Alpine Christmas Markets

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OVERVIEW
There is nothing quite like Christmas among the Alps with the festive Munich Christmas Market, Salzburg’s snow-capped spires and an indulgent cup of Glühwein. Your Local Expert brings Mozart’s history to life before a visit to Salzburg's Christmas market. After tasting the festive treats, the culinary delights continue with a traditional dining experience at Swarovski Crystal Worlds. If that is not enough to summon your holiday spirit, a stroll through the medieval cobbled streets of Freiburg will certainly do the trick, not to mention the fairytale surroundings of Strasbourg, where the sweet scent of cinnamon is carried on the breeze at the oldest Christmas market in France.
EXPERIENCES
Experience a musical demonstration at Mozart's birthplace in Salzburg.

Salzburg: Visit the house where Mozart was born in 1756. Enjoy a pianoforte demonstration and examine letters, memorabilia, and musical instruments of the great composer, plus a fascinating collection of portraits.
DEPARTURE DATES AND PRICES
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24/11/2025 02/12/2025 £2,885 Book
26/11/2025 04/12/2025 £3,425 Book
28/11/2025 06/12/2025 £2,911 Book
02/12/2025 10/12/2025 £3,625 Book
03/12/2025 11/12/2025 £3,525 Book
04/12/2025 12/12/2025 £2,911 Book
09/12/2025 17/12/2025 £2,911 Book
24/11/2026 02/12/2026 £2,961 Book
26/11/2026 04/12/2026 £2,961 Book
28/11/2026 06/12/2026 £2,961 Book
01/12/2026 09/12/2026 £3,214 Book
02/12/2026 10/12/2026 £3,214 Book
03/12/2026 11/12/2026 £3,076 Book
06/12/2026 14/12/2026 £2,961 Book
07/12/2026 15/12/2026 £2,961 Book
09/12/2026 17/12/2026 £2,961 Book
10/12/2026 18/12/2026 £2,961 Book
ACCOMMODATION
DAY 1: Munich Marriott - Meals: Dinner
DAY 2: Munich Marriott - Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3: AC, Innsbruck - Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4: AC, Innsbruck, Hotel Grauer Bär, Innsbruck - Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5: Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach. - Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6: Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach. - Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7: Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach. - Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8: Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Airport. - Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
ITINERARY

Welcome to Germany.  Meet your Travel Director this afternoon for an orientation of the city that will show you some of the city’s major sights, culminating in the Marienplatz, with its soaring Town Hall and Glockenspiel. Here, the Christkindlmarkt will be in full swing, an entrancing festival of light and music. In the evening, join your Travel Director and fellow guests for a welcome dinner with wine.

Explore Munich with Insight Choice. Choose to join a Local Expert for a foodie walking tour in the city centre. Alternatively, visit the famous Residenz, and see its museum and Treasury. This afternoon, consider joining an optional experience to explore the romantic royal palaces of the Bavarian Alps.

Travel alongside the tranquil waters of Lake Chiemsee on your way to Salzburg in Austria, where the spires and domes of the Old Town are often draped in snow in December. Visit Mozart's birthplace to learn more about his life, and sit down to a musical demonstration on his original pianoforte. Enjoy a visit to Swarovski in the afternoon followed by a highlight dinner. Head through the mountains to your Innsbruck hotel.

Enjoy a horse & carriage ride in the morning. Immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere of the Old Town and Christmas Markets, set in front of the Golden Roof, graced by beautifully preserved medieval facades.

Travel through the Alberg tunnel, Austria’s longest road tunnel, as you return to Germany and pause in the tiny island-town of Lindau. Walk through the maze of ancient streets down to the harbour. Across the lake, often shrouded in mist, look for the rising silhouette of snow-capped peaks. After time to explore, continue along the shores of the Bodensee to your hotel in the Black Forest.

Visit Freiburg in the morning, a lively university city with a charming Christmas atmosphere. Walk from the medieval Münster through the heart of the historic old quarter, past colourful stalls offering a range of festive goodies from the Black Forest.

Cross the Rhine to the region of Alsace, wedged between the Black Forest and the Vosges Mountains. This area has changed nationality four times since 1870! Arrive in Strasbourg, the City at the Crossroads, where the Christmas Market is the oldest and one of the largest in France. Spend time in a cosy neighbourhood of timbered fairy-tale buildings, with Christmas shops and a gingerbread bakery, warm with fragrant promise. Return to Germany and venture to a local restaurant for a delightful dinner of local specialties, accompanied by wine.

Cross the Swiss border and head for Zurich where a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® visit takes you through the streets of Zurich. Enjoy the traditional Christmas Markets in Zurich's Old Town. Toast to the culmination of your Yuletide journey during a festive dinner with wine at a local restaurant with its own microbrewery.

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast before checking out. Transfers are available from your hotel to Zürich Airport.Transfers are available from your hotel to Zurich Airport every 20 minutes between 4:00am and noon and from 4:00pm to 11:30pm.
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