Christmas is coming, and are you ready to celebrate in order to visit many beautiful Christmas markets in the world? Celebrating the world’s biggest and most known festival Christmas is the dream of many backpackers in different places.
Make sure that 2025’s Christmas is going to be your favourite festival and create lasting impressions in your life. So, let’s try these memories in order to visit these below top 5 Christmas markets in the world.
Top 5 Christmas Markets Taking Place Around the World in 2024
1. Wiener Christkindlmarkt, Austria
Perhaps there are around 20 Christmas markets in Austria, out of that, it is better to choose Wiener Christkindlmarkt. Considered as the oldest and most traditional event, it includes the Viennese dream Christmas market. Features 110 square metre children’s ice rink and front of city hall. Wiener Christkindlmarkt also includes Tree of Hearts, a giant maple tree decked out with hundreds of glittering hearts and great photo opportunities.
2. Basel Christmas Market, Switzerland
Most of the cities in Switzerland are so beautiful and close to nature. These towns are pretty much taken over by festival markets especially during New Years and Christmas. Separated into 2 sections at Barfusserplatz and Munsterplatz, it contains almost 150 fabulous decorated stalls selling Christina’s spices, candles and intricate decorations.
Family attractions like Christ, as fairy-tale forest normally includes candle decorations, star workshops and gingerbread and festive trains. Never miss to walk up the stairwell of St. Martin’s tower and taste wine at 13 metre high Christmas pyramids.
3. Strasbourg Christmas Market, France
Oldest Christmas market in the world, France, includes many Christmas markets that are open to you. Strasbourg Christmas market began in 1570, continuously operating till now. The Christmas market spread across more than 10 different locations, labelled with beautiful lighting with thousands of twinkling Christmas lights and festive ornaments.
Visiting around 2 million people every year, the market features hundreds of wooden chalet stalls where we can buy and taste local Alsatian wines. Place called Strasbourg, well known for its Christmas tree on display along with the place offers cities narrow alleyways and pretty squares.
4. Brussels Winter Wonders, Belgium
Another perfect Christmas place to enjoy your Christmas in 2014 is Brussels Winter Wonders. Celebrations including most popular events, annual extravaganza, place de la Monnaie, Grand Place, Place Sainte Catherine and Marché aux Poissons.
Place includes too many light and sound shows, ice skating’s and fairground rides. Travellers can take a leisure stroll and browse mulled wines like Belgian beers and waffles.
5. Fira de Santa Llucia, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain may be one of the oldest places where Christian beliefs and traditions started. Starting from the Roman empires, Christmas has been an integral part of their life. Dating back to 1786, Fire de Santa Llucia which falls on December 13, to a three week Christmas fair.
Festival held outside Barcelona Cathedral, the bustling market is separated into 4 sections. Under that, first is Nativity and figurines, where visitors can pick up nativity scene type decorations and figurines. Place includes many greenery and plant options which are packed with beautiful natural and artificial trees.