65 per person

• Wine tasting €7.50, Optional river cruise from €8, approximate costs, payable locally

• Please note there is a £10, £20, £25 or £50 supplement for certain regional stations

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Since their inception 25 years ago, Riviera Travel have endeavoured to exceed the expectations of the discerning traveller, on their fascinating and innovative European and Worldwide escorted tours.

They have passion for quality and looking after all their guests in the most personal manner possible and really ‘go the extra mile'. Over the years they have received many commendations from many household names in the publishing industry. They have recently been voted by the members of one of the country's most respected consumer organisations in their biannual survey of travel companies, as one of the UK's top two Tour Operators and the most outstanding of all in terms of value for money - by some considerable margin.

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