17.09.2024, 09:00 A.M.
Please note: There is a considerable amount of walking during this tour which some may find challenging. It is important for both you and your fellow travellers that you assess your ability to participate in the trip in advance of booking.
IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY
DRESDEN
17-22 September 2024
ITINERARY
(subject to amendment)
Devised & led by Harriet Landseer
Tuesday 17 September
9.05 Flight to Dresden on Lufthansa via Frankfurt
14.50 Arrive Dresden Airport and transfer to the GEWANDHAUS HOTEL, located just off the very near the Neumarkt
16.00 Orientation walk in the restored historic centre, to include the Schloss Joisting Yard, the Fürstenzug, the Court Catholic Church and the Frauenkirche
20.00 Dinner near the hotel
Wednesday 18 September
9.00 Leave (on foot) with local guide to visit the Grünes Gewölbe and the other museums in the now completely reconstructed Stadtschloss
12.00 Leave (by coach) for Pillnitz
Lunch at restaurant onsite
Visit Schloss Pillnitz
16.00 Return to Dresden via boat along the Elbe
Dinner independently
Thursday 19 September
9.00 Leave (by coach) for Meissen
10.00 Visit ‘behind the scenes’ at the Meissen Porcelain Factory
Walk in the old city, to include the Cathedral and Albrechtsburg Castle
12.30 Continue for a private lunch at Schloss Proschwitz (by kind arrangement with the zur Lippe family)
16.00 Visit the Electoral Hunting Lodge at Moritzburg
Dinner independently
Optional performance of Benvenuto Cellini by Berlioz at the Semper Oper
Friday 20 September
9.30 Leave (on foot) with local guide to visit the Zwinger, including the Gemäldegalerie and the Porcelain Collection
1.00 Lunch at the Altemeister restaurant
p.m. Some free time to explore more museums
18.00 Depart for drinks, followed by dinner above the Elbe
Saturday 21 September
9.00 Leave (by coach) to visit the newly restored Schloss Rammenau
Continue to see Augustus’s Baroque garden at Großsedlitz
p.m. Continue to Schloss Weesenstein for lunch, followed by a visit
Visit the Bastei viewpoint to see the dramatic rocks in ‘Saxon Switzerland’
Return to Dresden
Dinner independently
Sunday 22 September
am Some free time / opportunity to attend a church service
11.00 Leave (with luggage) to visit the gardens of the Seifersdorfer Tal, created in the 1780s
11.00 Lunch at a restaurant in the valley
16.00 Continue to the airport
18.40 Flight to Dublin on Lufthansa via Frankfurt
22.15 Arrive Dublin
PRICE INFORMATION: Cost per person sharing €1820. Single supplement €234. Cost includes 5 nights bed and breakfast in 4* hotel as per programme; local Guide; coach transfers; entries to museums, gardens and houses; 2 dinners and 5 lunches and €200 contribution to IGS.
Flights are not included. Suggested flights departing from and returning to Dublin are listed below. You may like to book flights via Travel Escapes.
Departure Flight:
17th Sept LH977 Depart Dublin 0905 arrive Frankfurt 1205
17th Sept LH210 Depart Frankfurt 1350 arrive Dresden 1450
Return Flight:
22nd Sept LH219 Depart Dresden 1840 arrive Frankfurt 1945
22nd Sept LH982 Depart Frankfurt 2105 arrive Dublin 2215
23kg check in bag included
Please note:
· Booking is only available via this link and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
· The trip will go ahead if a minimum number of bookings is reached.
· Those with places on this trip will be contacted by Travel Escapes in the coming days to confirm your place and process your non-refundable deposit payment of €250 per person - suitable travel insurance must be in place from time of booking.
· All travelling must be members of the Irish Georgian Society.
· Balance payment will be made directly to the Irish Georgian Society and balance due date will be advised at a later date.
· Once balance payments are made, we can only provide a balance refund if your place can be filled by another member. Otherwise, we suggest claiming from your travel insurance where applicable.
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