Christmas in Tirol

The Tirol Tourist Board offer helpful tips as to how to escape the hustle and bustle of Christmas in the UK. There’s still chance to head off for a few days and sample the more traditional and quieter side to Christmas…

If you want to escape the commercialism that surrounds Christmas in the UK then head to the Austrian Tirol. Known to locals as ‘Die Stille Zeit’ (the quiet time), you won’t find garish gifts, tacky Christmas lights boosting energy board profits or have to endure cheesy Christmas tracks on repeat every time you enter a shop. Christmas in the Tirol is a much more traditional affair with Christmas Eve being the day to exchange gifts, put up the Christmas tree and sing carols with the family.

Here are five top reasons to spend Christmas in Tirol: 

1. This year you won’t have to pray for a White Christmas as there will be snow right outside your window.

2. You don’t need to spend all day in the kitchen as your Christmas dinner will be served for you in your accommodation.

3. You don’t need to waste money on tacky decorations as your accommodation will already be festively, tastefully and traditionally decorated.

4. Hit the slopes – with so many pistes to explore there will be no need to suffer afternoon games such as family charades with Great Aunt Ethel.

5. You won’t be subject to re-runs of Only Fools and Horses or watching the Queen’s speech – turn the TV off and head outdoors. Go snowmobiling, snow shoeing, ice-skating, horse-sleigh ride or enjoy a sauna & jacuzzi in the hotel.

For more information on the Tirol region visit www.visittirol.co.uk.

Sixt offer car hire at Innsbruck Airport the capital of Tirol and across Austria.

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