5 nightsFrom Nuremberg5 ports of call
Christmastime in the Heart of Germany
Avalon Waterways · Avalon Illumination
Overview
A 5-night voyage aboard Avalon Illumination, departing Nuremberg on 13 Dec 2026 and arriving in Frankfurt, calling at 5 destinations along the way.
NurembergBambergWurzburgMiltenbergFrankfurt
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Itinerary
5 nights · 6 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·NurembergEmbark
13 Dec 2026Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. - 2
Day 2 ·Nuremberg
14 Dec 2026Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. - 3
Day 3 ·Bamberg
15 Dec 2026Bamberg is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, laid out over 7 hills where the Regnitz and Main rivers meet. Its old town preserves structures from the 11th to 19th centuries including the muraled Altes Rathaus (town hall), which occupies an island in the Regnitz reached by arched bridges. The Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral, begun in the 11th century, features 4 towers and numerous stone carvings. - 4
Day 4 ·Wurzburg
16 Dec 2026Würzburg is a city in Germany's Bavaria region. It's known for lavish baroque and rococo architecture, particularly the 18th-century Residenz palace, with ornate rooms, a huge fresco by Venetian artist Tiepolo and an elaborate staircase. Home to numerous wine bars, cellars and wineries, Würzburg is the center of the Franconian wine country, with its distinctive bocksbeutel (bottles with flattened round shapes). - 5
Day 5 ·Miltenberg
17 Dec 2026Miltenberg is a town in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named district and has a population of over 9,000. - 6
Day 6 ·Frankfurt, GermanyDisembark
18 Dec 2026Frankfurt, a central German city on the river Main, is a major financial hub that's home to the European Central Bank. It's the birthplace of famed writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose former home is now the Goethe House Museum. Like much of the city, it was damaged during World War II and later rebuilt.
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