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 ...
Vienna’s first recorded Christmas market dates to 1298, when Albrecht I granted citizens the right to hold a December fair.
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 ...