We have 2 weeks holidaY. We went Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Krakow over 4 weeks through December a couple of years ago. Loved it all. This year only have 2 weeks holiday but thought rather than return to our home in NZ we would spend 2 weeks somewhere else in Europe. Any favourites people have experienced at Christmas time, would be welcome suggestions. Had thought of Bruges, Amsterdam and/or ?????
Posted by
Bend, OR
576 posts
We did Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam and Madrid this past Christmas and loved it. In addition to these places, our kids left a week before us and went to Germany. Their trip sounded so good to us that this year just my husband and I are going to experience the Christmas markets of Germany. About 3 years ago we went to Rome, Siena, Lucca, Florence and Venice. Italy was beautiful over the Christmas holidays (and a lot warmer than the more northern locations, although that doesn't really matter to us).
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Danville, VT
12040 posts
Loved Amsterdam at Christmas, although I probably ate too many olieballen. Bruges seems to fill almost every available public square with a Christmas market. And if you're in Belgium, the two best Christmas markets, in my opinion, are in Leuven and Hasselt... actually, Hasselt's is more like an elaborate winter carnival.
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West Coast, California, USA
485 posts
Twice now, we've done a Christmas tour that included Munich, Rothenburg, Nuernberg, Bamberg, and Salzburg. The Christmas markets are wonderful; I'd spend every Christmas there if I could.