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Have you decided where to go during Xmas holidays? BuzzFeed recommends 39 Christmas Markets in the Europe including Birmingham! :) Why not hang out with friends to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere?
1. Jena, Germany 德国耶拿
The Christmas market in Jena runs from 25 November to 22 December 2014, with a festive trumpet fanfare at 5pm each day.
2. Birmingham, England 英国伯明翰
You don’t have to go all the way to Germany for a German Christmas Market – Birmingham claims its Frankfurt Christmas Market as the largest in Britain, with a range of German delicacies and ice skating rink to boot. This year, the market runs from 13 November to 22 December.
3. Innsbruck, Austria 奥地利因斯布鲁克
Innsbruck in Christmastime is made all the more spectacular by the snow-capped Alps which loom above the town. Innsbruck’s multiple Chirstmas markets run from 15 November to 6 January.
4. Brussels, Belgium 比利时布鲁塞尔
From 28 November 2014 to 4 January 2015, the Brussels “Winter Wonders” festival stretches throughout the city centre and includes 230 businesses, a ferris wheel, an ice rink, and more.
5. London, England 英国伦敦
The Southbank Centre is holding one along the waterfront from 11 November to 4 January.
6. Dresden, Germany 德国杜塞尔多夫
This year will be the 580th Striezel Christmas market in Dresden, eastern Germany. The enormous market – which is Germany’s oldest – runs from 27 November to 24 December, and features Dresden’s culinary specialty, the traditional Striezel (or Stollen) fruit loaf.
7. Vienna, Austria 奥地利维也纳
Vienna hosts several beautiful Christmas markets, with the Christmas Village Belvedere Palace (pictured above) running from 21 November to 23 December in front of the famous baroque palace.
8. Glasgow, Scotland 苏格兰格拉斯哥
Glasgow’s traditional Christmas market is held in the City Centre on Argyle Street, with traders from around the world, open this year from 14 November to 21 December.
9. Krakow, Poland 博览克拉科夫
Krakow’s beautiful Christmas market runs from 28 November to 26 December – although sometimes stays open through January. In any case, it boasts an almost guaranteed blanket of snow by Christmastime.
10. Nottingham, England 英国诺丁汉
Nottingham’s Christmas Wonderland, open from 20 November to 24 December, boasts a large ice skating rink, a Tudor theme, children’s rides, 200 Christmas trees, and live music.
11. Budapest, Hungary 匈牙利布达佩斯
Budapest’s Vörösmarty Square is transformed every winter into a festive wonderland, compelte with ice rink, from 28 November to 1 January.
12. Dusseldorf, Germany 德国杜塞尔多夫
The Düsseldorf Christmas market is open from 20 November to 23 December 20, with a free ice skating rink and six differently-themed markets to enjoy.
13. Bergamo, Italy 意大利贝加莫
When Christmas comes to the Italian town of Bergamo, so does the sound of the baghet – a traditional instrument similar to the bagpipes. The best day to enjoy the season’s festivities in Bergamo is the Feast Day of Saint Lucia, on 13 December. Christmas markets also run in Bergamo’s Piazzale Alpini and Piazza Dante from late november till the end of December.
14. Cologne, Germany 德国科隆
The German city of Cologne hosts a number of Christmas markets throughout the city from 24 November to 23 December. The biggest are in downton Cologne, including the square beside the city’s famous gothic cathedral.
15. Wernigerode, Germany 德国韦尼格罗德
The Wernigerode Christmas market runs from 28 November to 22 December. It looks frankly magical with its 15-century houses framing a small but beautiful marketplace. The festival features a “Living Advent Calendar”, in which one door to a shop, museum or restaurant is opened each day approaching Christmas, with special offers that day inside.
16. Manchester, England 英国曼彻斯特
The city of Manchester holds a massive collection of Christmas markets from 14 November to 21 December.
17. Bremen, Germany 德国不莱梅
The Bremen Christmas market stretches across the city’s Market square and Schlachte Embankment from27 November to 23 December, with decorative stalls lighting up the waters of the River Weser.
18. Exeter, England 英国埃克赛特
Exeter’s Christmas market runs from 20 November to 20 December this year, with a mix of local and international traders peddling their wares.
