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have time to check out the Vitra store after the tour, where

you’ll find pieces designed by Charles and Ray Eames,

Verner Panton, Isamu Noguchi, Sevil Peach . . . the list of

luminaries who have designed for Vitra is a long one!

DAY 3 Basel

You have sampled culinary delights and experienced the

best Basel and Lucerne have to offer. Now it’s time to

check out of your hotel and be transferred to the airport

for your trip home. We hope you’ll enjoy the memories

you’ve made for years to come.

Daily buffet breakfast is included with hotel stay.

Note: The itineraries presented are subject to modification due to closures because of public holidays or other uncontrollable factors. Every effort will be made to operate programs as planned, but changes may still be necessary throughout the itinerary.

Note: All extras, such as bottled water, drinks, telephone calls, laundry and items of a personal nature, are not included in the cost of the trip.

DAY 3 Basel (continued)

COVER: Basel, Switzerland

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Basel & Lake Lucerne

Discover bustling Basel and lovely Lucerne

Switzerland may be a small nation, but it boasts a huge

variety of traditions, cultures and landscapes. Experience

Switzerland’s infinite variety in two delightful destinations:

cosmopolitan Basel—the “city of culture for connoisseurs”—

and historic Lucerne, nestled in the legendary Swiss Alps.

These two special destinations offer the perfect finale to

your Rhine cruise.

DAY 1 Basel

On the border of three nations (Switzerland, France and

Germany), Basel is both cutting-edge and traditional: The

city’s medieval Old Town coexists with modern buildings

by notable contemporary architects. And the Rhine runs

through the heart of it. Your local host will meet you this

morning, after you disembark, and introduce this delightful

city to you.

Featured Excursion:Basel walking discovery tour

Basel historically has been divided into two sections by the

Rhine: Greater Basel, on the south bank, and Lesser Basel,

on the north bank—and the Lällekönig has been sticking his

long red tongue out at Lesser Basel since 1640. Though the

original beaten-copper head with its crown and clockwork

mechanism now resides in a museum, a replica still reigns

near the Middle Bridge, insulting the grittier side of the city

in its time-honored way. It’s on your itinerary today as you

explore this most walkable of cities. So too are the squares

in the historic heart of the city: Market Square, Barfüsser

Square and, at the top of the hill overlooking the Old Town,

Cathedral Square. Each one holds a special charm. The

spectacular red sandstone 16th-century town hall faces

Market Square; Barfüsser Square is named for the

deconsecrated church that now houses the city museum

(and the original Lällekönig, as well as a fine collection of

Hans Holbein paintings); and Cathedral Square is dominated

by Basel’s 800-year-old red sandstone Münster, where

Erasmus is buried. (The great Renaissance scholar lived

in the city for the last 10 years of his life; the university,

Switzerland’s oldest, is named for him.) Following your

tour, you’ll have some free time to explore a bit on your

own before checking into your historic hotel, where you’ll

find your luggage waiting. Your hotel is right on the banks

of the Rhine, and if you like, you can take a behind-the-

scenes tour of the hotel itself. The rest of the evening is at

your leisure. You may wish to relax at the hotel, enjoying

dinner at its celebrated restaurant, or pop out for a bite to

eat in the neighborhood.

DAY 2 Basel

Featured Excursion:Lucerne walking discovery tour with Lake Lucerne

boat ride

Journey from Basel to beautiful lakeside Lucerne, where

you’ll meet your local guide for a stroll through the

picture-perfect—and perfectly preserved—Old Town.

Bloom-filled flower boxes line both Chapel Bridge, with its

iconic medieval tower, and Mill Bridge, which spans the

Reuss River just before it empties into the lake. Wine Market

Square, with its frescoed palace façades and central

fountain, the town hall and the medieval ramparts—nine of

its original towers remain—make up the heart of the district.

A bit farther afield you’ll find the Lion Monument, which

commemorates the hundreds of Swiss Guards who died in

1792 defending Louis XVI during the French Revolution.

See Lucerne from a completely different point of view

during a scenic one-hour boat ride on Lake Lucerne.

Picturesque onion-domed churches and historic palaces

cast their reflection on the water; the snow-capped Alps

tower in the distance. It’s an idyllic scene.

Featured Excursion:Vitra architectural tour

Vitra, the renowned contemporary furnishings firm, has

provided an extraordinary venue for a host of legendary

modern architects at its campus near Basel. Frank Gehry’s

first building in Europe, 1989 Vitra Museum, is a swirling

essay in white; Zaha Hadid’s first built design, the Vitra

fire station, demonstrated to the world that the great

Anglo-Iraqi architect could create designs that work in the

real world, not just on paper; and Tadao Ando’s conference

center was his first work to be built outside of Japan.

The campus is an ongoing exemplar of modernist design:

SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron and Jean Prouvé are also

represented. Your guided tour encompasses these

highlights as well as the contemporary factory buildings

designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Álvaro Siza. You’ll

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