Its the season of joy again!
Snow… Holidays… Christmas… Santa Claus… Festivities & good time!
As the long festive weekend looms large, soon you will start looking for the best getaway places that can add to festive spirits of your family. But why plan, when you can browse! Nothing compares to visiting a Christmas market when it comes to enjoying a traditional and yet fun family time together.
We at Paytm, have curated a list of 5 must visit Christmas markets from around the world that will immediately make it to your #bucketlist. These irresistible markets not only make for a good family time, but are sure to amaze you.
Fira de Santa Llúcia, Barcelona
Positioned in front of Barcelona Cathedral, Fira de Santa Llúcia is the oldest fair dedicated to Nativity scenes and Christmas traditions. This market features around 300 stalls selling everything from Christmas decorations, trees to musical instruments, handmade puppets and jewelry.
Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin
You will be spoilt for choice while looking at Christmas markets in Berlin. While you can pick a different market to explore each day of the 12-day festive season, a must visit on your list has to be Gendarmenmarkt. Market offers a wide range of quality products in great varieties for all. Night concerts make for a great end to every day too.Winter Wonders, Brussels
No matter how good or bad the year passing by has been for you, Winter Wonder’s giant ferris wheel and enchanted Christmas markets will make for an amazing welcome to the new year. Add to this a hot chocolate filled tinkling winters of Brussels. There are guided tours in different languages here for people who want to know-it-all.Vorosmarty Square, Budapest
Budapest has Christmas markets of small and big sizes which open around mid-November and close on 31st December every year. Of all the markets that are famous here, the award for the most beautiful & internationally acclaimed Christmas fair goes to the Christmas Market on Vorosmarty Square. It also happens to be the oldest market in the heart of the city.Frankfurt Christmas Market
Frankfurt Christmas market is a lovely traditional market in the middle of the town. With all the prettiness borrowed from giant Christmas tree, colorful lights, bells & ribbons, the market sees more than 3 million visitors every year with over 200 food stalls to keep them busy. Crowd here can be a concern on some other days of the year, but when its Christmas, who doesn’t like to be surrounded with people.
Christmas markets in Prague & Strasbourg make for notable mentions too.
So, what are you waiting for?
Get… Set… Merry Christmas!!
