{"id":43336,"date":"2013-06-28T18:38:10","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T22:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=43336"},"modified":"2016-04-21T17:35:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:35:04","slug":"experience-germanys-best-food-and-beers-on-a-river-cruise-down-the-elbe-river-from-berlin-to-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/06\/28\/experience-germanys-best-food-and-beers-on-a-river-cruise-down-the-elbe-river-from-berlin-to-prague\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Germany’s best food and beers on a river cruise down the Elbe River from Berlin to Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are a beer and food lover,\u00a0WWII history lover or a lover of pristine scenery and quaint cities\u2014then a European river cruise down the Elbe River is what you’ve been looking for.\u00a0 We know this because at\u00a0CruiseExperts.com\u00a0we specialize in European river cruises and have helped countless others plan their\u00a0river cruise vacations from start to finish.<\/p>\n

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Viking’s “Elegant Elbe” 10-Day River Cruise<\/p><\/div>\n

From March through November you can board\u00a0Viking River Cruises\u2019 Schumann<\/i> or Fontane<\/i> ships and sail for 10 days along the \u201cElegant Elbe\u201d River<\/a>. You\u2019ll fly in to Berlin, Germany\u00a0and spend a day there, before transferring by bus to the port of Potsdam where you’ll board\u00a0your ship. In no time you’ll be leisurely winding your way down the\u00a0Elbe, which has no locks, so sailing is smooth and quiet. You\u2019ll meander your way through former East Germany\u2019s dramatic landscape, eventually ending up in\u00a0 Prague, Czech Republic. While there are many amazing historical sites to visits, it\u2019s the German beer, homemade foods and European coffee that make this vacation exceptional and memorable. And Viking knows that\u2014which is why they\u2019ve made sure to allow time for you to explore the towns and try all the delicious local fare – savory traditional sausages, schnitzels, apple strudel, ales and lagers, and fresh-roasted coffees.<\/p>\n

Speaking of food, while in the village of Torgau<\/b>, we suggest you try the local favorite of asparagus with ham and potatoes covered in hollandaise sauce with a beer. In Madgeburg<\/b>, try their currywurst which is grilled chopped sausage smothered in curry sauce, with, of course, beer.<\/p>\n

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Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam<\/p><\/div>\n

While cruising along the Elbe, you’ll see the pristine Sandstone Mountains, deep gorges lush with green forests, farmlands and Saxon Switzerland, which is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany.<\/p>\n

Tours and shore excursions are included in the river cruise. Some of the ones available to you are:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. A tour of the rococo Sanssouci Palace or baroque New Chambers in Potsdam.<\/b><\/li>\n
  2. A guided walk in Wittenberg<\/b> featuring Martin Luther\u2019s house, St. Marien\u2019s Church (where he preached) and Castle Church, famous for the posting of his 95 Theses, a UNESCO Site (UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) .<\/li>\n
  3. A guided walk through Torgau,<\/b> including Hartenfels Castle. While \u00a0strolling through town, you may want to visit the first Protestant church and the oldest toy shop in Germany.<\/li>\n
  4. A visit to a Porcelain factory and take a guided city walk through Castle Hill Old Town in Meissen.<\/b>\n

  5. A tour of\u00a0Dresden <\/b>known as the\u00a0\u201cFlorence on the Elbe\u201d featuring Dresden Castle and Green vault\u2019s collection of crown jewels. Plus you can take a guided walk to Zswinger Palace and Semper Opera House. A fun outing is to tag along with the Viking master chef on a shopping trip to the farmers market.\n

  6. A sample-tasting of the regional Bohemian beers in Litomerice<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  7. A tour of Prague<\/b>, a UNESCO Site, including a Hradcany Castle tour.\n

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    The Elegant Elbe in Prague<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There\u2019ll also be plenty of cultural and educational activities during your unforgettable Elbe River cruise.<\/b><\/p>\n

    Onboard, you\u2019ll enjoy Baroque chamber music and Czech folkloric dance performances that reflect the arts and culture of the region.\u00a0 Lecture series topics on the ship \u00a0include the history of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, Modern Day Czech and the 2002 Flood of the Elbe.<\/p>\n

    All in all, a river cruise down the Elbe River is an elegant experience, rich in beauty and history. We recommend you extend your vacation to include time in Berlin before embarking and time in Prague following the cruise, since you\u2019re in the neighborhood anyway! There\u2019s plenty to see and do in those historic cities to fill a few extra days!<\/p>\n

    Want more information?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Let our knowledgeable representatives at CruiseExperts.com help you. We can help you find the European river cruise that is right for you. We are here to answer any questions you may have about all your European river cruising options. Call us at 1-888-804-CRUISE (2784) or visit our website, www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you are a beer and food lover,\u00a0WWII history lover or a lover of pristine scenery and quaint cities\u2014then a European river cruise down the Elbe River is what you’ve been looking for.\u00a0 We know this because at\u00a0CruiseExperts.com\u00a0we specialize in European river cruises and have helped countless others plan their\u00a0river cruise vacations from start to … Experience Germany’s best food and beers on a river cruise down the Elbe River from Berlin to Prague<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":43343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,19,10,31,40,30,29,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cruise-specific","category-destinations","category-did-you-know","category-european","category-european-river-cruises","category-informative","category-river-cruises","category-themed-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}