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About the tour: The Christmas Markets of the Italian Dolomites
Get into the festive spirit with this charming coach holiday to the Christmas markets of the Italian Dolomites! With picturesque decorations and an enchanting atmosphere, we visit the lovely Christmas market of Bolzano – one of the largest in Italy. A feast for your eyes and taste buds, you will see hand-finished gifts, exquisite cakes and confectionery, and fine wines on offer – there's definitely time for a sample or two! We will also enjoy a delightful journey through idyllic mountain scenery to the lovely spa-town of Merano. Here, enjoy the Historic Christmas Village and stroll through the charming medieval arcades. With the chance to also visit the pretty markets of Vipiteno and Bressanone, both brimming with lights, colours and a fairy tale atmosphere, this magical festive holiday will leave you with lasting memories!
Tour Includes
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 4 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
7 days from £649 pp
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 787 463 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Tour Itinerary
Certain excursions are included in the price of your holiday. If you choose not to go on an included excursion, for whatever reason, no refunds will be made.
Yes, you will receive one with your Travel Documents, which are sent 7-10 days before departure.
We believe that our holidays may not be suitable for children under 8 years old (except for Disneyland Paris bookings) however, we will
consider individual requests on application. Customers aged 18 and under at the time of travel must be accompanied by an adult, parent or
guardian aged over 18 years old.
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Day 1
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Day 2
Continue to the Dolomites for a four-night stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 - Bolzano
Today we visit Bolzano, where you can visit the lovely Christmas market, considered to be one of the largest in Italy. See the grandly decorated Piazza Walther and the indoor area where local craftspeople demonstrate their skills, taking in the unique advent atmosphere. Admire the traditional Christmas tree and the nativity display, or sample the local gastronomy; find mulled wine, strudel, exquisite confectionery and cakes on offer. You will also find hand-finished decorations, wood carvings and local liqueurs on sale here.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Bolzano Christmas Market
Included Highlights
- Bolzano Christmas Market
- Bolzano
Day 4 - Vipiteno & Bressanone
Today's optional excursion takes us firstly, to the alpine town of Vipiteno, where you can enjoy the charming Christmas market located in the shadow of the celebrated Torre Delle Dodici Tower. Beneath the Torre Delle Dodici, you can see the Christmas crib exhibition with handmade products. The town is brimming with lights and colours, and a fairy tale atmosphere prevails.
Later, we continue to Bressanone, home to one of the prettiest Dolomites Christmas markets. The traditional wooden chalets boast a picturesque setting in Piazza Duomo square, between the cathedral, town hall and San Michele Church. See local arts, crafts, candles, glass and ceramics, or, why not try a winter-warming mug of steaming mulled wine?
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Vipiteno Christmas Market
Optional Excursions
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The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Day 5 - Merano
Today, our included excursion takes us through beautiful castle-clad mountains to the delightful spa-town of Merano – famous for the therapeutic properties of its waters. The historic centre is the oldest and liveliest district of the town. See the ‘Historic Christmas Village’ at Piazza della Rena, and why not try a warming local drink or dish by the fireplace at the centre of the square? Stroll along the charming streets and visit some of the many shops which are mainly concentrated in the medieval arcades.
The Passeggiata promenade stretches along the Passirio River and invites you to take a pleasant walk in all seasons of the year; you will come across some great historic buildings such as the Kurhaus and the bridge that takes you to the famous thermal baths.
During your visit to Merano, be sure to treat yourself and sample some of the pastries in one of the chic coffee shops – you won't be disappointed!
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Merano Christmas Market
Included Highlights
- Merano
- Merano Christmas Market
Day 6
We leave our hotel and commence our return journey through Germany, and on to our overnight hotel in Belgium.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Day 7
Return home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Travel Insurance from £35.00 (7 days) (includes insurance premium tax, prices per person). Single Room Supplement from £139.00 (7 days).
The Christmas Markets of the Italian Dolomites 7 days from £649pp
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
01709 787 463
Accommodation
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
All hotel rooms benefit from private bathroom facilities.
Some hotels have tea and coffee making facilities. Please check the tour pages for more
information or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Most hotels have a lift, please call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 for more information.
