Who doesn’t love the ROMANTIC FLAIR of Christmas markets? Twinkling lights reflected in shining children’s eyes, the divine aromas of mulled wine & gingerbread all around, hot mugs warming your hands and the hum of Christmas carols above it all.
Apart from the Christmas treats and beautiful – often hand-crafted – gifts, most Christmas markets also boast a delightful nativity scene.
Our CUSTOMIZABLE TOURS from Munich enable you to see a choice of the most famous Christmas markets like Nuremberg, highlights like Regensburg & Salzburg or highly acclaimed secret tips like INNSBRUCK, which can be followed by tours of the quaint towns they are set in.
2-, 3- and more-day tours can be arranged if you wish to add the ITALIAN FLAIR of the Christmas markets in South Tyrol (e.g. BRIXEN) or the CZECH FLAIR in Prague (which can be combined with Dresden, the oldest market in Germany).
Enjoy wonderful tours in our comfortable VW-Minivan with your CHRISTMAS-LOVING professional guide, Stefan!
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Choose and/or combine from these 7 enchanting Tours:
- Munich
- Innsbruck
- Salzburg
- Romantic Road to Rothenburg o.d.T.
- Nuremberg
- Italian Alps
- Prague and/or Dresden
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Munich
With this CUSTOMIZABLE UNIQUE TOUR by comfortable minivan we enable you to discover Munich in its pre-holiday guise, away from the hustle & bustle (and we can store your newly-purchased treasures in the van while you explore). We show you not only the famous Munich Christmas Markets, like the one at Marienplatz or the 'Medieval Market' ("Mittelaltermarkt"), we also take you to some romantic 'hidden gems' away from the center.
Enjoy the crisp winter air and beautiful scenery around Munich, add in optional winter fun activities like a ride by horse-drawn sleigh and eating roast chestnuts, or just explore the city in all its holiday splendor.
Since you have a professional guide at your side, who also happens to be a Christmas enthusiast, you will have a unique opportunity to learn about both our Christmas traditions & the history of Munich on this atmospheric city tour - there is no better way to get in the mood for the holidays!
Image credit: All pictures © Munich Tourism
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Innsbruck
Treat yourself to a particularly festive experience in Advent: This romantic private day trip to the most beautiful Tyrolean Christmas markets could be your personal pre-Christmas highlight! Innsbruck's historic old town, with its winding alleys and the famous "Golden Roof", provides a perfect setting for a romantic Christmas atmosphere.
Here we show you three of the most beautiful Christmas markets, all of which are centrally located; Your favourite, however, could be the "Christmas market with a view", which we reach with a spectacular funicular. By the way, your professional, friendly and even Christmas-loving guide likes to explain the history of the numerous sights.
And that's not all: On the way in our comfortable VW-Minivan, two more charming Christmas markets are waiting for us in the middle of the magnificent Alpine world - there is no better way to get in the mood for the holidays!
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Salzburg
Who doesn’t love the ROMANTIC FLAIR of Christmas markets?
This exclusive excursion to the most beautiful Salzburg Christmas markets will enchant you. Especially in the Advent season, both the narrow streets and the magnificent baroque squares at the Residenz, the Cathedral and the Festival Houses unfold their special charm.
Not only Christmas will inspire you, but also the expert explanations of your guide about the many Salzburg sights - including the SOUND OF MUSIC filming locations - such as Hellbrunn Palace, where not only the famous 'Gazebo', but also the most festive Christmas market on the Austrian side is located.
All these wonderful impressions reach their climax after crossing the border in our new comfortable VW Business van in BERCHTESGADEN. Even at this indescribably atmospheric Christmas market (open from 26 Nov) you are in the best hands of your Christmal-loving professional guide Stefan - there is no better way to get in the mood for the holidays!
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Romantic Road / Rothenburg o.d.T.
Can the romance of the Romantic Road be surpassed? Certainly during the Advent season, when the Christmas markets open in the historic towns and in the glow of countless lights the scent of mulled wine & old Franconian specialities blows through the narrow lanes. Join us on this exclusive private day trip and let yourself be enchanted by the pre-Christmas flair of these medieval gems!
In our new and comfortable VW Minivan, travel comfortably to the most beautiful places, let the Christmas magic take effect on you, and gladly determine the length of stay yourself. Your personal, professional, friendly and even Christmas-loving guide will always be at your side with advice & deeds and will also explain the history of the numerous sights.
We offer 2 tour lengths, so you can also explore the absolute highlight of this trip extensively: the world-famous Rothenburg ob der Tauber!
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Nuremberg
"You Lords and Women, who were once children, who were once children, today you are young again" says the 'Christkind' at the opening of the Nuremberg Christmas Market, one of the oldest and most famous Christmas markets in the world. And it's right, because with a little childlike joy in Christmas tree decorations, intoxicated gold angels, wooden nutcrackers, cribs and colorful stars, you can enjoy the Christmas season twice as well!
