Market Guides
One Market at a Time
Detailed walkthroughs of Europe's most famous Christmas markets — where to go, what to queue for, and what you can safely skip.
Markets
Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt: A First-Timer's Guide
The benchmark every other market is measured against — a route through the Hauptmarkt, from the Christkind's opening speech to the last bratwurst.
Markets
Brussels Winter Wonders: Lights, Rinks and a Giant Ferris Wheel
Grand-Place light shows, a ferris wheel and 200 chalets — Brussels' winter festival, timed and routed.
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Birmingham's Frankfurt Market: Christmas in the Midlands
The largest authentic German market outside Germany — what Victoria Square serves, pours and sells.
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Munich's Christkindlmarkt and the Markets Around Marienplatz
The Rathaus balcony, the pink heart gingerbread and the market that anchors Munich's December.
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Edinburgh's Christmas: A Market With a Castle View
Princes Street Gardens, the ferris wheel and the lights beneath Edinburgh Castle — the market and its season.
Markets
Alsace's Christmas Villages: A Three-Day Circuit
Strasbourg, Colmar and the walled villages in between — a three-day route through France's Christmas heartland.
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