Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. The north of the continent is the ideal location for those searching for a perfect winter wonderland.

If a trip to a European Christmas market has to remain on the bucket list for another year, there are lots of places in the U.S. where you can get a similar experience with no passport or long plane flight needed. You’ll find Glühwein flowing ...

Visit this underrated European capital for a holiday market experience unlike anywhere else. It even has a Christmas tree tradition that dates back to 1441!

Cities across Europe hold Christmas Markets every year - with tens of millions of people descending on city centres across the continent. However, perhaps nowhere takes it more seriously than Cologne, with the German city's Christmas attractions bringing more than four million visitors into the city in the run up to December 25.

Excitingly, that’s now the case for Vilnius, Lithuania’s charming capital city. The Christmas Cities Network has named it the European Capital of Christmas for 2025, citing its ‘dazzling displays, iconic Christmas Tree, and rich programme of events’.