Christmas Markets in Europe
Our special Christmas Market holidays let you explore and shop at the wonderful Christmas markets of Northern and Eastern Europe where countless wooden sheds huddle together, selling everything from local arts and crafts to traditional foods like hot cakes and sausages and of course there’s plenty of spiced mulled wine to keep out the cold.
For more information on our Christmas market holidays, click the links below.
Bratislava
Christmas Market |
Slovakia |
Bratislava’s Christmas Market takes place
in the Main Square and Hviezdoslavovo Square of the Old Town.
Stalls fill these markets with everything from speciality foods
to traditional handmade decorations. There are also stalls for
hot food and drink, where you can try a glass of warm mulled wine,
or their traditional Lokse, a potato crepe filled with various
fillings. Enjoy the intimate atmosphere and friendly spirit of
the Bratislava Christmas Market.
Visit
this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Danube River Cruise |
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Budapest Christmas Market |
Hungary |
Budapest is actually two cities, Buda and Pest, separated by the Danube. The Christmas festivities centre around the breathtaking Vorosmarty Square in the heart of Pest. Attention to detail is the key to Budapest’s Christmas market, there is an air of tradition about everything on sale. Hand produced items using techniques handed down through generations make ideal gifts and decorations. Every item has been lovingly crafted and beautifully finished. The almost folkish festive atmosphere is further enhanced with an array of foods and drink including delicious honey cakes, strudels, pastry horns and fresh grilled chops all washed down with a mug of steaming mulled wine.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Danube
Christmas Markets
Classic
Central & Eastern Europe Tour |
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Cologne Christmas Market |
Germany |
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Cologne is one of Germany’s oldest and most distinguished cities and boasts six Christmas markets, with four of notable size. The most spectacular is the market held at the gothic cathedral, which provides an imposing and atmospheric backdrop. Elsewhere you can enjoy festive foods and drink including spiced cakes and mulled wine at the half-timbered stalls of the Alter Market.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Rhine
Christmas Markets |
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Düsseldorf
Christmas Market |
Germany |
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Düsseldorf’s enchanting Christmas Market has over 250
decorated stands that specialise in, amongst others, glassware,
candles and local handmade carvings, which are perfect for those
last minute Christmas presents and holiday souvenirs. Take advantage
of the tasty mulled wine, hot chocolate and ginger bread on offer,
as well as their charcoal grilled regional specialities. And with
entertainment programmes lined up throughout the Christmas period,
you are sure to enjoy the Düsseldorf Christmas Market.
Visit
this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Rhine Christmas Markets |
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Koblenz Christmas Market |
Germany |
During the Christmas season Koblenz is well worth a visit !The traditional Koblenz Christmas Market is one of the largest Christmas Markets in Rhineland Palatinate. More than one hundred wooden stands will be located in the historic district of Koblenz, on offer will be an extensive range of arts and crafts as well as Christmas decorations and a huge selection of gift articles for the holiday table plus there will be music and concerts through out the season. The snack booths, spicy mulled wine and sweet-smelling Christmas cakes will provide creature comforts. For Children it will be exciting every afternoon when St. Nicholas surprises them with small gifts. A special attraction is the nativity crib with life-sized figures, which will amaze children as well as adults. An other highlight, for those feeling a little bit more active, will be the Christmas Market ice skating rink.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Rhine Christmas Markets |
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Nuremburg Christmas Market |
Germany |
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Nuremburg’s Christmas market centres around the Haupmarkt, the city’s main market square, in the heart of the old quarter. Throngs of people bustle around the wooden stalls as rich smells of gingerbread, cinnamon, Nuremburg Bratwurst and roasted almonds hang in the air. Children are catered for with the Kinderweihnacht (Children’s Christmas) and a traditional carousel and Santa sleigh.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Classic Central & Eastern
Europe Tour |
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Prague Christmas Market |
Czech Republic |
With row upon row of brightly decorated wooden huts, bustling with Christmas shoppers, Prague’s Christmas markets are a feast for your eyes. Centred on the cobbled square of the Old Town and the grandeur of Wenceslas Square, Prague’s Christmas markets enjoy a spectacular backdrop. Everything you can think of can be bought here. Walk along a row of huts and you may find Czech handicrafts being sold next to scented candles, corn on the cob, wooden toys and intricate glasswork and some of the most amazing puppets you could imagine.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Classic Central & Eastern
Europe Tour |
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Rudesheim Christmas Market |
Germany |
The Christmas market in Rüdesheim am Rhein brings a distinctly festive feel to the romantic old quarter and its popular Drosselgasse lane, as 120 stalls representing 12 countries gather to present Christmas customs and traditions from around the world. Europe's biggest Nativity scene with life-size figures can be admired on the market square.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Rhine Christmas Markets |
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Salzburg Christmas Market |
Austria |
Salzburg during Christmas is an unforgettable experience. The Christkindelmärkte (Christmas markets) are in full swing. The smell of punch and toasted almonds, hot roasted chestnuts and freshly baked apples envelopes our noses; the vendors' gingerbread hearts, Nativity figures, Christmas tree ornaments, toys and warm pullovers are irresistible. Adventsingen and other concerts fill the always busy musical calendar, and there's a good chance that snow will decorate the cupolas and copper roofs of the Altstadt. Best of all, the city is far less crowded than it is during the summer tourist season, and the streets are filled with Salzburgerland natives going about their business in traditional Trachten clothing and Loden coats.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Classic Central & Eastern
Europe Tour |
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Vienna Christmas Market |
Austria |
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Vienna’s Christkindlmarkt can be found across the city, from street corners to market squares. The traditional wooden huts have every gift imaginable, from traditional arts and crafts to locally carved novelties and handmade decorations. Once you’ve worked up a hunger trawling the markets of Rathausplatz, Schonbrunn Castle and Spittelberg you can fill up on some of the local delicacies including locally produced sausage and gingerbread. Don’t miss the ‘Gluhwein’, heated, sweetened wine that’s perfect for keeping out the cold.
Visit this Christmas Market on our following holidays:
Danube
Christmas Markets
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