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School holidays Europe 2011/12

12th June 2011, by Chris Gill

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Here we list the European school holiday dates for 2011/12, as we have them so far. Some country dates are not available at present, so we’ll complete those as we find out.

Note this year, the British February half-term holiday does not clash with the busiest of the French school holiday weeks – good news for families wishing to save a bit on money on their accommodation.

Country	Region	Christmas	Feb half-term	Easter
UK	Approx	17 Dec – 03 Jan	11 – 18 Feb	31 – 14 Apr
Austria	All	24 Dec – 7 Jan		31 – 10 Apr
	Lower Austria		04 – 11 Feb
	Vienna		04 – 11 Feb
	Carinthia		11 – 18 Feb
	Salzburg		11 – 18 Feb
	Tirol		11 – 18 Feb
	Vorarlberg		11 – 18 Feb
	Styria		18 – 25 Feb
	Upper Austria		18 – 25 Feb
France	All	17 Dec – 3 Jan
	Zone A*		11 Feb – 25 Feb	7 Apr – 25 Apr
	Zone B*		25 Feb – 10 Mar	21 Apr – 5 May
	Zone C*		25 Feb – 03 Mar	14 Apr – 28 Apr
Belgium	All	24 Dec – 07 Jan	18 Feb – 25 Feb	31 Mar – 14 Apr
Switzerland	All	22 Dec – 06 Jan
	Valais / Graubunden		05 Mar – 13 Mar	22 Apr – 01 May)
	All other areas		Feb
Germany	All	24 Dec – 05 Jan	30 Jan – 04 Feb (various regions). Also Bavaria and three other areas on hols 20-25 Feb	02 Apr – 14 Apr approx
Italy	All	24 Dec – 07 Jan	No half-term taken BUT be aware of Carnival Weeks: Many families will take holiday and the slopes can be busy. Approx 18-25 Feb and early March	07 Apr – 14 Apr
Spain	All	17 Dec – 07 Jan	11 Feb - 10 March. Note that there are several ‘holy’ day holidays. 19 March is St Jospeh’s day, and resorts get busy then. In Andorra, Carnival Monday is 20 Feb; Constitution day 14 March	31 Mar – 14 Apr
Netherlands	All	24 Dec – 07 Jan	18 – 25 Feb (part) 25 Feb - 03 March	28 Apr – 05 May
CzechR	All	17 Dec – 03 Jan	04 Feb – 17 Mar (6 areas)
Poland	All	17 Dec – 03 Jan	28 Jan – 18 Feb (split areas)	28 Apr – 05 May
Sweden	All	17 Dec – 07 Jan	11 Feb – 10 Mar (regions)	31 April – 14 March (regions)
Finland	All	23 Dec – 07 Jan	???	???
Slovenia	All	17 Dec – 07 Jan		28 Apr – 02 May
Russia, Bulgaria, Romania	January Orthodox calendar	31 Dec – 14 Jan		15 – 21 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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