| Christmas Markets 15:09 - Oct 24 with 5379 views | OsborneOneNil |
I'm taking Mrs Ozzy to a European Christmas market, early December. Have any you knowledgeable lot got a favourite? I'm considering Prague, Krakow, Berlin.
But open to other suggestions. [Post edited 24 Oct 2017 15:18]
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| Christmas Markets on 15:10 - Oct 24 with 5368 views | SpruceMoose |
I hear Clacton is a good one. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 15:13 - Oct 24 with 5358 views | Kieran_Knows |
I went to Berlin at the back end of November last year, and that was very good. Couldn't comment on the other 2 places you are considering, but all i'd say it I would definitely recommend Berlin.
Enjoy, wherever you do end up! |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 15:16 - Oct 24 with 5345 views | artsbossbeard |
Cologne is decent.
Cheap flights with Germanwings, 1hr flight, airport 15 minute train ride away from the central station, plenty of reasonably priced hotels and some decent walking & picture taking opportunities. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 15:19 - Oct 24 with 5327 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Christmas Markets on 15:10 - Oct 24 by SpruceMoose |
I hear Clacton is a good one. |
Stayed near there Saturday night before the game, well, Weeley. So for that reason, i'll try somewhere else. | | | |
| Christmas Markets on 15:20 - Oct 24 with 5318 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Christmas Markets on 15:13 - Oct 24 by Kieran_Knows |
I went to Berlin at the back end of November last year, and that was very good. Couldn't comment on the other 2 places you are considering, but all i'd say it I would definitely recommend Berlin.
Enjoy, wherever you do end up! |
Thanks Mick, I' m keen on Berlin. Decent things to do in the evening I am told? | | | |
| Christmas Markets on 15:21 - Oct 24 with 5306 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
I haven't been to any Christmas markets as yet.. Well I went to Riga but that wasn't particularly big so I don't really count it.. But having been to Cologne and Budapest in recent summers I would expect their Christmas markets to be pretty impressive.
I have my flights booked for Nuremberg this December which supposedly has decent markets and I can wander around the old Nazi party rally grounds etc. as well. |  | | |
| Christmas Markets on 15:22 - Oct 24 with 5297 views | TractorWood |
Nuremberg is meant to be good and it's pretty accessible. I'm tackling the same issue and reckon it will be there or Koln but have done the Rheinland a few times. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 15:24 - Oct 24 with 5297 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Christmas Markets on 15:20 - Oct 24 by OsborneOneNil |
Thanks Mick, I' m keen on Berlin. Decent things to do in the evening I am told? |
Certainly. We took a visit to the Reichstag Building and Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe one evening, that was very good. Another evening I managed to persuade the missus to watch a Hertha Berlin game (I mean, I never planned for the weekend to fall on a day they played.....), and another afternoon/evening we spent in an Xmas market.
Plenty to do and a wonderful place.
EDIT - aside, we also visited the Berlin Zoo (kind of had to considering I dragged her along to the football), Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie among other things. Also, in terms of eating/drinking out in the evening, we was never far from places to go. We stayed at TRYP Hotel, Mitte. Was only ever 10-15 minutes away on the U-Bahn to all the main attractions (except the football stadium). [Post edited 24 Oct 2017 15:28]
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| Christmas Markets on 15:33 - Oct 24 with 5269 views | BlueStreak |
I am going Thursday for a proper LADS weekend. I will have enough fun for you, don't you worry. |  | | |
| Christmas Markets on 15:34 - Oct 24 with 5265 views | SpruceMoose |
| Christmas Markets on 15:33 - Oct 24 by BlueStreak |
I am going Thursday for a proper LADS weekend. I will have enough fun for you, don't you worry. |
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| Christmas Markets on 15:35 - Oct 24 with 5258 views | BerlinBlue |
| Christmas Markets on 15:13 - Oct 24 by Kieran_Knows |
I went to Berlin at the back end of November last year, and that was very good. Couldn't comment on the other 2 places you are considering, but all i'd say it I would definitely recommend Berlin.
Enjoy, wherever you do end up! |
Berlin is good, esp as it has more than one market, all different to each other. The Gendarmenmarkt Christmas Market is one of the best there (small entry fee), the one at Schloss Charlottenburg is also very good.
