![]() It offers more than most other markets, such as a reindeer train, a ferris wheel and an ice-skating rink. Of all the Christmas Markets I visited, this one was by far the largest. Let’s start with the biggest, best and most fun Christmas market in Vienna. My 6 favorite Vienna Christmas Markets 1. Let me share some of Vienna’s best and prettiest Christmas markets, and decide for yourself which one you’re going to see when visiting Vienna in winter. Vienna has over 10 Christmas markets, I didn’t visit all of them, but I got pretty close. ![]() But all Christmas markets are located on prime locations, surrounded by the most beautiful buildings. Walking through Vienna, you’ll walk from one Christmas market to the other. ![]() Vienna in winter turns into a true Christmas village. 120 Students and around 240 children from socially disadvantaged groups learn with and from each other - this is how education and integration are promoted. The initiative goes against the fact that poverty at home massively limits the chances of education. In 2019/2020 the charity is ‘Lernen macht Schule’ (Learning makes School). A ticket will cost you 6 euros, but remember, it’s all for charity! A full trip takes you about 45 minutes and will get you to Karlsplatz, Schwedenplatz, Schottentor and Rathausplatz. It’s a charity tram which has been travelling the Vienna streets for 13 years now.įrom 2 to 23 December this tram travels through Vienna on Saturdays and Sundays for charity. This tram is called the ‘Weinachtsbim’, translated it means the Christmas tram. A tram decorated with Christmas lights, you just can’t miss it when visiting Vienna in Winter. It caught my eye as soon as I saw it riding through Vienna, the Christmas tram. This blog is of course focused on the Vienna in winter and its Christmas Markets. Earlier this year one of our team members explored Vienna and wrote this Vienna travel blog full of tips. This wasn’t the first visit to Vienna for Traveltomtom this year. There was only one city that ticked all the boxes Vienna! Throughout Europe many cities have Christmas markets and special decorations this time of the year. I wanted to visit a city where I had never been before and which is famous for its Christmas markets and celebrations. I love Christmas, which is what made me think of a Christmas city trip. We bought a couple of Xmas tree baubles as a memento as you do but they cost 10 euros each.Ĭome if you must to get some pre-Xmas spirit but maybe age is making cynical as the Xmas market excitement is wearing thin due to them being over commercialised.The holiday season is coming, the most wonderful time of the year is almost here. Today it’s massed produced baubles and decorations which you find in the shopping streets for a fraction of the cost. I love the atmosphere but it seems to me that gone are the days of finding artisan treasures at sensible prices. So, you can literally see the same items for sale in a number of Xmas markets. Particularly enjoyed a long cheese flavoured wurst in a tube of bread.Ĭons - I thought I’d seen a stall somewhere else so I asked the stall holder and discovered they had a presence at a number of different locations in Vienna. ![]() Some good street food to be had from some of the stalls. The skating area has up and down twisting paths as well as a rink. Pros - enjoyed the lights around the buildings and in the garden. We have visited Xmas markets throughout Europe over many years and these are my thoughts on the Rathaus version we came to see early December. This was our 3rd Christmas Market and the best of the three by far.We stayed for a few hours and had festive snacks and plenty of Glühwein that warmed us up no end.If your ever in Vienna in the Christmas period and you are looking for a Christmas Market'this is the one to visit.Very easy to find from the tram stop at Rathausplatz Burgtheater it's a minute's walk.(This is my first review of the Christmas Markets at Rathausplatz). With amusement ride's for the children and a superb ice rink and lot's more attractions and as mentioned above magnificent light feature's throughout the Christmas Market its a magical place to visit. This Christmas Market is breathtaking with its assorted Christmas stalls that sell many festive gifts.There are lots of stall's offering Glühwein and festive snacks and is a great place to spend a few hours. Located on Rathausplatz'this is a magical place to visit for the adults and children as it encapsulates the Christmas spirit with its amazing Christmas decorations and all its illuminations. The Christmas Market in Rathausplatz is in my opinion the best Christmas Market that we visited in Vienna on our six day holiday to this amazing city and I would say its the best Christmas Market in Europe. ![]()
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