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Over 105 Years Experience
Committed to Sustainable Tourism
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot
Over 105 Years Experience
Committed to Sustainable Tourism
6 Days
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From Only £799.00
Experience the enchanting charm of Germany and Belgium's most delightful Christmas markets, where twinkling lights and the aroma of spiced treats fill the air.
This holiday operates under our Optimum Experience brand.
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We depart for a Channel crossing, continuing through France and Belgium to our overnight hotel in Germany..
After breakfast, we continue our journey in Germany today with a visit to Würzburg for our first Christmas market experience. One of Germany's most enchanting Christmas Markets, you'll find stalls in its picturesque Market Square at the heart of the Old Town, with the Marienkapelle Chapel providing a historic backdrop. The market offers a variety of Christmas-related items, crafts, and treats. From here, we proceed to our hotel.<br />
This morning, we drive south to the walled city of Rothenburg on Bavaria's 'Romantic Road’, which has remained essentially unchanged since the Roman Empire. Rothenburg is a small, picture-book town often referred to as the 'Jewel of Germany', filled with perfectly preserved half-timbered buildings and a charming main square. Soak up the festive atmosphere and perhaps treat yourself to a warm, comforting mug of glühwein at the town's magical Christmas market, which dates back to the fifteenth century and is one of the most popular Advent events in Germany. Here, we include admission to the town's German Christmas Museum, offering a taste of festive nostalgia as you discover unusual, rare, and historic Christmas decorations, trees and items. Afterwards, why not take the opportunity to visit the world-famous Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Village shop, offering the world's most extensive selection of traditional Christmas decorations and many unique gift ideas?<br />
We travel to Nuremberg, one of Germany's most magical Christmastime cities. You'll find one of the world's oldest and most famous Christkindlesmarkts, which dates back to the fourteenth century. Explore the Altstadt, the old town, and its brightly decorated wooden stalls selling handmade decorations, Nuremberg Bratwurst, and traditional sweet treats like Lebkuchen gingerbread and Spekulatius cookies.
This morning, we begin our return journey as we cross into Belgium and experience a different flavour of continental Christmas markets in Liège. These cherished Wallonian markets are the oldest in Belgium and features the famous Christmas Village, which boasts hundreds of seasonal chalets. We later continue to our overnight hotel.
We begin our homeward journey full of Christmas spirit, but not before one final visit to a Belgian chocolatier for a demonstration and tasting of delicious confectionery, perfect for picking up a few stocking fillers. Afterwards, we board our ferry back to the UK and return home.
Located directly next to the Maria im Sand pilgrimage church, this boutique hotel offers the comfortable accomadation with bar, restaurant, onsite spa facilities and scenic views of the vineyards and river Main.
Hotel Facilities
Bar
Restaurant
Gym
Spa Facilities
There is no lift at this hotel.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Alfreton | Bus Station, Hall Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BT |
| Arnold | High Street Bus Stop, Outside Leisure Centre Car Park, Arnold, NG5 7EE |
| Beeston | Lace Road, behind the Cricketers Pub Beeston, NG9 2LA |
| Bulwell | Aldi (Bus Stop SW12), Sellers Wood Drive, Bulwell, NG6 8GE |
| Chesterfield | Coach Station, Beckingham Way Chesterfield, S40 1TH |
| Derby | Bus Station, Bay 27 & 28, Derby, DE1 2AY |
| Heanor | Market Place, Wilmott Street (Market Square side) Heanor, DE75 7EG |
| Ilkeston | Wharncliffe Rd, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5GF |
| Leicester | St Margarets Bus Station, Stand SA, Gravel Street, Leicester, LE1 3AG |
| Leicester Fosse Park | Leicester Fosse Park, Bus Stop, Fosse Park Avenue Next to ASDA (opposite petrol station), LE3 2LL |
| Long Eaton | The Green, Outside Poundland Long Eaton, Notts, NG10 1HQ |
| Loughborough | Amber Rooms, The Rushes Loughborough, LE11 5BE |
| Lutterworth | George Street, Outside Wycliffe Rooms Lutterworth, LE17 4EG |
| Mansfield | Fire Station Bus Stop, Rosemary Street Mansfield, NG19 6AA |
| Nottingham | Mount Street, Alongside the Grosvenor Casino, Nottingham, NG1 6HE |
| Ripley | Market Place, Express Stand Ripley, DE5 3FJ |
| Rotherham | Interchange Bay C1/ C2, Frederick Street, Rotherham , S60 1QB |
| Sheffield | Pond Hill, Opposite Penny Black Public House Sheffield, S1 2BG |
| Toton | Tram Stop Park and Ride, Toton Lane Notts, NG9 7JA |
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