Definitely do spend some time at this market when visiting the Belvedere and Austrian National Gallery.ĭates: 17th November to 31st December 2023

Officially, the Christmas market ends on the 26th December but immediately morphs into a New Year’s market packed with good luck horse shoes, little chimney sweeps and other lucky charms. First and foremost, expect arts and crafts stalls offering great quality products, from glass and ceramics to fine leather ware.

Even in the palace’s large fountain pool a dozen Christmas stars sparkle away dark nights. What a backdrop: Even though not blessed with a massive Christmas tree, the illuminated baroque façade of Belvedere Vienna Palace provides a majestic flair to Weihnachtsdorf Schloss Belvedere. Location: Freyung square, 1010 Vienna Christmas Village and New Year’s Market at Belvedere Palace If you like to try regional snacks visit the farmers’ market on Fridays and Saturdays on the other side of the street.ĭates: 18th November to 23rd December 2023 On some late afternoons you can listen to regional advent choirs or a Viennese bugle band performing on a small stage. Take the opportunity to roam the stalls offering ginger bread, roast chestnuts, hand painted vintage signs, fashion jewellery, hand made regional wooden toys and beeswax candles. Framed by elegant town palaces like Palais Harrach and Palais Daun-Kinsky and baroque Church of the Scottish Order, the atmospheric market buzzes with beautiful crafts stalls, mulled wine and punch in various flavors, regular crafts shows, and traditional live music. Originally created to counter the – now gone – plastic dreams and hullaballoo of Rathausplatz market, the small Altwiener Weihnachtsmarkt focuses in particular on a traditional Christmas scenery. Located between neogothic City Hall and famous Burgtheater, each of the almost 155 wooden huts offers a piece of seasonal magic: from sparkling Christmas baubles to hand crafted toys, jewelry, decorations, food and drink.įind out more in Christkindlmarkt Rathausplatz. Officially one of Europe’s most spectacular Christmas markets, the Wiener Weihnachtstraum (Vienna Christmas Dream) spreads loads of charms. To find out where and when these markets are on, what exactly they offer and guided market tours use my up-to-date Christmas market guide 2023 and map for my home city. In addition, some of them boast live bands and gospel choirs, ice curling rinks, and even fire dances and an Alpine log cabin. Each year Vienna and various local associations fit more than a dozen Vienna Christmas markets with Christmas trees, mulled wine, traditional food, and arts and crafts stalls.

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