The spirit of Christmas comes alive in Vienna through its markets, where the warmth of good food rivals the city’s lights. Beneath strings of golden bulbs, visitors share steaming mugs of punch paired ...

My first visit to Vienna took place when I was a college student living in Paris many moons ago. It was the Christmas season, and the landscape en route to Austria was blanketed in snow as our train ...

No city has defined the Christmas market tradition quite like Vienna, where age-old customs still set the tone for one of Europe’s busiest holiday seasons. With over 20 official Advent fairs scattered ...

One of the lessons I’ve learned while traveling is that it’s very important not to let high expectations ruin your experience of a travel destination. More than once, I’ve been so keyed up to see ...

For more than two decades and based on the vote of millions of travelers, the European Best Destinations organization (EBD) has been ranking the best Christmas markets in Europe, with some of those ...

From Vienna to Prague, the best Christmas markets in Europe evoke Yuletide nostalgia with their charming wooden huts, twinkling lights and aromas of mulled wine, roasted chestnuts and other seasonal ...

For as long as I can remember, European Christmas markets have been on my bucket list. Being a total Christmas fanatic, I knew I couldn’t travel to Europe around the holidays without somehow squeezing ...

Many residents and tourists seek that childlike excitement in Vienna’s Christmas markets through the smell of roasted chestnuts, sweet pastries and steaming cups of mulled wine. That same energy ...