Some hotels have ground floor rooms. Please email for information on individual hotels or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Your hotels will supply towels in your room.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
You will stay for four nights in either the 3-star Hotel Lady Maria, ideally located in the centre of Fondo, close to Lake Smeraldo, or its sister hotel, the 3-star Hotel Panorama in neighbouring Malosco. Both hotels have a lift, bar and restaurant, and are owned by the Bonvicin family who have been welcoming Leger guests for many years. Overnight stays in Belgium are in city-style hotels.
Please Note: Due to demand, we may use other hotels of a similar standard. Your exact hotel details will be provided with your travel documents.
Travel Options
Departure times given for each region are approximate. Please check your travel documents to confirm the actual timings.
Front row seats can be reserved for £15pp (up to 6 days duration), £25pp (7 and 8 days duration), £30pp (9 to 11 days) or £35pp (12 days or more) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on our Executive and Silver Service coaches and for one or two persons on our Luxuria coaches and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for a supplement of £8pp (up to 6 days duration), £15pp (7 and 8 days duration), £18pp (9 to 11 days) or £22pp (12 days or more).
Guaranteed front or second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the UK port. Occasionally, front and second row seats may be on a request only basis.
Please note: children under 15 years of age are not permitted to sit in the front seats of any coach.
On some coaches the legroom on front seats, central view seats and seats directly in front of the washroom may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled or merged for any reason and front or second row seats or central view seats or table seats are not available on your tour, you will be refunded any supplement paid. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Central View Seats are available to pre-book free of charge.
Table Seats are available to pre-book free of charge on our Luxuria coaches.
We guarantee that all passengers on the same booking will be seated together on the main tour coach.
Seats on the transfer coaches to and from the interchange are not allocated.
Hot and cold drinks are served on your main tour coach. Prices are approximately £1 or €1.25 Euro per drink. Prices will be confirmed by your driver.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where paassengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
All main tour coaches have on-board toilets. Transfer vehicles to and from the interchange may not have on-board toilets. When non-British coaches are
used on transfers and tours (air holidays only) an on-board toilet may not be available. However, comfort stops will be made during long journeys.
All coaches feature air-conditioning. Should the air-conditioning system break down for a period exceeding 12 hours,
compensation will be awarded up to a maximum of £10 per fare-paying passenger per tour.
All our coaches and transfer vehicles operate a 'no smoking on board policy'. The use of electronic cigarettes is strictly forbidden.
In the interest of fellow guests, do not take hot food or ice cream on board.
Customers own alcohol cannot be consumed on board our vehicles.
Depending on the location of your pickup point, you may be picked up by coach (not necessarily the on you are touring on), minibus, taxi, National Express or Megabus service. You may then be taken to another centralised pickup location or service station. We operate a passenger interchange at Stop 24 Services, where you will meet the tour coach you are holidaying on and then continue on with your outbound journey. Similarly, on the way home, you may also change transfer vehicles at another location, to take you to your final drop off point.
Your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which
should weigh no more than 20kg when full. We
may refuse to carry larger or heavier cases.
Hand luggage should be stored in the overhead
racks aboard the coach. Nothing should be stored under your seat.
When it comes to getting you to your destination, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you to choose from.
Silver Service Features
- Sit back and relax in specially-designed, deluxe reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and more legroom than standard coaches.
- Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control.
- Relax and have a chat in the spacious rear lounge.
- Servery on board offering a range of refreshments.
- Porterage* at most hotels, so you really don’t have to lift a finger.
- Time flies with our onboard entertainment system.
- With free personal headphones you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs.
- Onboard toilet
Silver Service Seating Plan
Silver Service Virtual Tour
Find your nearest joining point
We have hundreds of coach joining points throughout England, Scotland and Wales. To find your nearest joining point, search using your postcode below.
*Please note joining points are subject to availability.
Travel Extras
Why not go the night before your tour for a relaxing start?
You can park for FREE for up to nine days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £41.50 per person (Based on 2 sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis, subject to availability. Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.) We’ll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, select option 1, quoting ‘Leger Holidays’ and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than seven days you can pay for additional days’ parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday
On most holidays if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines. Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
On Single Traveller holidays and coach holidays of 7 days’ duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point. If you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points we’ll pick you up from your home and take you to meet your transfer vehicle, then return you back home at the end of your holiday. The cost is from £40 per booking each way for up to four people per booking.
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge – please enquire at the time of booking.
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To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk
