Archive for the ‘Christmas Markets’ Category

For most people, Christmas markets are not about shopping but moreso about taking a break and rekindling that “Christmassy feeling” you got as a child.  The ingredients to this feeling are staying in a cosy hotel, mulled wine, tasty food, snow covered streets, Christmas trees, fairy lights, carol singers, log cabin stalls selling quirky local arts and crafts.

There is an abundance of advertorials in the papers, travel supplements and online which makes it hard to decide which city is really best to visit for the Christmas markets. We are amazed to find how some travel writers are failing to check out the frequency of flights from Ireland before they publish their Christmas market reviews on a particular city. For example, many travel writers are pushing the Estonian capital Tallinn as a new hotspot but do they know that there are currently no direct flights from Ireland to Tallinn?

Prague Christmas Markets

To help you decide what city suits you best, we have broken down the top 5 European Christmas Markets based on a number of factors but most importantly based on accessiblity. All cities listed below are accessible by frequent direct flights from Ireland.The below chart also provides a rough guide summarizing the best cities for Christmas markets.