Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Central Europe

Photograph the Baroque architecture of Dresden's palaces along the Elbe River and the Gothic spires with cobblestone streets in Prague's Old Town. Get shots of Wartburg Castle perched above Eisenach where Martin Luther worked. Frame Budapest divided by the Danube River, with Buda's historic quarter contrasting Pest's commercial districts. The haunting imagery of Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp II makes for powerful documentation. Capture half-timbered Renaissance houses in Goslar's UNESCO-listed old town and the 91-meter Monument to the Battle of Nations in Leipzig.

You'll photograph Prague's Gothic spires and Charles Bridge, built in 1357 under Charles IV, before heading to Melk Abbey to capture its Baroque architecture with frescoed ceilings and an 80,000-book library. In Vienna, frame shots of Schönbrunn Palace gardens and then the opulent Palais Liechtenstein during a private classical concert.

Take photos of buildings from Zagreb's twin-hilled capital to Ljubljana's Central European streets, and catch the light on Diocletian's Palace in Split. Get shots of Bled's island monastery reflecting in alpine waters below its old castle, and photograph the UNESCO-protected turquoise waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes from wooden walkways. Shoot Dubrovnik's fortified walls from high viewpoints, see Postojna Cave's limestone shapes by train, and photograph Maribor's Austrian-style cathedral and castle.

Photograph Banská Bystrica's baroque buildings with snow-capped mountains behind them, Lake Bled's island church against the Julian Alps, and Venice's gondolas along the Grand Canal. You'll also shoot Ljubljana's pastel-painted old town, Budapest's neo-gothic Parliament building, and Kraków's Royal Castle on this 9-day trip.

Capture photos from clifftop Bled Castle overlooking emerald Lake Bled, frame shots of Prague's Gothic spires and St. Vitus Cathedral from Charles Bridge, and photograph Budapest's illuminated Parliament Building from Citadella Hill. Get the pink neoclassical Primate's Palace in Bratislava, baroque architecture of České Budějovice's royal squares, and Vienna's Hofburg Palace.

You'll see UNESCO World Heritage sites including Vienna's Ringstrasse imperial palaces, Regensburg's medieval Old Town with its 2,000-year history, and Cologne Cathedral's twin Gothic spires. The trip includes sailing through the Rhine Gorge's castle-dotted hillsides and guided tours of Würzburg's Bishops Residence and Bamberg's Altenburg Castle.