German Christmas Market Towns
8 Day Escorted Tour

Picture busy Christmas markets brimming over with beautiful decorations, gingerbread men and fanciful handcrafted nativity scenes. Visualize afternoon drives through peaceful forests mantled in fluffy snow. These won’t just be images on your Christmas cards this year. Your holiday vacation to Germany brings these and many more pretty scenes to real life. Click Here For Itinerary

Inclusions:

• 1 night at the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof in Frankfurt
• 2 nights at Hotel Eisenhut in Rothenburg
• 2 nights at Schlosshotel Buhlerhohe in Baden-Baden
• 1 night at the Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch in Frankfurt
• 6 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 6 dinners

Highlights:

• Stay in charming, medieval Rothenburg and tour the city with a local guide
• Visit Germany's famous Christmas Markets in Rothenburg and Nurnberg
• Explore the world-famous Black Forest resort of Baden-Baden
• Enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride
• Take an excursion to Strasbourg, the Christmas-town of France
• Drive Germany's scenic byways, the Romantic Road and through the Black Forest
• Visit Heidelberg Castle

Itinerary Day 1 Depart U.S.A. Depart on an overnight flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Day 2 D Arrive Frankfurt Arrive in Frankfurt and transfer to your hotel, located in the heart of the city near historic Main Square and Roemer’s Christmas Market. Find time this afternoon to stretch your legs and wander about the Market. Then, meet everyone tonight at the reception and dinner at the renowned

Day 3 BLD
Rothenburg
Join up with Germany’s famous Romantic Road en route to the country’s best-preserved medieval town, Rothenburg. The half-timbered houses, fortress walls and cobbled streets make you feel as though you are part of a Grimm’s fairy tale. This afternoon, a local guide will show you the town’s step-gabled houses, slim spires and ramparts dating from the Middle Ages. Stop at the Jakobskirche to see the intricately carved altar by the famous woodcarver, Tilman Riemanschneider, then visit the town’s charming Christmas Market. Your hotel fits perfectly in with the architecture and character of Rothenburg--the HOTEL EISENHUT.

Day 4 BD Excursion to Nurnberg

The most famous of the German Christkindlmarkts (Christmas Markets) awaits you today in Nurnberg, locally known as the “little town of wood and canvas.” The festive market’s booths are filled with treasures and sparkling ornaments, while the fragrant aromas of gingerbread, sizzling sausages and mulled wine mingle in the air. On a sightseeing drive of the town, see the Kaiserberg Fortress and the famed Court Hall, where the Nurnberg trials were held after World War II. HOTEL EISENHUT

Day 5 BLD
Black Forest/Baden-Baden
Drive through the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) to the famous resort town of Baden-Baden. The town lies above hot springs that gave the spa its name, and the leisure class of the 19th century gathered here, the getaway of Europe’s royal families. This afternoon, hop aboard a horse-drawn sleigh for a fairytale ride through the forest (dependent on snow). If you wish, attend midnight Christmas Eve service nearby. SCHLOSSHOTEL BUHLERHOHE

Day 7 BD
Heidelberg/Frankfurt
This morning, visit beautiful Heidelberg Castle, erected by Elector Ruprecht III in the 14th century as a royal residence. Continue to Frankfurt, where a farewell dinner awaits your holiday “family” at the KEMPINSKI HOTEL GRAVENBRUCH.

Day 8 B
Conclude Frankfurt
It is a short transfer to the Frankfurt airport for your return flight.
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