Your holiday summary
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Tours Rail holidays |
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| Country |
France |
| Travel type |
Train |
| Price range | From £749 |
| Travel partner | Travel Editions |
| Duration | 5 nights |
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Christmas in Alsace by rail
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Little known in Britain, the Alsace region has a wealth of interest - from beautiful scenery to fascinating medieval towns and cities, and a superb regional cuisine. Christmas is a wonderful time to visit Alsace with several towns hosting Christmas markets and exuding a festive atmosphere. Highlights of the itinerary include relatively unknown (but one of France's most beautiful cities) Strasbourg, Colmar, Riquewihr, Baden-Baden and the nothern Alsace pottery village of Hunspach. Your base for 5 nights will be the Le Gouverneur Hotel based in the centre of the pretty town of Obernai about 30km south west of Strasbourg.
Included
- Return Eurostar/TGV from St Pancras/Ebbsfleet to Strasbourg via Paris including coach transfer in Paris
- 5 nights' accommodation in standard room on bed and buffet breakfast basis at Le Gouverneur Hotel, Obernai based on shared occupancy of twin room
- Christmas Eve festive dinner at local restaurant
- Christmas Day dinner at local restaurant
- Transfers and full coach touring itinerary conducted by tour manager
- Tour manager throughout
Not included
- Single room supplement Holiday insurance Standard Premier/1st class upgrade on Eurostar/TGV. On the Eurostar this constitutes upgraded seating and light meal with complimentary drink with upgraded seating only on TGV.
- Meals other than those stated
- Items of a personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone calls etc
- Porterage and gratuities.
PLEASE NOTE: As with most trains, passengers are responsible for carrying luggage onto and off the train. Luggage can be stored on overhead shelves or at the entrance to the carriages. Trollies are available at St Pancras, but bags do need to be carried onto the platform.Travel Editions recommends a new luggage delivery service called Carry My Luggage, where your suitcase can be picked up from your home before departure and delivered straight to your hotel; therefore removing the worry about carrying your cases onto and off the trains. Please click here for more information and a 20% discount exclusive to Travel Editions clients off the Carry My Luggage service.
December 22
Travel by Eurostar from St Pancras or Ebbsfleet to Paris and onwards to Strasbourg by TGV. On arrival transfer by coach under tour manager's direction to hotel for check in for 5-night stay on room and buffet breakfast basis.
December 23
Full day tour to Colmar and Riquewihr.
December 24
Full day tour to Strasbourg. Christmas Eve festive dinner at local restaurant La Halle aux Blés located 3 minutes' walk from the hotel.
December 25
Day free to explore Obernai at own leisure with Christmas Day dinner at local restaurant La Halle aux Blés.
December 26
Full day tour Baden Baden and Hunspach
December 27
Transfer to station to board TGV train from Strasbourg to Paris and onwards by Eurostar to Ebbsfleet or St Pancras.
NB: Exact order of itinerary may vary according to local conditions and tour manager's discretion.
Please note the maximum group size on this tour is 49 passengers.
Travel by Eurostar from St Pancras or Ebbsfleet to Paris and onwards to Strasbourg by TGV. On arrival transfer by coach under tour manager's direction to hotel for check in for 5-night stay on room and buffet breakfast basis.
December 23
Full day tour to Colmar and Riquewihr.
December 24
Full day tour to Strasbourg. Christmas Eve festive dinner at local restaurant La Halle aux Blés located 3 minutes' walk from the hotel.
December 25
Day free to explore Obernai at own leisure with Christmas Day dinner at local restaurant La Halle aux Blés.
December 26
Full day tour Baden Baden and Hunspach
December 27
Transfer to station to board TGV train from Strasbourg to Paris and onwards by Eurostar to Ebbsfleet or St Pancras.
NB: Exact order of itinerary may vary according to local conditions and tour manager's discretion.
Please note the maximum group size on this tour is 49 passengers.
Le Gouverneur Hotel, Obernai
Located just inside the ramparts in the centre of the pretty town of Obernai about 30km south west of Strasbourg, Le Gouverneur (though rated as only 2-star) is a stylish and comfortable hotel, completely renovated from an historic coaching inn dating back to 1550. Facilities here include a breakfast room and comfortable newly-refurbished bedrooms with private bath or shower, TV and telephone.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no lift at the hotel but 5 rooms are located on the ground floor. There is not a bar or restaurant at the hotel but the hotel is situated in the centre of town with a bar directly across the street and a host of restaurants within a few minutes' walk. For gourmets, Obernai is blessed with not one but two Michelin-starred restaurants, one less than 50m from the hotel but there are a range of restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets. Obernai itself is a lovely town for a pre or post dinner stroll - a walk around the ramparts will certainly build up an appetite! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners will be taken at local restaurant La Halle aux Blés which is located 3 minutes' walk from the hotel.
Located just inside the ramparts in the centre of the pretty town of Obernai about 30km south west of Strasbourg, Le Gouverneur (though rated as only 2-star) is a stylish and comfortable hotel, completely renovated from an historic coaching inn dating back to 1550. Facilities here include a breakfast room and comfortable newly-refurbished bedrooms with private bath or shower, TV and telephone.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no lift at the hotel but 5 rooms are located on the ground floor. There is not a bar or restaurant at the hotel but the hotel is situated in the centre of town with a bar directly across the street and a host of restaurants within a few minutes' walk. For gourmets, Obernai is blessed with not one but two Michelin-starred restaurants, one less than 50m from the hotel but there are a range of restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets. Obernai itself is a lovely town for a pre or post dinner stroll - a walk around the ramparts will certainly build up an appetite! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners will be taken at local restaurant La Halle aux Blés which is located 3 minutes' walk from the hotel.
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