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Aachen Christmas Market and the Fluweelengrotte in Valkenburg
Trip highlights:
- Imposing Aachen Cathedral & Town Hall
- Romantic town of Valkenburg
- Underground cave Christmas markets
Aachen Cathedral & the largest underground Christmas market
In the run-up to Christmas, the squares and lanes around Aachen Cathedral and the Town Hall are transformed into an atmospheric paradise of twinkling lights. In Valkenburg in the Netherlands, you will visit the unique Christmas market in the Fluweelengrotte. The beautifully decorated cave with its murals, sculptures and 18th-century chapel will impress you.
Trip details
Day 1: Switzerland - Aachen
Journey via Karlsruhe and Cologne to the imperial city of Aachen. Arrival in the evening and free time. Stroll straight to the Christmas market, set against the imposing backdrop of Aachen Cathedral and the Town Hall. The Aachen market is known for its family atmosphere, but also for its culinary gingerbread speciality, the Aachener Printen.
Day 2: Valkenburg Christmas Market - Fluweelengrotte
In the morning, drive to the little Dutch town of Valkenburg, where you will visit two unique underground Christmas markets. During Advent, the Fluweelengrotte is transformed into an enchanting Christmas cave with beautifully painted cave walls and around 42 lovingly decorated stalls along a 500 m circuit. Just a stone's throw away is the Gemeindegrotte, the largest, oldest and most visited underground Christmas market in Europe. Return to Aachen.
Day 3: Aachen
Today you have plenty of time to explore, at your own pace, a city architecturally shaped by emperors and kings. Experience Aachen in all its facets: a modern city with beautiful historic townhouses, the imperial cathedral, many fountains and countless little lanes.
Day 4: Aachen - Switzerland
After breakfast, journey back to Switzerland.
The Christmas Market
The Aachen Christmas market, formerly known as the "Printenmarkt", takes place against the historic backdrop of Aachen Town Hall and the venerable cathedral. Over 120 exhibitors and traders offer Christmas decorations, handicrafts, mulled wine, Aachener Printen and much more.
Opening hours:
Daily: 11:00 - 21:00
The 3* Hotel Mercure Aachen am Dom is located in the historic centre of Aachen, just 250 metres from Aachen Cathedral. The hotel has a modern façade and brightly furnished rooms, which are equipped with satellite TV, a large desk and tea/coffee-making facilities.
The rooms feature bath/shower and WC, Wi-Fi, safe, telephone, air conditioning, hairdryer, radio and kettle. A hotel of equivalent standard will be used if this hotel is unavailable.
Included services
- Journey by Comfort coach
- Accommodation, based on double room
- BB (room/breakfast buffet)
- Excursion to Valkenburg in the Netherlands
- Entrance fees to the Fluweelengrotte & Gemeindegrotte
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