Tag: Christmas market guide
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New York City Christmas Market Guide
Having spent the majority of last year’s winter season sprinting full speed around various holiday markets throughout Europe, I was excited to experience the festivities in New York to the fullest. While I mostly focused on Manhattan’s Holiday Market options, I tend to walk just about everywhere so I’ve included some bonus festive decor and…
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Celebrations In Salzburg
Moving along in our Austria itinerary, Salzburg was high on my wish list both for its Sound of Music filming locations and it’s beautiful Christmas Markets. 1. Salzburger Christkindlmarkt The main Christmas Market in Salzburg is located in front of Salzburg Cathedral at the foot of the Hohensalzburg Fortress. With around 100 market stands and…
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Christmas Market Survival Guide
When I thought of Christmas markets in Europe, I had always pictured something similar to a crafts fare. After market hopping for a few weeks, I’ve realized that the crafts goods are usually more along the lines of holiday decorations than Christmas presents, though it can vary dramatically from market to market. Traveling with a…
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Christmas Market Hopping in Vienna
Okay, full disclosure; we didn’t quite make it to ‘The Big One’ in Vienna. Our travel schedule just so happened to work out so that we had to leave the city a mere four days prior to the start of the world famous celebration at Rathausplatz. Rather than be disappointed by this scheduling, we took…