BERLIN • WITTENBERG • EISLEBEN
ER F UR T • Z UR IC H • GENE VA
500
TH
ANNIVERSARY
REFORMATION
T
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M AY 8 –17, 2 0 17
T R AV EL A BROA D
WITH FLORIDA COLLEGE
For more information, contact tour leaders Dr. Petty ([email protected])
or Dr. Caldwell ([email protected]).
500
TH
ANNIVERSARY
REFORMATION
T
O
U
R
T R AV EL A BROA D
WITH FLORIDA COLLEGE
M AY 8 –17, 2 0 17
BERLIN • WITTENBERG • EISLEBEN
ER F UR T • Z UR IC H • GENE VA
Hosted by Dr. Dan Petty, Florida College Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs
and Dr. Colly Caldwell, President Emeritus and Florida College Bible Professor
$3,599 from New York
(air/land tour price is $2,929 plus $670 government taxes/airline fuel surcharges)
For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected].
Dear friends,
We invite you to join us on our 10-day
Reformation Tour in 2017—the 500th
anniversary of the Protestant Reformation—
as we walk in the footsteps of Martin Luther
We will visit Geneva, where John Calvin
and John Knox carried on the work of reform.
While in Geneva we will visit sites in the old
town area, including St. Peter’s Cathedral
where Calvin preached, as well as other places
and other reformers and witness sites
in this beautiful city.
important to religious history.
Our tour also includes visiting numerous
How exciting it will be to see Wittenberg where
interesting sites while in historic Berlin,
Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the door of
including Charlottenburg Castle, Kaiser
the Castle Church, sparking the reformation!
Wilhelm Memorial Church, the Reichstag
Visit Luther’s birthplace and the house where
Building, the Brandenburg Gate, remains
he died, both located in the town of Eisleben.
of the Berlin Wall, and much more. We will
We will visit Erfurt where Luther went to
visit the beautiful Swiss town of Lucerne
school and see the Augustinian monastery
and enjoy breathtaking scenery.
where he became a monk. You will be able
to visit the medieval Wartburg Castle, set on
a mountaintop overlooking the city, where
Luther lived in disguise and translated the
New Testament into the German language.
Please take a look at the details in this
brochure. We’re sure you’ll see that this is
an opportunity you don’t want to miss.
We believe you will enjoy the magnificent
scenery of the German and Swiss countryside,
In the city of Zurich, we will visit key
towns, and cities, as well as the experience
reformation sites including the Grossmunster,
of traveling abroad with great friends.
where Ulrich Zwingli preached during the
early Swiss Reform movement; the Auld Stadt
Join us on this trip as we trace the steps
(old city); and the Guild Hall and Museum,
of the reformers of the sixteenth century.
which has displays and art from the Swiss
Reformation. While in Zurich we will also
Sincerely,
visit sites important to the beginning of
Dr. Dan Petty
the Anabaptist Movement.
Dr. Colly Caldwell
FEATUR ES
• Round trip airfare from New York. •
• $670 government taxes/airline surcharges. •
Accommodations at first class/select hotels, based on two persons
• sharing in twin-bedded rooms with private bath. •
• Most meals. •
• Comprehensive sightseeing. •
• All admission fees, porterage, hotel taxes and service charges are included. •
• $100,000 automatic flight insurance (subject to policy terms and limitations) •
ITINER ARY
B = Breakfast • D = Dinner
M O N , MAY 8 :
N EW YOR K /ACR OS S
TH E ATL A N TIC
Depart today aboard your transatlantic
W E D, MAY 10 : B E R LI N
This morning visit reunited Berlin. In
the former West, see Charlottenburg
Castle, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church,
flight to Berlin, arriving the following day.
the famous Kurfurstendamm, Bellevue
T U E , MAY 9 :
AR R IV E B E R LI N
Reichstag Building. In former Eastern
Arrive today in the historic city of Berlin.
Your exciting journey begins. (D)
Castle, the Cultural Forum and the
Berlin, see the Brandenburg Gate at
the end of beautiful Unter Den Linden
Boulevard, Gendarmen Markt, the Berlin
Cathedral, Alexanderplatz, the Nikolai
Quarter, and the remains of the Berlin
Wall. Afternoon free. (B)
TH U , MAY 11:
B E R LI N / WIT T E N B E R G /
E I S LE B E N / E R F U RT
Depart today for Wittenberg, the city
where Luther’s activities reached a high
point. As a professor of philosophy and
theology at Wittenberg University, he
made his public appearance by nailing
his 95 Theses against the misuse of the
indulgence system to the door of the
Castle Church, sparking the Reformation
movement. Visit the Castle Church
and see the Luther Monument in
the marketplace and Luther’s grave.
Make a brief visit to Lutherhalle, his
dwelling in the Augusteum which is
set on a mountaintop overlooking the
city and one of the best- preserved
German medieval fortresses. Continue
to the Rhine Valley for the night. (B,D)
SAT, MAY 13:
R H I N E VALLEY/ ZU R ICH
This morning drive south through
the Black Forest region of Germany
to Switzerland. Continue to Zurich
for the night. (B)
S U N , MAY 14 : ZU R ICH
Enjoy a tour of the key Reformation sites
in the city. Visit Swingli’s Church, the
Grossmünster and admire the world
now a museum of Reformation history.
famous Chagall stained glass windows.
Drive to Eisleben. Visit Luther’s
Auld Stadt (old city) and enjoy the
birthplace, and see the house where
Swiss heritage. Tour the Guild Hall and
he died in 1546 and 15th century St.
Museum, which has some interesting
Peter and Paul’s Church where he was
displays and art from the Swiss
baptized. Continue south to Erfurt in the
Reformation. View the Fraumunster,
heart of Thuringia. the same day. (B)
Zurich’s famous Catholic Cathedral.
F R I , MAY 12 : E R F U RT/
E I S E NACH / R H I N E
VALLEY
You’ll have a stroll through the historic
Afternoon at leisure. (B,D)
Visit the Augustiner Church and the
M O N , MAY 15:
ZU R ICH / LU CE R N E /
G E N EVA
Augustinian Monastery before driving
Depart Zurich and drive to nearby
to Eisenbach, a refuge for Luther
Lucerne to visit this charming town.
during the stormy days before the
After a visit, continue through
Reformation. Visit Wartburg Castle,
beautiful scenery to Geneva. (B)
T U E , MAY 16 :
G E N EVA
It was here in Geneva that John
Calvin and John Knox brought Christ’s
teachings to eager listeners. Our full-day
tour will start at the waterfront, famous
for its Flower Clock and English Gardens,
and continue to the old town area,
where we’ll tour Cathedrale St. Pierre
(St. Peter’s Cathedral). This is where
John Calvin preached and stoked the
fires of the Reformation in Geneva,
winning thousands to the Lord. You can
see Calvin’s chair (though you can’t sit
in it!). It’s only 157 steps up to the top of
the north Tower, where the view is worth
the effort. Under the Cathedral are the
ruins of Roman sanctuary, a 4th century
basilica, and a 6th century church. (B)
W E D, MAY 17:
G E N EVA / N EW YOR K
Your exciting journey is over as you
board your return flight back to the
U.S.A., arriving the same day. (B)
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