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School holiday dates 09/10

11th October 2009, by Wendy King

OT Chamonix / Pascale Tournaire

OT Chamonix / Pascale Tournaire

When the European school holidays start every man and his dog hits the slopes in the Alps. Knowing when a country’s school terms run can help when choosing your resort, and if you want to avoid the busiest weeks. So, we list the key ones we could find here, and will add to them as dates become available.

Country Region Christmas Feb half-term Easter
UK Approx 18 Dec – 04 Jan 12 – 22 Feb 01 – 19 Apr
Austria All 24 Dec – 06 Jan 27 Mar – 06 Apr
Lower Austria 01 – 06 Feb
Vienna 01 – 06 Feb
Carinthia 08 – 13 Feb
Salzburg 08 – 13 Feb
Tirol 08 – 13 Feb
Vorarlberg 08 – 13 Feb
Styria 15 – 20 Feb
Upper Austria 15 – 20 Feb
France All 18 Dec – 04 Jan
Zone A* 13 – 28 Feb 10 – 25 Apr
Zone B* 06 – 21 Feb 03 – 18 Apr
Zone C* 20 Feb – 07 Mar 17 Apr – 03 May
Switzerland All 18 Dec – 11 Jan
Valais / Graubunden 20 Feb – 07 Mar
All other areas 12 – 20 Feb
Germany All 18 Dec – 07 Jan
Netherlands All 18 Dec – 04 Jan 20 – 28 Feb
CzechR All 23 Dec – 04 Jan 01 Feb – 15 Mar 01 – 05 Apr
Slovakia All 23 Dec – 11 Jan 13 Feb – 08 Mar 01 – 06 Apr


* France, Zone A: Rhône Alps, Midi-Pyrenees, Brittany, Normandy, Auvergne, Languedoc
* France, Zone B: All other except Greater Paris and Acquitaine
* France, zone C: Greater Paris and Acquitaine

 

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