The BEST European Christmas markets ✨🌲 Last winter we visited European Christmas markets with @vikingcruises. During our 8 day “Christmas on the Rhine” cruise we visited 8 beautiful Christmas markets in Germany, France, and Switzerland! 🧡 SEND this to someone who would love visiting these markets! 🧡 COMMENT “Viking cruise” and I’ll send you our detailed breakdown of what sailing with Viking was like! Here’s what you need to know for planning your trip ⤵️ ✨ Hotels book out MONTHS in advance, a

There are the famous German Christmas markets… and then there are the towns that feel like you accidentally wandered into a storybook. ✨ These are the places most people skip—but they’re exactly where you find the real magic: half-timbered houses, cobblestone lanes, tiny markets, glowing windows, and the feeling that Christmas has been celebrated the same way for hundreds of years. From Rüdesheim’s wine-soaked charm to the Advent calendar house in Gengenbach, from Mosbach’s medieval market to th