19. Dortmund, Germany 德国多特蒙德
The town of Dortmund boasts Germany’s biggest Christmas tree – though locals insist that it’s the biggest in the whole world. The tree is made up of 1,700 smaller fir trees, and reaches 45 metres into the sky. The very impressive festival runs from 22 November to 23 December.
20. Paris, France 法国巴黎
Paris boasts many Christmas markets, including this one near the Eiffel Tower at at the Trocadero throughout December.
21. Bath, England 英国巴斯
Bath hosts a beautiful Christmas market from 27 November until 14 December, with 170 decorative wooden chalets selling festive foods and artisan goods – 60% of which are made in the UK.
22. Madrid, Spain 西班牙马德里
Madrid’s largest square, the Plaza Mayor, hosts a stunning Christmas market from 28 November to 31 December.
23. Southampton, England 英国南安普顿
Southampton hosts a Bavarian-style Christmas market in its city centre from 21 November to 28 December this year.
24. Stockholm, Sweden 瑞典斯德哥尔摩
Stockholm holds a beautiful Christmas market in its Old Town from 22 November to 23 December, where you can buy “Swedish Christmas sweets, smoked sausages, reindeer, elkmeat and other delicacies”.
25. Berlin, Germany 德国柏林
Berlin’s magnificent Gendarmenmarkt square is transformed into a glittering Christmas spectacle from 25 November to 31 December.
26. Strasbourg, France 法国斯特拉斯堡
Strasbourg is the French capital for Christmas – and has been since its first Christmas market in 1570. The market, which runs from 28 November to 31 December, features 300 chalets across 11 different sites throughout the centre of the town.
27. Portsmouth, England 英国朴茨茅斯
Portsmouth has held a Victorian-themed Christmas festival in its historic dockyard for the part 15 years. This year’s festival is running from 28 November to 30 November.
28. Frankfurt, Germany 德国法兰克福
Frankfurt’s sparkling Christmas market is one of the largest in Germany, running from 26 November to 22 December.
29. Edinburgh, Scotland 苏格兰爱丁堡
Edinburgh hosts a number of Christmas festivities, including plenty of theatre performances and a large Christmas market from 21 November to 4 January.
30. Nuremberg, Germany 德国纽伦堡
Nuremberg’s famous Christmas market, called the Christkindlesmarkt, runs from 28 November to 24 December this year, featuring anelaborate opening ceremony.
31. Belfast, Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特
Belfast’s Christmas market, open form 15 November to 21 December, features a post box for children to send letters to Santa – and every child who writes one will receive a response from the North Pole, of course.
32. Bonn, Germany 德国波恩
You can’t deny Germany’s monopoly on the Christmas Market, so here’s one more: Bonn’s Christmas market runs from 21 November to 23 December, transforming its town hall into an advent calendar which lights up one window each day.
33. Basel, Switzerland 瑞士巴塞尔
Basel hosts the largest Christmas market in Switzerland, with an abundance of waffles, gingerbread, and sausages to enjoy, from 27 November to 23 December in the city centre.
34. Bury St Edmunds, England 英国贝里圣埃德蒙兹
The Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre will take place 27-30 November this year, featuring 300 stalls from across the world, two stages of entertainment, and a traditional funfair.
35. Munich, Germany 德国慕尼黑
Munich holds a large Christmas market (complete with a massive Christmas tree) in its Marienplatz (St. Mary’s Square) from 26 November to 24 December. The market features a performance of advent carols at 5:30 every evening from the balcony of the Town Hall.
36. Galway, Ireland 爱尔兰戈尔韦
Galway’s Continental Christmas Market runs from 21 November to 22 December, with traders from Ireland and across Europe, live music, and workshops for children.
37. Goslar Christmas Market, Germany 德国戈斯拉尔
The Goslar Christmas Market takes place in a medieval market square, with around 70 market stalls and a “Christmas Forest” with 36 trees decorated with twinkling lights. Open from 26th November – 30th December 2014.
38. Copenhagen and Odense, Denmark 丹麦哥本哈根和欧登塞
Copenhagen’s Christmas market is held at Tivoli Gardens from 15 November until 4 January. Meanwhile in the Danish city of Odense, a Hans Christian Andersen-themed Christmas market celebrates Christmas as it was in the days of the famous fairytale author.
39. Cardiff, Wales 威尔士卡迪夫
The Cardiff city centre hosts a Christmas market from 13 November to 23 December this year, featuring Welsh businesses and traditional Welsh artisanal crafts.
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