Christmas Markets 2024/2025
Get in the Christmas spirit on a festive break - our Christmas Market tours visit Europe’s most magical towns and cities. Experience them on a cruise along the Rhine or Danube, just one of the ways to discover these magnificent rivers this winter.
Each year, festive stalls form a carpet of colour in many of the squares and cobbled streets of towns and cities across Europe, each selling unusual gifts and trinkets that you just can’t resist.
Join us on a Christmas Market break and get into the Christmas spirit. Breaks in the UK take in some of the country’s most beautiful markets including Bath on our Coast & Country Weston-super-Mare and Bath Christmas Markets break.
Or explore some of the best festive destinations in Europe. See world-famous Berlin market on our Berlin and Dresden Christmas Markets, or enjoy an all-inclusive stay and three fabulous markets on our Lake Garda Christmas Markets trip. Wherever you choose, you’ll enjoy great inclusions and great times that will give you that festive feeling ready for Christmas.
Explore some of the most magical destinations in Europe throughout the festive season with one of our Christmas markets city breaks. Classics such as Krakow, Prague and Budapest are among our line-up! Or why not book one of our special Christmas markets breaks to Copenhagen or Cologne?
Christmas Market Holidays
Experience the best of Europe's traditional Christmas markets this November and December. Explore the world-famous holiday markets in popular European cities such as Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Lille, Bruges and many more.
A tradition that dates back hundreds of years, Europe’s famous markets are filled with character, charm and Christmas cheer. Whether you fancy trying the picture-perfect markets in Krakow, Bruges or Budapest, or the festive extravaganzas of Edinburgh, Prague and Vienna, you’ll be sure to find plenty of handmade crafts, unique one of a kind gifts, delicious treats, sprawling gingerbread metropolises, and plenty of glühwein, wherever you go.
For a Christmas shopping solution that’s more enchanting than braving the December crowds on the high street, and more exciting than waiting in all day for an online delivery, Europe’s Christmas markets breaks can’t be beat.
Cast in the shadows of the major attractions, Berlin’s Christmas markets are legendary! You’ll find fairgrounds, ice skating rinks and stalls serving mulled wine and sausages. Tuck into a traditional Currywurst as you potter around.
The Hungarian capital boasts one of the biggest Christmas markets in all of Europe, right in Vörösmarty Square. There’s also a daily advent calendar unveiling and plenty of carol singing. Not forgetting Budapest’s top sights – grand bathhouses and ruin bars await!
Gaze at the ornate stonework of this German gem as you uncover the markets’ magic. From the elaborate illuminations to the marvellous decorations and scrumptious snacks, it’s full-on festive fun in Cologne on a Christmas market city break.
Experience a Christmas market city break in Scandi style in cool Copenhagen. Admire the thousands of lights that add extra magic to the Tivoli Gardens and stroll the stalls with a warm cup of gløgg. The fairytale Danish capital is calling this winter.
Charming Krakow will sweep you off your feet when winter rolls around! The city’s Christmas market takes up half of its enormous central square, with wooden stalls selling ornaments, toys and trinkets. Don’t forget to visit the brightly-decorated nativity scenes.
The Old Town shows off a gold-glittered Christmas tree, while it’s a gift-shopping heaven in Wenceslas Square. Enjoy a steaming mug of brandy-infused coffee as you explore the best of Prague
Celebrate Christmas and New Year with a festive holiday to remember. There’s a wide choice of destinations in the UK. Alternatively, get into the Christmas spirit early with our pre-Christmas breaks and magical Christmas Market breaks.
French & Belgian Christmas Markets
3 nights at a selected 3-star hotel with breakfast
Excursions to Ostend, Bruges Christmas Market, Arras Christmas Market & Lille
En-route visits to Ypres & Boulogne-sur-Mer
4 Days from just £229 pp
Departures: December
Rhine Valley Christmas Markets
3 nights at a selected 3-star hotel in Remagen with dinner* & breakfast
After-dinner drink on day 2
Excursion to Cologne Christmas Markets
4 Days from just £249 pp
Departures: December
Three Countries Christmas Markets
3 nights at a selected 3-star hotel in the Netherlands with breakfast
Excursions to Maastricht Christmas Market, Valkenburg Christmas Market & Cologne Christmas Markets
En-route visit to the Three-Country Point
4 Days from just £279 pp
Departures: December
High spires and Gothic buildings make Vienna an ornate setting for a stunning Christmas market city break. Even better, there are more than 20 markets in the Austrian capital, so look out for locally-made gifts and souvenirs.
Harz Mountains Christmas Markets
6 days from £925 per person
The Harz Mountains' timeless towns and landscapes are perfect for a taste of Advent tradition in Germany. Our tour visits three Christmas markets, two UNESCO-listed Old Towns and enjoys an exhilarating steam train ride.
Christmas Markets of the Rhine
5 days from £795 per person
Immerse yourself in the spirit of Christmas as you float along the mighty Rhine, discovering fairytale Germany at the most magical time of the year. The twinkling lights and enticing aromas of Germany's renowned Christmas markets, the natural beauty of the Rhine Gorge.
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With the smell of mulled wine wafting through the air, fresh food on offer and beautifully decorated stalls at every turn, visiting a Christmas market is as festive as it gets.