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Lower Bavaria - Passau, the Danube & Prague 8 days from £929 September houses close to the old river port. Return to Passau by train. This walk is 10 miles, along the river, almost level. If you want to do a shorter distance today, take the train to Wernstein – it’s about half-way - and join the walk there. Walk 3: The Danube Gorge. Just across the Austrian border, 30 miles south of Passau, the Danube makes two sharp turns. Through the ages the river has hollowed out a spectacular 250m-deep gorge. Your walk takes in spectacular views and passes through pretty villages. 7 miles, 477m climb. The rivers of central Europe are the focus of this holiday. The main base, Passau, stands at the confluence of three rivers. They say you can tell which river you are beside from the colour of the water – the little River Ilz is black, the River Inn is green, and the Danube is, of course, blue! Apart from the impressive river scenery, you will also explore historic towns, baroque villages, and the wonderful city of Prague. DAY SEVEN: Today you leave Passau and return to Prague. En route stop at the UNESCO-listed Cesky Krumlov, wonderfully set in a loop of the river, opposite its impressive fortress. You continue to Prague for one nights accommodation, on a bed and breakfast basis. 187 miles today, again mainly motorway. DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home. • 3 nights bb in Prague, 1 night hb & 3 bb in Passau • Walking tour of Prague • Visits to UNESCO-listed Regensburg and Cesky Krumlov • Three guided walks in Passau PROGRAMME DAY ONE: Flight to Prague, short transfer to your hotel for two nights bed and breakfast accommodation. DAY TWO: Half-day walking tour of Prague. Prague is the ‘Golden City of a Hundred Spires’, built (like Rome) on seven hills, and praised by poets and philosophers throughout its long history. From the statue-lined ’Charles Bridge’, gifted to the city by the Holy Roman Emperor of the same name, you will have wonderful views, unspoilt by the progress of the centuries. DAY THREE: Today you travel to Passau, stopping en route in the historic university city of Regensburg. A remarkably wellpreserved medieval city whose timeless Altstadt is a joy to explore. The centre straddles the Danube and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is dominated by the twin spires of St Peter’s Cathedral. You will have time to explore and have lunch here. You continue to Passau, just over an hour further on, for four nights accommodation – the first night halfboard, and the following three on a bed and breakfast basis. Total today 240 miles, mainly motorway. Passau: at the crossroads of German Bavaria, Czech Bohemia and the Upper Austrian region, Passau’s old town offers picturesque streets, a fine baroque cathedral, pleasant riverside walks – large craft navigate the Danube – and a pretty, mainly pedestrianized central shopping area, all set below the 13th century fortress. DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Passau, with three included walking excursions. Walk 1: The River Ilz. The first walk shows you the smallest of Passau’s three rivers, the River Ilz. You will take the local bus to Hals and walk from there to the Oberilzmuhle Dam. On the way back you can choose whether to catch the bus back (5 ½ miles walk, 120m climb) or continue back to Passau on foot (a further 2 ½ miles km). Walk 2: The River Inn, to Scharding. You follow the river Inn (the green one!) out of town to the south. The river marks the German-Austrian border. You pass the village of Wernstein, as you head to the little Baroque Town of Scharding. It’s an unspoilt town with impressive merchants’ YOUR HOTELS OCCIDENTAL PRAHA FIVE HHHH, Prague (first two and last nights) The hotel is located in a modern shopping district across the river from the old centre which is easily reached by metro (3 stops) or tram (seven stops). There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance, including several in Novy Smichov, Prague’s largest shopping complex. The hotel has a restaurant, lobby bar, and fitness area with sauna. Bedrooms have a safe, free wifi and air-conditioning. (www. barcelo.com) HOTEL IBB PASSAU HHHH, Passau (four nights) The comfortable IBB Hotel Passau is centrally situated close to the Railway Station and just a few steps from the Danube. The 3-river confluence is just over a mile away through town – straight down the quayside. The hotel has 129 rooms with air-conditioning, direct-dial phone, wifi, radio, hairdryer, tv with satellite channels, bath and wc. There is also a bar with free wifi, terrace, and wellness and sauna area. (www.ibbhotelpassau.de) If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays Brochure with a touring programme. 28 | www.preferredts.com Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
The Sierra de Mijas 8 days from £699 November 2020, February & March 2021 October museum displaying his paintings. Malaga is easily accessible on public transport. Or you could spend a day at the seaside in nearby Fuengirola. There may also be an optional excursion to Rock of Gibraltar. DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for Malaga airport. We always try to combine great walking with interesting holiday destinations which are well worth a visit in their own right and Mijas ticks all the boxes. Roman, Visigothic and later Moorish, the white painted centre of Mijas Pueblo still has the look of an old Andalucian village, set amid the impressive landscapes of the Sierra, which are rich in vegetation: only a quarter of an hour’s drive from the commercial excesses of the coast, but light years away in atmosphere. The marble and limestone Sierra de Mijas is crossed with mountain valleys and has a variety of wellmaintained paths and routes of varying difficulty. • 7 nights hb in white-painted Mijas • Cable car ride • 3 included walking excursions PROGRAMME DAY ONE: Flight to Malaga, transfer to Mijas (30 minutes) and your hotel for seven nights half board accommodation. DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in Mijas, with three included walking excursions. Walk 1: Mijas and the Sierra. 5 miles, 400m of ascent/descent. Your first walk starts and finishes at the hotel: the first section will introduce you to Mijas itself, with its narrow alleys, broad squares, and ‘Camino del Calvario’, a pilgrims’ path of the Way of the Cross up to the Hermitage (built in 1710 as a refuge for Carmelite monks), on the side of the Sierra from where there are superb views over the coast. Your route goes to the Mission Cross and through an abandoned marble quarry. The landscape varies as you go, offering firstly herbs and lavender, and then eucalyptus and pines. You reenter Mijas, and head through the town towards the hotel: perhaps stopping for refreshment first! Walk 2: The North side of the Sierra, near Alhaurin el Grande. Short (20 minutes) transfer around the edge of the Sierra. This walk involves beautiful glens and stunning vistas. The full walk is 7 miles, 675m of ascent/descent, with some steep sections, but an easier version encompassing part of the route will also be available. Walk 3: Calamorro and the old path to Mijas. 5 miles, 500m ascent (descent by cable car). 20-minute transfer to start your walk near Benalmadena Pueblo, a pretty town in the hills as opposed to the sprawling resort of Benalmadena Costa below. The trail follows a ridge – on a clear day you can see Gibraltar and Africa! Your destination is Calamorro, from where the cable car whisks you 3km back down the mountain to ‘civilisation’! At the bottom there will be a further short, level walk (approx 30 minutes). There is plenty to do in your free time. As well as a very pretty old centre where it is a pleasure to stroll and relax, Mijas has a folk museum and a newly-opened Contemporary Arts Centre. The prime focus of the museum is Picasso’s ceramic works of which 41 are on display, as well as some of his paintings and others by Dali and Miro. Picasso was born just down the road in Malaga which also has a fine YOUR HOTEL HOTEL TRH HHHH, Mijas (seven nights) The hotel enjoys an excellent location close to town (an uphill 5-minute walk away), but set amid palms and pines in the rolling landscapes of the Sierra as well. Built in Andalucian style, the hotel has a bar, buffet restaurant, outdoor pool (not heated) and spacious gardens and terraces. Rooms have bath/shower, wc, satelliteTV, direct dial phone, safety deposit box (charge applies) , internet connection and hairdryer. Superior rooms are available at a supplement. (www.trhhoteles.com) If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme. Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights. www.preferredts.com | 29
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