Easter bunnies and eggs will be much in evidence throughout the UK this Easter (3 – 5 April 2015) but there are many other fascinating customs in other countries celebrating this enduring Springtime festival.

In Sweden, children dress up as Easter Wizards delivering Easter letters to neighbours in exchange for sweets or money.  Finnish children meanwhile disguise themselves as witches carrying highly decorated willow twigs and chanting traditional rhymes as they go.  All designed to banish evil spirits!

Whilst in Poland, Easter Monday is known as Smigus-Dyngusov 'Wet Monday' where boys drench friends and family with buckets of water or squirt water pistols at them.

Should you wish to enjoy a different kind of Easter abroad this year, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays have some guided walking options on offer.

Tastes and Trails of Tuscany

A one week cooking and walking holiday amongst 'Le Dieci Castelli' – ten medieval hilltop villages.

Highlights include the Hotel San Lorenzo, a beautifully converted old paper mill; strollingin the Tuscan hills; Lucca, the renaissance city famed for its association with composer Puccini and Tuscan cookery lessons where you eat what you cook!

Price £855 per person for one week includes return flights, half board accommodation at the Hotel San Lorenzo, cooking lessons on three afternoons and the services of a dedicated tour leader.  Departures from 1 April 2015.

Undiscovered Northern Cyprus

A ten day, two centre, guided walking holiday exploring the spectacular beauty of Turkish Cyprus.  Highlights include the many delights of Kyrenia; the beautiful coastal Karpaz region, Cantara Castle and views on top of the North Cyprus mountains.

Price from £900 per person for 10 days includes return flights, half board accommodation at the 4 star Ship Inn Hotel at Kyrenia and the 4 star Hotel Bogaz at Karpaz and the services of a dedicated tour leader.  Departures from 3 April 2015.

www.ramblersholidays.co.uk

01707 33 11 33

• Award-winning Ramblers Worldwide Holidays have been established since 1946 and are the experts in guided walking adventures.

• The company now operates to over 140 destinations in 60 countries.

• Ramblers Worldwide Holidays offer a range of graded walks from leisurely to challenging.

• Alongside its traditional guided walking proposition, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays provide independent UK walking adventures via its Load Off Your Back programme www.loadoffyourback.co.uk

• The operator is a not-for-profit company and contributes monies to the Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust which supports environmental projects both here and abroad.

• Their portfolio also includes specialist holidays linked to walking such as, cooking, cruising, birdwatching, rail journeys, photography and flora.

• Ramblers Worldwide Holidays provide a fully protected service as members of ABTA, AITO & ATOL scheme.

• Ramblers Worldwide Holidays is the Walking Holiday Partner of the Ramblers and has launched The Walking Partnership -an initiative which champions walking at the 'grass roots' level by providing funding and support to walking groups and clubs throughout the UK http://www.thewalkingpartnership.org.uk

   

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