Christmas in Europe-Where to go

[Anonymous]

Italy, Greece or Spain

[Anonymous]

Prague

[Anonymous]

Norway with a stop over in Iceland. Drobak is a town outside of Oslo where Santa lives.

[Anonymous]

Prague or Belgium

[Anonymous]

Would go with Bavaria or Austria as well - Switzerland is pretty but much more expensive. Avoid England - less Christmas cheer there than the States - contrary to Dickens!

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Austria. Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna. So much to see, and walking around in the Christmas markets really is wonderful.

[Anonymous]

Sweden and Norway are cold in the winter + little or no sun as you go north. Skiing places are a dime a dozen. My family favorite, Fulpmes in Austria. There's a smallish (by Austrian standards) hill in the town and there are buses to the Stubai Glacier, a big mountain.

Pros: reachable by Tram for Innesbruck, not expensive, lovely place.

Cons: no nightlife, nothing fancy. Weather is warmer, lots of festivity, very lively place. Many AirBnB rentals.

Me: I'd go to Seville. Malaga is only 2 hours away by train.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sweden and Norway are cold in the winter + little or no sun as you go north. Skiing places are a dime a dozen. My family favorite, Fulpmes in Austria. There's a smallish (by Austrian standards) hill in the town and there are buses to the Stubai Glacier, a big mountain.

Pros: reachable by Tram for Innesbruck, not expensive, lovely place.

Cons: no nightlife, nothing fancy.

Me: I'd go to Seville. Malaga is only 2 hours away by train. Weather is warmer, lots of festivity, very lively place. Many AirBnB rentals.

OPPS, I edited the above...or tried to

[Anonymous]

Another "con" for Great Britain is Boxing Day--the day after Christmas. Christmas is a two day holiday and lots of places are likely to be closed.

[Anonymous]

If you happen to be Catholic OP -- it's wonderful to go to Rome and go to the Vatican. Thousands of people from all over the world go. It's pretty magical.

[Anonymous]

No to Sweden and Norway for sure. Dark, depressing.

[Anonymous]

Is this even a question? Christmas markets in Bavaria!

[Anonymous]

Only go to Scandinavia if you want to freeze in complete darkness and hang with the most depressed people on the planet..

I'd never consider it outside summer.

[Anonymous]

OP,

When are you going at Christmas? Will most of the trip be before or after Christmas? How long will you be there?


I LOVE the Christmas markets--but, if I recall correctly, they are not open after Christmas. I would consider Salzburg before Christmas and Rome after--unless you want to be there Christmas Day.

[Anonymous]

Op here- thanks for all the ideas. We are leaning towards 5 days in the uk right before Christmas and leaving on Boxing Day and then going to Normandy. or Greece. Still open to ideas though. We have already done , Portugal, southern Spain, Rome and Tuscany and Vienna around Christmas in past years.