21 U S A ( To l l - f r e e ) 1- 877- 381- 2 9 14 E m a i l inf o@the culturalexperience.com Early Periods along the Rhine first started by Hadrian. Walk the walls and watchtowers of this rebuilt Roman fort, experience life as a gladiator and witness 3000 years of human history. Drive to Xanten for the first of two nights. Day 3 - Xanten. Most of today will be spent at the vast Roman archaeological park with its superb state of the art Roman museum, built upon the site of the ancient baths of the RomancityofColoniaUlpiaTraiana.Oneofthe Augustan forts from which Varus’s forces set off, it was also besieged during the Batavian ff, it was also besieged during the Batavian ff revolt and was later developed into one of the major cities of the Germania Inferior. It was home to the Elder Pliny, who took part in the campaign to recapture Varus’s lost eagles. After the park, we will see the Romanesque cathedral with its two imposing towers in the city that spawned the legend of Siegfried. Day 4 - Lippe Valley. Follow Varus’s route across the Lippe Valley via the three principle legionary fortresses through which his force passed, all abandoned after the massacre. We will stop at the interactive museum at Haltern am See, home of the decimated 19th Legion and centre of Roman command in Germania before travelling to the reconstructed earthworks and ramparts of Oberaden and Anreppen. Drive to our hotel in Paderborn, a 1200 year old medieval university and cathedral city with deep Carolingian links. Day 5 - Hermansdenkmal and Varus Battlefield. Spend the morning at Hermansdenkmal, the towering majestic monument to Arminius and the Varus battle, built by the Kaiser on the traditional (but wrong) site of battle. Enjoy a walk through these historic woods before driving to the site of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. See the field and walk the battle lines before entering the new, cutting edge, research museum which gives a voice to the two sides of the battle. Discover the secrets that the disputed and contradictory history has previously eluded and pause at the garden pavilions to listen to echoes of the past. Drive to Osnabruck and our final hotel. Day 6 - Home. Drive to Schiphol and fly home. "Europe’s beautiful countryside with its historic battlefields and lovely old towns were brought to life with exceptional lectures and discussions; like being in an outdoor museum" The Teutoburg Forest Germanicus