The spirit of Christmas comes alive in Vienna through its markets, where the warmth of good food rivals the city’s lights. Beneath strings of golden bulbs, visitors share steaming mugs of punch paired ...

If I’m being honest, so many European Christmas markets have become Instagram backdrops for mediocre mulled wine and overpriced bratwurst. Vienna is different. Local artist-made gifts, organic wine ...

No city has defined the Christmas market tradition quite like Vienna, where age-old customs still set the tone for one of Europe’s busiest holiday seasons. With over 20 official Advent fairs scattered ...

One of the lessons I’ve learned while traveling is that it’s very important not to let high expectations ruin your experience of a travel destination. More than once, I’ve been so keyed up to see ...

From Vienna to Prague, the best Christmas markets in Europe evoke Yuletide nostalgia with their charming wooden huts, twinkling lights and aromas of mulled wine, roasted chestnuts and other seasonal ...

My first visit to Vienna took place when I was a college student living in Paris many moons ago. It was the Christmas season, and the landscape en route to Austria was blanketed in snow as our train ...

VIENNA (AP) — A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling ...

The magic of Viennese markets Vienna’s Christmas markets date back to 1296, when Duke Albrecht I granted the city permission to hold its first winter fair, the Krippenmarkt. That small gathering grew ...

Many residents and tourists seek that childlike excitement in Vienna’s Christmas markets through the smell of roasted chestnuts, sweet pastries and steaming cups of mulled wine. That same energy ...