{"id":42,"date":"2015-04-09T17:10:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T17:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/?p=42"},"modified":"2015-04-14T23:59:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T23:59:27","slug":"6-wurzburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/?p=42","title":{"rendered":"6-Wurzburg-Wednesday, May 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-43\" src=\"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Wurzburg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wurzburg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Wurzburg-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Wurzburg.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.residenz-muenchen.de\/englisch\/residenc\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Residenz Palace<\/a> Excursion \u0081. Arrive this morning, and after breakfast disembark for your half-day excursion to W\u00fcrzburg and a tour of its impressive baroque Bishops\u2019 Residenz, one of Germany\u2019s largest and most ornate palaces and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This former residence of the W\u00fcrzburg prince- bishop was designed by architect Balthasar Neumann and built over a 70-year period, beginning in 1720. Both the massive reception staircase and overhead ceiling are considered masterpieces of design, made even more impressive by the Venetian artist Giambattista Tiepolo\u2019s stunning \u201cFour Continents\u201d ceiling fresco. You will see several of the building\u2019s ornate rooms, each representing a different style and highlighted by the Mirror Cabinet, painstakingly reconstructed after falling victim to massive bombing during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>Afternoon at Leisure or Optional Excursion to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricksteves.com\/watch-read-listen\/read\/articles\/germanys-fairytale-dream-town-rothenburg\" target=\"_blank\">Rothenburg<\/a> \u0083. Enjoy the balance of your day at leisure exploring W\u00fcrzburg on your own. This Bavarian city holds a wealth of sights; explore and see some of the countless churches built in a range of architectural styles, or visit the municipal art museum that exhibits fantastic regional paintings and sculptures from 22 different European countries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<strong>Rothenberg<\/strong><\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.euruni.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rothenburg.jpg\" alt=\"Rothenberg\" \/><br \/>\nAlternatively, you can extend your morning with an optional excursion to Rothenburg. In this case, you will begin your day with a visit to that city and enjoy W\u00fcrzburg and the Residenz Palace in the afternoon. Enjoy a scenic motorcoach ride along the \u201cRomantic Road\u201d through Franconia, passing idyllic towns and peaceful landscapes on your way to Rothenburg. After a walking tour admiring the medieval town\u2019s charming half- timbered houses and some free time, you will have a traditional German lunch in a local restaurant. Afterward, you will travel to W\u00fcrzburg to continue your day of sightseeing in Franconia.(cost of the optional tour is 64 euros, which includes motorcoach transportation, a traditional lunch and a guide). Enjoy dinner aboard and cruise through the night.<\/p>\n<p>Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wht8uECgKmE\">Rothenburg Video<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Included Residenz Palace Excursion \u0081. Arrive this morning, and after breakfast disembark for your half-day excursion to W\u00fcrzburg and a tour of its impressive baroque Bishops\u2019 Residenz, one of Germany\u2019s largest and most ornate palaces and a UNESCO World Heritage &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/?p=42\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-plan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/comenius.org\/river_cruise\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}