KD Rhine riverboats cruise from Düsseldorf on sightseeing, dinner, and party excursions during the Christmas market period and on New Year’s Eve. More departures are possible from nearby Cologne. → Read more
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offers many day-trip sightseeing pleasure cruises on the Rhine during the advent and Christmas market period. Special New Year’s Day party boats also sail from Cologne. → Read more
The Basler Weihnachtsmarkt is the best and biggest Christmas market in Switzerland and draws visitors from nearby Germany and France to Basel — the market is open for Advent 2025. → Read more
The Sinopie Museum gives a unique insight on how the frescoes of the Camposanto Cemetery in Pisa were created. → Read more
Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte), Glühwein, sausages, Lebkuchen biscuits, potato cakes, sweets, wooden toys, and music are the highlights of the Advent holiday season in Germany. In 2025, traditional German Christmas markets open on November 28, although many will open earlier. German Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) are outdoor winter markets held in the Advent period leading up to … Read more
Flying to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) on cheap and direct flights is the easiest way to travel to the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt, Germany’s most famous Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt). Cheap direct flights on British Airways or Ryanair to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) are the best way to travel non-stop from London Heathrow or Stansted to the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt in … Read more
Follow the Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) map in Germany to medieval towns Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, and Würzburg. → Read more
Lund is a top day trip in Sweden to visit by train, car, or tour from Copenhagen in Denmark and other Swedish cities. → Read more
The best Weihnachtsmärkte (Christkindlmärkte) in Wien are at the Rathaus, Maria Theresien Platz, Freyung in the old town center, and at the Baroque Schloss Schönbrunn and Schloss Belvedere. → Read more
The best Christmas markets (Julemarkeder) in Copenhagen complement the beautifully decorated shop windows in Denmark during the Advent period — in 2026, some markets open already in early November. → Read more