Condé Nast TravelerOct 24, 2025
28 Best Christmas Markets in Europe
Surrounded by snow-capped cathedrals and wooden chalets, these Christmas markets in Europe are as festive as it gets.
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- Nuremberg Christmas MarketMarketone of Germany's largest
- Elsewhere
- Tivoli GardensTheme parkCopenhagen, Denmarkhosts a Christmas market
- Dresden StriezelmarktMarketDresden, GermanyGermany's oldest Christmas market
- Piazza WaltherMarketBolzano, ItalyBolzano's largest holiday market
- Hotel GreifHotelBolzano, Italy0.04 miles from Piazza Walther
- LisebergMarketGothenburg, Swedenfamous Christmas Market of Sweden
- Manchester Christmas marketsMarketManchester, United Kingdomin the centre of Manchester
- Cologne CathedralSightCologne, Germanylocation of a Christmas market
- Legend Hotel CologneHotelCologne, Germany0.2 miles away from Cologne Cathedral
- Senate SquareMarketHelsinki, Finlandlocation of Helsinki's Christmas market
- Hotel St GeorgeHotelHelsinki, Finland0.4 miles away from Senate Square
- Grand-PlaceMarketBrussels, Belgiumlocation of Brussels' Winter Wonders
- Hotel Amigo, A Rocco Forte HotelHotelBrussels, Belgium0.06 miles away from Grand-Place
- Four Seasons Hotel PragueHotelPrague, Czechia0.7 miles away from Old Town
- Nobis HotelHotelCopenhagen, Denmark0.1 miles from Tivoli Gardens
- RömerbergMarketFrankfurt, Germanyone of Frankfurt's Christmas markets
- Frankfurt's Christmas marketMarketFrankfurt, Germanyone of Germany's largest and oldest
- Steigenberger Frankfurter HofHotelFrankfurt, Germany0.3 miles from Römerberg
- Old TownNeighborhoodPrague, Czechia
- Wenceslas SquareMarketPrague, Czechia
- Havel’s MarketMarketPrague, Czechia
- Republic SquareMarketPrague, Czechia
- Piazza FieraMarketTrento, Italy
- Piazza Cesare BattistiMarketTrento, Italy