Christmas Market

Paris

5 picks · Marché de Noël de La Défense, Village de Noël des Champs-Élysées, Galeries Lafayette Christmas Tree and Windows

Alsace

5 picks · Strasbourg Christkindelsmärik, Colmar Christmas Markets, Kaysersberg Christmas Market

Strasbourg

5 picks · Christkindelsmärik at Place Broglie, Marché de Noël, Place Kléber, Cathedral Square Market and Illuminated Facade

Colmar

4 picks · Marché de Noël Place de l'Ancienne Douane, Marché de Noël de la Petite Venise, Marché de Noël Place des Dominicains

Nice

4 picks · Village de Noel de Nice (Promenade du Paillon), Ice Rink at Place Massena, Holiday Illuminations on Avenue Jean Medecin and the Promenade des Anglais

Lyon

4 picks · Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights), Marché de Noël de Lyon (Place Carnot), Grande Roue and Ice Rink, Place Bellecour

Bordeaux

4 picks · Marche de Noel de Bordeaux (Cours de l Intendance and Allees de Tourny), Grande Roue (Ferris Wheel) at Esplanade des Quinconces, Patinoire de Noel (Outdoor Ice Rink), Place Pey-Berland or Place des Quinconces

Brest

4 picks · Marche de Noel de Brest (Place de la Liberte), Patinoire de Noel (Outdoor Ice Rink), Holiday Illuminations along Rue de Siam

Cannes

4 picks · Village de Noël de Cannes, La Croisette Holiday Illuminations, Nice Christmas Market (Marché de Noël)

Marseille

4 picks · Foire aux Santons de Marseille, Vieux-Port Holiday Lights, Day Trip to Aix-en-Provence Christmas Market

Metz

4 picks · Marché de Noël de Metz, Place d'Armes Christmas Market and Cathedral Light Show, Ice Rink at Place de la République

Nantes

4 picks · Marche de Noel de Nantes, Patinoire de Noel (Holiday Ice Rink), Cours des 50 Otages Holiday Lights

Reims

4 picks · Marché de Noël de Reims (Place Drouet d'Erlon), Grande Roue and Ice Rink on Place Drouet d'Erlon, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims Winter Illuminations

Toulouse

4 picks · Village de Noel Compans-Caffarelli, Patinoire Place du Capitole, Illuminations de Noel on Rue Alsace-Lorraine and Rue Saint-Rome

Madrid

5 picks · Plaza Mayor Christmas Market, Puerta del Sol New Year's Eve, Gran Via Christmas Lights

Bilbao

5 picks · Feria de Santo Tomas, Gran Via Christmas Lights, Bilbao Ice Rink

Valencia

5 picks · Mercado de Navidad, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Belén Municipal (Municipal Nativity Scene), Pista de Hielo (Christmas Ice Rink)

Mallorca

5 picks · Fira de Nadal de Palma (Plaça Major), Cavalcada dels Reis Mags (Three Kings Parade), Passeig del Born Christmas Lights

Barcelona

4 picks · Fira de Santa Llúcia (Cathedral Christmas Market), Fira de Nadal de la Sagrada Família, Christmas Lights on Passeig de Gràcia and Portal de l'Àngel

Seville

4 picks · Feria de Belenes at Plaza de San Francisco, Christmas Lights on Avenida de la Constitucion and Calle Tetuan, Pista de Hielo (Seasonal Ice Rink)

Granada

4 picks · Plaza Bib-Rambla Nativity Market, Gran Via and Puerta Real Christmas Lights, Pista de Hielo Ice Rink

Tenerife

4 picks · Plaza de España Christmas Market & Ice Rink (Santa Cruz), La Laguna Christmas Market (Plaza del Adelantado), Puerto de la Cruz Christmas Market (Plaza del Charco)

Ibiza

4 picks · Fira de Nadal d'Eivissa (Ibiza Town Christmas Fair), Pista de Gel (Open-Air Ice Rink), Ibiza Town, Cavalcada de Reis (Three Kings Parade)

Big Island

5 picks · Hilo Festival of Lights and Christmas Parade, Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade, Christmas in the Country Craft Fair

Las Vegas

4 picks · Downtown Summerlin Holiday Market and Ice Rink, Magical Forest at Opportunity Village, Ethel M Chocolates Cactus Garden Holiday Lights

