My family of six (youngest is 17) Will arrive in Munich on 12/23. We plan to travel immediately to Salzburg. That will be a long day of travel but want to be in Salzburg for Christmas eve and figured it would be better to wake up there.
We are then traveling to Rome via Munich On the 28th.
We plan to spend the 24th and 25th seeing the sights of Salzburg, understanding that some things may be closed.
My family would like to experience more snow related activities like tobogganing, sledding, snowboarding, Snowshoeing, etc.
With two more nights available I feel as if it would be better to relocate to a town to experience these. I have read much about many of the towns being quite nice after all the tourist leave during the day. And don’t really want to backtrack for a second day unless the advice is to experience a different town on the second day.
Does this sound feasible?
If so where would you recommend I look to stay? (we will not have a car)
I have researched extensively and honestly am very overwhelmed and would greatly appreciate any guidance.
Posted by
Green Bay
20074 posts
One problem I see, is that you are looking at staying in what are basically ski towns that will be fully booked at the highest prices of the season by people staying for at least a full week. Europeans often get up to 2 weeks vacation during the Christmas and New Year holiday and kids are out of school, so it is prime family ski holiday time. That doesn't mean that nothing will be available, but you should make inquiries now.
Zell am See and Kitzbuehel come to mind. Innsbruck is an option where you will be "commuting" up to the mountains for the day for sledding, tobogganing, snowshoeing. Seefeld, above Innsbruck.
You don't have to go all the way back to Munich to get to Rome. You can pick up trains to Rome from Rosenheim if staying in Salzburg, Woergl if in Zell am See or Kitzbuehel, Innsbruck for Seefeld.
Posted by
Oberpfalz, Germany
1289 posts
And I will add many places to stay in ski areas during peak times require a minimum of one week stay. Mid December through end of March is their bread and butter season. Some hotels in the region are only open this time of year. I would plan for areas/towns in the higher elevations as the valleys may not have snow yet. Please don't let this discourage you as I have found places available for a few nights stay in the past. Not sure there is too much change between day and night in these regions in regards to tourists. Other than the lighted slopes, sled runs, cross-county tracks it will be dark at 17:00.