Vienna Christmas Market | Ultimate Visitor Guide 2026
Vienna turns into Europe’s Christmas capital, in secret, every November. Originally, this long-standing privilege was given in 1296 by Duke Albrecht I to the merchants of Vienna, the forerunners of the modern Christkindlmarkets, to hold a Christmas market that year. Today, even after 8 centuries, over a dozen squares, courtyards, and palace forecourts in the … Continued