Maui

4 picks · Whalers Village Holiday Tree Lighting, The Shops at Wailea Winter Wonderland, Queen Kaahumanu Center Holiday Season

Kauai

4 picks · Lights on Rice Street Parade, Humpback Whale Watching Season, Kukui Grove Center Holiday Season

Key West

4 picks · Key West Holiday Boat Parade, Truman Waterfront Park Holiday Lighting, Hemingway Home Christmas Tree

Hilton Head

4 picks · Harbour Town Lighthouse Tree Lighting, Hilton Head Island Holiday Parade, Shelter Cove Harbourwalk Holiday Lights

Myrtle Beach

4 picks · Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens, Broadway at the Beach Holiday Lights and Ice Rink, Barefoot Landing Holiday Lights

Destin

4 picks · Destin Harbor Lighted Boat Parade, Grand Boulevard at Sandestin Holiday Lights & Ice Skating, Baytowne Wharf Winter Snow Days

Santa Barbara

4 picks · Santa Barbara on Ice at the Sunken Gardens, Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade, Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights

Naples

5 picks · San Gregorio Armeno Nativity Street, Piazza del Plebiscito Christmas Tree and Nativity Display, Galleria Umberto I Holiday Lights

Rome

4 picks · Piazza Navona Christmas Market, Christmas Village at Fiera di Roma, Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree in St. Peters Square

Bologna

4 picks · Mercatino di Natale di Piazza Santo Stefano, F-Light Bologna Light Art Festival, Piazza Maggiore Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene

Florence

4 picks · Piazza Santa Croce Christmas Market, Ice Rink at Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza del Duomo Christmas Tree and Illuminations

Milan

4 picks · Oh Bej! Oh Bej! Christmas Market, Duomo Christmas Tree and Piazza Lights, Mercatino di Natale in Piazza Santo Stefano

Venice

4 picks · Piazza San Marco Christmas Lights and Nativity Scene, Venice Ice Village at Campo San Polo, Rialto Market Winter Food and Wine Stalls

Berlin

5 picks · WeihnachtsZauber at Gendarmenmarkt, Christmas Market at Charlottenburg Palace, Alexanderplatz Christmas Market

Munich

4 picks · Christkindlmarkt am Marienplatz, Medieval Christmas Market at Wittelsbacher Platz, Christmas Village at Schloss Nymphenburg

Leipzig

4 picks · Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt (Markt Square), Finnish Christmas Village (Augustusplatz), Medieval Christmas Market (Nikolaikirchhof)

Dresden

4 picks · Striezelmarkt (Altmarkt), Neumarkt Christmas Market by the Frauenkirche, Medieval Christmas Market at the Stallhof

Frankfurt am Main

4 picks · Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt (Römerberg), Mainzer Strasse Christmas Market, Seasonal Ice Rink at the Römer

Peloponnese

5 picks · Nafplio Christmas Illuminations, Kalamata Christmas Village, Kalavryta Winter and Snow Getaway

Thassos

4 picks · Limenas Harbor Christmas Lights, Kavala Christmas Market (mainland day trip), Thessaloniki Christmas Market (regional day trip)

Halkidiki

4 picks · Thessaloniki Christmas Dream (Aristotelous Square), Aristotelous Square Ice Rink, Nea Moudania Christmas Tree Lighting and Town Square

Aruba

5 picks · Paseo Herencia Holiday Lights and Tree Lighting, Renaissance Marketplace Holiday Artisan Market, Dande Caroling Tradition

Costa Rica

5 picks · Feria Navideña de la Antigua Aduana, Festival de la Luz (Festival of Lights), Fiestas de Zapote

Jerusalem

5 picks · Manger Square Christmas Tree & Market, Bethlehem, Jaffa Gate Christmas Tree & Old City Christmas Eve Procession, Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, Church of the Nativity

Malé

4 picks · Malé Local Market Holiday Seafood Stalls, New Years Eve Fireworks over Malé Harbour, Festive Dinners at Nearby Resort Islands

Algarve

4 picks · Aldeia de Natal (Portimão Christmas Village), Faro Christmas Market and Ice Rink (Jardim Manuel Bivar), Albufeira Christmas Village

Phuket

4 picks · Boat Avenue Christmas Market, Central Phuket Floresta Christmas Lights, Blue Tree Phuket Winter Festival

Cornwall

4 picks · Truro Christmas Market, Eden Project Christmas, Padstow Christmas Festival