Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival with Venice, Salzburg and Vienna - 10 days

Highlights

Alta Pusteria Festival • Tyrolese Feast • Choirs Parade • Closing Ceremony • Innsbruck • Venice • Salzburg • Mozart’s Birthplace • Hallein Salt Mine • Melk • Schonbrunn Palace
MINIMUM FIVE PERFORMANCES

Festival Dates: June 22-26, 2011

Overnights

Venice Mainland 2, Pusteria Valley 2, Salzburg 2, Vienna 2

Itinerary

DAY 1: DEPART
Depart on your 10-day concert tour to Italy and Austria!

DAY 2: VENICE MAINLAND
Arrive in Venice and meet your Tour Manager. Transfer to your hotel on the Venice mainland for an orientation with your Tour Manager. The rest of the evening is yours to rest at the hotel or to explore this city, known for its beautiful architecture.

DAY 3: VENICE MAINLAND
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before a full day excursion to Venice. You may choose to explore the city’s famous canals, majestic palaces or stroll through famous St. Mark’s Square. This afternoon is your first performance of the tour in Venice. Return to your hotel for dinner.

DAY 4: PUSTERIA VALLEY
This morning travel north into the Pusteria Valley , the location of the Festival. Join in the fun at the special Tyrolese Feast day in Villabassa—one of the festival’s three feasts—where you will meet and mingle with other international choir groups. You will also have a performance later today at either an indoor venue or one of the special open air exhibitions.

DAY 5: PUSTERIA VALLEY
Take the morning to enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Today you will take part in the "Choir’s Parade" in San Candido, gathering in the Piazza del magistrate in costume where you will perform pieces in unison with international choirs.

DAY 6: SALZBURG
Join the closing ceremony in Sesto this morning. Afterwards, board your bus for the trip north into Austria and head for the beautiful town of Salzburg.

DAY 7: SALZBURG
Salzburg welcomes you! After breakfast, enjoy sightseeing of Salzburg with a local guide to see the Mirabell Gardens, the Sound of Music courtyard and the birthplace of Mozart. This afternoon travel to nearby Hallein Salt Mines for a tour, then return to Salzburg where you will present an evening concert.

DAY 8: VIENNA
Leave Salzburg this morning and drive to Melk for a visit of the Baroque abbey-palace. Continue to Vienna and check in to your hotel before dinner. The evening is yours to rest at the hotel or explore this musical city.

DAY 9: VIENNA
After breakfast, enjoy a morning guided sightseeing of Vienna including entrances to the Schonbrunn Palace and its gardens, as well as the royal Hofburg and the Altstadt. Later today perform your final concert of the tour.

DAY 10: RETURN TO THE USA
Transfer to the airport for the return flight to the US.