On this unique and atmospheric private trip to the most beautiful Christmas markets in Nuremberg and Regensburg, the pre-Christmas atmosphere is guaranteed to come up; at the side of your personal, professional, friendly and Christmas-loving guide you will learn not only interesting facts about the history of the individual markets, but also about the "normal" sights of the two historic cities visited..
Two different tour lengths and the ride in our new and comfortable VW-Minivan leave nothing to be desired!
This is what you can expect:
Regensburg
Regensburg awaits us with 4 Christmas market highlights: 1) The market on Neupfarrplatz, located in the immediate vicinity of the Regensburg Cathedral. Already mentioned in 1791, it was named one of the 10 most beautiful Christmas markets in Germany (open daily from 10 a.m.) ***** 2) At the Lucrezia market near the historic 'Reichssaal' you can find a rich art-commercial offer of a high level, (open from 28.11.) ***** 3) Absolute highlight is the "Romantic Christmas Market" at the 'Palace of Thurn & Taxis' - a lovingly designed Christmas village in the picturesque castle setting with traditional crafts (open Fri - Sun from 12 o'clock / Mon - Thu from 3 pm, an entrance fee must be paid: Mon € 5.00 / Tue - Fri € 8.00 / Sat - Sun € 10.00) ***** 4) After a walk over the historic bridge 'Steinerne Brücke' you reach the cosy Advent market in the Katharinenspital (open from 26.11. , daily from 11 a.m. or 4 p.m.)
Nuremberg
The Nuremberg main Christmas Market, the so called 'Christkindlesmarkt', is one of the oldest and most famous Christmas markets in the world. In the 180 wooden stalls decorated in the Franconian red-and-white fabric you will find traditional, often hand-crafted Christmas decorations and specialties such as the original Nuremberg roast sausages as well as gingerbread and speculatius (open from 28.11., daily from 10:00 a.m. Ceremonial opening with the 'Christkind'-prologue on 27.11., 17:30)
During a leisurely stroll through the historic old town, your guide will show you not only the numerous sights of Nuremberg, but also these Christmas markets (all open from 27.11., 10 a.m.): 1) The "Market of Nuremberg's Partner Cities" (e.g. Atlanta/USA or Shenzen/China) offers a quasi-Christmas trip around the world. ***** 2) "Original Regional": Here you can enjoy a wide range of regional products of the highest quality - whether tasty mulled wine, delicious honey, homemade liqueurs, sausage specialities and much, much more! ***** 3) The largest 'Feuerzangenbowle' (fire tong bowl) in the world at the Pegnitz river near the main square (from 29.11.) ***** 4) The Christmas town for children: Here, small visitors can bake cookies, paint glasses, write a Christmas wish list to the Christkind, or ride on the nostalgic fairground carousel and Ferris wheel)
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Between 20 November 1945 and 14 April 1949, the Nuremberg Trials were held in the Nuremberg Palace of Justice against leading representatives of the National Socialist regime. The "Memorium Nürnberger Trials" informs about the trial at the historical location and is open daily (except Tuesdays) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entrance fee adults: € 6.00 / (reduction for persons aged 4 to 18 and for students)
If between the Christmas market visits you want to see the megalomaniacal buildings or projects from the Nazi era, we can make a detour to the former Reichsparteitag site with the still well-preserved 'Zeppelin grandstand'. In the huge torso of the Congress Hall there is a remarkable documentation center (open daily from 10 a.m., admission € 6.00, reduced € 1.50)
Ingolstadt (optional):
(optional): Like Regensburg, Ingolstadt is located on the Danube river. Here is not only the production site of Audi cars; in the historic old town, we can visit the Ingolstadt Christmas Market from 27 November every day from 10 a.m.
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Italian Alps
Christmas strolls and enjoyment - in Italy this is perfectly possible! Experience with all your senses the magic and very own Christmas charm of the Italian Alps.
Treat yourself to a festive Advent experience coupled with Italian joie de vivre with this unique 3-day tour: Together with your professional, friendly and even Christmas-loving guide, you and your loved ones will visit the most beautiful South Tyrolean Christmas Markets and also get to know many hidden gems.
Lovingly designed decorations and fairy lights on historic facades, the scent of fried chestnuts and mulled wine as well as a colourful range of original Christmas gifts, especially the famous Val Gardena wood-carved cribs and figures, will inspire you!
In our new VW-Minivan we travel comfortable & flexible - without worrying about finding the best route or a parking space, but with enough space for you and your luggage - there is no better way to get in the mood for the holidays!
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Prague and/or Dresden
This CUSTOMIZABLE 2- (or multi-) day tour from Munich enable you to see one of the most famous German Christmas markets, the Dresden "Striezelmarkt", which can be combined with the highly acclaimed secret tip, the Prague Christmas Markets. And all of them can be followed by tours of the quaint towns they are set in. On the way there, it is possible to visit the Nuremberg and/or Regensburg Christmas markets.
Enjoy these wonderful Advent tours in our comfortable Minivan with your CHRISTMAS-LOVING professional guide, without worrying about finding the right route or a parking space!
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