The Caravan Club – September 2019

http://www.camc.com September 2019 Caravan and Motorhome Club Magazine 49

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A European Christmas market

is the ideal place to pick up

that perfect gift. Join us on

a four-night escorted tour – or

go it alone, using a top German

site as your base

CHRISTMAS MARKETS

FESTIVE

FUN

Duration: 4 nights
Departures and prices:
9 D e c e m b e r 2 019 f ro m £ 5 7 5
( t w o p e o p l e p l u s o u t f i t )

When you think about the hot weather
we’ve been enjoying recently, it’s hard
to believe that Christmas is only four
months away!
But now is the time to start planning
for that magical period of the year – and
if you are looking for an extra-special
gift, the Club’s Christmas Markets
tour is the ideal starting point.
G u e s t s o n t h i s fo u r- n i g ht
e s c o r te d to u r w i l l a c t u a l l y h a ve t h e
chance to visit three spectacular
markets (one in the Netherlands and
two in Germany).
The starting point and base for your
four-night escorted tour is Camping
Den Driesch, a small, friendly site on
the outskirts of the town of Valkenburg

in the south of the Netherlands. The

site enjoys a fine hilltop location looking

out over the historic town and its castle

ruins. On arrival, participants will enjoy

a welcome meeting as well as mulled

wine and a traditional Dutch snack.

On the second day, you will head

over the border by coach to Cologne in

Germany (pictured), where you can

search for festive bargains and soak up

t h e u n i q u e a t m o s p h e re a t n u m e ro u s

markets across the city.

Your third day is spent closer

to b a s e a t Va l ke n b u r g ’s f a m o u s m a r ket ,

hosted within its atmospheric cave

system. Claiming to be the largest,

oldest and most-visited underground

Christmas market in Europe, the

‘Kerststad’ (Christmas town) boasts

long, spacious, decorated galleries.

Finally, Aachen Christmas Market

beckons. Centred around the

magnificent cathedral and town

hall, this brightly-lit festival is the

perfect place to pick up a traditional gift.

Make sure you taste some ‘printen’

(similar to gingerbread) as well as other

traditional treats such as ‘domino

stones’ and ‘spekulatius’. To conclude

this memorable tour, guests are invited

to enjoy a farewell meal at a local

restaurant before their trip home the

following morning.

We are taking bookings for this

fantastic tour now – all excursions

and meals on the itinerary are included

in the price.

KLEINENZHOF, GERMANY (G23)

If you are feeling more adventurous or would rather go it alone, the

Kleinenzhof site in the north of Germany’s Black Forest is perfectly placed for

visiting a variety of magical Christmas markets. Calw, about half an hour’s

drive away from the campsite, holds a spectacular event at its historic Market

Place from 28 November to 1 December – look out for gingerbread stands,

arts and crafts, trumpeters and singing angels. A little further afield but still

within easy reach is Stuttgart, where, from 27 November to 23 December,

you can immerse yourself in the spirit of the season at one of the biggest and

oldest Christmas markets in Europe.

EIFEL-CAMP, GERMANY (G21)

This lovely site, next to picturesque Lake Freilingen, is within an hour’s drive of

historic Cologne and its Christmas market (25 November to 23 December).

TOURING OVERSEAS TRAVEL

Christmas in

Cologne