Other than Berlin, you could try Dresden.
If you decide on Berlin, I could give you some pointers if you like. |  | | |
| Christmas Markets on 16:27 - Oct 24 with 5206 views | SE1blue |
| Christmas Markets on 15:21 - Oct 24 by King_of_Portman_Rd |
I haven't been to any Christmas markets as yet.. Well I went to Riga but that wasn't particularly big so I don't really count it.. But having been to Cologne and Budapest in recent summers I would expect their Christmas markets to be pretty impressive.
I have my flights booked for Nuremberg this December which supposedly has decent markets and I can wander around the old Nazi party rally grounds etc. as well. |
Nuremberg has an outstanding Christmas market and it's the best one I've been to by far.
Funny you mention Nazi party rally grounds as I went on a Christmas school trip, aged 16, to Nuremberg (for the Christmas markets etc) and my mates and I ended up getting beaten up by some nazis (who were in their early twenties).
Severely outnumbered, 10:3, we chose to run and ran into the first shop we found and asked for help. It was a florists and the woman who owned it, called her husband from the out the back and he then took us through a maze of war tunnels (the traders now use them for deliveries) under Nuremberg. We went right across town to the cathedral where he guided us to our teacher once we were back in the fresh air.
Our teacher was furious as we were really late for the meeting up time but when he saw we had a few bruises and split lips he drove us back to the youth hostel (instead of making us endure the Christmas carols in the cathedral) and gave us some beers. Great teacher care, 80s style. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 17:25 - Oct 24 with 5156 views | factual_blue |
It's probably your penultimate opportunity before the brexit drawbridge is lifted up. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 17:39 - Oct 24 with 5139 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Christmas Markets on 15:21 - Oct 24 by King_of_Portman_Rd |
I haven't been to any Christmas markets as yet.. Well I went to Riga but that wasn't particularly big so I don't really count it.. But having been to Cologne and Budapest in recent summers I would expect their Christmas markets to be pretty impressive.
I have my flights booked for Nuremberg this December which supposedly has decent markets and I can wander around the old Nazi party rally grounds etc. as well. |
Nuremberg......never even considered this. | | | |
| Christmas Markets on 17:42 - Oct 24 with 5134 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Christmas Markets on 15:35 - Oct 24 by BerlinBlue |
Berlin is good, esp as it has more than one market, all different to each other. The Gendarmenmarkt Christmas Market is one of the best there (small entry fee), the one at Schloss Charlottenburg is also very good.
Other than Berlin, you could try Dresden.
If you decide on Berlin, I could give you some pointers if you like. |
Super, cheers Berlin | | | |
| Christmas Markets on 17:46 - Oct 24 with 5124 views | wellsy700 |
Copenhagen! |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 21:42 - Oct 24 with 5051 views | CBBlue |
We did Krakow Christmas market about 8 years ago and from what I recall it wasn't massive but big enough to spend an hour or two wandering around and had a nice Christmassy feeling. The stall selling the hot spiced alcoholic drink was our favourite...purely to warm ourselves up you understand 
Krakow itself was amazingly cheap for food, drink and accomodation and although we actually only ended up there as ryanair were offering flights for next to nothing we loved it and went back the following summer. | |
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| Christmas Markets on 21:50 - Oct 24 with 5034 views | Herbivore |
Been to the one in Prague and it was good, that was a decade ago before Xmas markets really became a thing so I imagine it's probably expanded since then. Prague is lovely. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 10:14 - Oct 25 with 4931 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
Strasbourg is meant to be a nice one. |  |
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| Christmas Markets on 10:26 - Oct 25 with 4923 views | bluewein |
| Christmas Markets on 15:16 - Oct 24 by artsbossbeard |
Cologne is decent.
Cheap flights with Germanwings, 1hr flight, airport 15 minute train ride away from the central station, plenty of reasonably priced hotels and some decent walking & picture taking opportunities. |
Agree with this. Went a couple of years ago to cologne and it's an awesome city.
If you have the energy, make an effort to climb the cathedral. Pretty excellent sights especially when you look down and see the markets lighting the place up. |  |
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