Overview
- The guide names ten destinations for 2025 trips, including Vienna, Strasbourg, Prague, Nuremberg, Budapest, Cologne, Bruges, Copenhagen, Kraków, and Basel.
- Strasbourg’s market, known as the “Capital of Christmas,” dates to 1570 and features nearly 300 stalls selling Alsatian crafts, regional wines, and kugelhopf.
- Vienna’s Rathausplatz Christkindlmarkt offers an ice-skating path through the city hall park plus roasted chestnuts, gingerbread hearts, and choir performances.
- Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt keeps 16th-century traditions such as the Christkind opening ceremony, Glühwein, and local sausages.
- Budapest pairs Vörösmarty Square street food like goulash and chimney cake with a light show projected on St. Stephen’s Basilica, underscoring the blend of heritage and modern touches highlighted in the list.